Our fourth visit, but the first in 4 years. We’d forgotten how lovely it is! The views from the balcony of our one bedroom suite were amazing! My favourite times of day were having breakfast on the balcony in the morning, and then watching the sun go down over the sea in the evening. The location can’t be beaten. Right on a nice sandy beach, on-site restaurant and bar, lots of bars and restaurants on the *****, and a 10-15 minute walk to a minimart. There’s a bigger supermarket another 5 minutes further on. The rooms haven’t changed much. There was new furniture in the bedroom, and the bed was very comfortable. Maybe the bathroom and kitchen cupboards are looking a bit tired now, but it was well equipped, everything was clean and the appliances worked fine. We much prefer the traditional Caribbean style to posh resort hotels. The staff were very friendly, and we recognised quite a few from past visits. We were able to have a late checkout at the end of the week I had been a bit worried about the nearby construction but it wasn’t much of a problem. On the plus side, the beach has been improved, and there’s a nice wide area of sand now, with easier access in and out of the water. It’s sad from a snorkelling perspective that the rocks and reef directly by the hotel have been lost to the new marina, but a couple of additional rocky breakwaters have been added along the beach and I was pleasantly surprised by the number of fish there. A staff member put sunbeds and umbrellas out as required for hotel guests, and there was no issue with non guests using them. Unusually for us, we spent more time on the beach than by the pool. The pool is great but it was very hot up there last week! For most of the week there was no construction noise at all. The current building work is right at the top of the hill so you can’t hear anything. However, on our last full day they decided to tarmac the new road that has been cut into the hill directly behind the hotel. It wasn’t too bad inside the room, but it was noisy on the balcony. It was fine on the beach and they stopped at 4pm. It was quiet again the following day as they’d finished the road. Worrying about noise won’t put us off going back, and I wish we hadn’t left it so long. Hopefully we’ll be able to go back again next year!
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