My husband and I just got back from our (greatly postponed) HM at the Sandals Grande Antigua Resort and Spa, and were extremely satisfied with our experience.
We stayed for 7 nights in the Garden of Eden Honeymoon Deluxe Category.
I've created a day by day "journal" in my blog with pictures, and I've tagged the different restaurants and excursions in each post. I believe there are 4 posts on the honeymoon.
http://thesyruperswife.blogspot.com/Out of the reservation restaurants, we only at at Kimono's, which was fabulous. We couldn't get reservations at OK Coral, but that was fine with me, because people we talked to said it was about the same as a chain tex mex place near them. We had reservations at Eleanor's, but my mother surprised us with booking a candlelight beach dinner that night, so we cancelled the rerservation.
We never waited for a drink, and the food was great. We did get the tail end of Tropical Storm Collin, but it only rained for half a day over the course of the whole week.
Things to note about Sandals Grande Antigua
1. The bugs, lizards, and two resident cats that just lounge around on different patios. The lizards are everywhere, and the bugs bite. They only got me one night though.
2. Pay attention to the dress code. Find it on the website. Seriously, a lot of people were complaining about getting turned down from restaurants until they changed, but if you do the research, it’s pretty simple. Not to mention that the daily memo explains the dress codes for each restaurant. Sure, some people might get past the radar, but be ready to wear what is required.
3. The two sides are distinctively different: the Mediterranean and the Caribbean side. You can look at the building and know what side you are on. Mediterranean has a lot of marble and tile, where as the Caribbean side has a lot of colored walls, and traditional Caribbean wooden roofs. However, there isn’t a line, fence, or anyway to identify that you have actually crossed over, and besides check in (you’re simply dropped off at one side or the other), all guests are treated completely the same.
4. It is 95% honeymooners
5. Even the cheap rooms have drinks in the mini bar (soda, water, juice)
6. Although some rooms aren’t 100% up to date, they are by no means dumpy—they’re still impressive
7. There are security guards at every single entrance to the resort. It’s very comforting.
8. If you don’t want something from the vendors on the beach, simply be polite and say “no, thank you” and they will smile and leave you alone.
If you have any questions, you can PM me!
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