Our family enjoyed our stay here. The house was absolutely beautiful and the pool deck was everything! We found it to be much more enjoyable than going to the beach. We went to Cas Aboa and didnt like how rocky it was. My general likes:
1. Plenty of space for everyone to space out and lots of areas to explore.
2. Private pool with ocean views and an incredible sunset view.
3. Access to Coral Estate restaurants (not many food options around, but good to have options on site).
4. Sonos speakers around the shared areas allowed us to create our own fun/party.
5. Incredibly comfortable beds.
6. Kitchen was fully decked out with all kitchen supplies you could need.
7. Gym below and bikes to use (though we didnt use them).
8. The NOOM management company was SUPER helpful and responsive. Especially helpful with an issue with the car company. Any other issue I had, all I needed to do was text them.
Dislikes:
1. Because of the indoor/outdoor living, the house got VERY buggy. By day 4, there were gnats everywhere. We tried to keep the counters clean and garbage dumped, but it wasnt helping much. Staff said it was because of the weather, so I understand that, but it became super annoying. Just something to consider that the bugs will swarm and the house is open air. Also, LOTS of lizards (and other pests) roaming around the house. Its the caribbean country, so some to be expected. Just ensure that no one in your group is afraid of them as they are regularly in bedrooms and such.
2. Lots of work to keep the house clean. Would have liked more consistent cleaning of the common areas for the price. Saw the housekeeper twice. Pool guys didnt clean the pool.
3. No nightlife in the area and pretty isolated, so driving back from town after dark is a bit unsafe. Just a negative for my personal travel style as I like to mingle and go to bars/clubs. It didnt matter to half of our group.
4. Minor issue with the TV. We thought we would have access to live TV or international channels based on the guide, but none was available and we wished there were more than 2 TVs in the house.
5. Several things in the kitchen were broken/not working. We only had one working burner on the stove, a convection oven (no microwave) and a gas grill (which was really good).
6. Extra cost for electricty isnt great, but we knew going in.
Overall, the house was absolutely stunning and I would recommend it for large groups and any who dont mind the negatives I noted above.