Friday, March 27, 2009

Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas, Ritz-Carlton Saint Thomas,



Just stayed at the Ritz for 4 nights/5 days on the Reconnect package. A couple of things: First, this hotel was not built as a Ritz...so keep that in mind and manage your expectations accordingly. The rooms are nice, but nothing special. The infinity pool is beautiful...it overlooks the (small) beach and water. Beware that the lounge chairs around the pool get "reserved" quickly in the AM -- the Ritz allows people to go down when they wake up or on their way to breakfast to put a towel on a chair and a book, magazine, etc. -- the chairs go fast...at times there was hardly anyone at the pool but almost all the chairs were taken...not sure why the Ritz allows this. How annoying that you have to wake up early just to insure you'll get a chair!!! Highly recommend going out on the Lady Lindsey (the Ritz's catamaran) for a sunset sail -- drinks and hors doeuvres included. Restaurant food was good. The "Club Level" however, is definitely not worth the price. The food in the club lounge was minimal and the variety was poor. Of all things this was one of the biggest disappointments of the hotel (that I actually paid extra for the club level...I thought it would be like the club levels at some of the U.S. Ritz's like Naples!) Overall, a nice environment to relax for a few days.

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