to finish my thoughts on accomadations, I will list all of my stops...
sept 2009---20th anniversary trip--about 10 days--great deal on grand pineapple--havent seen a deal like this since....what not to like at the Grand Pineapple...just not in my budget..
late oct/ealy nov 2010---about 12 days----Mariners at NBCC----loved the beach---hotel older, needs repairs, not as much security from beachside, would prob stay at nbcc not at mariners again,....we did pack a overnight bag and stayed at blue cave castle for one night to try out the cliffs...but 2 for 1 rum punch at canoe and no food led to the worst night that i can remember...to this day, i still cant drink the overproof...so not much info on bcc...
sept 2012 13 days....1 night at bourbon beach---kevin made us a great deal....60 bucks with food and drink vouchers...i would stay there again if the price was right, but only a cant miss deal....a little too much activity with no ammenities to pay full price..
we did a beach/cliff/beach spilt...legends for a few nights, catcha falling star for 3 nights, and legends to end the trip---already reviewed legends....we choose catcha because rooms were half price due to constuction of the new rooms...so we got gemini for our 70 dollar a night price range....catcha is breath taking...beautiful...but it is quiet and if u dont have the right crowd there, it gets boring to me...1st 2 days, had the property to ourselves, and i was ready leave...finally some freinds moved in on the 3rd day, and it was a blast...
april 2013---our first boardie bash---3 days fun holiday, 6 days white sands, 5 days shields, 3 days catcha to end our trip with friends..we were to unwind here to go home...missed the beach so much, when our friends left, we extended 4 days at bar b barn to get our fix in...
out of all these places....they are pretty much all the same....some have this, some have that...but not one is worth 30 dollars a night more than the other...meaning, i look for a price range..this trip we got all our for 63 or less, some including breakfast....as much as we like legends, if we didnt do a/i and they wanted 80, we would stay at travelors for 60...hope that makes sense....our 2nd favorite place has been bar b barn...but they didnt work us a deal, so we didnt stay there....we talked to them while we were there, cause we hang there alot, and they should work with us next time....
all those mentioned...legends, bar b barn, and travelors have been our 3 favorites with everything considered...and coral seas gardens would be there on top of them all if it was beachside...still the best deal we have ever got...
