Hi there everybody, on this article you’ll be studying my lengthy overdue overview of The Naples Grande Seaside Resort the place we stayed whereas visiting Naples, Florida. Situated on Seagate drive in Naples, The Naples Grande Seaside Resort is positioned on the coronary heart of town, and is a brief drive to procuring, eating, and points of interest. It has a complete of 474 rooms; 395 common rooms, 29 suites, and 50 Backyard Villas that are positioned subsequent to the principle constructing known 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, secure and some bottles of complimentary water. The lavatory had a bathe, a bathtub and double sinks. From our seventh flooring balcony, we had a terrific view of the gulf of Mexico, with some obstruction, however nonetheless nonetheless a phenomenal view. We had been even in a position to look elements of Fort Myer’s Seaside from the balcony, and it was additionally a terrific 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 personal and smaller in measurement 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 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 a precise worth for the cabana leases however one of many staffs suggested that the value varies relying on components such because the size of time you wish to hire one for.
There may be 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 had been nice and there’s a poolside bar simply subsequent to the Mangrove and Palm Terrace Swimming pools and simply on your data the poolside bar doesn’t take bank cards.
Different facilities features a spa, a gymnasium, 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 courtroom whereas staying there.
The seaside is a couple of 15-20 minute stroll on the boardwalk which fits via Clam Cross Park to the seaside or you’ll be able to select to take the faster trolley journey. The seaside is gorgeous and I loved the best way the white sand glistened within the solar. Seaside 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 decide them up round 5 p.m.
There are towels accessible each on the seaside and on the swimming pools so that you don’t have to fret about taking your personal or taking one from the room.
The lodge additionally gives water sports activities actions similar to kayaking. The kayaks are saved underneath the porch of the Rhode’s Finish restaurant, however weren’t accessible to hire throughout our go to.
Eating places
The Naples Grande has a couple of eating places on website, there may be The Catch of the Pelican a effective eating restaurant that serves up seafood and steak dinners, Rhode’s Finish the Mediterranean themed restaurant, Mantra the late night time 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’ll be able to take pleasure in a cocktail whereas watching the sundown.
Although they’ve totally different names many 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 elements. First we now have 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 outside 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 searching for 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 take a seat by the bar and order a meal.
The meals selection perhaps debatable, however from my perspective there was not quite a lot of decisions. The menu consist largely of quick-service sort meals similar to sandwiches, wings, fries, and sushi. Rhode’s Finish restaurant gives objects similar to burgers, sandwiches, gyros and salads, and $18 for a sandwich 😮 oh my. The advantage of Rhode’s Finish is, it’s by the seaside and whereas consuming you will get a beautiful view of the Gulf, perhaps even spot a dolphin or two 😊.
The Catch of the Pelican restaurant which I believe I’ll have most popular primarily based 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 night time 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 predict was an indication of it being soiled, we known as the entrance desk and we had been in a position to get somebody to come back and alter the sheets. Additionally whereas shopping round on the web site throughout our reserving it confirmed that they provided complimentary eating as a part of the Florida residence pricing, however once we known as the receptions desk the primary morning there to ask if we had the complimentary breakfast, with out even trying it up the person who 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.
General, I admit that I did benefit from the time there, it’s a great spot to unwind and calm down, however I’d not suggest it for vacationers on a price range. Though I appreciated the facilities the lodge gives, I do imagine it to be overpriced. We had been in a position to get a low price once we booked, perhaps as a result of companies had been simply opening up once more, however trying round now on the costs the most affordable I’ve seen is $298 on one reserving website, whereas different websites like Expedia and the lodge’s web site are exhibiting costs beginning at $409 per night time. There may be nothing actually included within the worth aside from the room. There may be a further price for parking at present $18 per night time for self parking and $28 for valet parking, plus a nightly resort price of $37.