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Thanks! 🥰 Things to bring: - extra swimsuits and cover ups. The humidity keeps things from drying quickly - insulated cups and reusable straws for your drinks - towel clips for your chairs - packets/tablets for hydration - men need pants & closed toe shoes for Feathers We didn’t do any excursions. “Sand gravity” is very real there. lol we had all sorts of plans to go on excursions… but it’s so hard to leave that beach! Haha Some popular excursions in the area are Rastasafari and the little tiki boat that goes to Booby Cay. We always do Club MoBay for departure. On arrival, it really depends on the time and day your flight lands. They have new automated kiosks that really helped speed things up on arrival. If your flight is landing mid-late afternoon on a high-traffic day, I’d recommend getting Club MoBay just in case… but, if you’re going in July it’s probably already booked up. If you have Priority Pass you can pre-reserve the Club MoBay departure lounge for only $5 per person! Let me know if you have any other questions!

Yes, the Bali beds have to be reserved. They were about $80/day if I remember correctly.

Yes! It is!

While I totally see what you’re saying, this resort isn’t your typical “all-inclusive” resort. It was small and quaint and didn’t have the AI vibe. I feel like it fit the vibe of Isla Mujeres well and didn’t ruin anything.

@@Dnatravelbrewsandreviews I made a mistake. I jumped the gun and thought you were talking about ‘Secrets’. My apologies.

@@ronelkins1057 No worries! I agree, Secrets resorts have a very different vibe and footprint.

The only pitfall we noticed is the drinks weren’t very high quality… they were fine, but we’ve had better at other all-inclusive resorts. The biggest thing for us was having to wait for them to bring us a $0.00 receipt to sign at the end of every meal. Sometimes it took a little while for them to come back with it.

We’ve been there in 2019, 2020, 2021, and twice in 2023. We’ve always had great service. We had one year when it was hard to get good service from the pool bar because people were breaking the rules and tipping bartenders and we weren’t… but that was the only time.

OMG! Thank you for the correction. I was super tired when I made this video so that doesn’t surprise me. I’m not sure there’s a way for me to fix it, unfortunately. 😅

Agreed! That’s one of the things that makes the Couples brand so special! They do a great job of retaining their employees! We’ve been to CSA 6 times now and have become friends with many of the staff members there. We always look forward to seeing them again ☺️

@@Dnatravelbrewsandreviews my wife and I go not for the nude beach but because it attracts so much of the guests over there the rest of the resort is not crowded. We are always able to get chairs and an umbrella at the main pool. We always book a or b bottom level.

@@Tommy.461 We appreciated that about CSS, as well! At CSA we have to get up early to get good spots on the beach and it was nice to not have to worry about that at CSS.

Thanks for the tip! I thought of that while putting together this video and made a mental note to remember to do that next time! 😅

@@Dnatravelbrewsandreviews been there a few times. It’s absolutely beautiful. Try the Sunset Beach if you go again!

Yes! We love Negril. We've stayed at Couples Swept Away 6 times now! Our next visit we plan to do a CN/CSA split stay. You just can't beat the Negril beach and the value offered by Couples Resorts!

Yes! I completely agree! It never felt crowded and there were so many wonderful, private spots all over the resort! A great honeymoon destination, for sure. We never took advantage of the van to get around... we should've. haha Out of curiosity, if this is your 2nd favorite place on earth, what's your 1st?

The stairs are definitely a lot. Even for my husband and I who are fit and active… we got tired of them by the last day. The water and the beach are also not great, especially compared to the Negril resorts. The water is calm, but shallow and full of sea grass. The beach is very small. We did CSS as part of a split stay with CSA and it was perfect that way. We did 3 nights at CSS and 6 at CSA. Just try to avoid a Friday night at CSS because the dinner options are more limited due to the beach buffet they do that night. Couples coordinates the transportation between resorts for free, btw!

Sorry I never replied! I didn’t see this until just now. SEB is on the windward side of the island so it’s usually windy, but it was especially windy while we were there. Haha

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Left there today 6/24/23 and the bay is brown water with red flags up and no one is allowed out in the water, due to safety concerns.

We loved July! It was windy and the waters were rough, but it was great! Sunny and comfortable, not too hot. We were told by employees that it’s not uncommon for it to be windy in July, but not common for it to be so windy for as many consecutive days as we experienced.

So sorry for the delayed reply! I didn’t see your comment until just now. I do agree with your TA that the Caribbean can always be a gamble as far as weather goes, but we had fantastic weather in July! Very windy, but clear and no rain!

We're actually hoping to do a CSS and CSA split stay this summer! We want to check out CSS but can't bring ourselves to go to Jamaica without going to CSA! The transfer was about 3 hours. We requested to leave at 8:30 and they coordinated a private car for us. We arrived at CSA around 11:30!

Sorry for the delayed reply! We were on vacation in Jamaica! Yes, there is a ton to do all around Exuma! You can check out the other video on my channel where I documented what we did while we were on the island!

Hi! Sorry for the delayed response… I didn’t see this comment until just now. It was hard to find shaded chairs by the pool, especially if we got there late. It wasn’t a huge issue at the beach, and I think most of that is due to the weather. We had red flags every day, so most everyone was by the pool rather than the ocean. Food and drinks were good… their specialty drinks were a little sweet/syrupy for my taste so I stuck mostly to rum & coke. As far as food goes, we really enjoyed the pizza, jerk shack, and Barefoot for seafood. Most of our dinners were good, but not great. Service was lacking, but that’s because we didn’t have a butler…. Butler guests received great service.

If you’re asking where everyone is in my video, they mostly weren’t up yet. Lol To respect privacy, I try to keep people out of my videos as much as possible so I intentionally wake up early to film so there usually isn’t anyone around. ☺️

Hi! It’s so hard… they each have their own pros and cons. For us, beach is #1 priority so for that reason, we prefer CSA. The pool at CTI was nicer, there was more to do in the way of excursions, and we preferred their non-reservation a la carte restaurant The Verandah over CSA’s Patois, but we prefer the rest of the food at CSA overall. We also loved the view from our room at CTI and the breeze that kept us comfortable, whereas the patios at CSA are usually too hot & humid. Overall, none of these pros beat out the CSA beach, though, so CSA is still our favorite. Hope this helps!

Glad you enjoyed it! It is a piece of paradise, that's for sure!