Ooh love the hotel pictures. I've forgotten how pretty it is outside (from your other pictures). My Mom is a people watcher, before the stay at home she'd sit in the car while i shopped. Then I heard about every odd person, the classy looking people, the clothing etc.
they do say never say never......but, when we were shown around it, we honestly were blown away by how fresh and bright everything was and the theming of the whole hotel impressed us no end.
More gorgeous pictures!! I seem to remember you saying that about SFR.That night picture is gorgeous!
But, I’m glad I had all those trips with her......
No disputing 10 hours of anything is long but, all things considered, would rather be in a plane than stuck in a car.
Lol, that is true, as we ahem age, find ourselves doing it in the parks when we need a breather too.You see every type of life there.....all with their weird little traits and oddities! I guess someone will look at me and think I’m odd too......nah I’m probably too dull.....
That was a really fun nightAnd you can arrange to meet the nicest people for dinner there too........
This was us and @keishashadow and her lovely mister when we met up for dinner and drinks in 2018.
. Believe that was when I dubbed you two official Pittsburgh Steelers fans. look at those handsome couples...no dark roots either lol
No disputing 10 hours of anything is long but, all things considered, would rather be in a plane than stuck in a car.
Lol, that is true, as we ahem age, find ourselves doing it in the parks when we need a breather too.
That was a really fun night
Although that`s usual for us anyway....we all get along very well anyway. Having Kyle at home is priceless. 
I will say we are incredibly excited to do this!!!
Well said Carole........ so many people proclaiming to know how this virus works.... too much negativity for me. I get that my August trip to Universal most likely won’t be a go.... ( everyone keeps reminding me) since my dh and I can’t self quarantine for 14 days when we return. Not sure if the borders will be open or if we have travel insurance.......But we will definitely rebook ASAP. Thank goodness for your pre-trip report Carole!!!! It’s a welcome read
So, how is everyone doing now we are quite a bit into this lockdown? I know we are all in varying stages of the whole debacle......but for us we are doing ok in general.
We are lucky we are all together and so far not even a cross word in our home...…
I did stop reading around the boards and other sites recently......there is so much negativity from certain folks who seem determined to educate the rest of us how they know everything and have all the answers.....and that those of us who are choosing to stay positive are somehow not as intelligent or knowledgeable as these self proclaimed experts.
I thought I had missed an important announcement several times, when folks were posting their completely unqualified opinion on many, many things as fact.....I`ve never used the ignore function on this site before....if I don`t care for someone or their posting style, I just don`t read their posts, and there are a few.......but some are just so ridiculous that as soon as I see their name, I just bypass their posts.
Yes, we`re all aware of course we are possibly being too hopeful....but I`m sure every one of us who are being hopeful are also being realistic and intelligent enough to work that out for ourselves.
I`m all for positivity!!!!
I`m sure like many we are all missing family right now, at least the interaction most are all used to.
Most of you know I live and have lived away from my family for over 25 years, we are around 7 hours away from some of them, and that`s a good travel day, so it`s not that I`m used to just popping round for a cup of tea on a whim, but knowing I can`t just drive up to visit is the worst part. I haven't seen my mum since last August which is an awful long time.
But, thank goodness for technology......I`ve become quite the Zoom expert!!!
Friends have been wonderful too. Although I have several who live close, we haven`t even attempted to meet up for a distance walk.....staying 6 feet apart just wouldn`t cut it....so as we don`t want to risk each other`s health, we`ve resisted the temptation and stayed away from one another. So, again Zoom and Facetime are invaluable.
But, hope everyone is doing well.......I`m reading so many States are reopening in different time scales, so have no idea on them all right now.....we in the UK are planning on some changes coming up and in June some school kids are going back in phases.
How airports are going to work is worrying! Heathrow bosses admitted there would be a KM long line for each flight if they had to social distance everyone!!!
Certainly the next few months will reveal more as we go along.
And today being May 4th.......is the day we are supposed to be on that plane on the way out to Orlando.....right now we should be an hour into the flight and although it stings a little like everyone else who`s had to postpone or cancel a trip.....I`m a huge believer in looking forward.....and hopefully that`ll be September.......
Plan wise, we have planned about zero for September......we don`t usually plan much anyway, but until it`s clearer what will happen we really can`t.
Things that are out of our control are things like travel bans.
At the moment only essential travel is allowed from the UK, so flying would invalidate our travel/medical insurance which we wouldn`t leave the country without......I couldn`t imagine being in America without it......but out with things like that.....we would be good to go.
We have however, had a rather lovely invitation for something in December.......but will keep that for another time.....
The suites we have had in the past have all been beautiful, and incredibly spacious for the two of us. This was the suite we would have had today if we had been there.......booooooo!!!!
This one is known as The Sapphire Suite and there are a few of them around the hotel, we`ve had three different ones and they have all faced the lagoon along with the Presidential Suite which was directly above us in this one. You can see the balcony from the boat and our Sapphire Suite is directly underneath that one.
These suites also have a nice doorbell, which is strange of you get something delivered and they ring the bell......but nice.
The kitchen area in this one is nice and compact, the fridge is big enough for some bits and bobs....usually wine and dips for us......but it`s the same size as all the regular fridges around the resort.
We never use the coffee maker.....
The bed here I have to say is the most comfortable of all beds we have ever slept in. Same as in RP.....so comfortable.....and the room is so light and airy and we love the décor in the rooms too.
You do have more storage in the suites and it is very much appreciated for us, especially if we`re there for almost a month and are buying stuff as the trip goes along.....I seem to have the reputation of being something of a shopper!!!! I completely disagree......but sadly, the pictures don`t lie!!!!
This has one of the best and most spacious bathrooms around......it has it`s own toilet which has a door which can be handy for families sharing, separate bath tub with a shower and a full walk in shower which is fabulous!!! The water pressure here like RP is amazing!!!
And at the entrance you have a little mini bathroom which Tom always seems to inherit!!!
The view, some may disagree of course, but we love it!!! It is also beautiful at night too and we have an advantage of seeing when the boats are due from the window.....if there`s too many people lined up.....we`ll wait.
Sapphire Falls Hospitality Suite...…..
In September 2018 we were thrilled to spend 4 nights in this gorgeous suite.
This one doesn't face the lagoon, but faces the other side of RP where you can see the Club Lounge and looks onto the venue where they hold the Caribbean Carnivale.
It is larger than the Sapphire Suite and has a huge fridge freezer......which we loved!!!
If one of us was at one end of the suite we did have to shout a little to be heard.....it is so large. And the furniture in all the little areas are very comfortable......
We ordered breakfast one morning and had dinner from room service as we so loved spending time in this suite, something we don't do very often.
Having a full fridge freezer meant that we really needed to buy more things to make it look busy......well, we tried......but this is ideal if you have a few kids and want to stock up on items other than wine and rum!! Or maybe you do......lol...….
You do have much more room in the kitchen area and as well as the coffee maker, there is a microwave too. Not that we used that either.
Again, the bedroom is light and fresh......we loved this room!!!!
As before there is a separate toilet with sink at the main entrance and the main bathroom is large and spacious with a huge walk in shower.
Having two bathrooms is marvellous!!!
But the highlight of this suite is the gorgeous balcony you get with it.......
I didn't actually notice it when we first entered the room as I was taken aback with the suite itself......Tom suggested I looked out the window and then held his hands over his ears as I spotted the wonderful balcony area that stretches the full length of the suite.......
To the one side of us we had the business and conference side of the hotel, so we took this picture of the balcony we had from there...…and we spent a lot of time out there during our time in it......so much so we even gave up a HHN just to enjoy it.....yep, we loved it!!!
At night, again, it was just perfect.....sitting with Rum Mules in two comfy chairs was bliss.
We could see over to the airport and see planes coming in to land and marvelled at how close together they were...…..actually quite worrying to be honest how close they actually are!!
And the suite at night is as cosy as any room when the turndown service has been in and closed all the drapes and left a couple of lamps on......
More soon........
And I also scroll past all the "experts" and negativity... Don't need it... My glass is half full!!! And I've even snoozed some of my friends on facebook because I'm tired of reading all their "expert" posts...
