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I found my way back to my suite each evening by counting number of 6-foot high wrought iron lamp poles along garden walkway. The resort has a secure but secluded feeling about it at all times.

Guests can dine nightly at Club's Rondelle Restaurant, but you have so many other options, so here is a brief run down of dining and entertainment you can expect:

A snack menu is available in bar area from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and room service is available from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for breakfast, and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. for lunch, dinner, and snacks. Fresh breads and pastries are made in-house daily, or you can dine in your room — each family-style suite comes with a complete set of utensils and cookware and full refrigerator and stove. I have to admit, I have never seen so many kitchen utensils in any resort that I have ever stayed at. The Thomson family, which once owned largest travel agency network in Canada, really loves their resort.

I really enjoyed value of buffet breakfasts on beach at Garden Terrace Restaurant (7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.), but you can also choose à la carte or continental. They serve fresh juices, wonderful coffee, cereals, breakfast-to-order, and you can catch early morninng ocean breezes on wide deck.

Happy hour is nightly, except Monday, from 6-7 p.m. in Khus Khus Bar, also on beach. The British tradition seeps into pores of hotel again with daily complimentary High Tea each afternoon at Crescent Pool from 4—4:30 p.m.

There is a guest laundromat on premises. Meeting rooms hold up to 100 people. I did not see guest Internet access at hotel, but there is a well-run Internet café just a few blocks away. There are Swedish massages available at "The Palms" unisex beauty salon on west end of property, as well as talents from Robert Fielding School of Hairdressing, and also Vidal Sassoon (428-8712). The Best of Barbados Souvenir Shop is also on west end, and Koko Palms Gift Shop is in Lobby. There is a book swap cabinet and games available in lounge, just ask for key from front desk. You are only about 12 minutes from airport, away from capital at Bridgetown, and hotel offers free guest parking.

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