Lauren Lopez

No the armed guards weren't really necessary just reassuring and all the kids loved taking pictures with them. It's not bad at all especially if you just ignore them. The walk was not bad at all.

Hey there! We just came back from our wedding at the Jellyfish and we stayed at Melia. It was wonderful! The walk to the Jellyfish was like 2 mins. away and we hired armed guards so our guests were not harassed on the walk over so we ended up saving some money for the transportation. We had a Reception/Mixer prior to the wedding so our guests could mingle. It was for 2 hrs total and consisted of 4 hors d'oeuvres for one hour and 2 hour open bar for 50-60 guests at Melia's beach gazebo. The private dinner option was somewhat pricy at ~$40 per person so we ended up all being transported back to the international buffet restaurant after the mixer where we all ate together at one section of the restaurant. Miguel Valdez is the Group Coordinator at the hotel and was soooooooo helpful and assisted us with all our hotel questions and concerns not even pertaining to the mixer. Hope this helps! Enjoy this time bc it goes by too quickly and know that everything will be perfect!!!! Good Luck. Lauren

Hey everyone! Was just curious if anyone has been to either NOW Larimar or Melia Caribe Tropical hotels and can tell me a little about either one of them. Those are the two hotels I am currently in between. Thanks so much all!