Honeymooners Love Couples Negril!

Suzy,

 

I am so sorry for not writing this earlier.  Our Honeymoon was fantastic.  We are so happy that we ended up picking Jamaica over Punta Cana.  The people were so much fun and very welcoming.  The resort was beautiful and colorful.  The staff was pleasant and helpful.  The airport lounge was amazing, as was the bartender.  ;)  The drive to the resort was not as bad as I had expected it to be.  I thought the drive would be much more crazy.  The drivers to and from the airport did a great job manuervering around slower vehicles, and had great personalities.  Check in and check out was a breeze.  The gift shops were well stocked with anything you could have wanted.  The restaurants were delicious!!!  The drinks were great!!  The bartenders were helpful in choosing different drinks to try.  We had a great room, and the view of the ocean was beautiful.  We loved the location of our building too because it was close to everything.  We did the snorkeling, glass bottom boat toar, and catamaran cruise.  They were all so much fun.  The staff that worked the boats were entertianing and informative.  The catamaran cruise people were great as well; the caves were awesome, and the sunset was just gorgeous.  There was plenty to do, and the weather was gorgeous.  Absolutely no complaints.  We had an amazing time!! 

 

Thank you so much for your help with booking our trip!!

~ Annette

SANDALS EMERALD BAY Exumas, Bahamas - As seen thru Honeymooners eyes

Hillary,

Almost everything was above and beyond everything we’d expected. The conditions I provided (white sand, blue water, privacy, nightlife or lack thereof, golf, excursions) were met fully. WE HAD A BLAST. We will go back there someday, but probably on a different budget. That was totally once in a lifetime for now….we’ll work on making it a more regular trip.

Thank you so much for putting it all together, and for the special treat sent to our room.

 I dinged the resort on their technology. When I’m there I don’t want to use the internet often. So, when I had to use the internet to sign a contract and return it, it took way too long. They tried to charge me $6 for computer/printer use, but then the fax was free =) Since I didn’t get charged in the end, the hour that it took me to complete the task was not terrible. When I was asked about what I would improve, I said “the internet, so when I have to use it, I can get in and get out in just a few minutes”

On the last day, the resort couldn’t even call off the island to run my credit card (phone systems down) so that’s where they were with technology. Sprint cell phones no longer work there. So, if you’re sending people there, let them know that cell phones are iffy, and internet was very sketchy. There were a few days where I could not use the internet at all. I actually lost the deal on my new house while I was there because I wasn’t receiving emails. Not a big deal, because we’re back on track with the house, but it was just one of those things that we shook our heads about both at the bank and at Sandals internet.

Again everything went very well. I’m a “lessons learned” kind of person so I’ll always have a list of “what worked” and “what could be improved”. The issues I ran into were minuscule so we had no hard feelings (or arguments) for the resort.

 Thanks Hillary for providing a week of memories to last a lifetime.

Travis

Happy Honeymooners return from Hawaii!

Hilary!


Nate and I would like to thank you so much for setting up such an amazing honeymoon for us. We could not have asked for better places to stay and better activities to do. You really set us up to have a great time. Whenever we told people where we were staying on the islands they would say, "Oh my goodness that place is beautiful!" Everything went on without a hitch and we had a blast! We even picked up a zipline and parasail in Maui while we were there. When we didn't have anything to do, we would jump in the car and go find places our tour guides told us about. We cannot thank you enough for all of the work you did. If we go on another vacation far away from home, we will surely call for your assistance! Again, thank you, even though words cannot truly express how greatful we are for you and all you did!

Nate and Linsay

The Royal Resort Playa del Carmen

Hilary:


We had the most AMAZING time! It was pure luxury, from the moment we checked in to the moment we left. I have never had such an amazing time and have never been as pampered as we were at the Royal. There were rose petals and champagne in the room when we walked in, and they left us a dessert spread on our last night there. Everything was very special. They actually brought drinks and frozen fruit to you on the beach and came around misting cold water on you when hot. It truly was awesome. Pretty laid back and quiet compared to other Mexican resorts I have been to, but I suspect it was a higher end resort so there wasn't groups of young drunks being loud and crazy all the time, more older people that could actually afford the place (which was fine with us we are not big crazy drinkers or partyers). Someone did screw up one of our traveler's checks at the hotel so we were out $100 until we got home, but it was alright since we had enough money to cover it, and also they said there was no dolphin swim listed with our booking, so I did not get to do that. I thought it was weird b/c it advertises all over online for the free dolphin swim for all bookings within that time period, so I don't know how they got away with that since it was online and on my paperwork.... was kind of bummed since I was looking forward to that but it's not like it ruined the trip or anything, just no swimming with dolphins. Andy was probably relieved :) So everything was fantastic and I would totally 100% recommend the Royal. We also ate at the sister resort next door and it was really good too. I would definately love to go back but I don't think we'll be able to afford it for quite a while.

Thanks for all your help on this and helping to make our stay wonderful. It was so nice to come in to the rose petals and champagne and I am sure they only did that b/c you mentioned it was our honeymoon. They really seem to cater to honeymooners down there.

Thanks again!

Ashley

El Dorado Seaside Suites - A Review

Hilary,
We want to thank you so much for all your help in sending us on an amazing Honeymoon (to El Dorado Seaside Suites)! We had absolute wonderful time and cannot wait to go back! We will have to let you know when that will be :)

You were so great to work with and very helpful. We will definitely recommend you and pass your name on to others! Thanks again for everything,

Heather & Nelson

Sandals Negril - A Honeymooners Review

We had such a great time in Jamaica! We didn't do any excursions but we did dive and/or snorkel everyday. Ron and I even came within about 3 feet of a huge sea turtle on one of our dives! It was awesome! Our room was gorgeous and had a great view and there was more food than I could have imagined...which was all fantastic. The staff was also amazingly friendly...I've never been anywhere on vacation where it actually felt like home. I'm so glad we went with Sandals Negril!


Thanks for all your help!
Jackie

Sandals Honeymoon - A Review

We had such a blast. We got an upgrade and a $250.00 room credit.  Everything was perfect!!! We defiantly want to do Sandals again.   Thank you for handling our honeymoon for us. We bought a house, and with the move and the Wedding it was great to know that one thing was completely handled. We are already trying to figure out when we want to go again, and have even discussed our first anniversary. Hopefully you will be hearing from us again soon.

Chad & Jen

Sandals Whitehouse - A Review

Hilary,


Thank you so much for the help with our honeymoon! We had an amazing time. Florida was great, but Sandals Whitehouse was Brilliant! We wish we would have spent more time there instead of FL. We also loved our 4th Floor view of the ocean, but realized that you really can't go wrong with any room/village there. We definitely plan on going back.

Also, I am going to apply for a Sandals Select membership. Do you happen to have our "Booking Number" I may have to call to look it up.

Thanks again for everything,
David and Stephanie

South Pacific Honeymoon REVIEW

Ahhh Tahiti ...


Direct Flights only from LAX - I recommend flying to LA and staying a night, checking out the town a bit and then flying on to Tahiti. Flight is overnight departing from LAX at ~12:00AM. Because the flight to LA is 4.5 hours (from detroit) and the flight to Tahiti from LAX is 8 - this is a great way to break up such a long flight.

Once there, we stayed on the mainland 2-nights at the Radisson (Beach View Room) which is one of the only hotels/resorts that has beachfront on the black sand beaches of the island. Very cool! (we paid for 3-nights so that when we arrived at 6a local time, we had a room to go to right away...check in is something like 4pm otherwise). Many people skip this part of the trip and head straight to the other islands, but in my opinion, its well worth the stay. On the island you can do some great shopping and get a true sense for what its all about. Consider that everything that comes into any of the islands has to come through this city, so you will find the best prices here. I bought Michelle's black pearls for 20% less than I would have spent on the other islands, easily.

From there, we went to Moorea - about a 15 minute flight from the mainland. You board the plane, take off, and land. Seriously. You can see Moorea from the mainland easily. There's also a ferry, but it takes an hour or two (can't really remember for sure). We stayed 3-nights that the Intercontinental (Partial Over Water Bungalow)- very nice!
From Moorea, we went on to Bora Bora (about 1-hour flight and a 30 min water taxi to your resort) where we stayed in an overwater bungalow at Le Meridian- this was absolutely awesome. We upgraded to a premium so we were at the absolute end of the dock system. Our view was 100% ocean and mountains of the islands across the bay. If your looking for privacy, this is it. I will say that the glass bottom floor in the room was cool in theory, but because we upgraded to the end of the dock, we were in deeper water without any coral under our bungalow - which meant that the fish watching was limited.

Here's the deal with the trip in a nut shell. If your looking for a party - your looking in the wrong place. Tahiti pretty much shuts down at dark which is about 8p in May. You can enjoy a late dinner or maybe an event at the resort, but still yet, done by 10pm. People are mostly polite, but not a lot of conversation (unless you speak french).
On the other hand. If your looking for some serious time alone, enjoying each others company and completely disconnecting from the rest of the world - this is as close to paradise as I can imagine.
Remember that I said that everything is imported to the main island. That = $$$$. There are no "All Inclusive" resorts in Tahiti. Best you can get is an "American" plan which gets you breakfast. We shopped on each island for fresh fruit, cheeses, and bread and took peanut butter and jelly from the breakfast buffet for snacks in our room (lunches) and we would eat at beachside cafes for lunch if we were out exploring, etc. Lunches ran on average $50 which isn't bad. Dinners, on average were $150-200. Our last dinner on the island was at some Michelin Star rated resort and it cost me $600 but was an experience as well as a meal. (Pina Colodas on the beach were $15 each...)

I can't remember the exact costs, but flight, hotels/resorts, etc. was (for 9 nights in Tahiti) just shy of $11K. We spent about another $4-6K while we were there bringing our total Honeymoon cost to about $17K (remember, we bought pearls which I seem to recall cost us ~$2500 and were appraised at over $5K when we got them insured here in the US - a good investment).


You can save money by skipping the over water bungalows and opting for a regular room in the hotel (about 50% less per night) but in our case, Michelle saw a travel magazine that had a picture of the overwater bungalow on the cover and she simply said "That's where I want to stay" and when she handed the honeymoon over as my ONLY responsibility for the wedding planning, well - I always say, What My Baby Wants, My Baby Gets! I kept the details as a surprise and built up to the overwater bungalow as our final nights.

The Trip was worth every cent - I will do it again...someday!

HAWAII HONEYMOON

Hilary,


We (Katie and I) just wanted to send a quick thank you for everything that you did for us in setting up and organizing our honeymoon to Maui. We had a fabulous time, and best of all, everything related to reservations and anything else that needed to be planned ahead was already taken care of for us. As I think that I have said before, your business will be highly recommended to anyone that we know who is planning a vacation or getaway. You were always helpful and very prompt to answer any questions that we had. It is very important to have that type of confidence when setting up a trip, especially when we had so many other things to deal with at the time...so thank you again from both of us!!!!

Matt & Katie