The staff are excellent and their friendliness nev...

The staff are excellent and their friendliness never seems forced.The food is fantastic and the facilities are top notch.5 stars! The beach is public not private and there are various vendors outside the gate offering everything from decorative crafts to clothing to massage to horse back rides.We found them all to be polite and not pushy at all.certainly no different than any typical cruise ship port.I would suggest you discount Paul's post.The local beachgoers absolutely do not come on the Westin property.my only suggestion to Westin is that they turn down the volume on the "disco" music pumping out of the activity center by the pool (except of course when they are conducting exercises).We had a great time and would recommend this resort to anyone.