Without a doubt, Hamanasi surpassed all expectatio...

Without a doubt, Hamanasi surpassed all expectations. The staff went above and beyond to make us feel like family. Taking the time to learn your likes and dislikes, they work really hard to make a personalized experience for all guests. If you have any wants/questions/desires - they will do EVERYTHING in their power to make it happen. I promise. For example, for the second half of our honeymoon, we were booked at a resort inland which turned out to be a disaster - I called Hamanasi out of desperation as no other hotels would take us on short notice and they rearranged schedules and made room for us to return without batting an eye. This was beyond all policies or promises, they do it because they just want to make sure their guests have the vacation of a lifetime. We will definitely be back!

RESTAURANT: Upscale, fresh food and lots of variety. We ate out in town a few nights to see local spots, but preferred Hamanasi as it never disappointed. The wait staff are extremely accommodating and strive to make your meals perfect. Its amazing how well they pick up on your likes and dislikes with out you saying anything! Very observant!

ADVENTURE PACKAGES: We only did a few adventure packages, but from the limited experiences we had, and the rave reviews from other guests, they are top notch. I recommend the water-based excursions as these are Hamanasi's bread and butter.

POOL: Great to hang out and have a drink, we preferred the Ocean as it was about thirty steps away from the pool and just as warm.

OCEAN/BEACH: Nice sandy beach with plenty of (super comfortable) beach chairs and hammocks. Hamanasi also owns a dock for the dive boats which has Muskoka chairs (Adirondack chairs) and hammocks at the end which were our preferred spot to catch the breeze and dolphin watch. Also, note that they do not over book so there is NO need to race to get beach chairs early in the morning like other resorts. In fact, rotating seating is the norm to optimize sun/shade times!

ROOMS: Fantastic - super clean, great views. Given a complication with our booking (our fault, not Hamanasi's) we ended up switching rooms 4 times during our stay - which means we got to experience the honey moon suite and a variety of beach front suites. All were unbelievable and private. We did not experience the tree houses, but I would bet they are just as great. The room cleaners are very non-invasive, yet tidy the room twice a day. They were like fairies, we never heard or saw them unless we asked!

TAKE HOME: Stop looking and just book Hamanasi - this was the advice we got from our close friends, and we were not disappointed.