I'm of full Jamaican heritage - UK born & raised, but now living in The Netherlands. Normally I would stay with family, but in terms of family there is virtually no one left on the island these past 10 years. Anyway, I stayed at this resort and absolutely loved it - the beach, the food, the staff. And yes, for a change I even met some nice Americans.
Thanks for your walk through. We are considering this resort. We are travelling in February- how crowded did it get? Were there many families? How was the atmosphere - we don’t want party vibes more chill and relaxing. Is the music blaring all day? So many questions🤷♀️🤦♀️TIA for your reply. ☺️
@@tpbchocoholic2103 your welcome! We went in Jan and it was great. Not overly packed. We always had options for chairs, pool side and by the beach. There were families but our daughter was one of the only kids. If you go in off times the kids are all in school. Lots of weddings when we were there. Great vibes around the pool. No the music is not on all day. Probably started at 10:30-11 until about 1, Then 2-5 pm. It was not a constant party at all. Very chill environment. It’s not overly party place because it’s a more expensive resort. We loved it. Let me know if you have more questions!!
Amazing! If you like snorkeling there is a great reef located in front of the Beaches resort. Eat at the food truck on the beach for great Jerk chicken. Have an amazing time! The beach and pool is beautiful!
The beach is absolutely beautiful. It has sea grass not sea weed. It’s the Caribbean Sea and super warm. I did get stung by a jelly fish but nothing alittle vinegar didn’t fix The sand is not fine like Cuba or DR. It’s like crushed up shells but no big rocks that prevent you from exploring without water shoes. In fact there is a great snorkeling spot not far from the resort. It’s inFront of the Iberostar Beaches beach. I’m sure you’ll see people snorkeling there. It’s worth exploring. I have videos with footage.
@shavonehines it was not difficult at all to get reservations. Your butler will help you make all the reservations. It was the easiest place we have ever booked. Try and do them all, I know the Greek restaurant is only open like 2 or 3 nights a week. We ate around5:30-6 every night and it was not packed like other resorts we have visited. I think you should be fine!
They do have a decent gym, standard equipment. We did not venture that way ourselves but yes there is one. There are also tennis courts as well. There is also a hut to the left of the resort on the beach. This is were you can borrow the snorkel equipment, kayaks, and paddle boards incase you like water sports. All equipment is free to borrow and they give you 1 hr time slots to borrow it. Hope this helps.
Yes! When you get to that bridge you actually can go either left or right and then you take the “scenic” route to the pool. Which is literally 2-3 minutes of walking. I saw several people with walker and one lady with a mobile scooter during our stay. I would definitely say it’s wheelchair accessible due to the elevators throughout. I’ll also mention there is an area in the pool the is a sloped entry that is easier for accessible challenged individuals. Hit that like and subscribe button @sabsw.8737 Hope this helps
@DonnaV3232 yes they all have hair dryers and bathroom necessities. They are a eco friendly resort so they have the larger bottles that stay in their holders in the shower and the tub. So they provide shampoo, conditioner and shower gel. The products were nice but I always bring my own. Hope this helps!
@RachC1986 - in regard to allergies they do have a nurse and doctor on site heaven forbid he had a reaction. At all the a la carte they were vigilant about asking about allergies. I have a mango allergy and mentioned it and it was fine. As far as the buffet and cross contamination I can’t speak to. There is definitely sesame seeds in some breads and in one of the cream cheeses. However there’s definitely lots of food he would be ok with.
They were normally at the swim up bar by 9 am. You can get champagne in the restaurant’s for breakfast. The drinks start early lol 😝 I enjoyed their mojitos and the John Daly.
Food is good. Lots of spice. The jerk chicken has some heat. At the buffet: Breakfast: standard items, bacon, eggs, hash browns, fruit, juices, pastry, and a Jamaican section. Lunch if you don’t eat at the beach food cart the buffet offers a solid lunch. Tons of choices, pizza, french fries, salads, soups, rice dishes, different stews. Book A La Cartes they were delicious. Didn’t do room service. I always recommend bringing pepto bismol chewable, just incase. Hope this helps.
Thanks again. I've been doing a lot of research since January. Really want to go in November for my birthday. Hard to decide where to stay. So many beautiful places in Jamaica. Your video is helpful. I may just book it soon. On scale 1 to 10 how would rate this hotel?
@@DC-ym8km oh it would be an amazing trip for your birthday. I would rate it a 7-7.5/10. Nothing is a 10 for me. No major concerns, the biggest thing I can say is smaller details are looked over. So like there were some water spots in our room, the bathroom had caulking coming off and a broken outlet. So if you are picturing 5 star with no sign of use, remember this resort is over 10 years old. But again I’m just pointing out things that some might be bothered by. Bed was great, service was great, drinks and food always tasty. No bugs in the room, and the resort wasn’t crowded which made for an even better time. Let me know if you have any other specific questions!
Interesting, how different the experiences can be. I had the worst holidays sofar in this place. All falls apart, if you look closer. The staff: some are engaged, some are desinterested and some don´t listen, what the client wants, they go their own way including the total useless room service. Crooked forks and knifes in the restaurants are standard. A waitress that took a cheese cube with her fingers to put it into a grinder, washed out plates in the italian restaurant, french food, which I thought was a bad joke and overall the highly annoying bawling chefs at the japanese site who thought entertaining the guests with loud senseless songs ("Old Macdonald had a rice...") is more appropiate than showing their teppanyaki skills. And yes - cockroaches! Thanks - never again!
That sounds awful. Sorry your experience was so terrible. That’s frustrating because those trips aren’t cheap. Good luck in the future with your travels!
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I'm of full Jamaican heritage - UK born & raised, but now living in The Netherlands. Normally I would stay with family, but in terms of family there is virtually no one left on the island these past 10 years. Anyway, I stayed at this resort and absolutely loved it - the beach, the food, the staff. And yes, for a change I even met some nice Americans.
Thanks for your walk through. We are considering this resort. We are travelling in February- how crowded did it get? Were there many families? How was the atmosphere - we don’t want party vibes more chill and relaxing. Is the music blaring all day? So many questions🤷♀️🤦♀️TIA for your reply. ☺️
@@tpbchocoholic2103 your welcome!
We went in Jan and it was great. Not overly packed. We always had options for chairs, pool side and by the beach.
There were families but our daughter was one of the only kids. If you go in off times the kids are all in school. Lots of weddings when we were there.
Great vibes around the pool. No the music is not on all day. Probably started at 10:30-11 until about 1, Then 2-5 pm. It was not a constant party at all.
Very chill environment.
It’s not overly party place because it’s a more expensive resort. We loved it. Let me know if you have more questions!!
Very thorough walkthrough, thanks for sharing!
You are welcome 🤗 hope the music was not to loud!!
Not at all........great video@@blinggirl613
This is a great inside tour. Im going there Very soon. Thanks for the foresight. Im even more Excited about going there. 😊❣️
You will have an amazing time!! I’m glad you enjoyed the tour! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for the great video. Just bought the Resort for a Day pass, will be there next week. Yay!
Amazing! If you like snorkeling there is a great reef located in front of the Beaches resort.
Eat at the food truck on the beach for great Jerk chicken.
Have an amazing time! The beach and pool is beautiful!
Nice video.. thanks for sharing. Do you have any negative feedback on this resort? I'm planning a trip. Is the beach rocky?
The beach is absolutely beautiful. It has sea grass not sea weed.
It’s the Caribbean Sea and super warm.
I did get stung by a jelly fish but nothing alittle vinegar didn’t fix
The sand is not fine like Cuba or DR. It’s like crushed up shells but no big rocks that prevent you from exploring without water shoes. In fact there is a great snorkeling spot not far from the resort. It’s inFront of the Iberostar Beaches beach. I’m sure you’ll see people snorkeling there. It’s worth exploring. I have videos with footage.
Thank you for sharing. Do you know if it was hard to get reservations at their restaurants?
I think I replied to your other comment. I hope you saw it!
Thanks for sharing. Do you know if it was difficult to get reservations at their restaurants made during your stay? I imagine they book quickly
@shavonehines it was not difficult at all to get reservations. Your butler will help you make all the reservations. It was the easiest place we have ever booked.
Try and do them all, I know the Greek restaurant is only open like 2 or 3 nights a week. We ate around5:30-6 every night and it was not packed like other resorts we have visited.
I think you should be fine!
Thanks for the great video! Do you know if the have a decent gym for working out?
They do have a decent gym, standard equipment. We did not venture that way ourselves but yes there is one. There are also tennis courts as well.
There is also a hut to the left of the resort on the beach. This is were you can borrow the snorkel equipment, kayaks, and paddle boards incase you like water sports. All equipment is free to borrow and they give you 1 hr time slots to borrow it.
Hope this helps.
Hi
I noticed you went up the stairs to get to the main pool, is there another way to get to that point if you're a wheelchair user?
Yes! When you get to that bridge you actually can go either left or right and then you take the “scenic” route to the pool. Which is literally 2-3 minutes of walking.
I saw several people with walker and one lady with a mobile scooter during our stay. I would definitely say it’s wheelchair accessible due to the elevators throughout.
I’ll also mention there is an area in the pool the is a sloped entry that is easier for accessible challenged individuals.
Hit that like and subscribe button @sabsw.8737
Hope this helps
Do all the rooms have hair dryers and bathroom necessities such as shampoo/conditioner/shower gel?
@DonnaV3232 yes they all have hair dryers and bathroom necessities.
They are a eco friendly resort so they have the larger bottles that stay in their holders in the shower and the tub. So they provide shampoo, conditioner and shower gel.
The products were nice but I always bring my own.
Hope this helps!
I also have a room review video. If you go to my channel, you’ll be able to see the room review
Do they play reggae at the resort ?
@@martyn-h.m-h7598 yes they do. Morning before lunch on the beach and then in the afternoon around the pool!
My son is allergic to nuts and sesame. Is this hotel equipped to deal with allergies?
@RachC1986 - in regard to allergies they do have a nurse and doctor on site heaven forbid he had a reaction. At all the a la carte they were vigilant about asking about allergies. I have a mango allergy and mentioned it and it was fine.
As far as the buffet and cross contamination I can’t speak to. There is definitely sesame seeds in some breads and in one of the cream cheeses. However there’s definitely lots of food he would be ok with.
What is the pool bar hours?
They were normally at the swim up bar by 9 am. You can get champagne in the restaurant’s for breakfast. The drinks start early lol 😝 I enjoyed their mojitos and the John Daly.
@@blinggirl613 , Great Stuff 👍🏾
How's the food?
Food is good. Lots of spice. The jerk chicken has some heat. At the buffet:
Breakfast: standard items, bacon, eggs, hash browns, fruit, juices, pastry, and a Jamaican section.
Lunch if you don’t eat at the beach food cart the buffet offers a solid lunch. Tons of choices, pizza, french fries, salads, soups, rice dishes, different stews.
Book A La Cartes they were delicious.
Didn’t do room service.
I always recommend bringing pepto bismol chewable, just incase.
Hope this helps.
@@blinggirl613 Ty for the response. Appreciate it!
@@DC-ym8km let me know if you have other specific food or drink questions. It’s always great to have info on such a huge part of the trip.
Thanks again. I've been doing a lot of research since January. Really want to go in November for my birthday. Hard to decide where to stay. So many beautiful places in Jamaica. Your video is helpful. I may just book it soon. On scale 1 to 10 how would rate this hotel?
@@DC-ym8km oh it would be an amazing trip for your birthday. I would rate it a 7-7.5/10. Nothing is a 10 for me.
No major concerns, the biggest thing I can say is smaller details are looked over. So like there were some water spots in our room, the bathroom had caulking coming off and a broken outlet. So if you are picturing 5 star with no sign of use, remember this resort is over 10 years old. But again I’m just pointing out things that some might be bothered by.
Bed was great, service was great, drinks and food always tasty. No bugs in the room, and the resort wasn’t crowded which made for an even better time.
Let me know if you have any other specific questions!
Interesting, how different the experiences can be. I had the worst holidays sofar in this place. All falls apart, if you look closer. The staff: some are engaged, some are desinterested and some don´t listen, what the client wants, they go their own way including the total useless room service. Crooked forks and knifes in the restaurants are standard. A waitress that took a cheese cube with her fingers to put it into a grinder, washed out plates in the italian restaurant, french food, which I thought was a bad joke and overall the highly annoying bawling chefs at the japanese site who thought entertaining the guests with loud senseless songs ("Old Macdonald had a rice...") is more appropiate than showing their teppanyaki skills. And yes - cockroaches! Thanks - never again!
That sounds awful. Sorry your experience was so terrible. That’s frustrating because those trips aren’t cheap. Good luck in the future with your travels!
@@blinggirl613 Thank you for your friendly answer! Next large holiday will be in Mexico!