Now I know what you are all thinking, fake title to get you to read my report. We it is true, they were there, but more on that later. Stayed at the Colonial for a week, January 4th to the 11th. We were a group of 12, extended family, ranging in age from 5 to To give you some perspective, I have stayed at a number of all inclusives in Jamaica, St. Since we had children with us the Colonial Club was not an option. The winding pool was one of the nicest I have seen. I awoke early before sunrise and would grab coffee and walk around.
There was nothing short of a small army of workers cleaning and getting things ready for the day. The beach was also very nice and there was a large area roped off to swim in the ocean. Keep in mind like most resorts, there are no lifeguards. One shortfall was the lack of chairs around the pool. Plenty of palapas for shade, just not enough chairs. If you get out early — before 9am — there is no problem finding chairs. After 10am, you may be out of luck. Given the size however, I would have liked to see more storage space.
We were 2 adults and a 9 year old and we ran out of closet space pretty quick. The room was generally clean but showed signs of wear — nothing to freak out about, just common things you see in resorts with such a high turnover. Upon arrival to our room we found ants on the minibar, the safe was locked and the fridge had not been cleaned out from the previous guest.
I made one phone call and within 20 minutes all three problems had been remedied. The big negative about the rooms was the noise. Marble floors are nice but all sounds are magnified, not to mention the roaming drunk idiots at 3am. Would have been nice to see a security presence in the wee hours to move people along. FOOD: This is where this report becomes extremely subjective.
We tried all the restaurants. Again no single place stands out but noting was bad. My advice — keep an open mind to trying new things and remember you are in a foreign country — things are going to be a bit different. We brought money to tip and did at every meal and when ordering drinks from a bar.
