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Re: Grand Lido...
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03/21/2019 10:16 PM
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Re: Grand Lido...
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03/22/2019 12:10 AM
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There's only one Grand Lido now, in Negril. Haven't been there myself in the current iteration, to know much about it. I guess, without knowing, that HUGE resort they built where the rest of Grand Lido was, has been completed?
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Re: Grand Lido...
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03/22/2019 11:30 AM
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The Grand Lido is a sub-part of the huge Royalton complex in Negril, Jamaica. There's the Royalton, Royalton Hideaway, which is adults only, and the Grand Lido, which is clothing optional. The Grand Lido is small, only 26 rooms, but you have all of the other resort facilities available. We booked May 7-12, so we'll see. The resort looks very nice. There's even butler service, though I'm not clear if that's personal butlers or just for the area. We've been to Hidden Beach and were not really that impressed for the price they charge, so we're looking for an alternative. The Tripadvisor reviews for the Grand Lido are beyond bizarre. There seems to be an absolute obsession with Andre, the fitness instructor. Most reviews seem to talk mostly about him and the fitness activities. There's not much about the resort itself other than generic praise.
For a long time it was really a work in progress, but now it's supposed to be all done now including the bar, beach grill, and hot tub. Clothing optional and other resort customers are not allowed. Custom wrist band color, for what I understand. The rooms appear to be much nicer than those at Hidden Beach and all of the facilities are brand new, so we're hoping for a luxury experience.
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Re: Grand Lido...
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03/22/2019 01:09 PM
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OK, like I said, I didn't know whether the resort was all done yet. Would appreciate hearing back after your trip.
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Re: Grand Lido...
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05/15/2019 06:15 PM
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We just got back from our trip to the Grand Lido. I'm putting a more detailed review on TripAdvisor, but thought I would add some observations for this group.
They made a big deal when we got there that they are au natural, meaning you must be nude in the pools or hot tub. For the most part, all men were nude and some of the women. Most women wore either a swim-suit or bikini bottoms. I think that's just fine, but I don't know why they make a big deal about a policy they don't enforce. Occupancy was pretty low, though that's to be expected in May.
Even though there isn't a beach, that swimming area is great. We saw lots of fish, a small ray, starfish, and tons of vegetation and coral and the water was wonderfully warm. We spent a lot of time in there.
We've been to Hidden Beach. This is a whole other level above Hidden Beach. The food was better (though you had to put on clothes), the rooms were much nicer, the pool was nicer, and the service was much better. Okay, it doesn't have a nude beach, but Hidden Beach has a nude beach that's not really swimable, and I'll take swimable over sand any day.
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Re: Grand Lido...
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05/15/2019 07:14 PM
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Hi. Whatever you post on TripAdvisor, you could copy and paste here?? Thanks.
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