Written By: Geoff Millar, Owner – Ultimate All Inclusive TravelDreams Resorts in Greece, Costa Rica, and Curacao
This month, before getting to the Dreams Resorts in Mexico, we will look at the remaining outlying Dreams Resorts in Greece, Costa Rica, and Curacao. As the majority of Dreams Resorts are located in Mexico, these are the first of many Dreams Resorts to come outside of Mexico. Look for a number of new Dreams resorts to open in other parts of the world, mainly Europe.
Dreams Resorts in Greece, Costa Rica, and Curacao
The first Dreams Resort we will look at is the new Dreams Resorts in Greece, the Dreams Corfu Resort and Spa opening in 2022. This will be the first upscale all-inclusive dreams resorts in Greece. It is located on the Greek Island of Corfu in the seafront town of Gouvia. Corfu is one of the main and most popular Greek Islands in the Ionian Sea of Western Greece and is called the Emerald Island because of its lush garden like landscape. The resort has its own beach and pier offering a wide variety of watersports.
The accommodations at the Dreams Corfu are made up of 337 regular and Preferred Club rooms, Bungalows, and suites starting with the Garden View room with 1 king or 2 doubles + 2 sofa beds, then the Sea View Room with 1 king or 2 doubles + 2 sofa beds, moving to the Family Garden View room and the Family Sea View rooms with 1 king or 2 doubles and 2 sofa beds. We finish the regular rooms with the Garden View Bungalow and the Sea View Bungalow both with 1 king and 2 Sofa Beds. We move on to the Preferred Club or Concierge level accommodations starting with the Preferred Club Swim-up Sea View with 1 king bed, the Preferred Club Deluxe swim-up Sea View with 1 king bed and 2 sofa beds. We move on to the 2 Bedroom Preferred Club Garden View Suite and the 2 Bedroom Preferred Club Sea View Suite, both with 2 king beds and 2 sofa beds. Next, we have the Preferred Club Bungalow Sea view and the Preferred Club Bungalow Sea Front with 1 King and 2 Sofa Beds. Next are the Preferred Club Bungalow Sea Front Swim-up with 1 King and 2 Sofa Beds. Finally, we have the Preferred Club Bungalow Garden View Master Suite and the Preferred Club Bungalow Sea View Master Suite with King Bed and 2 Sofa Beds. All Rooms and Suites come with free WIFI, 24 hr. room service, pillow menu, upgraded amenities, and kid’s amenity kit.
Dining at the resort is varied and includes an International Buffet, 3 A la Carte restaurants, and a private dining option for Preferred Club guests. The A la Carte dining options include Greek, Italian, and Seafood. Drinks are all top shelf alcohol and are served at the Beach Club bar, the Swim-up bar, the Barefoot Pool Bar, the Lobby Bar, and for the Preferred Club Hideaway Bar. There is also a Coffee Bar, and an Ice Cream Bar.
Activities are many and varied including both Sea and Land options. We start with the 3 pools on the property with a private Pool for the Preferred Club guests, then the beach for some sun and sand and some great water sports including all non-motorized watersports. On land there is a great fitness center, bike rentals, daily activities, nightly entertainment, and a fantastic Spa. This is a great place to have your dream destination wedding.
This resort is great for those that want to experience the Greek Islands at an up-scale resort where you can be as active as you want or relaxed as you want to be yet have the amenities and options that U.S. travelers are used to.
The next resort we are going to look at is the Dreams Curacao Resort Spa and Casino in the Caribbean on the Island of Curacao. It is one of the Caribbean Islands that sits outside the Hurricane zone. This Island has it all, under the water and on land with great diving and fishing as well and a diverse landscape from arid to jungles and everything in between. Because of where it sits has an average year round temperature of 86 degrees.
Accommodations at the resort consist of 197 both regular and Preferred Club rooms and Suites. In the regular rooms we start with, deluxe Island View Rooms, Deluxe Pool View Rooms, Deluxe partial Ocean View Rooms, and Deluxe Ocean View Rooms. All Rooms except the Deluxe Ocean View Rooms come with 1 King bed or 2 Double Beds. The Deluxe Ocean View Rooms only come with 1 King Bed. At the Preferred Club Level, Their concierge level, they start with the Preferred Club Ocean View and the Preferred Club Jr. Suite Ocean View. These two categories come with 1 King of 2 doubles beds. At the top level they have the Preferred Club Ocean View Suite and the Preferred Club Presidential Suite. These two levels come with only a King bed. All accommodations come with free WIFI, 24 hr. room service and upgraded amenities.
This resort has 7 dining options including an International Buffet as well as 5 A La Carte options. The A la Carte options contain, The outside Grill, The Iguana Brew Pub serving Tex-Mex and craft beer, Seafood, Italian, the Grill Steak house. As far as drinks you have the Casino Bar, the Beach Bar, The Lobby bar, and the Coffee Bar. Don’t forget the 24 Hr. Room Service.
Activities at the resort are both on land and in the water. Starting with the water the resort has 3 pools including a kid’s pool, 2 dedicated beaches, all non-motorized water sports. At an extra cost is Scuba Diving and fishing. On land there is Language and cooking classes, big screen movies, beach parties, nightly entertainment, beach sports like beach Olympics, beach volleyball. Don’t forget the Casino, the Spa, the Fitness Center, and the destination wedding dept. They also provide twice a day transportation into the town of Willemstad. There are a large number of off-site tours available around the Island. For the kids there is a Kid’s Club with supervised activities as well as a teen club with supervised activities.
This resort is great for those that want to experience one of the smaller islands in the Caribbean at a more Boutique style resort with only 197 accommodations rather than a 500 or 600 room mega resort.
The last resort we will look at this month is the Dreams Las Mareas Resort and Spa located in the Gunacaste area of Costa Rica. This resort is surrounded by jungle with a great stretch of beach on the Pacific Ocean. Picture monkeys frolicking in the tress outside your room. The resort is a little remote but contains everything you need for that perfect vacation with a ton of off-site tours to explore other parts of Costa Rica. The resort has been awarded, from a number of organizations, awards as an eco-friendly resort.
The 447 accommodations at the resort are divided into regular rooms and suites and Preferred Club, the concierge level, room and suites. All the rooms are actually Jr. Suites. Starting with the regular rooms that are all Jr. Suites and are Tropical View, Pool View, and Ocean View that have 1 king or 2 double beds. They all come with a private hot tub on the deck. In the Preferred Club Level, we have Preferred Club Jr. Suite Tropical View, Ocean View, and Jr. Suite Swim-out Tropical View. We then move to the Suite level starting with the Preferred Club Master Suite Tropical View, Swim-out, and Swim-out Ocean Front. Last, we have the 1 bedroom Preferred Club Presidential Suite Ocean Front, and the 1 bedroom Preferred Club Presidential Suite Swim-out Ocean Front. Both of these have a hot tup on the balcony or terrace. All Accommodations have free WIFI, updated Amenities, and 24. Hr. Room service
As far as dining clients have a choice of 8 options including 5 A La Carte restaurants, an International Buffet, A grill, and a Coffee bar. The A La Carte choices include Mexican, Pan Asian, Seafood, Italian, and a Grilled Specialty option. As far as drinks there is the Pool Bar, The Music Lounge and Night Club Bar, The Swim-up Bar, The Lobby bar, the Preferred Club Bar, and for the healthy, the Spa Bar. Don’t forget the 24 Hr. Room Service.
Activities are both on Land and in the water. In the water there are 3 pools including an adult only pool, and one pool with a slide. The resort has a beautiful Beach that is calm and great for swimming. All non-motorized water sports are included. Scuba diving and fishing are available at an extra cost. Of course, there is just relaxing by the pool or on the beach. On land they have wild-life watching, bike tours, Ping pong, big screen movies, beach parties, Theme Nights, Language and cooking classes, nightly entertainment, and tons of off-site tours allowing you to explore this fantastic Eco destination. For the kids there is a great Kid’s Club with supervised activities and a Teen Club with supervised activities. Don’t forget the great Spa and Fitness Center. This is a great place for that Destination wedding.
This resort is for those clients who want to visit the beautiful country of Costa Rica while also staying at and experiencing a high quality AAA 4 Diamond Resort.
This concludes our tours for Dreams Resorts in Greece this month. We will continue next month with more Dreams Resorts. Until then stay safe.