Thank you for upgrading our room!!! It was much appreciated due to the storms during the first few days. We had a family connecting suite on the 4th floor
We had excellent service from our butlers, Luna, Imelda, and Ana. They worked very hard for our family and made it a smooth and hassle free trip! No request was too small, we asked a lot of them from putting in room service orders to helping us get in touch with the hotel manager. They shuttled us around and helped with any last minute changes esp on one night were we were scattered to the wind with three different reservations. Can't say enough and I hope they are recognized.
Kevin with EX/Concierge helped us understand our Ruby benefits and we were able to maximize our stay (~ 4 hours at the SPA!).
The dining was good, we feel that the overall quality of sushi was improved. We went to Kampai 2x, The first time the spicy tuna roll was good, the second time for dinner the tuna was smothered in sriacha and not as good and couldn't taste the tuna through it.
We took advantage of the More Inclusive ~ day trip to Maroma. The catamaran tour was great, we felt safe and the snorkeling area was not overcrowded. The food at the beach house was delicious. We had the pizza there and I think the pizza by the main pool at El Dorado Royale needs the crust recipe. The desserts were also good, they were still crunchy and the pistachio cream was delicious.
Also part of More Inclusive, the Aqua Nick water park was very pretty and well kept, it also wasn't overcrowded. we liked the variety of activities and the two lazy rivers
The gala dinner was very nice. It was nice to have a food display for any picky eaters. We really enjoyed the entertainment and the pavlova dessert was one of the best at the gala dinner.
The main negative which was not really under the control of the hotel, but the guests next door smoked in their room for most of our week long stay. It permeated the foyer between rooms and made its way into our main living space making it unusable for the last 2 days. Housekeeping cleaned our room with our main door open allowing it to expose our room even more. Would have preferred they shut the outside door in the future. We did bring this to the attn of the resort, but they were unable to resolve the issue while we were there.
One place for improvement would be the quality of shampoo/conditioner in the room. It was not good compared to previous visits and the conditioner was way too thin and didn't soften our hair (even with the local hard water)
We also have a favorite Indian dish called Murgh Malai, it is a delicious marinated grilled chicken dish. I think it'd perform well on the menu at Haab
Also hats off to Soraya at the exotic office. She is someone we would want to visit again should we go through the member update again.