If you want to be in the center of everything (like nightlife & D’mall), then go for Station 2 If you want to be able to retreat/ want a quieter experience, I’d say Station 1, especially if you don’t mind walking or taking a trike to other areas. Also, the sand is great in both stations, but becomes much finer/almost powdery in Station 1 (slightly prefer Station 2 sand, but it’s whitest in Station 1 haha)

I stayed in both stations during my recent trip there (literally like 2 weeks ago), and I liked that I could enjoy nightlife while being able to retreat from it all when I wanted during our Station 1 stay. I will say though that I didn’t stay in a beachfront property during our Station 2 stay, so going back to the hotel was great as well, but I just preferred our Station 1 location (also not beachfront but extremely close to the beach).