Advice Please:Sibonne vs RWI
Sep 12th, 2004, 08:36 AM
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Advice Please:Sibonne vs RWI
We have a reservation for Sibonne for a balcony ocean view room, but RWI has a deal for a Studio botanical view with one night free that make it a little cheaper....does anyone have any insight on which way to go? Thanks for the help.
Sep 12th, 2004, 12:31 PM
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We stayed at RWI in April. The property is very clean, beautiful landscaping and the pools and beach were delightful. It's quiet and we often felt like we had the place to ourselves. The restaurant is perfect for lunch or dinner. I can't say enough great things about RWI. We have stayed at several islands over the years and RWI was one of our favorites!! If you have any questions you can email me.
Sep 14th, 2004, 05:26 AM
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If you were choosing between the apartment at Sibonne or even the two suites below the apartment (Think they call them executive suites) I would say stay at Sibonne hands down. The balcony ocean view rooms are really partial ocean view. The studio suites at RWI are very nice with large sitting area full sized refrigerator, microwave coffee maker etc and the one we saw even had a washer and dryer. Tough choice but would probably go with RWI although the restaurant Bay Bistro at Sibonne is a lot better than Mango Reef at RWI and you can also walk to Hemmingways at the Sands which is quite good.
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I would agree, go with the RWI. I was at Sibonne a few weeks ago, and while it was great for the money I spent (and the beach is divine), the ocean view balcony rooms ARE rather small and there is only a sliver of an ocean view from the balcony. Now, the rooms are beautifully decorated, brand new and very clean, but there's no getting around the fact that they are tiny. I didn't mind because I got an awesome rate, and because Sibonne is so small, it's never crowded (no need to claim beach chairs at 7:00 am!). The hotel's The Bay Bistro is wonderful for dinner especially (I wasn't blown away by the lunches), and the short walk to Hemingway's is another plus. On the minus side -- the pool is VERY small, more of a big bathtub (I didn't care, the ocean is gorgeous, but some might need a pool), and beach towels are given out once when you arrive and that's IT. We tried to get clean beach towels midway through our trip and were told, very nicely, that they didn't have others to give us. I wasn't crazy about that, but again, at the price I got I didn't mind. The other minus I DID mind, was very loud construction right next door, almost on TOP of the place. It looks like it'll take another 3-4 months before the monster resort is all completed, and when it is, Sibonne's beautiful peaceful beach won't be pristine and uncrowded anymore unfortunately.
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