I will admit that this hotel is beautiful and appropriate for adults. They advertise that their hotel is "KID FRIENDLY".. But the truth is, the kids menu is the only thing kid friendly at this hotel. Thou the staff was nice enough and we did encounter a couple of shining star waitstaff, most were just indifferent in general. The service was so slow it was painful. Most of the staff are healthy and young so I don't know what the explanation was for the poor service except for a strong case of apathy. Most just didn't seem to care. -- And just a small tid-bit of info...the pool is half salt water so if you have a little one that is sensitive to the water beware of that detail. After awhile my daughter found it too painful for her eyes and just didn't swim. In fact there is a lot of detail that we could never have known unless we actually spent time at this hotel. We stayed at one of the most expensive cottages Pink Beaches has to offer and yet our room was littered with small tiny ants...most of them dead hanging out on the window sills. And thou we tried to just past it off and let it go, they basically remained there even after the cleaning crew came through once a day. The shoreline, thou breathtaking in itself, was much too trecherous for young ones like our children (ages 4 & 6). We had to litterally be by their side every second they were near the water for fear of them getting swepted away. It was nerve racking. And speaking of nerve racking...thou the staff seem to tolerate the (very few by the way) young children we noticed there during our stay, the guest did not. We were pitted with dirty looks and stares as our children frockicked in the pool, going to and from our cottage and in when we were dining.
At home we dine out often and travel often too and we take our kids with us everywhere so our kids were as well behaved as a 4 and 6 year can be. However, the enviroment lent itselt to us feeling like we had to constantly tell our children to be quite. That made for a stressful time for both my husband and I. Shhh'ing small children on their vacation doesn't seem right.
Overall, the property itself...meaning where it actually sits on the Island is very beautiful. The actual property itself needs some work. The rooms wheren't much to look at either. It's an old property.
Truth be told... 4 days into our stay at the Pink Beaches we checked out early. Too much money for not enough return.
This property seems to cater to the older couple. I wouldn't even reccomend to a young honeymooner. And most definately NOT to a family of young children.
As a final note, we did go to the Grotto Bay for lunch which seem to be extremely friendly. And the after checking out of Pink Beaches, we checked into the The Fairmont SouthHampton for litterally 2nights and a day, but still worth the inconvienance of repacking and unpacking. The Fairmont SouthHampton is very kid friendly & clean in everyway. The pool service was pretty awesome too. :)
Happy Travels......
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Older travelers
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun