1. - beautiful lobby: the main building lobby overlooks the beach, it's stunning- very nice rooms, our bathroom had California style shutters that opened into the bedroom which overlooked the beach- our maid even put our dirty dishes into the dishwasher for us on days we did not manage to do it ourselves - amazing service!- lots of car rentals only a 5-10 minute walk from the resort depending on which side you're staying in (we were right on the edge of the resort, so didn't have to take the hotel road, instead climbed under the fence and walked across the main road to find ourselves at the car rental)- a number of pools with beautiful landscaping, and happy hour mai taisAll these factors contributed to this vacation being one of the top two on my list.