need know paradisus not travel agent hotel employee just tourist took family march 26 april 2 2004. misgivings having read messages written place concerns effect haiti situation, family paradisus 5 5 rating, exception rainy day just perfect, paradisus large piece land includes beach, grounds lush immaculately maintained, staff including groundskeepers friendly giving smile helping, morning left room nicely appointed junior suite ac worked fine habiscus restaurant breakfast served coffee cream still-sleeping wife, seeing having trouble negotiating plastic cups coffee cup cream waitress volunteered carry cups coffee way room, pool large clean, music coming swim-up bar play cd brought guests heard motown day not piped place want relative quiet just pick lounge chair away swim-up bar, all-inclusive package lived, included meals decent wine food average good favorite la romantico reservations early shelf liquor room service brought pool horseback riding scuba property use sailboat golf nice long course 27 holes rent carts 33 person, consequently checking sticker shock things special wine bought meal night stuck included stuff telephone calls trinkets bought gift shop, caveats staff not fluent english like maids hotel new york florida add charm place, waiters maitre d pretty good english ordering meals n't hassle, tipped maid got helped supply clean towels supply bottled water soft drinks mini frige room, no got sick drank water sink room, nervous bottled water plentiful property drank lot convenience, paradisus large contingent european guests means kids going women sunbathing walking pool beach topless little kids running place naked, things note place modest-sized casino usual games no kids allowed, place did not crowded haiti situation time went told left sold, stayed near pool restaurants close beach, little trams took main building time walked n't far, large number palm trees shrubs felt like walking park, rainy day walked nearby market did shopping sharpen negotiating skills, daughter bought silver hope bracelet 25 offered 65 originally, daughters critical talking fun ca n't wait,