Each to their own I guess, but I wonder how many people who stay at the higher end AI's actually venture out from their hotels. If thats the case then how do you get a feel for any country you visit ?
our first trips were to Sandals, if it wasn't for AI's like that we possibly never would have discovered Negril. We can no longer afford to stay there so we haven't in our last 5 trips but they do have there place IMO.