All the alarmists on here are wrong. We've checked in and this hotel is solid. We were a bit skeptical when arriving with all the work being done near the entry building -- the residences and one hotel building under heavy construction, but when you descend into the property, you see that it's ready to go and has all the quality craftsmanship and excellent service you expect from WA.

Sure, the grey tone is a bit jarring -- the natural tones in the renderings are far superior. And some of those additional water features and lush landscaping would have been great. But those renderings are always impossible to attain. You don't walk around and think this looks cheap. The rooms are excellent, particularly the bathrooms.

They're working out some kinks, so it probably will be better in time. It's nowhere near the caliber of Ithaafushi and it lacks the simple charm of Pedregal. But it's hardly the disappointment that people are fearing.