Marriott's Barony Beach Club

It's a hard review for me because the villas were absolutely beautiful and seemingly very new. So spacious and clean, very nice! However, it wasn't clear anywhere that was visibly obvious on their website that their garden view rooms were actually completely across the street. We hoped to book a beachfront room, but they were sold out, so we figured a garden view would be fine and we would just walk out to the beach. But we were essentially in a whole different hotel almost. Also, we learned that despite this being a "beach" hotel - the property didn't supply chairs for the beach, or even towels for the pool. You had to bring towels from your room, and people were bringing their own chairs to the beach. Staff at check in both had training stickers on and didn't even welcome us with a hello, then couldn't initially find our reservation. That was fine, but none of the staff we encountered the whole trip really were friendly or hospitable to be honest. Bottom line is I think if you're coming to the area for golf and can get a beach front room at this beach property, you'll find it enjoyable. Again, the villas themselves were beautiful. But this was not what we expected or hoped for, essentially making this a waste of money for us overall.

We loved staying here with our kids. Lots of things to do (walking on the beach, trying out all of the swimming pools and hot tubs, shuffle board, fooseball, large jenga, and scheduled resort activities such as s’mores bonfire and games).

Beautiful resort. Plenty of amenities. Quiet, family atmosphere. Great place to reconnect with the ones you love.