Hi there everybody, on this article you can be studying my lengthy overdue overview of The Naples Grande Seashore Resort the place we stayed whereas visiting Naples, Florida. Positioned on Seagate drive in Naples, The Naples Grande Seashore Resort is positioned on the coronary heart of the town, and is a brief drive to buying, eating, and sights. It has a complete of 474 rooms; 395 common rooms, 29 suites, and 50 Backyard Villas that are positioned subsequent to the primary constructing referred to as the tower.
Facilities
The lodge is attractive and does provide fairly a little bit of facilities. We booked a gulf view room which had two queens beds, a mini fridge, ice bucket, iron and ironing board, espresso maker, protected and some bottles of complimentary water. The toilet had a bathe, a bathtub and double sinks. From our seventh ground balcony, we had an awesome view of the gulf of Mexico, with some obstruction, however nonetheless nonetheless an attractive view. We have been even in a position to look components of Fort Myer’s Seashore from the balcony, and it was additionally an awesome place to see the sundown.
There are two swimming pools positioned to the west of the tower constructing, the Mangrove Pool which is the most important of the 2 has a waterslide and is utilized by each youngsters and adults. Then, there may be The Palm Terrace Pool, which is extra non-public and smaller in dimension and is for adults solely. One facet of it’s lined with luxurious cabanas (I say luxurious as a result of they’re geared up with flat display screen TVs, lounge chairs, mini fridges, and comes with a private concierge, a fruit platter and extra), whereas the opposite facet is lined with pool chairs and a scorching tub.
I used to be not in a position to get an actual value for the cabana leases however one of many staffs suggested that the worth varies relying on elements such because the size of time you want to hire one for.
There’s additionally a 3rd pool, the Hibiscus Hideway which as its title recommend is hidden to the east of the tower amongst the villas. The swimming pools have been nice and there’s a poolside bar simply subsequent to the Mangrove and Palm Terrace Swimming pools and simply to your info the poolside bar doesn’t take bank cards.
Different facilities features a spa, a health club, a wellness studio, eating places and it’s very near the seaside. Whereas the lodge promotes that it has a golf and tennis membership I didn’t see the golf course or tennis court docket whereas staying there.
The seaside is a few 15-20 minute stroll on the boardwalk which matches by means of Clam Go Park to the seaside or you possibly can select to take the faster trolley journey. The seaside is gorgeous and I loved the way in which the white sand glistened within the solar. Seashore umbrellas can be found for hire at a value of $18. The chairs are free to make use of however the seaside attendants comes and choose them up round 5 p.m.
There are towels out there each on the seaside and on the swimming pools so that you don’t have to fret about taking your individual or taking one from the room.
The lodge additionally presents water sports activities actions reminiscent of kayaking. The kayaks are saved below the porch of the Rhode’s Finish restaurant, however weren’t out there to hire throughout our go to.
Eating places
The Naples Grande has a couple of eating places on web site, there may be The Catch of the Pelican a high-quality eating restaurant that serves up seafood and steak dinners, Rhode’s Finish the Mediterranean themed restaurant, Mantra the late evening bar and lounge, Aura the place breakfast is served every morning, Spressi Market that provides seize and go meals, and The Sundown Veranda the place you possibly can take pleasure in a cocktail whereas watching the sundown.
Although they’ve totally different names a lot of the eating places are all part of one huge central space, aside from the Catch of the Pelican and Rhode’s Finish. Effectively what do I imply by one central space? It’s like one restaurant divided into totally different components. First we have now the Spressi market place, subsequent to it’s the Aura, and simply in entrance of that’s the Mantra. Simply exterior the doorways is the Sundown Veranda which is mainly and out of doors eating space. Throughout my go to I used to be a bit confused with the setup and requested one of many workers the place was the Sundown Veranda, she pointed exterior and I saved strolling round in search of it and couldn’t discover the place this restaurant was, then after going again she defined that it was all the identical factor and it was simply the seating space exterior, so I made a decision to sit down by the bar and order a meal.
The meals alternative possibly debatable, however from my perspective there was not numerous decisions. The menu consist principally of quick-service kind meals reminiscent of sandwiches, wings, fries, and sushi. Rhode’s Finish restaurant presents gadgets reminiscent of burgers, sandwiches, gyros and salads, and $18 for a sandwich 😮 oh my. The benefit of Rhode’s Finish is, it’s by the seaside and whereas consuming you will get a stunning view of the Gulf, possibly even spot a dolphin or two 😊.
The Catch of the Pelican restaurant which I believe I’ll have most popular based mostly on the menu was closed throughout our keep . I have to say that I did take pleasure in my breakfast at Aura, it was tasty and filling, not like the sandwich I had the evening earlier than on the Mantra, that tasted just like the coleslaw was spoiled.
Overview
After we first checked into our room, on one of many beds the sheet had a brown mark on it which we expect was an indication of it being soiled, we referred to as the entrance desk and we have been in a position to get somebody to come back and alter the sheets. Additionally whereas searching round on the web site throughout our reserving it confirmed that they provided complimentary eating as a part of the Florida residence pricing, however after we referred to as the receptions desk the primary morning there to ask if we had the complimentary breakfast, with out even trying it up the individual that picked up advise that there isn’t any complimentary breakfast, virtually like a brush off. I left it at that since I wasn’t the one who booked the lodge.
Total, I admit that I did benefit from the time there, it’s a good spot to unwind and loosen up, however I’d not suggest it for vacationers on a funds. Though I appreciated the facilities the lodge presents, I do imagine it to be overpriced. We have been in a position to get a low charge after we booked, possibly as a result of companies have been simply opening up once more, however trying round now on the costs the most cost effective I’ve seen is $298 on one reserving web site, whereas different websites like Expedia and the lodge’s web site are displaying costs beginning at $409 per evening. There’s nothing actually included within the value aside from the room. There’s an extra payment for parking at present $18 per evening for self parking and $28 for valet parking, plus a nightly resort payment of $37.