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Very Limiting,
August 19, 2009
By tlcamerica
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"Our first stay at this resort when it was under the Sheraton management in 2007. It was all-inclusive and the our room on the Sheraton property overlooked the back of the hotel. We received a much appreciated upgrade to a front of the hotel ocean view at no charge. Very nice . The restaurants, Iries, Churchill’s Chop House & Bar & China Beach are great restaurants, especially the very upscale Churchills. Don't dress like you are just coming off the boat, this is fine dining. Iries has an outside enclosed patio. It is a must for a romantic dinner. The other restaurants are just run of the mill and the prop club looked like it was something from the 1960's, a definite overall upgrade needed to this run down look. The all-inclusive package allowed you to go on both properties, the Sheraton or the Westin. There are swimming pools everywhere. If one seems crowded, you just walk over to the Westin and enjoy a more secluded pool. It is seamless, you would think you are on one large resort. Now for the really bad news. The Radisson bought out the Sheraton and now they are limiting the all inclusive to just Iries. No Churchills Steak House or China Beach. Iries is great restaurant. make no mistake about it but without the other restaurants that are on the Westin property it is not worth the going rate of $1250 per person for a 7 night stay with an oceanview for just the hotel no airfare. Airfare is the least expensive of the "package" its just the all-inclusive that defeats the purpose of getting an all-inclusive with one nice restaurant. The others are just for breakfast, a burger and drinks, which the walk around waiters will get you when you sit by the pool. I noticed a lot of complaining from those who didn't do the all-inclusive because of the crazy prices at the restaurants. Wine with your meal, by the glass only, dinner and desert will run you over $250 at Churchills. Very, very pricey. Hotel pricing for dinner at its best. Would I go back? No, not until they add Churchills Steak House. China Beach is chinese food, nice atmosphere but Churchills & Iries is what makes the trip worth the $1250 per person. This is hotel rates as of August 2009 at resortvacationstogo.com. Even if you stayed at a $200 a night hotel or $1400, you would be ahead of the curve by being able to choose your restaurants with $1100 to spend during your week vacation."
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