I stayed at this resort in mid-January with 7 other couples. Three of those couples visited there last year and liked it enough to come back, and I would too. The grounds are beautiful and everything is well kept; nothing looks old or in need of updating. I ate at 4 of the 5 restaurants, as well as the buffet. The food is really good. The buffet has an excellent selection and had made-to-order omelette, burger, seafood, and pasta stations. There is a French, Mexican, Mediterranean, Japanese restaurants and an outdoor grill (great place to sit near the ocean). The seafood risotto and the wild mushroom soup at the Mediterranean restaurant are to die for. The Mexican restaurant was my least favorite but that may be because they don't have dishes like we are used to in our Mexican restaurants and I might have just ordered the wrong thing. If you get beef at any of the restaurants, remember that it's going to taste different than our beef, so don't be surprised. Someone else mentioned how much they had to tip. I did not tip for everything. Usually $2 at breakfast and lunch and $5 for dinner. But that was only if I got decent service. I figured that's a small price to pay for the nice meals. The mattresses were so comfortable. Springair Comfort something... wrote it down because it's making me want a new mattress now. No achey back in the morning; always a good night's sleep. Buildings 7,8,9 are a little of a walk, so if you're the type of person that makes multiple trips back to your room during the day, you may want a closer building. Otherwise, it's a nice walk through the grounds. The buildings are three stories with no elevator, so be aware of that if you have a handicap.There are a few other things that are worth mentioning. First, they will immediately try to get you to come to a timeshare presentation in exchange for spa and other coupons. The front desk sends you to them after you check in and you think they are just being nice and want to help you enjoy your stay, but then they lay it on you. Just know that you can get the coupons even if you say no. Others mentioned that it is worth the upgrade to go to Preferred status, but we were told it would be $80/night more. One of the couples in our group was Preferred and they never even used the exclusive areas because all the fun was elsewhere. There is a benefit for printing your boarding passes, etc., in the Preferred lounge, but you can have a Preferred guest get you in. The front desk staff wasn't very friendly. You will definitely not get fawned over, so if your ego can't take that, this isn't the place for you. Some servers were very nice and friendly, but others acted like you were only to be tolerated. They don't have enough bartenders at either the lobby or pool bars, so you end up waiting to get a drink. The servers came around occasionally, but most of the time you had to go get your own drinks. Make sure you tell them you want a particular liquor (e.g., Beefeater); otherwise they will use well liquor for your drinks. Bring hair conditioner. There is absolutely nothing "conditioning" about their conditioning shampoo. Your hair is a wreck after you wash it. If you're going to Zumba at poolside, make sure you wear tennis shoes. The pavers are stone and they are uneven and you can get hurt (as some of us did). The resort never feels crowded. There's a lot of room to spread out. The pools are wonderful and are close to the beach, so you don't have far to walk if you want to take a dip in the other. The nightly entertainment in the theatre is lame (karaoke, mentalist), but they had a band playing in the lobby every night that provided nice entertainment and dancing. There's a nightclub for the younger set that likes the loud music!
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