loved place great food friendly staff- new yorkers review just gotten home melia caribe days ago staying jan 1 2008 jan 7 2008. say family loved place, written review doing felt read reviews left believe paint completely wrong picture resort, did royal service money defiantly worth upgrade, check-in check-out royal service basically normal check-in escorted royal service lounge briefed hotel facilities ask questions, greeted nice drinks, check-in check-out easy fast, resort probably nicest resorts seen, gorgeous open, place huge walked understand size, trolley goes ok not fastest works, royal service taken golf carts time, getting easy fast, usually driving flag royal service request, beach beach nicest beaches seen, sand beautiful water, free non-motor water sports fun like kayaks windsurfing padel boats, little bit parasailing banana boating water sports, did banana boating just person great, prices water sports n't bad, huge inflatable slide lot fun defiantly try, 5 dollars 5 different times like, shops people try come approach putting hand shake store, people friendly just want aggressive did not bother, bought stuff guy day really helped week telling things asked island, girls shops offer cheaper massages like 40/hour 20 half hour, pools pools clean big nice, nice swim-up bars pool, depending area pool probably, usually royal service not sure different pool food bar nachos/burgers/chicken sandwiches ice cream pizza basically wanted, great guy serving food helpful nice, specific pool jacuzzi middle pool n't hot tub, believe pool near beach not positive, bars/restaurants/food bars great top-shelf drinks, make asked did n't expect tips, thankful appreciative did tip treat week way, type alcohol want really surprised quality drinks, restaurants food great, ate royal service buffet morning good buffet beach lunch good restaurants night better, ate american international dominican chinese italian japanese restaurants, good service friendly, eliminate international good, japanese like good hibachi restaurant just good, ask make customize order i.e, ordering pasta dish request chicken probably pickiest eater time approval food means lot, nightlife nice looking disco hotel nice, fun like people not boyfriend husband, atleast week n't exactly singles place, night make bar club casino make fun, club mall literally 5 minute walk cart-ride, place fun went night want hangout locals tourists alike, casino nice fun not big n't hard game especially later, won 30 bucks roulette moments life, rooms shared junior suite nice normal room, yes tiny bugs hate bugs sprayed fixed basically, remember bugs normal, say room hotel clean look feel, room defiantly consider nice accommodate, golf played golf day course nice, recommend trying bring clubs not big hassle definetly balls, forced rent clubs 3 people buy balls, hate titleist charged lot, price pay golf ridiculous paying clubs balls cart, recommend course golfer, plus literally minute drive away, just stay away chicken sandwich restaurant/bar gross..lol weather day great second day terrible pouring rain day, just sucked play intense game monopoly obviously won, day 5 days nice, sunny great bc just sun time cool, overall great weather, place known rain clearing minutes, good weather, royal service/staff people golf-carts better location rooms, make worth, defiantly recommend, staff royal service royal service great, happy friendly accommodating, friends lot plan keeping touch staff member, overall great vacation recommend, just tips early thing make reservations dinner day, make day advance worth,