Club Med - Palmiye
From the moment we met the first Club Med GO I was hooked. The resort is stunning and spread over 18 hectares on its own private cove. The resort is split into two, with the village at one end and the hotel at the other. The village is more family oriented were I felt the hotel more for adults, but you flow from one side to the other so easily it really doesn't matter where your room is located.
Having arrived and seen all the different things on offer I threw myself into it, starting with tennis, archery, and ping pong all of which are included in price.
There was no avoiding the water and the many water sports that were on offer also included in the standard package price, so down to beach I went and even though it is now clear I have some balance issues no one was going to stop me trying body boarding, kayaking and wind surfing all of which were great fun and frustrating at the same time. The GOs have endless patience and are always happy to help the very beginners to the experienced.
Being a French company there is a massive focus on the food that is available whether that's at 7.00 am for breakfast or midnight for a light snack. This Club Med along with all the others are based on a genuine all-inclusive context which means not only is your food and drinks included but also any sport you want to try including football, basketball, snorkelling, Zumba, keep kit classes, power walks, water skiing and the list goes on.
Don't be fooled like I was into thinking that Club Med is only about the active because it's not, the seven different pools all offer a different experience whether that's in the spa or indoor pool through to the stunning ZEN adults only section, where I spent most of my time.
It is so hard to explain what is so great about this sort of trip and why I feel under the Club Med Spell, but I did. Maybe it's the fireworks they had on Friday night's White Night where everyone dresses in white and the swans float in the pools. Maybe it was the staff, who are never too busy to stop and have a chat if you want one. It could be the food which was some of the best hotel food I've eaten, and the chefs are always on hand to explain what method they used, or the ingredients included. Perhaps it was the weather, which was a very pleasing 40c. It might have been the different activities that I tried, some very successfully and some not so much. Or maybe, just maybe, Club Med does cast a spell over you as you enter the beautifully designed resorts knowing that any and everything you may want will be taken care off, but then I've always believed in magic. Next Club Med Ski!