I'll bite to keep this active
We looked at several hotels this winter - an option for us if the Cdn $ stays low, we can book some of them thru a Cdn holiday pkg in Cdn $'s [cheaper than their web site US $ rates]
We prefer to be more mid or south on the beach. Esmeralda looked nice but too far north for us. We looked at Alamanda and liked the look. Any comments on Alamanda? Looked at L'Hoste / La Playa, seemed a little tired?

J&B