Rondel 1 bedroom villa vs Coco jr suite for 2 ladies, or????

[Melody]

Melody,
I stayed at Charela in September with a girlfriend in the Oceanfront, lower level with patio. The rooms are fine and spacious for 2 people with two full-sized beds. The upper rooms have a smaller balcony. If you crave more space than just somewhere with a bedroom, bathroom and patio, then you may consider someplace with living space as well. When I travel with my kids I always get somewhere with living space. Charela has one of the best beachfront as well.

GREAT to hear! I may have reserved the same room (unless they have more than one with two beds on the lower level). Was the bathroom nice? My friend really enjoys having a bath vs. shower and I understood that the bathrooms have a bathtub, was it appealing? What did you think of the patio/view? Did you have their continental breakfast? Does the room have a coffee maker? It does have a small bar fridge?

It will be a tough call weighing in preferences for "one of the best beaches" at sea view room (Charela) or jr suite (Coco) vs. villa (Rondel).

Thanks!

[NYCGirl]

Hello Melody,

There are about 5 rooms at Charela on the lower level with either a king bed or two double beds. You could also stay on the upper level which has a balcony. I also liked that the ground floor rooms provides direct access to the beach where you don't always have to walk through the restaurant/bar area. The bathroom in our room was just basic, not grand; it had a tub/shower combo that you normally find in most homes. If I were to critique Charela it would be about them upgrading the bathrooms a bit on the lower level to match the rooms.

When I asked about the room types via e-mail, I was told that the upper level also contains deluxe rooms that contain larger bathrooms with whirlpool jacuzzi tubs, however, these rooms only carry king beds.

The patio views are great because the rooms are really what you would call "ocean front". Your view is totally unobstructed. I could still see the water while my head was on the pillow.

I had what Charela calls their ROH meal plan which provides you with breakfast and dinner only. Did not need lunch since we were off premises doing tours much of the day. The rooms had a small fridge and coffee maker. We had the Jamaican breakfast every day.

If you do go with Charela, just tell them not to put you in the room closest to the restaurant.

[Melody]

Hello Melody,

There are about 5 rooms at Charela on the lower level with either a king bed or two double beds. You could also stay on the upper level which has a balcony. I also liked that the ground floor rooms provides direct access to the beach where you don't always have to walk through the restaurant/bar area. The bathroom in our room was just basic, not grand; it had a tub/shower combo that you normally find in most homes. If I were to critique Charela it would be about them upgrading the bathrooms a bit on the lower level to match the rooms.

When I asked about the room types via e-mail, I was told that the upper level also contains deluxe rooms that contain larger bathrooms with whirlpool jacuzzi tubs, however, these rooms only carry king beds.

The patio views are great because the rooms are really what you would call "ocean front". Your view is totally unobstructed. I could still see the water while my head was on the pillow.

I had what Charela calls their ROH meal plan which provides you with breakfast and dinner only. Did not need lunch since we were off premises doing tours much of the day. The rooms had a small fridge and coffee maker. We had the Jamaican breakfast every day.

If you do go with Charela, just tell them not to put you in the room closest to the restaurant.

Thanks again! They only have one sea view with two beds available, so no choice as far as that goes. I was just told it was lower level, but I could ask if it's the room closest to the restaurant. Going to be interesting trying to make a decision between the 3 hotel options (so far!), will have to present the choices to my friend. I still have lots of time before I'd have to cancel either Charela or Rondel...will be able to wait until after the applicable Coco mad sale comes out to see if that is an option, but will have to have a good idea by then of the two top contenders as I'll likely have to book quickly if it ends up being Coco.

Any further comments are appreciated. Merry Christmas everyone!

[heater]

If I had to share a king bed at Idle Awhile with a friend to be able to stay there I would. Just sayin'. Coco, IA and Charela all have a great beach though.