Great food, clean, staff very efficient

my only complaint was the TV channels. I appreciate balanced news coverage. All news channels were progressive liberal left (MSNBC etc.). Great beach, wet bar excellent but staff way too somber. Food service hours should be more clearly posted.

From great to not so great...

Upon arriving at the resort we were greeted and checked in, the hotel was nicely designed and the food at the buffet was amazing and the staff were friendly, this continued for a couple of days. The rest of the days service was slow at the buffet and the food was horrible and not a variety as the previous days. I enjoyed the trip but i wouldn't return.

Amazing food

So I was there for 3 days and 4 nights during Christmas was not told that there was renovations going on at the resort. The pool bar was closed, the hot tub did not work, the rooms look like a regular hotel room which needs up grading, many dislikes but the food was amazing can not complain about that will not stay there again.

Great resort

This is a great resort to kick back and relax. Not flashy but clean and good quality. The staff are very helpful and go out of their way to please. The beach is superior to many we've seen - overall a great value!

The ocean is grat

no activities in the resort and that is a shame.... when the weather is bad ,windy,etc where you cant swim , there is no entertainment.....one yoga class in 3 days.. The beach is nice staff is friendly and the food is good

GREAT RESORT

OVER ALL IT WAS A NICE AND CLEAN RESORT! UNFORTUNATLY FOR US LOTS OF RENOVATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION AND 2 RESTAURANT WERE CLOSED AND NOISY ALL AROUND EXCEPT IN OUR ROOM. BUT OVER ALL WE LIKE HOW NICE THE PEOPLE ARE. ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP YOU.

Beautiful Peaceful Resort

The only thing that we found very was the walk to the elevators every day sometimes multiple times per day depending on your room location especially for that of the senior crowd. I must admit that the renovations did encroach on our holiday stay. The food could have been more localized, we found it to be very basic American but there was no shortage. When we first checked in at the Melia, the service was poor - when I first booked the trip months in advance, I had requested rooms side by side f [... lire plus]or my daughter and myself. I had then subsequently made two calls to the hotel itself to ensure that this was possible - the first time they told me that they did not have my booking as it was to early, the second time there was no answer and although I left a message - no one returned my call. In the end upon our arrival, they said that the only available rooms on the same floor was on the first. When we went down it felt like a basement and not like a hotel room. We went back up and asked for different rooms on the same floor again and they could not accommodate us. In the end my daughter ended up on the 4th floor and I on the 6th. I am sure you could imagine the problem this posed for us. It bothered me that this was not a last minute request - I had asked for this accommodation upon booking and tried a number of times to make this possible. The restaurant and eating areas - the staff there were absolutely amazing people, they catered to our every need, and provided that extra personal touch. This in many ways out weighed the other inconveniences within the hotel. In the end all we remembered was the impact these particular individuals made on our stay. Security - The Melia made us feel very safe, every where you looked was someone working there looking out for you. This was very important to me as I was on vacation with my friend and my daughter and her two friends. I felt safe enough to leave them hanging out at night. Rooms - very clean, staff - very polite, no wi fi I found that the Melia in the Bahamas catered to an older crowd, there was not much to do for young people, and they found themselves just hanging around during the evening on their cell phones or computers 9not my idea of a vacation). For our first time in the Bahamas, as everyone would do, we found it best to stay on the resort during the evening. Casino - was empty We did visit the Atlantis and I must say in all honesty that the Melia has some very serious competition. Their casino was packed, there was a teen night club, the aquarium....etc. It was a disappointment that we had to leave our resort to see another. Are all the Melia hotels the same?. I am not sure if I would take another chance in finding out. The three star rating is in relation to the security, waiting staff and how clean the hotel was kept.

Excellent Value

Room was generous, very comfortable beds, superb personable service from EVERYONE whether in the resort, food areas or on the beach, beautiful beach and the food was great quality with an extensive selection to suit every taste. There was a very minor annoyance with the renovation inside the hotel which affected the time and route one had to take to get to places but that will disappear once the reno is complete of course.

Great time

We had a great time, rooms were nice. The food was really nice except there was only one restaurant open as the other was under renovation. The staff was super friendly & the beach was clean & with super soft powdery sand. Would definately go back!!

The Resort was nice..

Resort was nice... Hotel is under renovations, but it didn't bother us... The only thing I didn't like was the Hotel Mattress was AWFUL.When it was a Sheraton Hotel the Mattress was amazing.. Mine you could feel the springs...

A good time!!

I came to this resort in March 2014, and didn't do all-inclusive. There are two Starbucks on site, as well as a deli where you can get breakfast and lunch. I am glad I decided not to do all inclusive since it gave me the chance to explore the island and try local restaurants. The rooms were clean and beds were comfortable. I would definitely come back!

Excellent stay

hotel was well kept but showing it's age. food was excellent, but could have more restaurants to choose from. best beach on island. needs more variety of nightly entertainment. staff was friendly and helpful. a must is to have an all inclusive stay, as prices for food and drinks very expensive.

Nice resort!

Enjoyed our stay at Melia. Disappointed that our flight was delayed over 2 hrs and we didn't get to Bahamas till after 1200 am. No taxis were around and had to get a transfer from one of the buses . We did not get all inclusive when booking our trip. When we did get to Melia we had to wait over 2 hrs in line to be checked in and then when we got our room we noticed in the bathroom there were lots of tiny little ant like bugs. I could not handle bugs crawling around my feet. Went to the front des [... lire plus]k and they were good about giving us the room next to it. No bugs thank goodness! Our room was nice , but we would of liked patio furniture or chairs on the balcony. The resort was beautiful, and the beach was spectacular..... We loved it. Food can be pricey.. Lots of restaurants though around the resort. Such as the fish fry. which we really liked. Buses are great and reasonable. Taxis were expensive. Just be prepared to pay. Overall we really enjoyed the stay!