Couples Swept Away

John Winslow

We had a great time. The beach is beautiful. The sit down restaurants (Feathers and Lemon Grass) were good. The Palms buffet was hit or miss. It was not bad but some days were better than others. It is stated as no tipping, but I found if you wanted better service you needed to tip. The staff did their job, but they were not friendly unless you tipped them. The nightly entertainment was fun. The piano bar is fun and is air-conditioned. Great for drinks and fun on hot nights. The ride to and from the airport is a bit long, two to three hours depending on traffic and roads. But fun to see the island. Overall a fun and good experience.

Richard Smith

The location is beautiful, the resort is well kept and the vast majority of the staff are friendly and welcoming. We stayed in the Great House, our room was a good size and comfortable with good aircon,plentiful hot water and a great view. We could not fault the maid service. However our room had not been refurbished and the decor was quite shabby and the placement of electrical sockets quite random. The beach is fantastic but the provision of sunshades is lacking and the towel game is played seriously. The beach is public and vendors are continuously shouting their wares from 8 in the morning to 5 at night. The pools are very lacklustre and small for the size of the resort with little shade. The food and service in Feathers, Lemongrass and Patois is very good. The food in the buffet is generally very good but there is a far smaller range of dishes on offer than we have found at other 5 star resorts, the choice of fruits and cold meats is particularly poor. It seems as if the servers on the carvery station have been instructed to ration guests, see the picture where the 3 small cubes of meat at the top of the plate was supposed to be a portion of jerked pork. Food and service at the Cabana grill is quite poor, we received raw chicken on one occasion and on another left after waiting over 40 minutes for a burger. On the whole we had a good holiday but the resort doesn't compare to other Caribbean 5 stars we have been to for food quality and comfort. There are far more luxurious resorts for the same price.

John Merva

This was our first time at an all inclusive resort. Our last trip was a Viking river cruise and this didn't quite measure up their level of excellence. Rooms were beach bungalow with good beds. The beach was amazing. Food was good but not excellent. We found the buffet to actually be better than the premier restaurants that you needed to make a reservation for. The coffee bar was outstanding. The biggest disappointment was that the drinks tasted watered down and the wine was bottom shelf. You couldn't get a decent martini at any of the bars. No drink upgrade program was available. I realize I'm comparing this to Viking which was nearly twice the price but they could have done better. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

Gregg Skomsky

Beach is 11/10 that is the best part about the resort. Still need more shade options tho , i couldnt imagine trying to be here when the resort is full. Food was ok but it was annoying with all the restaurants being closed and needing reservations. I can get better jamaican food in my small town in north eastern pa. Some of the beach vendors were nice others were extremely annoying i told the same guy multiple times a day, everyday didnt want to buy weed or mushrooms. Obviosuly not a couples problem but it did distract from the trip. Staff was very nice, rooms were solid. I just did not enjoy the trip. As i type this out im actively trying to figure out if i can change my flight to go home a day early. I think i would of preferred to save my money and stay home. Hell i would of rather worked this past week than came here. Nothing spectacular about this resort pools were dirty (not that anyone goes here for the pools but still they were funky). Another small annoyance is the water situation, they have water/ice stations all over because they dont do bottled water but there were several times throughout our stay there was no ice, which was annoying. I believe that the resort banks on the fact that people are on vacation and the beach is beautiful to make up for any shortcomings. Yes im on vacation yes the beach is beautiful but that doesnt make up for the fact that its not enjoyable.

Nick Piro

My wife and I went to Couples Swept Away for our honeymoon and it was an unforgettable experience. The beach is beautiful and world-class. The sports complex is very big and offers a variety of activities if you want a break from sitting by the pool/beach. The catamaran tour was a lot of fun and a great addition to the all-inclusive package. The food and drinks were all great and we never got tired of the choices offered. The desserts were especially tasty! The rooms are comfortable and spacious. All of the staff members we interacted with were super helpful and friendly. Special thank you to Dwight at the beach bar, Chrissanta at Feathers, Kayla on the entertainment team, and Anthony the groundskeeper for helping make our trip truly special!