There was so much to share with you about our recent trip to Beaches Turks and Caicos that I hat to split it up into two posts. Sorry it’s so long – but I felt like we learned so much while we were there that I wish I had known before! Some of these tips came from experience, and some of them came word of mouth from other parents. And now… to continue….
Restaurants - This Beaches resort has 16 places to eat… we didn’t try them all! For breakfast we always went to the breakfast buffet at Reflection’s Restaurant. I liked having lots of choices for my picky eater. They have all the breakfast basics, including whole milk and 2%. We routinely took extra boxes of cheerois to use as snack later in the day. Cameron started a brief love affair with grapes, so we started packing them away in snack containers too.
We often got lunch from Bobby D’s which is a “50’s diner themed” place in a pirate ship (?) A little odd, but the food was fine for kids. We got burgers, fries, veggie burgers, milkshakes, and pickles there. They also have Mac and Cheese. FYI – you can get take out from any of these restaurants. So if your child goes for a nap when you’d like to eat lunch, you can just got get some take out. Or you can take out dinner your kid likes to the restaurant you like.
We also at at Schooners (Seafood – not bad I liked my Risotto), Arizona’s (Tex-mex – unremarkable, but not terrible. I had ribs, Matt, a fajita), Bella Napoli (pizza take out one day for lunch), Barefoot By the Sea (tables on the beach, nicer), and Giuseppe’s (Italian-ish).
They were all certainly, ok. You’re not going to get the best meal of your life here…. but it’s better than other all-inclusive food I’ve had. There are 2 adult only restaurants also – but we didn’t make it to them. We rarely all get to eat dinner together, so that was kind of nice.
Activities - Beaches resort is full of Sesame Street characters, which Cameron loves – especially Elmo. So those were pretty much the only resort activities we checked out. Each day had something. Walk about with Elmo, Cookie, or the Count happened often – basically they walk around the resort and you get to take pictures of them with the kids. There is also a Sesame Street Parade which is a must see! It starts in the lobby of the Caribbean Village, and winds its way around the resort. The lobby can get a little crazy before it starts (you would think Madonna was arriving by the crowd there). If you wait just on the back side of the lobby you can get just as good a view in a minute or two. We intercepted the parade several times so Cameron could see Elmo.
the Spa – As my Mother’s Day present I told Matt that I wanted to get a massage on vacation. So, one afternoon during nap time I went to the Red Lane Spa. I originally booked the Tropical Bliss massage, but when I got there I learned that meant “medium pressure.” I wanted a serious massage so I upgraded to the Sports Massage. It was definetely the best massage I’ve had at a resort spa. I booked one for my husband the next day. There’s no tipping at the spa – the price listed is the price. These massages were the only thing that we spent any money on the whole time.
Departure Lounge – the check out time is 11am. We asked for a later check out, and they offered us until 12. We went to the pool and water park in the morning even though it was a bit rainy. I wish we had known that in the Departure Lounge (located behind the spa area) has nice locker room type area in the restroom with big showers in it – so theoretically you could come from the pool or beach and shower and change then, instead of before your check out time if you had a later flight.
If you didn’t see the first part of the Beaches Turks and Caicos write up, you can check it out here. it covers Accommodations, and the pools and water parks.
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