Didn't know where to post my review.
This was my 2nd visit in about a year to Aventura. The shape of the hotel reminds me of the fidget spinner toys. The logo is used throughout the resort on tables, wallpaper and carpeting. I was hard pressed to find any sharp angles or square/rectangles in the design elements as part of the building and pool. The resort architecture flows incredibly well anchored by massive windows in the food court area looking over a smaller, but fully functional and relaxing pool area. There is a good sized hot tub behind the pool with a separate restroom building. There is also a walking path directly to Volcano Bay which looks like it would take no more than 5 minutes to get to.
Check-in was, again, simple. I inquired about the resort parking fee being waived, but to no avail. There was no line or wait whatsoever and since we arrived at 2 PM our room wasn’t quite ready. Then the infamous 2 minutes after leaving the front desk, I get the push notifications that the rooms were ready. I chose one room with the theme park view and the other just standard. They upgraded me to the theme park view which I guess nullified the parking fees ($19/night). The rooms are just as I remember them, sleek, clean, modern, on the smaller side and with a tablet to control lights, television, air conditioning and ordering room amenities (extra towels, soaps, etc.).
Went down to the pool where they drop a screen from the building and play a movie. I think it was some
Lego movie, but being the heated pool I didn’t really watch much of it. Besides not having it loud enough to hear (while in the pool), for some strange reason there are 2 lights that shine directly behind the screen and wash out the corners. It made the image really poor and hard to watch. So I opted to go to the hot tub. It’s a hot tub on a timer with almost no view of the movie. The pool area has no shortage of palm trees and gorgeous tropical foliage. To me, the pool is sized appropriately to the resort. I am pretty sure it was the time of the year, but at most I probably saw 25 guests here throughout our stay. I would say about 20% were children in the pool/deck. They do have 2 lifeguards on duty at all times.
I ordered extra shampoo, soap and coffee via the tablet requesting RELAY deliver it (RELAY is the onsite robot). Within 90 seconds there is knock on the door with a housekeeper holding a bag of my requested amenities. That was incredibly quick, but was sort of hoping the robot would stop by. 5 minutes later my room’s phone rings and there’s a knock on the door……..it’s RELAY! The lid pops open and I got additional items. I then thanked him/her and used the touchscreen to indicate I was done. RELAY did a little dance and then left for the elevators to go back down to the lobby. It’s a cool perk staying here.
