Travelled Jan 31 to Jan 7 2023

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knipper1388
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Inscription : 27 oct. 2022 14:14

Travelled Jan 31 to Jan 7 2023

Message par knipper1388 »

Hi there all. We are in CL right now. We booked Soledad with access to Lindamar and Villa Coral. Here is the status right now.
Friends we met were here last week over Christmas and there was some beach in front if Caprice (Caprichio) . We had our room changed a week before to Caprice due to renovations not complete. Bit of a haggle over what is considered ocean front but staff here has been awesome as usual. Especially here at the Caprice all-around.
I'm using old names some but here goes:
Playa Blanca -closed renovating
Sanctuary -old Playa Blanca bungalows open. Very small restaurant.
Villa iguana-closed, very little work going on currently. We checked in at the Iguana (Natura) but no rooms. Pool is running but the rooms and grounds are very rough. The Isla?? Italian place is open but almost empty.
Villa Coral is closed and rough around the grounds -stairs to the water etc. There is a gazebo bar at the point there by the iguana bar and newer stairs down to the water before the Isla. That is where the beach starts (this week) you can walk quite a ways heading to the other hotels. There was 1 room being painted at iguana. Maybe a few in the one block were painted but most rooms are full of stored items. We walk by every day. The soledad is closed. Possibly a few workers living there. Lindamar is open and we spent new years there with a wonderful meal. Village souvenirs by the pirate taberna are all gone. Bowling closed. Museum still closed. They are offering sunset cruise for $125 cdn on the plane or $ 94 usd on island. We got stuck on a sand bar for 2 hours and had to get towed off!! They also still have the Havana flight $270 usd and a full day scuba super reef not sure of cost. Sirena bar restaurant is open and basic items are all no charge. Paraiso is open a bit but looks like only a cooler for drinks and some sun beds. The Paraiso beach is quite different. Many small stagnant pools and the ocean is far out from the bar. Hurricane took the large trees.
At Sirena there is a wooden walkway to the bar then water water which is nice. Small souvenirs stand there by the ain bar. Shuttle is free at 10 & 11. 1:30 & 4 back. Aside from the 2 large hotels the others are mostly empty. Don't be fooled that all the hotels are open. There are only 12 of us at Caprice. Lots of au natural. No worries about restrictions that we've seen.
Good luck!!
Update:
Delayed again on the way home. Sunwing is a mess right now be prepared!! Pearson airport was fine. Use the arrive can app. Save time at customs.
Probably my best trip to CL but also the weirdest. Sunwing is definitely not doing a good job. The Villa Caprice staff all spoiled us. Just amazing people.
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