everything

if there was one negative thing, it was the front desk staff at the SPA, one of the 2 ladies were very unfriendly for some reason, may be it was just a bad day

Shuttle /transportation

water is beautiful and the property is well maintained. I did like how they provided free Covid tests for departure as well. very convenient.

The staff service was mixed. Some were lovely (like at the sit down restaurants), but the front desk and bell men were short and rude. especially at check out. we asked a few questions while I was checking out and Kelly at the front desk seemed like she didn’t have the time or day for us. It was a sad ending to our trip and really ruined the experience. Especially for the money we spent. I hope she has a better day and can be nicer to guests in the future.

The beach and the water was exceptional, the views are outstanding along with the hotel

nothing, it was perfect

The resort is beautiful, with excellent landscaping, beautiful build and high end finishes and decor throughout -- even the art and draperies were lovely. More "classic" decor than "on trend" but nice enough that it didn't feel dated. The spa is gorgeous. Our junior "suite" (it was one room) was quite large and included a small outdoor terrace that we happily used. There are onsite shops with nice available products (though quite expensive). Beautiful pool with a swim-up bar, outdoor restaurants, and prime location beach, much better beach than adjoining Beaches resort IMO (more sandy area). The room had mugs, plates, cutlery and a microwave, which are nice for a longer stay. The hotel has extensive water sports equipment available (a huge plus). If I were rating purely on the facilities and buildings this would be a 10, and I would consider it a good value at the price we paid (discounted to around $600 a night with fees). The resort and islands generally seem to be extremely safe, and we had no concerns whatsoever about crime.

Service here is subpar; though based on off-property interactions, this may be a problem all over Provo. Although some staff were friendly and helpful, many others were dismissive or aloof. We concluded this is due to an unbearably corrosive tip culture in place here and on the rest of TCI. Every price you see nearly everywhere excludes a 12% government tax and a 12-18% "service charge." On top of that, you are expected to tip in cash for EVERYTHING -- drinks (every round), the "free" breakfast, towel service.... There is no ATM on the property, so this became a logistical challenge for us; we constantly had to figure out if we had enough cash to do ANYTHING. Added to this, all-in prices become quite exorbitant; one (1) pina colada on the beach was $25 with tax, fee and tip (too bad -- they were delicious). Breakfast was just ok -- I believe everything is imported and it shows in the produce quality. But it tasted much worse from the vantage point of the worst/second worst table in the place, which we got every morning because (we think) we weren't tipping at seating. Few in non-tipped roles were helpful or even courteous; but once the staff figure out you are a tipper, they go from not paying attention to what you want to obnoxiously intruding on your activities; this is how we would have the cleaning staff show up at 8:30 am after the first day when we left a tip. A bellhop kept bugging my partner about our luggage to the point of offering to repack a shirt for him while we were just trying to check out. After check out, I went back for something and someone had collected the housekeeping tip but not cleaned the room. The service was so middling to bad that I can name each of the people who gave us good service: Remy, a beach server, Brian the water sports manager (cool dude), Sory at the Somewhere Cafe at Coral Gardens Resort (recommend this resto), Clara at Hemingway at the Sands, Antonia and the trainee receptionist at the spa.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at The Palms. The staff was very friendly and attentive and did a great job of anticipating our needs.

Bar didn’t open until 11:00

pool

I loved everything about this hotel

Ease of getting chairs at beach and pool. Free use of hobie cat and kayak. All staff very pleasant. Food in the area was great. Beautiful location.

Housekeeping never came when they were supposed to, despite daily calls. They'd show up for turn down service at dinnertime and I'd have to tell them the room was never cleaned. This needs to be remedied, because a beach and pool vacation necessitates showering before dinner each night.

The property is beautiful, secluded, and quiet. A wonderful place to relax. We loved how pristine the room was and the excellent turn down service. The spa was beautiful too.

The service really was lacking, but I think staff either needed more training or were short staffed. Simple lunches took around 40-1hr to come out, dinners felt even longer, multiple different servers at the fine dining restaurant asked us what we ordered and if it came out?! A lunch that took 40 mins to come out (a club sandwhich) was wrong (sent fish and chips?) so we waited longer to eat outside in the heat. It was a little comical but we took it in stride, it was our honeymoon and we had a great time besides the meals. It just felt like for the price of each meal the service should have at least been sufficient.

Beautiful Facility!!! Beach second to none!!! Staff exceptional!!!

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See above

Very spacious rooms. Never felt crowded on the property.

Nothing.