Anthony

Review of Secrets Silversands

I really enjoyed my stay here. Most staff was very...

I really enjoyed my stay here. Most staff was very personable, the food was good,There are, however, a few things to be aware of:
- A lot of seaweed can wash ashore; you may not have that amazingly beautiful stroll along the coast you have in your head.
- The water along the coast has a lot of hidden rocks. One area to the southwest end by the "preferred" beach is basically a 30x30 foot floor made of rocks. It hurts!
- Spa prices can be considered high, but may be flexible and they may offer discounts if you ask or bundle.
- Girlfriend had some waxing done and she got a pretty bad burn from it; took about a week to heal.
- The girl whom did my girlfriends nails did a terrible job. Plus, they were unable or unwilling to do any sort of nail designs; just one color per nail. Speaking of which, they had a very small selection of gel nail polish.
- There are "gotchas" or alternatives to many things, but they may not tell you. For example, we asked about SCUBA diving and were directed to AMSTAR to make the arrangements to SCUBA offsite. We later found out that the club house where pool towels are also books SCUBA trip at a reef right off the coast by the resort.
- You may get an offer to go offsite to visit another resort for a tour, followed by a heavy sales pitch, in exchange for some amount of "fake" money which is good toward almost anything there; we just used it toward our room. Whether or not you take them up on the offer is up to you, but a word of warning: It may take longer than they quote you. It killed our entire morning and I wouldn't have gone had they been more realistic.
- You will probably need to request they restock your minibar multiple times as they don't restock it in the morning. Even if you call and request it be refilled while you are away you may come back to your room at night to find it empty still.
- If you want a higher shelf liquor to be used in a drink you will need to request it.

That said, if it wasn't for the fact that I would like to visit other resorts I would stay here again.