Amanyara

The hotel itself was very nice and secluded. All of the staff members were very helpful except for one worker at the beach who was very rude. The chairs at the beach are very far away from the bar and the waiters at the beach do not come up to your section to see if you need any drinks or food so be prepared to stand up and walk to get their attention. Most high end hotels I've been to would normally have someone checking in on each group every so often to refill drinks/food. This was a huge turn off. Getting off hotel and getting a taxi is very expensive (around $500 roundtrip) so be prepared to spend and arm and a leg if you want to explore. Rooms are quite far from the front entrance, restaurants, and lobby. They provide bicycles that you can use to get to your room, or you can request for a golf cart to pick you up and drop you off to your room or pick you up. Food is very expensive at the hotel which is kind of expected. Fruit bowl is $32 and a 6" avocado toast is $36. A 6oz Fresh juice is $16. We spent roughly $200 each morning for breakfast after the 28% tax. Because the hotel is in a secluded area, with nature, there are insects all over the rooms. Expect to get bit by mosquistos daily and nightly while sleeping. Total we spent was around $20,000 for 3 nights not including off resort activities. Theres better places in the world that you can go thats more worth the money spent. Overall experience was 2/5.

If the experience planning my trip is any reflection of the trip to come, I am already so impressed! I booked the wrong spa appt not once, not twice but actually three times and the Spa team was so incredibly patient and accommodating. I travel a lot and you can just tell when it’s going to be great! I am so excited for this trip of peace, restoration and healing! More to come!

I will preface this by saying that this was a much needed short escape for us, a couple in our 60s, looking to relax. Not our usual vacation M.O. which is lots of touring, hotel hopping and action packed. we wanted a few days to pamper ourselves and just chill this time. Amanyara is beautiful! it is located on a remote part of the island – about 30 minutes from all the hoopla of Grace Bay. Upon arrival at Amanyara, we took in the incredible zen background as we were welcomed with a refreshing soft drink and escorted by Shane to learn the lay of the land. The property is simply breathtaking. Shane is the ultimate host- warm, friendly, and knowledgeable. thank you, Shane for your hospitality! we booked a special -stay two nights and the third night is free- which was only available in their basic accommodation category. Again, not our usual. m.o.-we tend to splurge on our trips. although we tried to upgrade direct and also through our new virtuoso travel agent, we could not. however, it honestly did not matter. Our tranquility pavilion was amazing! private. beautiful. extremely comfortable including two separate sink areas which is such a plus when getting ready for dinner in the evening. we did have a few glitches at the beginning of our stay. we expressed desire for quiet and privacy, and specifically not to be seated near young loud children (there were so many young children, which surprised us!) and immediately after being seated, a family with two literally screaming toddlers was placed directly across from us. they really should’ve had a family section separate from an adults only section. we did end up moving tables and they placed us in a beautiful private location overlooking the water. We also spoke to the manager, Kaya, and he bent over backwards for the rest of our trip to make sure we were happy-including comping our last nights dinner, which was not necessary, but really appreciated. shout out to Wilmar too who was so attentive and eager to please us. We appreciate it. I really don’t want to harp on any negatives. in a nutshell though, the weak link is the service in some of the areas of the resort. nothing terrible. They just don’t anticipate your needs like some other places where we have been. BUT I would come back to Amanyara in a minute and we plan to do just that and next time with the family. We took a short tour of the 4bedroom villa section and although pricy, it’s incredible. The infinity pool, the beach, the bar, are all fabulous but i must comment on the unbelievable spa treatments my husband and I had. the spa is AMAZING ( and i am a spa /massage junkie so that means a lot!). we had body scrubs, a romantic bath for two followed by 90 minute massages. heaven! amanyara is a special place. in my opinion, you don’t go there for the food- breakfast is good, the rest adequate but nothing special. we are foodies, but this didn’t really bother us. The overall atmosphere and facilities are absolutely worth going there and going back. that coupled with a very short and easy JetBlue flight from JFK, (we recommend the fast track service to get through security quickly) made this just what we needed- a relaxing and enjoyable long weekend getaway.

Nicest hotel in the Carribean. Have been going here for over 10 years. Our favorite hotel in the Carribean. The service is very attentive and amazing. Much improved from our last visit in April 2022. Nolan our butler was a superstar and very attentive. Amazing new improved menus and choices at the restaurants. Surprised my wife and I one morning with a private breakfast on cliff edge overlooking the ocean. One of the nicest beaches anywhere in the world and we travel a lot. Beautiful Pavilions - rooms- all glass overlooking the amazing turquoise waters. The massages at spa were amazing with therapists from Asia. New managers are very attentive. Upgraded the TVs with apple tv in every room. Tennis pros are also great. Recommend highly as the best resort in the Carribean. Can’t wait to come back soon.

Super laid back beautiful place with great service, food and drinks, transportation to nearby places provided, with cool drivers that played fun music for us. A great time!!! Rooms were spacious and clean with great views.