Maca Bana

First, Joanne, the manager, a couple months prior was very helpful with resolving an issue we had with *******, and then finding us a deal with a local rental car company. In addition, she was very pleasant to deal with upon check-in. We had one of the two one-bedroom villas at the resort. It was on a cliff overlooking Magazine Beach, and we could see up the east coast of Grenada to St. George's (where you could see the cruise ship that docked each day). Low 80s when we went in February, but a constant breeze outside our room. More ideal weather on the deck outside the villa could not be imagined. Not sure if the larger villas behind us had the same breeze. We had a bedroom, a large kitchen, and a large bathroom in our villa--perfect for the two of us. There was the outside deck as well as a more secluded patio as well as a hot tub. They stock your fridge with some staples--milk, bread, eggs, OJ, ice, coffee, etc--which will hold you over for the week or until you get some additional items at the spice market or supermarket. Grounds are nice and parking is convenient. You walk down through the resort, and through the affiliated Aquarium Restaurant to get to the beach. Not many people at this south end of Magazine Beach, so there is little competing for loungers. The resort will give you snorkels and fins. I'm not a big snorkeler, but you could see lots of fish close to the shore. Others were snorkeling further out. It is a steep incline from the beach back to the resort--not an issue with us--but only mentioning it for people with mobility issues. It is ridiculously near the airport, about a one-minute drive. But the flights are so infrequent that noise from the airplanes is not an issue. (Take offs from some of the smaller planes is drowned out from the sound of the ocean waves.) We encountered no mosquitos or bugs; maybe that's more an issue in the rainy season? We understand the owner of Maca Bana lives on the premises; he also owns the Aquarium Restaurant that adjoins. The menu is of the "international" resort kind--we generally want to explore an island for local cuisine, since that's our taste. Though, we did eat there the first and last night and enjoyed both meals. (The owner even bought us a round of drinks the last night, knowing we were staying there. Staying at Maca Bana seems to get you preference in getting booked at the Aquarium even if they are supposedly filled up.) The restaurant does have wonderful ambience, being right at the beach, and it seems to be popular with locals for birthdays and date-nights. We also had cocktails there in late afternoon, and after-dinner, different venues, but both wonderful, even if you don't eat there. I don't understand any complaints about the service. We had nothing but friendly, attentive service at Aquarium. (The only thing we noticed throughout all of Grenada, you have to ask for your check. Otherwise, we surmised, they assume you want to stay indefinate

We live in the Caribbean so pretty picky, but we chose here for our anniversary. View from our suite was amazing, we loved having cooking facilities for breakfast although the restaurant Aquarium was excellent. Small but very well equipped kitchen. Hotel was very accommodating with providing foods for first morning, adapting to our allergies/preferences. Wen we had an issue with mosquitos (had rained a lot just before we arrived) they quickly sprayed the area and provided us with interior bug repellent device. If you sty on the hill, be prepared for a good leg workout on the way back to your room from the restaurant/ beach bar!

We visited 5 different resorts on Grenada stating at Maca Baba to take in the scenery and we were rewarded. We came directly from the airport very close by using a taxi. Maca Bana has a small kitchen but we came without provisions so we had to rely on meals at the restaurant at the bottom of the hill at beachside.. Our unit was at the top of the hill and granted complete privacy. The next day was Monday and the restaurant was closed so the manager drove us to a restaurant near a harbor for breakfast and take out sandwiches for lunch. This saved us a $25 dollar taxi fare. We stayed two nights and enjoyed our stay.