Input on Caribbean Resort & Villas

Has anyone stayed recently at the Caribbean Resort %26amp; Villas? We have reservations to stay there in the near future. I have read most of the reviews, and overall they have been pretty favorable. However, the last review that was submitted has me feeling a little uneasy about the place. It sounds like this person stayed in the same tower (The Dominican Oceanfront Suite) and the same type of suite (King Oceanfront Suite) that we have our reservations at. This is the tower that they advertise as being completely renovated. Can anyone give me any input on a recent stay there? Thanks in advance!

Input on Caribbean Resort %26amp; Villas

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Input on Caribbean Resort %26amp; Villas

Posted the below review last September, but can%26#39;t find the original. If you look at the reviews, they seem 9-to-1 very positive.

Check-in: Check-in seemed slow as we arrived at ~2pm Saturday which is “prime time”. Parking in the front loading area is bad during the afternoon check-in rush (1-5pm). Next visit we will arrive early, pre-register and let the kids start swimming/beaching. By pre-registering, you get in a shorter line to pickup the key at 3pm, and can move major items from the car later in the day.

Rooms: Dominican Rooms are very clean and in great shape with new carpet, draperies, bedspreads, dressers, countertops, etc. Similar layout as other resorts: enter into a typical hotel room with 2 doubles or a king, shotgun full-size kitchen (very clean) with bathroom on opposite side. Oceanfront living area with small dining table and 4 chairs, loveseat, TV armoire and double Murphy bed w/boxspring. Some small items appear a little “old” as they were not replaced during the refurbishment, such as door knobs, lights switches, etc.

Amenities: Pools were very clean with lots of attendants constantly cleaning, emptying trash, etc. No stench of chlorine. The “water park” isn’t really a water park, but does have cute stuff for toddlers. An adult slide was just installed Spring 08, but we haven%26#39;t seen it. Overall, great customer service from the maids, front desk, etc. Note – we did not ask much from the maids as the “ladies” liked to sleep in til ~noon.

Thanks so much for your reply, AA County. I appreciate the info. By the way, I did find your full review from September, 2007. You mentioned that the Cayman Towers were VERY nice. Just out of curiousity, does the living room in the condos of the Cayman Towers have a full-sized sofa, rather than just a love seat? I looked at the pictures on their website, and it is hard to tell whether it is a full-sized sofa or just a loveseat. We are considering upgrading to the Cayman Towers, that is why I am asking. Thanks again!

Geez - looking back we have stayed in just about every room in the Caribbean.... If I recall, the 2 and 3 BRs have a smaller loveseat type couch and a couple decent chairs. The 4BR Cayman we stayed at for New Years had a full size couch as well as 2 really nice chairs. Awesome condo, but big $$$$.

As the Cayman tower is 100% new, it is nicer than the Dominican. Since we don%26#39;t spend a lot of time in the rooms, we will take the cost-saving Dominican for future trips (we only have 3 in our family).

The Caribbean is currently rated in the top 15, but they are trying to regain the coveted top 10 rating they had before the renovations. Don%26#39;t think they%26#39;ll have much trouble doing that, it just takes time to rebuild reputation after such a re-work of the resort.

Apologies, my wife just reminded me the 3BR Cayman condos have full size couches !

Enjoy !

I%26#39;ve stayed there a couple times. The rooms are nice. Some people just like to nit-pick at stuff until its dead... and let one bad thing cotrol there whole entire vacation. This property is very nice and clean.