This is a review of Now Garden, and a partial revi...

This is a review of Now Garden, and a partial review of Now Larimar. My wife and I were there in late January of 2018.

We arrived at the Now Garden lobby at around 1pm on a Thursday. At the check-in desk, we were asked to sign couple documents. Just read over those before you sign. We were also asked if we would be interested to upgrade to become Preferred Club members, which get access to members only areas and amenities. We politely declined as it wasn t in our plan.

After the check-in desk, we were introduced to a staff member named Nirva. Nirva s a very nice lady, and she was there to help us with our needs during our stay at the resort. Check in time at the resort was 3pm (i.e. room wasn t ready till 3pm). So, Nirva led us to have lunch at the restaurant instead.

Restaurant s name is called Windows . It offers buffet breakfast from 7:00am to 11:00am, and a la cart lunch from 12:30pm to 3:00pm daily. I had wings as the appetizer, and carbonara as the main course. They were good, especially when I was famished at the time. Later I learned that the restaurant is called Windows for breakfast and lunch, and is called Capers (Italian cuisine) in the evening from 6:00pm to 10:45pm. It has seats both outdoor (roofed) and indoor. This is the only eating location of Now Garden (other than the food hut by the pool bar). We really liked the Italian cuisine. Pizza and calzone are made with brick oven. They are must-tries.

While we were having lunch, our phones picked up free wifi offered by the resort. Speaking of wifi, both Now Garden and Now Larimar have free wifi pretty much anywhere within the complex. Wifi speed was fast too. I didn t test the speed, but it was more than sufficient for regular browsing and messaging. Signal was weak at the beach though. However, wifi is not password protected. So, I would encourage the use of a VPN service to protect yourself. We have Opera VPN app installed on our phones. It s free and can be downloaded from Google Play.

At 3pm, we were led to our room by another staff who helped us with our luggage. Our room was in Building 7. Room was very clean. Pretty much dustless. Washroom and shower room were sanitized with bleach. Light fixtures were a bit worn-out though, but not a big deal to us. Inside the closet there was an electronic safe deposit box (free of charge). Hotel would reimburse you up to $3500 USD if things you have placed inside the safe are stolen. There were also a hair-dryer, iron, and iron board inside the closet. There was a router for each room. You can log on to your room s router instead of the common one. I found 3 power outlets in our room. 1 by the sink, 1 under the TV, and 1 by the bed. The one under the TV was partially blocked by the desk, and couldn t be used. Therefore, I recommend bringing your own powerbar if you have multiple devices to charge at once. The mini-fridge had 3 cans of beer, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Club Soda, and bottled water. It was supposed to be refilled each day. However, refilling had been hit-and-miss during our stay. Housekeeping staff also came in each day to make our bed, replace towels, and replenish supplies. By the way, the building has an elevator, and the hallway was very well maintained and also well-lit in the evening. Overall, we were really happy with our room and the building.

After getting our room, we took a walk around the Now Garden Resort. We were impressed by how well maintained the ground and the pool were. There s a swim-up bar. The bartenders were fun and awesome. We spent several of our days relaxing by the pool, and tried many of their drinks. Behind the bar there is a public washroom. A girl was there the whole time to keep it very clean. Please continue to my Now Larimar review......