Resorts in Southwest

"The Palms is really missing any refinement. The pool dirty, shower that was pointed towards the shower curtain, beach unusable, and only one cleaning for a week. The rooms were sloppy painted and never cleaned UNDER anything. Check the vanities. The staff was nice though. The place just needs an investor to improve it. The best part was the chef. Outstanding food. The bartenders were great too. "

"Tasteful, clean, and private but not pretentious. This is a very special place. "

"Beautiful and clean property. Beautiful views. Kind people. Highly recommend!"

"Had a great view of the boardwalk from the 3rd floor ! It was a very relaxing hotel with friendly staff and a on site bar & restaurant."

"The one restaurant that was supposed to à la carte served a buffet all but one night. Buffet was (no joke) 5 kinds of pasta dishes and basic salad. Staff acted as if I was interrupting them anytime I asked for something. They had no clean towels for 3 of 4 days. Bar staff was nice and bar was only decent food. "

"Nice"

"Stayed in a villa which is just a large room but it is right on the water with a nice patio, two chairs and a table. It was a 1 minute walk to the pool. Hotel is somewhat secluded on the East End, which I thought was good but my wife wanted some activity at night and there was not any. We did stay Sunday-Thursday and there might be more activity on the weekend when the steakhouse restaurant is open. Overall, nice clean rooms, pool is excellent, right on the water but no beach or swimming from the hotel area. Public beach is an easy 10-minute walk."

"Ocean was visible and pool was just ok. "

"The only positive I can give Carina Bay was the beach location and Scott the bartender. Its a shame they claim this is an all inclusive resort. Food options are extremely limited. Very few choices for dinner, with some of the food not being refilled without having to ask staff. They make limited desserts, so get one early before they are gone. Most of my meals were hamburgers at the pool bar. Not what I expect from an all inclusive. They had advertised an Italian restaurant on site but it was never open during our stay. We were there for 3 days before housekeeping came to empty garbage and change towels. They are definitely not handicap accessible. The only elevator is the service elevator which takes you to the kitchen and then through the dining room to get back outside. There are not access doors if you need them, so if you are unable to get out of your wheelchair, open the door and push it across the large threshold, unfortunately you will have to wait for whoever you are with to notice you are missing and hopefully they find you. Those of you who have service dogs, their website states no dogs. There were at least 2 dogs on the property with their owners. The property also mentions a gift shop. Rest assure there is none. I never saw a fire pit or tennis courts. There are also not 2 pools. They have 1 large pool and a small hot tub next to it. There was only one night with entertainment which consisted of a DJ and a few fire dancers. "