13/06/2021
My review of Riu All- Inclusive Resort in Bahamas (post pandemic). We had to get a health Visa before checking in at the airport $40 including COVID Related travel insurance. It was a pain but whatever. We were able to use our vaccination card but we also got a COVID test done before traveling just in case. Our health Visa was also checked before we boarded the plane. Our flight was a little over 2 - 2 1/2 hours. Which was great. Going through customs was quick and easy once we landed. The drive to the resort was about 20 to 30 minutes.
Once we arrived at the hotel we were temperate checked at entrance. Check in was cool, the hotel was not too crowded but people are back to traveling and vacationing.
The food was delicious, staff was not at 100% capacity but they were attentive and accommodating.
There were long lines for the reserved restaurants because they had limited capacity. But they also had a buffet.
The resort was very clean but needs some maintenance. They played themselves with the two twin beds pushes together to make a king bed. I sleep very close under my Mr. ♥️ back and my body was sore.
Our room was cleaned daily, there’s no room service due to the restrictions.
The beach was beautiful and soo clean.
The staff was very friendly and helpful.
They had interactive games as well as night time (corney) entertainment.
We were able to catch a cab to go into Nassau to shop and we went to the docking area for the ships. The cruises are about to start back up on July 1st and the residence said that it will get very busy. We also went to Atlantis to the Casino (and Gucci store 😊)
We had to take a COVID rapid test before leaving. They can do a little better with coordinating the test because you schedule dates and times that are months away from your realistic time period just to get your registered information but you just get online to take the test. The lines can be long. We were #2 in line thank goodness we went 1 hour early due to their scheduling mixup.
Overall, I loved the Bahamas and can definitely see myself frequenting there.
Stay tuned for more travel info. I’m soo ready for my next trip. Sweet Sands Destinations is definitely ready to make our footprint in the sweet sands this year 🌺