Fairmont Royal Pavilion

We chose to go to the Fairmont based on the reviews we had read on tripadvisor, and are very pleased that we did so. The hotel staff are very friendly and invest a lot of time getting to know you and are always keen to chat and find out how things are going.One of the best things are the rooms. They are spacious, very comfortable and every room has the most stunning view across the sea.The beach and the loungers is fantastic. The sea is brilliant if you like to swim as deep and clear, with the pontoon that you can swim out to and dive off. This tends to be a place you get to also meet and chat to other guests.The one missed opportunity is the main restaurant/ bar as it is uaully quiet and although the food is good (very expensive) and they have talented entertainment, it is not well used.We were there over easter at the beginning of our 2 weeks and were surprised that there were children there as they advertise as not allowing under 16s except in May. They do - it seems - relax the rule over easter for "regulars". A number of guests it seems did make comments to management that they need to make that more clear. We had partly - like others - chosen the hotel doe to the no kids. But in the end they were fine - and better behaved that a large 30 USA salesmen contigent that stayed for 3 days. The hotel does seem to take groups and they held some loud barbequues anbd corporate parties and so maybe worth checking if any will be there when you are there as the hotel only has 72 rooms and you can be swamped if a big group is in.We loved this hotel and would go back in a shot!

You can see a video of the room at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dym_LPeVyI