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7 de marzo de 2024
We stayed at Zemi for 8 nights at the end of February. When visiting Caribbean, we typically stay at the upscale adults-only, all-inclusive resorts, but this time decided to try something different and off the beaten path. Transfers: We flew to St. Maarten and asked Zemi to arrange transfers to Anguilla and the resort, which was organized very well. We were a little nervous about the transfers, but it was flawless. Boat transfer is $85pp and taxi from the ferry terminal to the resort is $35. On our way back home, we flew from Anguilla airport (AXA) to Philly with a stop in Miami. Room: We booked a Tropical view room, but as Hilton Diamond members, we were upgraded to the Ocean view room, which was definitely appreciated. We got a corner room on the 2nd floor of bldg 2, which worked great for us. The room was big with high ceilings and lots of space, 2 separate closets and big bathroom (see my pictures). The resort is situated kind of uphill from the beach, but our bldg 2 was not much of a climb at all. Resort: The grounds are gorgeous; main pool is heated (very warm water) and looking towards the beach but is relatively small (at least as compared to the huge pools we are accustomed to in adults-only all-inclusives), and there is no swim-up bar. While we were there, it was mostly used by kids and their parents. It was not an issue for us at all, because we are "beach" people and mostly sit on the beach, rather than at the pools while in the Caribbean resorts. But if you are expecting a pool scene like in the adults-only all-inclusives, you will not find it here. They do have "Adult-only" pool, which is located in the middle of the resort with no view in front of it; water not heated; it was very quiet and almost private (we never saw more than 2 couples there at the same time). If you want to relax with a book or really craving peace and quiet, this could be a good choice. Beach: Shoal Bay East is absolutely breathtaking; the water is exceptionally clear and takes many different shades of aqua/turquoise depending on the light. Such a feast for the eyes!! When we were there the water was comfortably warm for swimming with no sargassum. Some days it was calm enough for actually swimming, other days waves were pretty big, so we were just jumping waves. They have plenty of beach loungers on the beach, which are very soft and comfortable (usually resorts have these only at the pools); beach attendants set them up for you and can even add a 2nd sun umbrella for additional protection from the sun if you ask. We did visit Rendezvous beach on the opposite side of the island and Aurora resort, and while it was good and the sea there was very calm, we both agreed that we would definitely prefer Shoal Bay and Zemi if we returned to Anguilla. Restaurants/Food/Entertainment: Food is of very good quality; their casual restaurant "20 Knots" is right on the beach - we had breakfast buffet there every morning with literally toes in the sand and less
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