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Friday, May 14, 2010

SANDALS ROYAL BAHAMIAN

So the Royal Bahamian is another amazing resort from the Sandals collection.   We truly enjoyed our stay here! and certainly learned a few things from our stay at Ocho Rios that helped us enjoy our time even more.


Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Travel Date: May 2006
Length of stay: 4 nights
My Rating: * * * *
 
 
Pros:  This resort is beautiful!! Again, we love the larger resorts that make us feel like we have room to spread out and be by ourselves if we choose.  There are 2 very large pools with swim-up bars as well as 4 other smaller pools and whirlpools through the resort.  One of

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

SANDALS GRANDE RIVIERA - (formerly Sandals Ocho Rios)

I’ll start posting these in chronological order. Up first is our trip to Jamaica 5 years ago. I think 5 years is far enough back to begin….


Location: Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Travel Date: April 2005
Length of stay: 7 nights
My Rating:  * * * *


Pros: This hotel is quite spacious. I personally just love hotels that offer a lot of nice grounds so that you don’t feel like you’re always running into people. You can take long walks around the resort and enjoy all the landscaping and the fish pools. There are lots of colorful flowers, trees and hidden quiet pools that you can jump into if you feel like getting away from the crowds. The hotel staff was very friendly and accommodating. Sandals is known for their great all-inclusive experience. The beach is not very big, but the sand is

Friday, May 7, 2010

My first post!

I'm very excited to finally begin writing!  I've wanted to do this for sometime, so randomly I thought, why not now?  I am planning to use this space to post reviews and put in my 2 cents on travel experiences I've had over the last few years.  We've been lucky enough to be able to take a couple of vacations a year and I always have so much to say!  Planning vacations for myself and others is probably one of my favorites things but I'm not a travel agent.  Perhaps I need a career change.  Anyway, I'm working on my first review now and will be posting soon...