Sunday
In September, We booked our trip with David Parker at all the way travel. We have used David since 2001 for trips to Jamaica and Mexico. He has always done a great job for us. We booked the week of November 15-22 2015 at couples san souci.
We have been to Jamaica 18 times since 1997. Our very first trip was to Couples Ocho Rios…which is now Couples Tower Ilse. But we have not been back to a Couples property. We have not been to Jamaica since 2012…so we were excited to be returning. We left our house on Saturday and drove to the Hilton airport in stl. We had a late lunch. I broke my sunglasses so we drove to Walmart and I bought a pair for $5. We spent the night...got up at 2:30 am to get ready for our flight to Jamaica. We left stl at 5am...flew to Chicago. I bought some coach sunglasses at sunglass hut...$175. We left Chicago at 8. We watched the movie ant man which was surprisingly very good! This was the emptiest flight I think we have ever taken. We had breakfast on the plane. We arrived Montego Bay 12:30. Samantha from club mobay was there to meet us. We breezed through immigration....got our bags...checked in at the couples lounge and had a rum punch at club mobay and were on the bus at 1:10. Steve got us our traditional margaritas at Margarita Ville to drink on the drive to the resort we passed Braco and I admit...I had tears. Club Mobay was worth the $80.... Plus we tipped Samantha and the luggage handler.
We arrived Couples San Souci at 2:50. We did stop on the way for a bathroom break. One person got off...it took about 2 minutes. We tipped the driver.
Check in at the resort was a breeze. ....Very efficient. We were assigned room a4....ground level overlooking the Bella vista pool. The room is very clean and new and white. The bathroom is huge. We have a nice living room. There is no desk for a computer station….so we used the mini bar. We have a nice patio. The room has a few things that are not finished….and the water is problematic… sometimes hot sometimes not….sometimes disgustingly cloudy…They are still working on the water lines so I think this is affecting the water clarity and pressure and temperature. The Internet is very fast...no code is needed…. But sometimes it disappears and I have a hard time reconnecting.
We went to sunset beach and had a drink. It was more crowded than I anticipated. It was very nice. I thought we would have a view of it from our room...but we don't. It is very private except for the fisherman accessing the white river….but the guards are always watching them. We explored the resort…discovered the turtles and ducks and pelicans on the lake….and the peacock that roams freely. We found Krackers and Anita…beautiful birds.
We had drinks at the martini bar. It is our goal to try everyone on the menu. We ate dinner at Bella vista. We both had the pork. It was ok. The photographer took our picture. They offer photo packages which we will purchase.
Read MoreWe have been to Jamaica 18 times since 1997. Our very first trip was to Couples Ocho Rios…which is now Couples Tower Ilse. But we have not been back to a Couples property. We have not been to Jamaica since 2012…so we were excited to be returning. We left our house on Saturday and drove to the Hilton airport in stl. We had a late lunch. I broke my sunglasses so we drove to Walmart and I bought a pair for $5. We spent the night...got up at 2:30 am to get ready for our flight to Jamaica. We left stl at 5am...flew to Chicago. I bought some coach sunglasses at sunglass hut...$175. We left Chicago at 8. We watched the movie ant man which was surprisingly very good! This was the emptiest flight I think we have ever taken. We had breakfast on the plane. We arrived Montego Bay 12:30. Samantha from club mobay was there to meet us. We breezed through immigration....got our bags...checked in at the couples lounge and had a rum punch at club mobay and were on the bus at 1:10. Steve got us our traditional margaritas at Margarita Ville to drink on the drive to the resort we passed Braco and I admit...I had tears. Club Mobay was worth the $80.... Plus we tipped Samantha and the luggage handler.
We arrived Couples San Souci at 2:50. We did stop on the way for a bathroom break. One person got off...it took about 2 minutes. We tipped the driver.
Check in at the resort was a breeze. ....Very efficient. We were assigned room a4....ground level overlooking the Bella vista pool. The room is very clean and new and white. The bathroom is huge. We have a nice living room. There is no desk for a computer station….so we used the mini bar. We have a nice patio. The room has a few things that are not finished….and the water is problematic… sometimes hot sometimes not….sometimes disgustingly cloudy…They are still working on the water lines so I think this is affecting the water clarity and pressure and temperature. The Internet is very fast...no code is needed…. But sometimes it disappears and I have a hard time reconnecting.
We went to sunset beach and had a drink. It was more crowded than I anticipated. It was very nice. I thought we would have a view of it from our room...but we don't. It is very private except for the fisherman accessing the white river….but the guards are always watching them. We explored the resort…discovered the turtles and ducks and pelicans on the lake….and the peacock that roams freely. We found Krackers and Anita…beautiful birds.
We had drinks at the martini bar. It is our goal to try everyone on the menu. We ate dinner at Bella vista. We both had the pork. It was ok. The photographer took our picture. They offer photo packages which we will purchase.
