Our family of 6 stayed for four nights with two rooms facing the bay, as requested. Our rooms had balconies where we could see the boats leaving the marina and listen to the ocean sounds. We were on the 2nd floor and always heard the sound of the people moving around upstairs. We were at an end of one of the wings, so it was reasonably quiet. The rooms had microwave, fridge, safe, t.v. as advertised and were reasonably clean. There were 'dust-bunnies' in the bathroom under the sink and counter and the first night one of the bed sheets had black marks on it and the dust ruffle on the bed had been tucked under the mattress--inspection revealed there were large stains on the ruffle. This was never changed or cleaned for the entire stay. I had bought the breakfast package which was never credited to my account and at check out time, the entire amount of $15 per adult was not completely credited to my account and the check out clerk seemed to know nothing about the breakfast package. If you actually take two rooms, and eat breakfast at the Blue Pearl, I would recommend that you charge the meals to both of the rooms--i.e. ask for separate invoices for breakfast and check early on in your stay to see that your credits are actually credited against you invoice. Cashing traveller's cheques there is difficult if the concierge does not have cash available--some have cash and others will direct you to the staff supervisor and you will have to wait in a check out line up. The shuttle to Sea World was okay, but was often full and you would either have to wait for a second shuttle 30 minutes later, or walk or drive you own vehicle. Room service was excellent and the gentleman who delivered could not have been nicer and more helpful in the delivery and then the pick up of the dirty dishes. The pool was not heated, so took a bit to get into the water at night. The hot tub was hot and good after a long day of touring the Zoo and Sea World. The price was high for the rooms considering the economy in the U.S. at this time. There is a $12/night parking charge for your vehicle. We could see the fireworks from Sea World from our balcony at night which was nice. I enjoyed an afternoon of reading and resting on my balcony and watching the boats come in and out of the harbour. I found the issue with the bathrobes and beach towels a little offensive. They leave a note saying if the towels and robes are missing they will charge your invoice. When I checked in there there were no robes in my room. When I called about this, the desk clerk said it would be noted on my file. I insisted that was not good enough and that the robes needed to actually show up in my room. I am glad that I insisted that the robes showed up because the check out staff was not well informed. All in all, the stay was good, but expensive.
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