Caribbean Resort?

[Papa Steve 55]

My wife has one of those big birthdays coming up, you know, one that ends in zero. To ease the trauma I'm thinking of a nice vacation. We both enjoyed Bermuda but I would like to try someplace else. I want to golf, she wants to sit on the beach and wonder where the time went. We are both fine with this.

So the upsides of Bermuda that I would like to find. Great beaches and golf. Small and safe. As for safe, how much of the advise you get to not leave the resort on some of the islands is just false info from the resort to keep you there? I know they would rather I spend $50 for breakfast there vs $10 at small local place, I would like to be able to get out and about. I heard positive things about Nevis and St Kitts.

So if anyone has some personal experience they would share I would be grateful. 

[dennyjones]

I can't recommend the Caribbean.   We've been to Cancun several times but last year decided to stay in the US.   We visited Siesta Key, FL.    The beaches are some of the best in the world and there are many golf courses nearby.  

[Warren Zevon]

  Have you ever considered Antigua?   You can rent a villa in Jolly Harbour for less than a grand per week American.  Try to rent a golf cart as well, it makes trips to the grocery store and beach much easier.  There’s two golf courses there, Cedar Valley and the Jolly Harbour Golf Club.   Cedar Valley is a nice course, the JH club suffers from lack of funds, but is challenging enough to keep you interested.  

[Papa Steve 55]

Thanks for the ideas. Now Costa Rica has entered into the conversation. Looks like a beautiful country.

[klineka]

For my honeymoon last June, we stayed at Dreams Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic and we really enjoyed it. 

We liked the all-inclusive aspect so we didnt have to worry about how much each meal or drinks cost. 

Golf was not included with this particular resort, but there are numerous all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean that come with unlimited golf.

We did leave the resort a few times for excursions and for when I golfed and I felt safe overall.

Here is a recap of the round of golf I did while the wife stayed back at the resort and had a spa day.

 

[Eric C]

1 hour ago, klineka said:

we stayed at Dreams Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic and we really enjoyed it.

My wife and I have been looking for a place to go on our honeymoon (we've been married for two years), so I pretty much research every resort someone mentions. This place looks awesome, but I do see that kids are allowed which would generally nix it off our list.  We've done a few all-inclusive vacations, but always pick the adults-only resorts.

Did people really bring their kids, and how was your experience in relation given you were on your honeymoon?

[klineka]

40 minutes ago, Eric C said:

My wife and I have been looking for a place to go on our honeymoon (we've been married for two years), so I pretty much research every resort someone mentions. This place looks awesome, but I do see that kids are allowed which would generally nix it off our list.  We've done a few all-inclusive vacations, but always pick the adults-only resorts.

Did people really bring their kids, and how was your experience in relation given you were on your honeymoon?

We went in June, and we didn't really notice many kids at all, and the few kids that we did see didn't distract from the experience at all. Most of the people at the resort were couples like us on honeymoons. Met another couple our age who were also on their honeymoon and the guy was a former D1 college golfer in North or South Carolina so we had some good golf conversations.

Any of the kids we did see were in the designated kids areas.

The pool and beach areas were both huge so it wasn't hard to find a quiet area. 

There were a good variety of food choices, even the buffet was solid, a bunch of different made to order options including sandwiches, fresh squeezed juices, crepes, omelets, etc.

We are planning on going to another Dreams resort for our next Caribbean vacation, leaning towards their Costa Rica location next time. 

We have recommended the resort to everyone that asks about it, we had a blast.

If you have any other questions or want to see more pictures let me know I can PM you

Edited March 2, 2018 by klineka