CBR pics.

[mickeystoontown]

Rinky, your pictures are fantastic! I'm counting down the days until I'm enjoying the CBR again.

 

[Rachandgarry]

Wow, love those pics Rinky!!

Just a quick question - does anyone have a map of the room numbers in the Jamaica building? Usually on the back of the room door, they have a plan of the building with fire escapes marked (or is that just in Europe?), I often take a photo of it to refer back to!

We are hoping to go next year - and I would love to be in Jamaica 45 - and Rinky's location looks perfect - but we will need two rooms, as close together as possible (2 adults and 1 child in each) and on the top floor and - here's the difficulty - we will need to put one of those children to bed early each night, and then sit somewhere outside with a baby audio monitor until we are ready for bed. Security-wise it would be fab to be able to actually see the room door from where we are sat. So, does anyone know if this is a) feasible and b) which rooms would be best - are there some where we could sit on the beach and still see our room door?

(I know there is a babysitting option but we can't really afford the costs on top of the vacation costs)

Thanks so much for any replies!

Rachel

 

[mickeystoontown]

Wow, love those pics Rinky!!

Just a quick question - does anyone have a map of the room numbers in the Jamaica building? Usually on the back of the room door, they have a plan of the building with fire escapes marked (or is that just in Europe?), I often take a photo of it to refer back to!

We are hoping to go next year - and I would love to be in Jamaica 45 - and Rinky's location looks perfect - but we will need two rooms, as close together as possible (2 adults and 1 child in each) and on the top floor and - here's the difficulty - we will need to put one of those children to bed early each night, and then sit somewhere outside with a baby audio monitor until we are ready for bed. Security-wise it would be fab to be able to actually see the room door from where we are sat. So, does anyone know if this is a) feasible and b) which rooms would be best - are there some where we could sit on the beach and still see our room door?

(I know there is a babysitting option but we can't really afford the costs on top of the vacation costs)

Thanks so much for any replies!

Rachel

I don't have a map like you are referring to but I think it would be best if you requested a room overlooking a courtyard. There are courtyards in each of the resort villages complete with benches and/or umbrella tables. With a courtyard view, you would be able to see your room and still sit outside and enjoy the resort. There are also rooms that overlook the quiet pools but I think those rooms may fall under the "waterview" booking category.

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

I agree with Mickeystoontown. I think the a courtyard room might be your best option. Our room was a waterview but it was not directly on the beach front. It was right around the corner from the rooms facing the water. We could easily see the beach from our room, but I'm not sure your monitor would work quite that far. And for the price of a waterview room, you could probably pay for babysitting. We got lucky and were upgraded for free. I had originally booked a standard room. But I think the courtyards are really pretty at CBR. The only thing to consider is that I believe those are smoking areas, so if that is not your thing, you might not want to hang out there.

I just went back and looked through my pictures and found this one of the Jamaica courtyard taken from the second floor (top floor). Hope this helps.

 

[Sheaboys]

After looking at the pictures, I am very excited that we are staying here for our August Trip. We will have 2 rooms, due to the size of our family. I hoping for Jamaica, and it is on our reservation.

The boys are excited about the pirate themed pool.

We have stayed here in 1995, for our honeymoon, 17 years ago... and honestly, I can not remember really a thing about the resort other than we were in Trinidad North.

 

[rafiki14]

I love this thread! I'll be staying here for the first time on Aug 30 for 5 nights!

I'm so excited to join the CBR family!

 

[jdd]

These pictures are gorgeous! Our whole family stayed at CBR back in 2007 (before our youngest turned 3, and we can't fit in a single room here anymore )

I'm trying to convince DH that we need a long weekend away for our anniversary in May. I really want to stay at CBR again - please send pixie dust!

 

[justsyd]

I was wondering if anyone had a recent picture or could tell me the specific brand of coffee maker that is in the room. I read somewhere that they have gotten new ones recently. I would like to bring my own coffee/tea and want to make sure I get the right brand.

Thanks!

 

[jdd]

I haven't looked through this whole thread yet, but does anyone have pictures of the king bed room? I can't seem to find pictures anywhere

 

[EvilQueenT]

tabletop

shower curtain details

room division from bathroom/sink/dressing area

headboard poc room

dresser pirate room (one of my favorite elements)

poc bed

bedside nightstand

frig hiding in barrel

some of the little details in the room

i love that the carpet looks like wood flooring

bedspread up close

 

[meloneyb21]

LookinG forward to staying here in August!

 

[Rosenichole]

we will be staying at CBR at the end of August there are 5 of use. the baby will be in the pack and play does any one have a picture of a pack and play in the room i just want to see were it can go and not be in the way. i read some were that u can ask for a bed rail, is this true and do we have to request it before we get there or can we wait till we check in i don't know if my 3 year old will still be falling out of the bed thanks

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

I’ve just posted another batch of CBR photos on my TR so I’m copying them here. All of these were taken as we walked from Jamaica to OPR.

Jamaica beach…

Watching the fish that were hanging out near the bridge…

Heading onto the island that connects Jamaica/Aruba to the pool and food court area…

There is a really nice playground area on the island…

All the trails are nice and shady which makes for a very pleasant stroll. And what you can’t see in the pictures is the calypso music they had playing all over the resort from hidden speakers! Such an awesome touch!

There are lots of little side trails on the island that have hidden treasures like gazebos, benches, cannons, etc.

The hammock area…

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

View from the hammocks…

The path across the island ends here, in front of the marina.

This is the building where the food court and gift shop are located (called Old Port Royal).

There was no shortage of pretty places to sit and enjoy a meal.

Now, let’s go inside and check things out…

Ok, all you CBR experts, do you know what this is?

Very good! It’s a treasure chest full of sparkling stones that you can buy if you are so inclined. We didn’t buy any, but I thought the colors were pretty.

Food court seating…

We noticed they had a display set up of the winners from previous night’s Halloween pumpkin carving contest.

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

You can catch the bus right out front of Old Port Royal instead of going back to your resort stop.

There is no shortage of gorgeous flowers and trees around CBR!

 

[jdd]

Great pictures, RinkyTinkyTinky! Can't wait for our weekend trip in May!

 

[simzac]

Thanks for the great photos Rinky

 

[ArmandXG]

i love that the carpet looks like wood flooring

LOL, I had to laugh at this because when I bought my house (a 1940's generation farm house) it had carpet similar to this in several rooms throughout the house. The sad thing was, they used carpet that looked like wood to cover up a beautiful wood floor that was ruined when they GLUED the carpet down on top!!!

I love all the pics, though. I can't wait for our next trip. We are looking at a room in Jamaica, hopefully in building 46. We will be celebrating our 22nd wedding anniversary on Halloween. I am looking forward to the MNSSHP! This is going to be a long 7 months!

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

I just got to another batch of CBR photos. These were taken on November 2, 2011 during an early morning stroll around the resort.

View of Trinidad from Jamaica...

Heading onto the island...

Aruba…

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

A peek through the wrought iron fence that surrounds the pool...

View of Jamaica from the pool area…

The beaches had been combed the night before, so there were no footprints in the sand except mine and…