20 more days before leaving for Braco…counting the days…Staying there A/N for two full weeks Feb 14-28
Just a few details/comments/questions about towels/beach/etc.:
Towels: the latest trip report for a January trip indicates they are now on a card system, one towel per person, clearly not enough to be comfortable A/N on a chair…so what should we do/what do people do?: 1) bring an extra beach towel each in our luggage (yuk!) or 2) use towels from the bathroom in the room for the beach or 3) any other creative solution?
Beach/Pool spots in the shade: surprisingly, there have been few complaints about this, but our main complaint last year (our 1st Braco trip) would have been lack of spots in the shade/umbrellas mainly on the A/N beach and also to a lesser extent the A/N pool.
We are very prudent with the sun and like to stay in the shade most of the time.
We lived on the textile side, doing the daily commute, so I would have to go every morning as early as possible to try to reserve a spot in the shade on the beach. By the time I got there (between 8-9AM-a major pain in the b… to wake up that early on vacation), all the "hut" type umbrellas were already reserved and all I could get was a spot under a palm tree, providing partial but not complete shade.
As for the pool, our preference would have been to switch from the beach to the pool around 2PM each day, but again we found that A/N pool-side spots with umbrellas were hard to find/nowhere to be found at that time.
We will be living on the A/N side this year, which should make things easier. But if you have been there recently, tell us:
1) has the umbrella situation improved?
2) can you reserve your spot on the beach the night before by dropping a few items on the chairs, is that what people do or what else do they do?
3) is it proper "etiquette" to reserve both a spot on the A/N beach and a spot at the A/N pool early, and then move from one to the other during the day?
Volleyball: Some comments have been made about Braco and/or Superclubs sometimes penny-pinching on small petty items. Our complaint there which we believe has not been voiced by others is that the Volleyball used in the A/N pool looked like it was 20 years old and had one of its side panels ripped…have they fixed this problem or should we pass around the hat to buy a new ball?
Reservations at Munasan/Piacere: By the time we got to Braco last year, it was almost impossible to book a reservation at either Munasan or Piacere. This year, thanks to the advice and e-mail addresses on this Board, we have been able to book in advance once per week at each place. We self imposed this once per week limit, but would like to know if there is actually such a limit at Braco, or again if it is OK/appropriate to ask for more.
Blackberry:Will my blackberry work in Braco 1) for e-mails 2) for 3G Internet connection?
Thank you for your help!
Quietcouple3
