The highlight of my holiday so far is...

....probably not providing free Independent Financial Advice (tm) to
Champ while lounging around by the pool.

75p that cost me.

Still, the gin's free, and it seems to be unlimited...

 

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:54:41 -0700 (PDT),

I prefer hotels where everyone is on an all inclusive holiday and you
don't need to bother with the wrist bands. Obviously this removes the
ability to take the piss as pikey standard guests have to reach for
their wallets at the bar but it makes life easier in the long run.

 

And then you see the standard guests eating better grub and definitely
drinking better booze than you are....

 

This place is entirely all-inclusive. The wristbands are to
distinguish the residents from anyone trying to wander in off the
street looking for freebies.

Tbh, the food here puts the french runs I've been on to shame - it's
all buffet based, and I'm not sure I'd ask for a martini, but it's
good enough that we've only really been tempted to eat away from the
main restaurant when we've had another reason to be away from the
resort.

I think I've put on a stone and my liver's turned to shit. The
gluttony's almost shameful.

 

I've not long returned from the Dominican Republic at an American style
all inclusive.

[Looks at stomach]

I know what you mean.............

 

In principle, a decent class "all inclusive" deal can be OK, but 99%
of the time you end up with little or no choice of food and wine. In
some cases, the house wine may be OK, but often it's barely
slurping-wine quality, and being subjected to it night after night is
not my idea of a good holiday.

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I would generally agree with you but with some AI there are some saving
graces be it with the food or the wine. For some there is no hope. J and
I holiday from 6 to 8 time a year abroad and chuck in a few in England.
The last one in Feb was in the Dominican Republic and the "Self service"
food was not bad at all with several *exceptional* evening meals if you
went to the Dominican Restaurant and not the International. The surprise
was the wine served to table. The Resort had bought the output of a
Dominican vin-yard and served it in bottles to the table. A good quality
slurping-wine.

Plus referring to another thread. If you can say please and thank you
plus a few pleasantries in the local language it goes a long way to good
service and the *best* lobster being served to you.

 

Had a similar experience with AI in both Cuba and St Lucia, while an AI
resort in Malta was a total dead loss and we ended-up paying to eat out.

 

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Tafadhali na Asante go a long way.