My wife and I booked through RCI for a 2 weeks stay. The resort provides a free shuttle bus to different beaches on weekdays at 11am and returns at 3pm. The shuttle takes you to a grocery store on Saturdays and Sundays. The highlights by far was the great outdoor hot tub and the fun entertainment provided by AJ. The resort is not in walking distance to anywhere.....you need to rent a car if you want to explore at $50pd. Paradise Cove on the west side of the island is the place to go to snorkel. It is $7 entry pp and $7 for a sunbed. Bring your own goggles mask and you can rent flippers. You can swim to the island reefs. BEWARE ....dont stay till sunset - I am still recovering after 2 weeks from 300-400 bites on my body from the noseeum (sand fleas). They are extremely itchy and if scratched, get infected. Conch shells are a beautiful souvenir - but the airport security will not let you take the shells in carry on luggage. So unless you have checked bags, it will cost you $35. At the far west end of Freeport, there are many conch shells discarded by fishermen on either side of the slipway into the sea. They cut out the conch, and toss the shells on either side of the slipway. It is easy to wash out the remains of the conch and seaweed so the shell is hygenic. Our unit had an adequate kitchen with an oven and microwave. The TV had many channels including plenty of free Youtube movies. The snooker table is very popular among residents. The resort is undergoing maintenance and will be super when work is complete. Wifi is not free. Lucaya Market shops are good to buy caps, T shirts and beach bags as gifts.
We had a great time! Family trip. The resort was under construction but they were courteous about it. The only part we didn't like was how the concgeaire lady Hatti asked us to do the timeshare presentation so she could get a reward and then when I didn't buy she seemed cold for the rest of the trip. Other than that we loved the location, had fun seeing sharks in the canal. We smirked in the canal and enjoyed that as well before we saw the big sharks lol
