We spent 8 nights at Palm Island January 15-23, 2009. Loved the resort. Had read some of the reviews and wondered if we had made the right decision. We did, absolutely. We stayed in a beach front bungalow and loved the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. The nights were perfect for sleeping, if you turned off the lights and opened the louvers on the windows the breeze kept us cool. 2 nights we even had to use the light blanket. All in all we had wonderful weather.

We cannot say enough about the staff being friendly, remembering our names after the first day, etc. Our room was kept immaculate with towel changes including beach towels twice a day with nightly turn down with little notes on the pillow.

The managers Rick and Mickail were outstanding. They have just assumed the management 3 months ago so things are "looking up" for this wonderful gem.

The food was outstanding - my husband is a retired chef. The Friday night bbq was great with lobster tails, steak and ribs. Breakfast was plentiful - try the raisin bread french toast with rum syrup. I had the lunch special one day - "boil up " - a caribbean type stew - the best lunch I had all week. Many, many choices for lunch and dinner each day. Local fish, steak, lamp chops, pork chops and an excellent vegetarian pasta dish. The pastry chef even prepared a delicious chocolate cake for my husband's birthday.

The bar staff did a great job making everyone welcome before and after dinner. They suggested drinks we might not have tried otherwise. "Oh the Licorice Mist".and Knockouts.......

Our favorite part was the friends we made. There were 10 of us on the plane from Barbados - all ages, from all over the world, US, England, Ireland and Italy -by the end of the week we had our own little group "The Happy Island Gang". We asked the managers to arrange transportation for us to go to Happy Island - a floating island bar in Clifton Harbour on Union Island.

The only disappointment was the snorkeling - because of the winter swells we were unable to snorkel from the beach . We did take the day sail on Scaramouche to the Tobago Cays and snorkeled with the turtles, that was an amazing day.

We loved the pool in the late afternoon for relaxing before getting ready for dinner. Behind the pool area is shuffleboard, horse shoes and croquet. We enjoyed these games in the late afternoon we our new found friends.

The library is well stocked for borrowing a book, there is also a television and computer to reach the outside world if you want.

I can't think of one thing we would change about our week except we wish we could have stayed longer. When we arrived I wondered what we would do for a week on a small island - we could have stayed longer doing nothing but deciding if we layed on a lounge on the beach or at the pool reading or taking a bike ride around the island to one of the remote hammocks and having lunch delivered.

All in all a great vacation with wonderful memories. We will return.

Liked - Everything

Disliked - No snorkeling due to time of year - winter surf

My ratings for this hotel are :

	Value		Check in / front desk
	Rooms		Service
	Location		Business service (e.g., internet access)
	Cleanliness

Date of Stay: January 2009

Visit was for: Quality time with family

Your age range: 50-64

Member since: March 07, 2005

Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend? absolutely!

I recommend this hotel for: An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Older travelers

I do not recommend this hotel for: Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists

I selected this hotel as a top choice for: Beach / Sun, Great food / Wine