We stayed 7 nights in a junior suite at Sea Splash. I had asked for an additional bed but the king size bed was big enough for our 2 year old son as well. The bathroom could do with some work and we found that we had to wait about 15 mins between each shower/bath before the water would be warm enough again.
I would definitely recommend it, the staff are very friendly and helpful with our restaurant bookings. The weather was great for our 7 days, only raining during the evening when we arrived.
I think the location is almost perfect, in the middle of the 7 mile beach with patty and fruit stalls on the beach front close by. There is even a fruits lady who sits on the beach at Sea Splash usually everyday.
If you walk out of the hotel onto the road, turn left and walk about 100m, there is also a small grocery stall and a restaurant called Cool Spot which the locals eat at. The menu changes every day and main meals come with rice and peas for about 6 USD, however almost all the choices are spicy (even when told it isn’t).
For convenience, we ate breakfast at Normas restaurant every day but I think it is quite expensive as it cost 6 USD for a bowl of cornflakes! Try the fish burger from the lunch menu and the pesto linguini with shrimp from the dinner menu.
We also went the Rock House, Xtabi and LTU restaurants, all on the cliffs in the West End and are good for watching the sunset. We also tried Kuyaba (?) along the beach and it was the only restaurant which offered kids meals. All served good food but Rock House was probably the best. Also most of the restaurants offers free pick up from your hotel although the taxi drivers expect a tip and they usually hang around at the restaurant to take you back to the hotel (expect to tip).
We took a child car seat with us but unfortunately most of the taxis are pretty old and either do not have seat belts at all or they were broken but having said that, all the taxi drivers that we had were very considerate and did not drive like some of the maniacs that you will see on the roads there.
There are several glass bottom boats near Sea Splash offering snorkelling on the reef. We went with Shelton for 20 USD each for about 1.5 hours. His boat is usually moored just a little up the beach (if the sea is on your left hand side.). We found it was usually calmer in the morning. It is worth going as there is plenty to see especially when they feed the fish.
Overall, we really enjoyed ourselves.






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