We just arrived back from Pearl yesterday (5/7) and will post a regular trip report in a few days. But in the mean time, if anyone has a questions, feel free to ask! The trip was awesome!!!! The only negative we had was:
We were told by Magy, the Conciere at the time we checked in, we could visit Desire RM at any time during our stay; on 5/5, we walked the 45-min. walk along the beach, and we were DENIED access onto the RM resort. First the beach security guy stopped us. We thought it would just be a formality of showing him our wristband. He then told us we couldn't enter the property!!! I asked for a manager, and instead got a security supervisor. She too told us we couldn't visit. I then asked for a manager and was told "no". So, back we had to go, the 3 or so miles back to Pearl. (They didn't even want to give us a drink...until we practically begged for a cup of water!) Once back at Pearl, we headed to the lobby and asked to speak to the Pearl manager. Come to find out that because of a "takeover" at RM, we at Pearl were not allowed to visit. So future visitors beware......make sure you are indeed allowed to visit on your intended day. Magy told us that she didn't find out until after we checked in that there was a takeover; poor communication on their part considering takeovers aren't done spur-of-the-moment. Other than that, our visit to Pearl was awesome!