Trip Review - Beaches Turks and Caicos

Where does a Travel Agent go for vacation? Well, this one let’s her family decide (most of the time). For summer 2012 my teenage daughter selected Beaches Resort in the Caribbean island of Turks & Caicos. I have sent many families to the Beaches on Jamaica and many honeymooners to T&C, but had never had any families or couples select Beaches T&C, so I was excited. The resort sells out year-round and I wondered what the hoopla was and if it would meet the expectations that I had for this 5-Star All-Inclusive Resort in Paradise. Well, my review will explain my take on it and I decided to separate it into Part I, 2, 3 and 4: the Resort, The Service, What’s so Special and Sweet 16. I hope you enjoy them and we hear from you to plan your vacation to Beaches Turks and Caicos.

First, just a bit about the island: Turks & Caicos is a little known cluster if 40 or so islands not far from The Bahamas, It’s best known for the powdery sand beaches, level of blue hues of color in the ocean and a 12-mil long beach, which is where Beaches Turks & Caicos resides. T&C is rated one of the top 10 best scuba diving destinations in the world. Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa is a Caribbean wonderland of adventure and luxury for kids of all ages on this fabulous island. Once my family arrived, we never had need to leave, so we didn’t.

Part 1: Beaches Turks and Caicos Review
Beaches: The Resort: Beaches brand resorts are part of the umbrella of amazing resorts offered by Unique Vacations. Sandals Resorts is their adult only sister and the quality that is found in both Beaches & Sandals exceeds most all-inclusive resorts found anywhere. There is a pool for each day of the week, but the largest and best “pool” would be the clear turquoise sea. We toggled between pools and ocean each day-hard choices. Beaches T&C is made up of 4 “Villages”. Basically, these are four distinct areas so you can have the feel of vacationing around the world. You can’t go wrong in any of them:
·         Caribbean Village (where we had the delight of staying) are low-rise pastel colored buildings that offer either garden paradise views or ocean views.
·         French Village is the sophisticated style village with the largest pool we found more quiet than the rest. (no balconies in this area-but neat accommodations that offer connecting rooms if you have large family or a group).
·         Italian Village  is BIG and BEAUTIFUL as the newest section to open. This seemed to be where the “action” was most days.
·         Seaside Village is in the center of the entire complex and many can accommodate for up to 8 persons.
Overall, there are over 600 rooms, divided into 30 categories over 65 acres. It’s been voted the World’s Leading Family All-Inclusive 14 years in a row. WOW!