We wanted an easy vacation, and that's exactly what we got. When the taxi pulled into the hotel, we were immediately whisked away to the VIP registration desk. I'm still not quite sure why our registration was waiting for us in the VIP area (or how we qualified as VIPs), but I have a hunch that everyone checks in at the VIP area. The regular registration desk was probably just be a prop that made us all feel a little privileged as we walked past it. Keep in mind that most of our recent travel has been more SOS than VIP, so we were a little surprised by all of the coddling. But we weren't going to fight it.
As the hotel employee wrapped up the registration process, she introduced us to Luis, one of the resort's hospitality ambassadors. We would get to know Luis pretty well over the next 24 hours, but we'll get to that later. First, we needed a drink.
We knew that the resort's main restaurant would be our room away from room for the next week, and we couldn't have been happier with what we saw.
The restaurant is a massive thatched-roof hut that looks right out onto the water. You just couldn't ask for a nicer view.
The rest of the day was spent with us grinning ear to ear as we toured the facility. Of course, the coconut drinks didn't hurt.
We could get used to this.
