Princess Senses The Mangrove Is a New All-inclusive, Adults-only Jamaica Resort With Overwater Villas and Non-public Scorching Tubs

Birthday celebrations appear to have grown from one-night events into occasions that final whole weekends, so with that in thoughts, I deliberate a three-day getaway for a niece who was reaching a milestone birthday—an ideal excuse for a warm-weather trip for our travel-loving group who have been principally within the midst of a chilly January. We appeared to the Caribbean and realized of a brand new upscale resort in Jamaica, assured of sunshine and an opulent setting.  The just lately opened adults-only all-inclusive Princess Senses the Mangrove turned out to be ideally suited for our women getaway.

Jamaica was a brand new vacation spot for all of us, so we took within the surroundings, small cities, colourful homes, seaside shacks, and glimpses of the turquoise sea on our hour-long drive to the resort from Montego Bay’s airport. Upon arrival, we have been greeted with an escort to the Platinum Membership lounge space—we had opted for Platinum’s upgraded facilities—for a lightweight lunch and drinks as we took care of check-in particulars. On the best way to our rooms in a big golf cart-like shuttle, we appeared out over acres of dense mangroves with their tangled roots and inexperienced foliage, clearly explaining the title of the resort.

The newly constructed property curves round a sandy seaside, and our rooms, like all of the lodging within the resort, confronted the ocean for sundown views and breezes. We took full benefit of our furnished terrace, particularly the big spherical tubs that we stuffed with bubbles and luxuriated in day and night time. One other favourite spot was the Blue Mountain espresso store the place we loved ice cream, espresso drinks, and pleasant younger girls anxious to serve their scrumptious creations.

The ambiance across the swimming pools was stress-free, and once we shuttled over to the separate Princess Grand Jamaica to take a look at the meals vehicles and water park, we loved the energetic ambiance, colourful pool slides, and our first Jamaican jerk hen. However the subtle adults-only resort beckoned, and we fortunately returned to our poolside lounges and cocktails.

Days flowed into evenings after which into dancing on the nightclub, and our solely problem was deciding the place to have pre-dinner cocktails and our night meal. At Robert’s Flame, the resort’s steakhouse restaurant, our server offered a private contact, shocking us with a particular dessert and a hand-written (in chocolate) birthday want for the visitor of honor.

This new resort is an ideal vacation spot for a weekend getaway, group journey, honeymoon, or any time some sunshine and enjoyable seems like a good suggestion. Right here’s what it was like to remain on the new Princess Senses The Mangrove.

The Rooms

All 401 luxurious suites have furnished balconies or terraces overlooking the ocean, and the resort additionally gives 14 overwater villas with infinity swimming pools. The 183 entry stage Deluxe Junior Suites embody a lounge space, spacious rest room with a designer bathtub, rain bathe, minibar, and occasional maker. With a keep in one of many 61 Swim Out Deluxe Junior Suites, you possibly can step exterior and loosen up in a solar lounger set in shallow water or take a dip in a semi-private pool, good for cooling off or swimming laps. Select a king mattress, two queens, or one of many suites with a settee mattress.

If soaking in a bubble-filled tub in your non-public terrace when you bask within the solar or below starry skies sounds heavenly, choose one of many eight Luxurious Junior Suites with a Whirlpool. In addition they embody a designer bathtub and double rain bathe within the expansive rest room. You’ll be able to take pleasure in just a few extras in one of many 54 Pleasure Junior Suites the place you’ll have premium bathrobes, slippers, a complimentary privateness equipment, temper lighting, and a spherical king-sized mattress. The Swim Out Pleasure Junior Suites supply the identical facilities.

E book a Platinum Junior Suite, Swim Out Junior Suite, or Platinum One-Bed room Grasp Suite, and also you’ll get pleasure from privileges like a non-public check-in space, unique seaside membership and eating places, butler service, premium drinks, discounted spa companies, and early check-in/late check-out when obtainable. The 5 Platinum Grasp Suites supply bigger rooms and terraces, with a Balinese mattress and whirlpool tub, further rest room, and high-end hospitality merchandise.

The Princess Bridal Suite options Platinum Membership facilities, a designer mattress, make-up room, and unique terrace, and the Presidential Suite gives a non-public infinity pool, expansive Sky terrace, and lodging for 5 company. Fourteen overwater villas function spacious residing rooms, bedrooms, glass flooring, massive furnished terraces, non-public infinity swimming pools, and Platinum Membership facilities.

Meals and Drink

Selections, selections. You’ll have to remain for just a few weeks to expertise all of the eating venues, with the all-day buffet Meals Market and eating places serving sushi, steak, seafood, Italian, Mexican, Japanese teppanyaki, Jamaican-Caribbean, and Asian fusion delicacies, all exquisitely embellished. Throughout from the row of eating places on the resort’s second flooring, there’s snug seating for pre- or post-dinner stress-free and rows of seats dealing with the ocean, the place we spent a while every night after dinner, listening to stay music and having fun with the ocean breezes. Our sushi dinner at Umami was scrumptious, and I loved the filet mignon and grilled shrimp (Beef & Reef) at The Pearl.

Then, there are the meals vehicles for snacks and jerk hen, the Reef seaside buffet, MVP Sport Bar, and the 24-hour Blue Mountain espresso bars, the place we ended every night time with an ice cream cone. Cocktails, dancing, and video games at MVP Sport Bar have been favorites, and the rooftop bar on the Platinum Membership was the right place to observe the sundown. There should be a return go to to make amends for the remainder of the 14 bars that we missed.

Actions and Experiences

It is perhaps tempting to discover a lounge chair by the pool—particularly one which’s partially submerged on a scorching day—however then you definately may miss out on dawn yoga, seaside volleyball, a reggae, soca, or salsa dance lesson, or a music trivia contest. There are cornhole video games, horseshoe tournaments, spin lessons, and much extra. Each night at 9 p.m. within the Moonlight Theater, there’s a unique present on the out of doors stage, and we caught Retro Night time, with energetic dancers and nice music.

In the course of the day, you possibly can take a kayak or paddleboard out for a spin, play water polo, take a guided snorkeling tour, or snorkel by yourself. We slipped over to the Wild Princess Water Park on the Princess Grand Jamaica household resort for snacks from the meals vehicles. Whereas we ate, a few lovable younger exercise administrators inspired us to play just a few video games of Jenga and tic-tac-toe. Watching the children on the slides and splash swimming pools was enjoyable earlier than we headed again to our adults-only haven.

The Spa

The spacious and superbly designed Princess Grand Jamaica Spa features a sauna, steam room, solarium, hydromassage pool, and therapeutic massage cabins. The spa gives a wide range of massages, and the Swedish therapeutic massage was heavenly. Friends can even select pampering with facials, physique scrubs, and a spread of wellness experiences. There’s a full-service magnificence salon for manicures, pedicures, and make-up and hair companies.

Household-friendly Choices

Princess Senses The Mangrove is an adults-only (18+) resort, however the close by Princess Grand Jamaica is open for all ages, with a water park, youngsters membership and exhibits, video games, and actions. The handy location of the 2 resorts creates a really perfect vacation spot for multi-generation teams.

Location

Princess Senses The Mangrove is about an hour from Montego Bay’s Sangster Worldwide Airport, and shuttle transportation will be organized prematurely, which is advisable and handy. There’s an onsite journey firm, Tropical Excursions, for off-property excursions to rum factories, waterfalls, boat excursions, and extra.

Accessibility and Sustainability

Accessible visitor rooms can be found, and there are elevators in every of the buildings. The Platinum Seashore Membership is accessible to company with disabilities, and shuttles are all the time obtainable for transportation to eating places, golf equipment, and different components of the property.

The adults-only Princess Senses The Mangrove (together with the family-friendly Princess Grand Jamaica) is the primary totally sustainable lodge to be developed in Jamaica. Greater than 100 acres of lush mangroves border the property, having been preserved for magnificence in addition to their worth for the nation’s ecosystem. The property consists of its personal electricity-generating plant, water remedy plant, photo voltaic vitality system, and pure gasoline era plant.

The lodge is the primary to assemble 500 rooms for tourism employees, and as a member of the area people of Inexperienced Island, Princess has adopted Inexperienced Island Excessive College and Harding Corridor Preparatory College. The corporate additionally developed a relationship with two native hospitals.

Learn how to Get the Most Worth Out of Your Keep

Be a part of “MyPrincess” for gratis when making your reservation by way of the Princess Lodges web site and obtain a reduction of as much as 20%, which will be mixed with different gives, charges, and promo codes. Additionally, the MyPrincess program for Princess Senses The Mangrove consists of free shuttle to and from the airport, 10% low cost on spa companies, and unique complimentary companies on arrival.

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