ok Im backkkkk....working on posting the pics right now as I type..I have the photos on my iphone, whats the best way to post them to the site??
ok first things first. Boy did I snoop..lol and found NOTHING!! on the inside rooms anyway...looked in every room in Jamaica ( apologies if you had a lady peek inside your room). We were originally put in room 4503 , I say originally, explanation to follow!!!!
Let me day this firstly. YES there are painters and workers all over Jamaica working on the outside of ALL buildings including the one we were in (45) so if you do not wish to see this or have your kid touch wet paint as they walk by you best ask for another building. ( pics to follow to show you this) also at Jamaicas own quiet pool there are painters that have this hydraulic cherry picker lift thingy (huge one) that they are using to paint the high up areas of the roofs and it is LOUD also loud sanders are going on all around the pool area, this is very noisy so we avoided the small pool and just used Arubas or the main pool at OPR. ( more pics to show this and a video of the noise).
Anyhoo..we had a lovely time apart for a few small issues obviously the wet paint issues freaked me out trying to keep the kids from touching it but also when we checked into the room Saturday we noticed a huge pile of trash right outside our door , kinda mixed trash made up of sheets, old comforters, boxed and room trash. Sunday it had grown some. Monday it was larger, Tuesday we couldnt get the stroller past it!! Wednesday morning it was moved, Wednesday night it returned and a bug ran out of it!!!!!!!!!!! ( the dam burst and I headed over to the front desk to complain) I also wanted to ask them about something else too. They have taken off the Nemo comforters and replaced them with these thin white sheets. Now they look ok BUT... the room we were in felt pretty damp. Something I have never came across in CBR before in all my 8 yrs staying there. No problem we thought...we cranked the AC up...result...froze to death at night with no comforter!!!! Also housekeeping was very shoddy...no coffee was ever left of soap or shampoo after first night only the beds were very roughly made. So here I set off to complain!!
I get to the Front desk and this "manager" who looked about 16 yrs old tries to help me!!! he thinks for some reason the trash wont get lifted and its best that I just move rooms!!! I say ok..( cause I thought that room was a bit damp anyhow and it saved me complaining about that) they move us to room 4525, lovely room facing the water. Smelled lovely and fresh, not damp and no trash!! YAY.... came back from park that nigh at midnight...NO HOUSEKEEPING AT ALL!!! now its just as well my hubby and I have a good sense of humor as we rolled about laughing...I guess this is what you get for complaining about shoddy housekeeping..ya get one at all..LOL ( let that be a warning to ya!!!) I did call up and beg for some coffee though and let them know that we didnt get any , I also had to laugh at what she said to me on the phone. She asked me if I would like to "make an appointment with the head of housekeeping the next day about 2pm to discuss it"? I said "indeed I did not wish to ruin a good Disney day and that should be her job not mine!!! "
Anyhoo....Friday...in the new perfect lovely room, they start painting the outside of our building ( the morning we decide to lay in too..bummer) sanders going....noise..argh...) I did contemplate lifting the phone to complain but I know they would just offer to move us but we were leaving Saturday and we really didnt want to be bothered moving rooms again so we just suffered the noise. OH and I did managed to get some blankets from Housekeeping for at night as I previously said...these things they have on the beds now are really thin.. I did ask about this at the front desk , they said it was all part of the new refurbishment to the rooms, I said to the girl you mean thats all the rooms are getting?? she said Yes maam and they have been painted. Im wondering if this IS all we are getting. ( I hope not!!!!!!!!!)
Aside from all thats going on right now....CBR is still as pretty as ever, I think as long as you avoid Jamaica you should be ok, or if your not bothered with painters and noise then I say fine...go for it but you will see and hear them. Ok let me work out how to post some pics here. Any questions feel free to ask.
I have to wonder if they aren't booking Jamaica for anyone except those who request it or if they need the extra rooms. That would kinda sorta make the lack of mousekeeping make more sense since, like you, we've never had any problems during our previous stays. Having said that, they still should have cleaned and stocked the rooms.
