Hi,<BR>Me and my boyfriend are going to Turks and Caicos in mid-May. We are planning to stay at The Sands Resort in a &quot;Courtyard&quot; view room (save a little money). Has anyone ever stayed in one of these rooms? Any advice would be appreciated. <BR>Thanks

We stayed in an Oceanview room, but were hardly ever in it. <BR>For the money savings, I'd recommend the courtyard rooms.<BR>You will want to be outside on the gorgeous beach or sightseeing anyway.<BR>You'll never miss the view.<BR>We thought we would spend time on the screened balcony sipping wine or having breakfast, but we never did.<BR>(We also found the screens to kind of inhibit the view anyway, so if $$$ saving is a question, pocket the difference and go on an extra excursion or two.)<BR>Have a great time!

Hi Diana,<BR>Thanks for your response.

Hi Diana,<BR>We are going to The Sands in Decemeber. We booked an OceanFront Studio, we actually wanted to go all out for this trip considering we had a disappointing vacation in January in Jamaica(another forum...LOL)...Is this a mistake? We were told by other that you do actually have an ocean view and it is very close to the beach. Any suggestions, comments, pointers for our trip.<BR><BR>Thanks!

Hi Belle,<BR>The Sands is very spread out and there are different categories of rooms in different buildings.<BR>The OCF rooms are the closest to the beach and most do have nice views.<BR>Be sure to ask for a 3rd floor room - they have the best views.<BR>The views in the oceanview are not as good, but you can still see the water, it's just a little distant.<BR>We decided we would not upgrade to oceanfront from oceanview because we knew we were never going to be in the room, and we never were!<BR>I'm sure no matter what category you choose, you'll be very happy. It's a lovely property.