I was there over Thanksgiving and didn't have any problems with the refurbs, but it will depend what your expectations are. We were in Aruba so we could see all of the construction, but did not hear anything at all. We didn't plan on eating at the resort, but did venture over to the food tent for dinner one night. It wasn't amazing, but was a good value for a QS credit. They also had a few food trucks set up which was nice. The only down side, depending which island you are in, was the bus service. We were the last stop so there were a few times where we waited a lot longer than normal for a bus to show up.