We rented from a couple that own their condo in the resort. We stayed there from Jan 5/12 to Jan19/12.
Their condo was awesome. Great view. clean, all the amenities and very private.The reason it was private was because there was nobody else there. Our 10 unit condo saw 1-2 other people the entire two weeks. The people in the condo beside us were very upset and felt misled. No restaurants, no food, were dropped off in a taxi and being older felt hung out to dry as even walk to the main office was a little mountainous. For them to rent a car and drive on the wrong side of the road was not an option and getting taxi service was very frustrating and unpredictable.
Both restaurants were not open so if you dont come prepared to cook your own meals or go out your SOL. We enjoy cooking and had a grill on our balcony so we went out every day (YOU HAVE TO RENT A CAR OR YOUR SOL) and got fresh fish, veggies etc. The 3 pools are nice looking but smaller then our pool at home. We loved the view from the balcony. Sipping on mixed drinks overlooking the bay with the grill heating up. We were not there for wild themed resort nights or loud bashing music. So it worked for us.
Beaches
Pineapple beach next door is dirty and sits on an abandoned closed down resort and the water is not swimable. The walk to Coki beach is short and really the only nice beach that is in walking distance. Its great unless there is more then 1 cruise ship in town and there can be up to 7 in which case go over after 3pm. It does have great snorkelling and a nice local flavour to it. Linquist Beach is a short drive or 1.5 mountainous dangerous walk. Very nice but bring your own drinks and food. Nothing for sale there. Again you must have a car here. You cannot rely on taxis and definately not their "shuttles".
When we left there was a new restaurant about to open called Jacks (replacement to Fungis) and we were a little upset we missed its opening as it does have some potential to be a nice place right on the water.
If your going there for a action filled lots of amenites holiday, DONT. If your going there for a quiet getaway and dont mind doing your own cooking and shopping and driving with little people around, its excellent. Thats why we voted it average. Great for some horrilble for others.
- Point Pleasant Hotel
- Hotel Point Pleasant
