Avis Mandarin Oriental, Canouan

Perfeito!!! Serviço maravilhoso!!!

Stayed in late November in the penthouse suite on a short trip, was travelling around the Caribbean with my girlfriend and spending few days in each island. we were at bequia before coming to canouan so the property was far better than the options available in bequia. for this kind of hotel, just stay inside the property, no need to travel outside the resort. it used to be a different resort before Mandrain acquired it. it has only suites or villas, all beautiful views. what we like about it : quiet, beautiful, peaceful, luxurious. what we did not like : butler was almost non existent, we stayed for 2 days only and he did say he is going away on holiday and mentioned he will leave the direct butler phone with another butler for us to contact him, we tried doing so several times and the phone was always off. communication was not clear, even there was a letter that was inviting us to a trip during our stay was placed in the living room table and we did not even see it, a staff member came to our room to escort us for the event and we told her we don't know what event she is talking about, she did not bother to explain and just left. preferably these notifications should be placed under the door, by the entrance or I have seen hotels attach it in a small leather case by the door handle to catch the attention of the resident. Overall staff is friendly and helpful though and I would like to return again to explore the property further and stay longer.

Our trip to Pink Sands was beyond expectation. If you are looking to get away from it all, this is the place to be! We strategically choose shoulder to low season to avoid the crowds and we ended up with a private resort to ourselves (about 30% occupancy). The Pink Sands is in transition to be under Mandarin Oriental operations but even pre-transition the service was impeccable and all the staff always had a smile on their face and would say Hello! The resort is on the windward side of a windward island so there is always a 15+ mph wind blowing from the east. The waves will be stronger as a result which make it great for sailing but not everyone may appreciate the wind and you may find warmer clothing to be necessary at night. The protected reef in front of the hotel is beautiful and amazing. We took the Hobbie Cat sailing through the reef and Shell Beach and we both learned how to harness the power of the wind. I now understand why sailing is so addictive. We also rented the Splendid Adventure catamaran for a day and went to Tabago Cays to snorkel with turtles, see iguanas on one of the small cays and then had lunch on Union Island at Sparrows and also took a quick stop at Mayreau to complete the day. Beachfront suite room is a dream. Loved the pink color spread throughout. The TV hidden in the sliding door mirror is something I want in my master BR. The Barbadian chocolate that is stocked in the food pantry is some of the best chocolate I have ever tried.