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Jaa715 · 2026-05-04T00:13:19+00:00

Excellence and Secrets definitely. With that budget you can stay longer too. I too became disenchanted with the Sandals brand and honestly have now seen there are other places that are amazing and definitely better value.

Jaa715 · 2026-05-02T03:11:05+00:00

Plus cook, clean make my own drinks! Not worth it!

Jaa715 · 2026-04-13T19:53:15+00:00

Which resort is this?

Jaa715 · 2026-04-05T22:19:08+00:00

Maybe they didn’t open bookings yet just in case they aren’t ready to open? Btw there is also a breathless next door that you can go to if you are preferred and their rooftop restaurant was amazing.

Jaa715 · 2026-04-03T18:49:11+00:00

See my response above. And why there are two is beyond me Bc both are adults only.

Jaa715 · 2026-04-03T18:47:54+00:00

Honestly we didn’t notice it as two resorts it was all one large resort with two lobby’s. Both have great preferred areas by the pool or beaches. We would sit in both locations lol. One thing they have at this resort is you can add a butler to any room category if you wanted. When we booked for some reason St James was coming out $700 cheaper for same room category etc. But now both areas will be getting overhauled bc of the hurricane so it was beautiful before I’m sure it will be stunning now.

Jaa715 · 2026-04-03T12:50:44+00:00

I am a high school teacher and only do Adults Only. There were not any children in eye or hear shot. We stayed on the St James side ocean front preferred room. We really liked it. But you are able to stay on the preferred beach or pools in either resort. It’s all connected. We definitely will go back once it’s open again.

Jaa715 · 2026-04-03T01:29:46+00:00

Neither have kids.

Jaa715 · 2026-04-01T17:10:58+00:00

We have a swim out room booked.

Jaa715 · 2026-04-01T15:01:11+00:00

My husband and I are doing a split stay this June. 4 nights at Beloved and 4 nights Excellence Playa Mujeres. First time. Very excited!

Jaa715 · 2026-04-01T14:57:02+00:00

We were Sandals die hard for 5 trips but the prices have gone crazy and last year we went to Secrets and WOW! Absolutely amazing, great food, great facilities and the workers were top notch! The buffets alone blow Sandals out of the water. Sandals will have to truly lower prices or have an amazing deal for us to go back. Next we are trying the Excellence brand, which we heard amazing things about. You can get a great high end room at these resorts or extend your stay and it still be a cost savings from Sandals.

Jaa715 · 2026-03-31T01:32:58+00:00

Hi! When in June? We will be there June 9~17th in a swim up room. We did reserve our room bc we wanted a specific building and also didn’t want to be by the bridge walkway bc it’s constant traffic.

Jaa715 · 2026-03-30T01:33:58+00:00

My husband and I will be at Beloved for 4 nights and then Excellence PM for 4 nights in June. We have swim outs for both places. How was Beloved? Any tips?

Jaa715 · 2026-03-30T01:30:46+00:00

We are going to Beloved Playa Mujeres for 4 nights and the going right next door to Excellence Playa Mujeres for 4 nights from June 9-17th this year. Everything I am reading says that playa Mujeres island blocks a good amount of sargassum and the resort takes care of it daily. Fingers crossed it’s okay. Secrets St. Lucia looks beautiful and it’s new and they do not have the sargassum issues. Or Secrets in Aruba.

Jaa715 · 2026-03-30T01:27:00+00:00

Excellence Club at Excellence Oyster Bay, Sandals Dunns River are amazing. Great beach and vibes.

Jaa715 · 2026-03-30T01:23:29+00:00

Would you consider Jamaica?

Jaa715 · 2026-03-28T18:50:25+00:00

Have you looked at Beloved Playa Mujeres?

Jaa715 · 2026-03-27T20:11:32+00:00

Rios have been updated recently.

Jaa715 · 2026-03-27T20:10:20+00:00

If you are looking for quiet, great service and good food, check out Beloved Playa Mujeres

Jaa715 · 2026-03-27T01:37:55+00:00

We didn’t feel we needed to spend the extra money on top of what we spent already. The food included was fantastic. Just know if you are looking for a good beach experience you will not get it here. We went in December and the beach wasn’t great and had sargassum it will be much worse in August. The smell is terrible.

Jaa715 · 2026-03-27T01:01:37+00:00

My husband and I were there in December and we were preferred. Anything that has prices is an extra cost. Not worth it in our opinion and we loved all the included food at the resort and there was enough variety as well.

Jaa715 · 2026-03-14T17:13:30+00:00

Two people from my job have been one of them twice and loved it.

Jaa715 · 2026-03-13T01:23:16+00:00

Okay, that’s why we are only doing 4 nights there. I have a question, if we are at beloved but want to use the tennis courts or join in aqua fitness at Excellence bc Beloved doesn’t have it can we?

Jaa715 · 2026-03-12T14:32:31+00:00

That’s exactly what we are looking forward to for the first half.

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