My family (with 7yr. old) & I stayed at Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana in the preferred section of the resort, specifically room 4106 (ground floor). Overall, I thought this resort was extremely nice and super clean. Therefore, allow me to tell you about our experience: (more…)
Colesville Travel and their staff visited Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. We stayed at the Paradisus Playa Del Carmen. This resort is located in a stunning little bay. Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Perla is the superior adult only section of the luxury resort in the Riviera Maya, (more…)
Beaches Negril Resort & Spa is the larger of the two Beaches resorts in Negril (the other being Beaches Sandy Bay), with 210 rooms located on 20 acres, just down the beach from Beaches Sandy Bay and Sandals Negril. You can experience Butler Suites and (more…)
This resort is a value resort, with some all-inclusive features. (more…)
Dreams Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa is situated on the best beach in Bandaras Bay. Dreams Puerto Vallarta is an all-age resort with a children’s club fort that no child wants to leave! Dreams Puerto Vallarta has its own turtle hatchery on property that helps the new born turtles to the ocean; an amazing experience! (more…)
The Hyatt Regency Aruba has the WOW factor in spades! Exquisite touches surround this luxury resort. Looking to pamper yourself and that special someone? Look no further! (more…)
Breezes Runaway Bay is located an hour from the Montego Bay airport and is the perfect 3 star getaway to Jamaica for families with children over 14 or couples. Breezes Runaway Bay is all-inclusive, with inclusions such as a spa, on site dive shop, and circus trapeze! The food is good, has a great beach and free scuba diving daily. (more…)
The Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa is surrounded by 15 acres of gardens, lagoons, and waterfalls, making this lush oasis an unforgettable getaway on active Palm Beach in Aruba! Radisson Aruba has two zero-entry free form (more…)
I just returned from Iberostar Cancun, an all-inclusive resort. This is a great resort that is located on a wonderful beach. The beach is long, wide and the sand doesn’t burn your feet. The rooms are large and have ocean views, stocked fridge, and the balconies are worth the extra cost. The pools are large and sectioned for different activities. The kids pool is great with four different size water slides. The kids club attendants do a great job with the kids. (more…)
I arrived at the Outrigger Royal Sea Cliff exhausted after a full day of flying. I was here for a travel agent familiarization for Aubree’s Travel. I was greeted warmly by the front desk staff, and was quickly given my keys and directions to my 1 bedroom condo. (more…)
I stayed at the Outrigger Fairway Villas during a visit to the Big Island for a travel agent education for Aubree’s Travel. (more…)
I stayed at the Outrigger Luana Waikiki during a travel agent familiarization trip for Aubree’s Travel. I try hard to write my reviews from a neutral standpoint, which can help readers and my clients to get a fair, balanced overview of the property they are researching. (more…)
As a Vacation and Honeymoon Specialist, when My Vacation Lady travels, we are actually checking out the hotels to see how it would fit our client’s needs. We are typically a bit more critical of hotels than the average traveler since we have our reputation at stake if we don’t recommend the right hotel to the right client. (more…)
As a vacation and honeymoon specialist, My Vacation Lady sends a lot of clients to the Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui so when it came to our vacation, there was no other place that I wanted to stay. I needed to find out why everyone came back raving over how wonderful the Fairmont is. Well, we found out. (more…)
Agents from Colesville Travel just returned from beautiful St. Lucia. We visited about ten resorts ranging from moderately priced resorts to very high-end resorts. We found Coconut Bay Resort & Spa to be a moderately priced property that can accommodate adults and children. (more…)
I recently stayed at the Outrigger Royal Kahana in Maui. I would highly recommend it for my clients. (more…)
The Landings is a 4-star villa resort located in the Rodney Bay area of St Lucia. While on a travel agent familiarization trip with the St Lucia Tourist Board, this Rock Resort was our home away from home for 3 nights. Set on the beach and on a marina, each of these 2-3 bedroom villas have a harbor or ocean view. My Vacation Lady’s 3 bedroom villa was in building 4 and had a harbor view from the huge furnished balcony, complete with Jacuzzi. (more…)
We had the pleasure of staying at the Occidental Grand Cozumel. We upgraded to the Preferred Club and it was outstanding. (more…)
The all-inclusive Riu Palace Las Americas is our favorite hotel in Cancun. It is elegant, but not stuffy, complete with its own spa. (more…)
Colesville Travel invites you to visit Grotto Bay Resort and Spa in Bermuda. This resort (named after its subterranean caves) is lushly planted with tropical fruit trees. The beach is narrow, however, the nearby coastline is enchanting, with many natural caves and intimate coves. From the seaside, the airy public areas look very modern with big windows, thick white walls, and three peaked roofs with curved eaves.
As travel agency owners, we really appreciate a good resort when we stay there. We just had the pleasure of staying at the Riu Palace Riviera Maya, 34 miles south of the Cancun International Airport. Riu Palace Riviera Maya, opened in 2007 and is the fifth and final resort in Riu’s Playacar complex. (more…)
I traveled with my husband and my 6 yr. old son and stayed at the Divi Aruba Phoenix. This was their first time there, but my second. I wanted a big room with a separate bedroom and I knew the Divi Aruba Phoenix could accommodate this. We were in the 1 bedroom oceanview room on the 6th floor in the new building (room 864), the 7th & 8th floors are for the duplexes (2-3 bedroom units). (more…)
I recently stayed at the Westin Boston Waterfront, what a great hotel! The rooms were very spacious and the hotel had great views! The beds were very comfortable too. (more…)
At the far end of the Playacar development sits this all-inclusive resort in the town of Playa del Carmen. Like many others in this gated development, the IBEROSTAR Tucan & Quetzal has marble from stem to stern as limestone is abundant on the Yucatan. (more…)
We, at Berman Travel, just returned from Paradise Island and Nassau. We had a site inspection of the Comfort Suites Paradise Island and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. No it is NOT a 5 star luxury resort, but it is clean, relaxing and a comfy resort and the staff were wonderful! (more…)
I visited the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in September of 2011. The resort was amazing and met our standards as a true luxury all-inclusive resort. (more…)
Well we, Berman Travel, just returned from Atlantis on Paradise Island and what an amazing resort. With 5 towers (resorts/hotels) within a larger resort, where do I begin? (more…)
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes is a beautiful hotel with excellent customer service. I have stayed at this property a number of times and every time the staff, the food, and the hotel is excellent. (more…)
This August, my family (husband & two teens, 15 & 17) spent a week at the Hyatt Regency Aruba. What a wonderful resort! It is located in the center of Palm Beach and just a few steps from many restaurants and shops. (more…)
What a great last-minute August getaway!! My family and I had an urge to get away at a moment’s notice. As we have many times before, (including a stay in May), we chose the beautiful resort destination of Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge, MD. (more…)
We wanted to stay in the Disney Park area for the marathon race weekend, but did not want to spend a lot of money. Disney’s Pop Century Resort fit the bill. (more…)
Our trip to Beaches Turks & Caicos was wonderful!! We loved everything about it! We would recommend Beaches Turks & Caicos to anyone and plan on going back next year or the following.
I stayed with my 11 year old Granddaughter at the Iberostar Tucan & Quetzal hotel in Riviera Maya. We just loved the Iberostar Tucan; it is a smaller property with plenty of wildlife wandering around. The hotel has (more…)
The Catamaran Resort hotel & Spa in San Diego is great for a fabulous family vacation. It is located right on the bay and a block from Pacific Beach. When you stay in an upper floor room facing the bay, you can see the fireworks every night across the bay at Sea World. (more…)
The Fairmont Orchid is located on the dry side of the Big Island of Hawaii. Our 6 night stay here was the topper to our Big Island trip! (more…)
Grand Velas All Suites & SPA Resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico: what can I say except…amazing! This Incredible resort is 5 star+. The food, accommodations & service are off the charts. (more…)
My family and I stayed at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando over 4th of July week. This was at least my 11th stay at this wonderful hotel. I frequent Disney with my two little ones, but find it necessary to “get away” from “everything” Disney during my trip. (more…)
My family and I recently had the opportunity to experience a stay at the new Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach. It was a great “family” hotel offering larger rooms, with fully equipped kitchens. The facilities on premises offered a few good restaurants with great food. (more…)
Ocean Blue & Sand in Punta Cana is an excellent value for your money, I give it a 3 1/2 to 4 stars! When you arrive at the resort, the bell hop will take your luggage and give you a claim check. Then you proceed to the right for check-in, everyone that is in your room has to be there when you check-in to receive their wristbands. (more…)
Being a travel agent, I like to review all of the accommodations that I stay in. The Riu Palace Riviera Maya is a beautiful resort with immaculate grounds and excellent food. If you have ever stayed in a RIU property before, then you pretty much know what to expect as most of their properties are set up the same way. (more…)
I organized a wedding group to the Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana. I travelled with a group of 76 passengers and from the arrival until the departure, everything worked perfectly. The wedding coordinator (more…)
We recently returned from Cabo San Lucas where we stayed at the Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa. I must say the location is great. The hotel far exceeded our expectations. The food, hotel accommodations and staff were extremely wonderful. (more…)
Just came back from a visit to the RIU Caribe in Cancun, Mexico. It has a beautiful open-air lobby (sometimes it did get a little warm) with low-key music entertainment on various nights - nice place to hang out and socialize! (more…)
Can we say spontaneous and inclusive fun, fun, fun??? The Melia Caribe Tropical in the Dominican Republic offers just that! My girlfriends and I had a blast there; that is when I realized that I wanted to be a Travel Agent! (more…)
I recently went with a group to Los Cabos and stayed at the Melia Cabo Real Beach & Golf Resort. What I found when I arrived was lovely. The group was so happy with the service, accommodations, and cleanliness. (more…)
Our family of 6 just returned from a week at Old Key West Resort at Walt Disney World, in Orlando Florida. It’s hard finding great accommodations for 5 adults (and one little one!) and still keeping the cost reasonable. (more…)
Having just stayed at the Orlando World Center Marriott, I can attest to the beauty of the property along with the options that are included. The rooms in much of the hotel have gone through a soft goods update over the last year and are lovely. (more…)
I have stayed at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando many times and each time the stay gets better! The level of service is amazing and the beds are so comfortable. If you are looking (more…)
We stayed at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel and everything was wonderful! The hotel was very clean and the shops were great to go browsing and buying. The restaurants were (more…)
My husband and I stayed at the Staybridge Suites Anaheim Resort back in January. We were very pleased with this resort. The rooms were comfortable and the (more…)
We took a trip to Orlando and Disney and stayed at the Nickelodeon Suites Resorts. I was very happy with our hotel stay. My son who is 10 years old was so happy with the hotel and all the services that they had on site. There were a lot of things to do at the property. (more…)
Breezes Resort Bahamas is a clean, beautiful hotel located right on Cable beach. I personally have been there twice within the last year for vacation, and it never disappoints me (more…)
Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort - As Sheratons go this is an excellent property. There is a beautiful view of the ocean from the pool and ocean view rooms. The hotel is located on top of a hill near what used to be the Hotel Nacional. (more…)
I was ensconced in a beautiful room at the Fairmont Orchid while on the Big Island for a night in late October of 2010. The entrance to the hotel is quiet, relaxing and very rewarding after a long day touring (and zip lining) in Hilo. (more…)
From March 19-22, 2011 I stayed at Smugglers Cove Resort & Spa in St. Lucia. I found the staff to be extremely helpful. The rooms were comfortable (more…)
I stayed at the Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa in late October 2010 while in Honolulu for 3 nights. It was a marvelous, restful place to be as the room was huge, with a desk which had a beautiful arrangement of fruit and water on it upon my arrival-just what you need when you finally get to your destination …finally, you are THERE in your room. (more…)
Located on the Atlantic shore, seven miles southeast of downtown Miami via the toll road, the Ritz-Carlton South Beach hotel is one of the best resorts in southern Florida, competing head-to-head with the more contemporary Mandarin Oriental Miami. Although the latter provides more attentive service, this hotel’s recent makeover has cemented its laudable reputation for years to come. (more…)
The Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa is a very nice resort located 30 minutes from the St. Thomas airport, 5 minutes from the town of Red Hook, and 25 minutes from the great shopping of Charlotte Amalie. (more…)
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