4*+ all inclusive? NEVER! Be prepared to walk - lots of stairs. No porters, no lifts. first room had 6 flights of stairs. Directly outside patio was a MASSIVE pylon. 2nd room was lovely, only 4 steps to get to. 1 small bottle of water on arrival- per person. If you’re lucky. Buy your water at local market on arrival. At top bars/restaurants they offer water through mixer tap which is vile. Coffe/tea in room on arrival but replenish yourself. Only hand soap in bathroom, no other toiletries, despite whats advertised. No maid service on Sunday but there are maids doing empty rooms! Asked management, they stated maids have Sundays off. Oh, really? They didn’t change dirty sheets for the duration (10 days). Bathroom basin had coffee stains day one, still there on leaving. Twice maid let herself in without knocking, despite ‘Do not Disturb’ sign on door. Second time I’d just got out of shower! A kid threw up behind us when eating. Cleaner arrived and mopped the puke, then shook lumps out of mop onto gravel beside restaurant, in full view of diners, then mopped area again. Kids parents didn’t want to leave restaurant despite being asked to. Kid threw up again and same attempt at cleaning. Whatever infection/bug he had stayed on floor. No disinfectant used. Food is mediocre at best. Little variation, lukewarm if that. Many staff are sullen and season hadn’t fully started yet. Occasionally a happy, amenable one. Best staff were gatekeepers. Towards end restaurant hosts seemed little friendlier. Booked Olives restaurant on arrival, yet teception failed to mention area was closed. we waited in designated area until a guest told us what the score was. BUGS: Ants EVERYWHERE- buy ant spray as soon as you get there and douse your room/bathroom/patio. That works but management/maids don’t do anything to stop ants. You’ll have to do this every time after maids have mopped the floor. Mozzies EVERYWHERE - even during the day. Take repellents as they don’t do anything to sort problem, other than let lots of birds nest in the ceiling beams of covered sitting area to eat them, but, watch out for the bird poo in your drink. Wasps - had read reviews saying this was a problem, but in late April we didn’t see any. Plus side: beautiful beach, hardly anyone on it. Same with beach past the Lagoon. Never again. Beautiful island but much better places to stay.
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