Wife and I traveled here for our anniversary. I re...

Wife and I traveled here for our anniversary. I read many reviews about the hotel prior to traveling. First, we have traveled a lot in the Caribbean and my review is about OUR experience. Our experience was Excellent!

I would recommend that you book the Preferred area. The checkin and checkout are very quick and you will not wait in any lines. This area was much quieter and had better selection of snacks, liquor, lounge chairs, and allowed you to receive special meals that aren't on the regular menus. The special meals included surf and turf (Oceana) , breakfast (in room), and lobster dinner (Italian). The Italian lobster was way too spicy so get the sauce on the side. The lobsters and tenderloin were large, unlike most Caribbean lobsters.

The pool areas were very clean and Jeffrey (preferred pool waiter) was the best ever. You will not wait for any beverages. He was excellent all day every day! The bar tenders at all of the bars are very attentive and make sure you are served quickly. With the preferred package, you allowed to use all of the sister hotels facilities, which are also very good. Try the Sand Bar and meet Antoinio Bandara....he is a very attentive bar tender and makes sure you have a good time.

We have never had a butler before and were unsure of his job. Ours, Constant, made special reservations for our special dinners. he made sure our week was very special.

Tipping: we tipped a few people even though it was included. No one had their hands out and our service was no less if we didn't tip. I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel to anyone. The only negative is that you can not order room service the night before. You must wake up early and give them 45 minutes to deliver the food.