Rick and Grace,

I wrote this a while back after answering these questions about a gazillion times. I've gone through it quickly and up-dated a few things and hope you're able to make use of it.

The two bedroom units at the Towers are huge - the front door and hallway leads into full kitchen w/dining area, and huge living room with flat screen tv with the main balcony off the living room; guestroom has two twin beds made up as a queen also with a flat screen tv in the armoire and a dressing area; a full hall bath (used mostly by guestroom occupants); master bedroom with ensuite bath and dressing area as well as king sized bed and flat screen tv, and a small standing only balcony.

In general, The Towers is about 25+ years old now - it's a single building that features a lovely pool, pool bar and a small minimal work-out room. There are no restaurants on site but you can purchase burgers, dogs and fries and perhaps salad plates at the pool bar, and there was talk they were starting to prepare breakfasts as the pool but having taken a peak at their new menu, I thought personally they breakfasts were a bit over-price myself, and having been there again since I first wrote this, please, don’t anyone depend on them serving breakfasts at the pool. It might happen and then again, it most likely, might not.

There is an activities desk run by Terry that hosts a Monday morning activities spiel on the pool deck complete with a flute of champagne, coffee and sometimes, pastries - she really knows what goes on and if she doesn’t have an immediate answer to your question, she'll get one fast. There is a laundry area but I have never used it though judging from photos someone posted here within the past few months, it looks just fine, and my understanding is you need to purchase tokens from the front desk staff. Again, I haven’t used it but I understand it’s not inexpensive so you might want to consider an outside laundry service.

You absolutely NEED a car to stay at the Towers and you can arrange a rental through the them or on your own wherever you choose. It's a 5 to 10 minute walk down the driveway, across the road and across the fairway to the beach, however, IMO those few minutes seem like a lifetime walking back when you're hot and sweaty and sandy and carrying all kinds of 'stuff' that we all take to the beach.

The beach at Mullet Bay is very nice but it has a temper (temperament?) and character all its own and can be like a bathtub in the morning or like a roiling whirlpool a few hours later.

There are two food/drink/chair rental concessions on the beach at Mullet and there may be a porta-potty but it costs a dollar and the rumor last I heard says you might prefer to go back to your room if staying at The Towers, but if not, remember to bring tissues and wear shoes.

You are entitled to free beach chairs - the green ones only - and not the ones set up with umbrellas in front of the concession stands. You can rent an umbrella daily from the concessions for about $8 to $10.00 a day or from the Towers activity desk for the week. The Towers beach chair man, often Wayne, will set it up for you. The chairs are locked and you have to find him to get them (or one of the guys at Rosie's if you can't find him...) but he will set you up and even your umbrella if you smile and ask nicely. And of course, tips are always very much appreciated.

The Towers itself is an older ergo dated property - the rooms are well maintained and have recently gotten new bedding and appliances and new soft goods since, too. They are always immaculate and have everything you need to enjoy yourself for the week, flat screen TVs, stereos, DVD player perhaps, internet which once upon a time was free and I think they now charge $35.00 or $40.00 for a week of unlimited usage, and yes, it can often be spotty at times depending on the number of users.

They have fully equipped kitchens with dishwasher, microwave, stove with oven, full-sized fridge w/icemaker, and all the utensils and dishes to be able to prepare a meal if you so desire; airco throughout; blow dryer in each bath and plenty of towels in the unit as well as beach towels available on the pool deck. Fresh towels and trash removal are done daily and the beds are stripped and changed once midweek along with a full refresh of the unit. Read your check-in info packet to know which day your unit will be done. The maids do not do beds or dishes daily but if you want full-service you can arrange and pay for it at the front desk. Personally, I don't think it's worth it but we tend to be very neat and I have no issue making the bed.

And the best feature to me is every unit has at least one porch/balcony depending on the floor you're on. Our family's units range from the 6th to the 8th floor (daughter and son in law have one of the two three-bedroom units up there) and those high up balconies are wonderful.

The Towers setting is pretty serene and the pool deck is perfect for napping or reading and is generally NOT very busy and as of our Dec. 2015 trip, there's been a recent infusion of new umbrellas, chairs and chair mats, and if you see one 'saved' check with the pool staff as this is not allowed for more than an hour while people might go back to their room for lunch or drinks. After an hour, they're supposed to make it available to anyone who might want to use it.

What you have to know is this property has a sad history because of a major storm in the general area and it is not spiffy/glitzy and new, but it's still one of the best timeshares on the island, IMO. The staff will go out of their way to help you if you approach them with kindness and a smile and a please and thank you, and their honesty is beyond question and without a doubt. And the place itself is more than comfortable.

If you're a walker to begin with, you could easily walk from The Towers during the day to either Cupecoy Beach and/or the Atlantis Casino area and all it has to offer, or to the Maho shopping area and all its different options including a casino and lots of dinner and drink choices. The thing is, DO NOT do this at night - the roads are narrow and don't have sidewalks and cars fly through the area and you really can't see well enough to walk the golf course in the dark, which isn't a good idea anyway. In the past there were a lot of problems with disreputable individuals hiding in the derelict buildings but I think that's pretty much a thing of the past now that all those buildings have been demolished.

I love my Towers time and enjoy returning there at the end of a busy island day spent wherever doing whatever, whenever, but absolute truth be known, there are some days when we're so busy chillin’ (aka limin’) at the Towers that we don't even leave in the first place, and an afternoon nap on the balcony is not at all unheard of.

Okay, those are a lot of generalities and I don't know if there's anything there you were wondering about or not but please, if you have any other questions or specifics to add, I'll be more than willing to answer as I can.

The entire area from the archway at the end of the Maho shops all the way up to the medical school just before Atlantis/Cupecoy is pretty generally referred to as Mullet Bay, most of which are roads and the golf course, and the beach there, obviously, is Mullet Bay Beach.

Trust me, the rooms are considerably more than just a place to sleep at night and I would suggest to you, because of the college new construction next door, the better rooms right now are numbered from -04 through -09 and obviously, higher is always better for the views which are pretty darned nice for the most part. The studios are large for studios and you still have a full kitchen and a bath with shower but no tub.

And regarding some people wanting to check it out, I'm sure they'd have no problem with that and truthfully, I'm thinking if you were to park in the parking lot just beyond the front door and go into the building to the Front Desk, they might, if they had a free staff person handy, even be able to show you a room for future reference.

And if they couldn't do that, as long as you let them know who you are and what you're doing there they'd have no issue with you checking out at least the pool and bar areas.

To get to the pool just follow the sidewalk the length of the building and out to the pool deck. There are restrooms there and the work-out room is back there, too, along with the towel cabana and the pool bar. They offer happy hour for some drinks from three to six pm but remember, not all drinks are included.

Somewhere there are a couple of tennis courts but I'm thinking they're probably not very well maintained and you have to walk down the driveway and a short way through the woods onto the old Mullet property to get to them. There is at least one couple/family that plays 3-4 times a week every April when we're there. The last I knew personally was a couple of years ago when my husband and granddaughter played a few times but I do know the Towers staff still maintains them for the guests. I believe they are the courts from the original Mullet Bay Tennis Village of yesteryear but we're not tennis players so I've not paid that much attention to them.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to ask away.