by chiwolve » Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:44 pm
We have only had the penthouse on our first trip there. As newbies we wanted the option to stay in our room if the environment freaked us out. As it turns out, we loved the resort, but also loved the penthouse. We are going back in a few weeks and paid up for the penthouse.
While it is a steep premium, we rarely vacation alone like this and feel that it is worth the extra cost. Sadly, whenever you see promotions and specials for Desire, the penthouse is never included. Obviously a limited supply of them.
The butler brought us breakfast every morning and even late night munchies on demand. He brought us bottles of booze and mixers on demand. He arranged all our meal reservations and took care of anything we needed.
The deck and plunge pool are amazing with great views. We are not lifestyle, but we can imagine that the penthouse would give you a great location to host others as well. Especially since they will bring you a bottle of booze or two if you want. The private cabanas mean you always have a great spot in the shade on the beach. But who knows? I get the impression that many people value spots near the pool. I am sure the butler would arrange to save you a spot every day if you wanted, but the beach was great for us.
I guess at the end of the day, you pay a premium for extras that may or may not be of value to you. Some of the extra cost is defrayed by things like having airport transfers included in your price and availability of late night food at no extra charge. I would be curious to hear from others that have tried the penthouse and other room categories to hear if they think it is worth the extra cost....
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