Positive: The area is beautiful. The surrounding area's scenery is lovely, and the landscape architecture at the resort is very well done. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, especially the beds. For the colder months, there are in-suite fireplaces.\n\nThe restaurant (Talavera) is delicious and the brunch offered on weekends is one of the best I have ever been to. The pool is fine and folks help set up the lounge chairs. Iced water, magazines, and sun block are available poolside as well.\n\nNegative: The biggest complaint I had with the resort was the number of loud children at the pool (including those under the care of the hotel's child-caretakers who brought the kids to the pool.) Mind you, I am a teacher, I love children, but on vacations I want to lounge by a quiet poolside. There is an adults-only pool, but after we moved from our \"cabana\" in the young-and-old side, there were few seating options left at the adult-only pool, and you could still hear the noise. Not what I was expecting at a Four Seasons.\n\nThey charge $10 each night to park your car at the hotel (not valet, this is offered but at a greater charge). I could understand if the hotel was in a city, or in a town with many options for public transportation, but the only way to get from the airport to to the hotel, and around the area (most shopping and restaurants are a 15-30 minute drive from the hotel) is via car.\n\n**It is important to know that the hotel is spread out over a good distance, so to get from most rooms to the lobby, pool, and restaurants, one must walk a lot. Carts are available for guest transport, but there you may find yourself waiting a while for it to arrive.\n\nOlder guests or those with back/foot trouble may want to stay at the Phoenician where rooms are typically closer to the lobby/pool.
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