Rendezvous

We initially had a garden room that I thought was a little tired decor wise and in a comparitively busy location. We paid to transfer to a beach villa. The position and outlook were superb. Only a couple of minutes walk away from the main restaurant and activities but very quiet. The sun loungers outside our bungalow were reserved for us which was a nice touch. A lovely lady called Gio supplied us with drinks during the day. Beach towels are plentiful and good quality. The bungalow itself had a sofa as well as bed etc. All clean and comfortable. Pillows can be changed on request though reception found that hard to understand until I showed them the pillow menu. Reception was the worst aspect of the holiday. Not as friendly as expected. You almost felt as if you were bothering them!! Most of the other staff were lovely. Sandra who cleaned our room was engaging and happy so a delight. Jordan and the gym team would put you through your paces with a smile. All the classes were of a good standard. Power walk and pilates our favourite though we didn't do as much as we had anticipated as we chilled too much!! Melinda gave me what I consider to be the best massage I have ever had. She is truly gifted and a treasure. The food was of a good standard generally and the Malabar beach restaurant our favourite. The beach bar staff were great fun and engaged with the guests more than the other bar. The bubbly hour always got the evening off to a good start and quite often there would be a singer or music into the evening. The Trysting Place restaurant was supposed to be a highlight but it was indoors with very dated decor and ambience. So much so we only went there once. The pools are great and the beach divine. A lot of the guests were returners... We might well return as it was a great holiday.

We have just returned from a great week at the Rendezvous, Location - perfect, on the beach Accommodation - a wide range of options, when we go back we would stay in a seaside room. Activities- excellent, lots going on and lots of encouragement to participate. Pools - great choice to suit all. Food - the terrace is the place for breakfast, and the buffet offered a wide range of choice. Terrace for lunch and dinner, mixing buffets with themed evenings. The Rendezvous has two other options the Trysting Place, we ate once, it is a bit weird, a 19th century French restaurant in the Caribbean, really? Never got to eat at the Malabar, it’s on the beach and it’s set up as special but when we arrived the next available booking was 4 days after we left, yet we met people that ate there twice a day, this is unfair and I suggest the management think a fairer process. Staff - absolutely first class, they were attentive, funny, helpful, nothing was ever too much trouble, friendly, and anyone that can get me up to dance is really persuasive. Overall, we loved our stay, the niggles were outweighed, would we return?.........Yes!

We have just come back from an 8 night break which was the best holiday of our lives. Nearly everything has been said about this Resort so I won't repeat all the same feedback about the restaurants, beach, pools and staff etc. Firstly, my wife is gluten free which can often be a problem. Not here at the Rendezvous. She was amazed by the vast amount of gluten free choices on the menus and loved the vanilla muffins and blueberry muffins at breakfast as well as Eggs Benedict with gluten free bread. A big bonus. The food in the Trysting Place and The Malabar was on a par with eating at The Ivy. Our room was 345 which was one of the best rooms in the resort. It was on 3rd and top floor with a wooden tree house type balcony with a hammock. This looked down onto the sand and we enjoyed watching and hearing the sea. The lazy river was a very peaceful addition which we often walked along to cool down and then find a double bed sized lounger to cuddle up on and relax. We met some lovely couples whom shared our 5 star rating outlook. Bit of a weird reach out but... We met an arable farmer - Martin or Malcolm. Please do get in touch at Darren Cockle Counselling in Winchester. We would love to visit Inverness. This was our first time away without the children and we certainly got our monies worth and would like to thank the staff in bars and restaurants and the pool bar team for making our stay extra special. You are a happy, grooving and humorous bunch of lovely people. I cried when we left because this holiday created some wonderful memories that I will never want to forget.