We were fortunate to be beachfront. We peeked into some rooms that weren’t and felt we would have been very disappointed if we had chosen otherwise.
To be clear, there is no beach. The only beach is a bumpy 45 drive away at Secret Beach. There is a large clean and well maintained space in front of the hotel that is safe with sand brought in.
Haley and the staff at the front desk were above average as well as the security team including Alexander
The annoying issue was housecleaning. Every single day we had to bother the front desk to chase down getting a room clean before 5 on. Then, we routinely had to go to the front desk to get items the maid had missed. When we spelled out what needed to be done, it was but we always seemed to be chasing something.
The hotel would benefit ny providing an info card explaining where to get water ( and providing larger jugs) as well as identifying local restaurants. The ones on either side of the hotel are to be avoided (one is triple the price of local fare and at “On the Rocks” - we waited 1 hour 45 min for a meal. Dowttown, Elves was excellent at the high end but worth it. El Patio is to be avoided at all costs as the prices are the same as Elves but the portions were minute for the island
Unfortunately- and no fault to Bananas - the sargassum was so bad it was nauseating at times and chased us from the beach. This is widespread problem everywhere on the island except at Secret Beach