Advantages: Great value, amazing facilities Disadvantages: Hard to leave
I was lucky enough to be invited to a wedding at the Bougainvilleas resort in Barbados. So off I went with 16 other people including my husband. The group ranged in age from 25 - 80 so werent sure quite what to expect.
Well the holiday got off to a bad start as our flight was 11 hours late, but never mind that is not the hotels fault!
CHECK IN: Well we did arrive at two in the morning so the poor night steward couldnt really cope - it took an hour to check us all in. Never mind the place is lovely at night and they brought us some rum punch and apple juice to drink whilst waiting.
ROOM: We had a "deluxe studio" which was on the ground floor. It had a comfortable double bed, satellite TV, a sofa and table. There was a kitchenette with kettle, microwave, fridge, freezer and hot plate so you could cook your own meals.
WELCOME ...
Advantages: fantastic staff, lovely hotel Disadvantages: ants in the bathroom
Cyprus was'nt my 1st choice for a hoiday this year, but Ruth my partners sister telephoned us in August 2004 to say she was getting married abroad in July 2005, and would we like to attend. Of course we said yes and so the task of booking in to the same hotel on the same board status began. Cols sister was traveling with Thomas Cook, so I called them ''no room'' they said '' Oh no'' I said. So on to my trusted PC, entered the name of the hotel in too a search engine and walla - a few moments later we was booked all inclusive in to the Anastasia BeachHotel.
After negotiating Larnaca airport, we located our taxis for the transfer and off we went through barren countryside along a stretch of road that was apparently a Motorway, two lanes and a speed restriction of 100km an hour. We turned off the motorway and past some appartments which ...
you?ve drunk!.
Beyond the lush well kept grounds lays the beach.It looks very tempting but has no shade and is usually covered in sand flies and hawkers selling fruit ,sarongs ,jewellery and cigarettes, some of it genuine some not.At the fence where the hotel meets the beach there is a guard at all times to stop the hawkers coming in while you relax.You can go out and buy from them and any unpeeled fruit is especially cheap compared to hotel prices.I buy fruit from them to feed the elephant and make friends before the big day.
It is advisable not to swim in the water here as the undercurrents are very strong.You should check for the flag and if in doubt stay out..There is a PADI dive school which operates on the lagoon side and also arranges trips out to dive sites at sea.
You will occasionally see a large water monitor lizard ...
pocahantis 08.05.2007 (11.05.2007)
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