Grenada

The property itself was lovely...we were in the new build right on the beach 3rd floor..at extra cost..the staff were friendly and earnest in their efforts, but seemed to have no support or adequate training for some of the tasks..I would criticize management/corporate for this...running out of beer, sometimes twice a day, only to wait til someone went to the onsite warehouse to retrieve another cylinder...the a la carte restaurants, couldn't provide multiple menu items on most nights, the main dining hall/cafeteria was 3 star at best...same things everyday/night, often cold, never a hot carving station, never a feature night, and the juices at the breakfast bar were super sweet, synthetic crystals...very shabby....this was marketed and sold to me as a 4.5 star holiday. Everything, including the flight was sort of shabby...the cabin of the aircraft was dingey, no screens for viewing, not even music in the armrest plug ins...on a five and half hour flight. When our return flight was delayed we still had to leave the hotel at the original time, or lose our free transfer!...

Overall, the hotel was well maintained and staffed. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Room was clean and well serviced - twice a day. The grounds were beautiful with lots of tropical plants throughout.

We couldn't have asked for a better vacation at the Grenadian. The buffet is not what you get in some other countries where there's too much to choose from and therefore a lot of waste. There is enough of a selection here to satisfy yourselves. If you can't find anything, then you're too picky. Beach is awesome! Nice and sandy to the right of the pool area. You can snorkel right from the beach on either side. Not one fight for beach chairs or people running down at 6:00 in the morning and throwing a towel or flip flop on a chair. Oriental restaurant meal good. Grill at pool, good burgers, hotdogs, salads. Drinks great. Try the Banana Cow ladies. Sea view rooms are the best. Lots of hot water for showers. Rooms clean and tidy. Grounds clean and gardens immaculate. This is an older hotel but has everything you need for a great low key vacation. All the staff are friendly and helpful. Entertainment with live bands in evenings. Make sure you do the island tour. We were two couples travelling together celebrating birthdays and an anniversary and were presented with a cake.