Originally Posted by
hourami
I was going to do that 50 min turnaround but felt it was too short and if anything had gone wrong then you would be stuck in MRU with no baggage. So best thing for me is to fly in a few days beforehand, spend a couple of nights in One&Only and then start the trip. Prob the most relaxing way to start a trip.
If you wanna' save a fortune (after all that's why we start in MRU to begin with, right?) try the Shandrani right near the airport. A One and Only it most certainly 'aint-- but I found it to be a lovely, lovely resort with a top-notch staff. I was supposed to stay less than two full days (arrive BA, depart BA) but ended up staying a week-- it was delightful. And quite reasonable (even cheaper, the nearby Blue Bay Blue Lagoon hotel-- but it's usually booked solid-- and it's more like a 2.5 star hotel.)
Shandrani, for me was a great compromise, lovely well-maintained place, superb staff w/o spending $1000 a night. And the South is much less "sceney" than where some of the other places are. The food in the hotel was so-so-- the local places, OTOH, were delicious (and cheap.)
Whatever you do, IMHO, don't skip lovely MRU. And, the airport is surprisingly new and efficient, so no excuse to not get out and enjoy for a couple of days.