Prior to leaving for the Le Meridien, I made a quick solo trip (using the last 2 stamps of our family transit card) back to the area where I had gone to the Espadrille making class as across the walkway from the shop there was a shop named SARA which had lots of fun things that I could use in my Etsy store! No need to bore Andrew with shopping there so I went alone and had lots of fun! Did not spend a lot of money however got some cool beads that will make great Spanish Knitting markers! Now when I get home I will just have to put them together lickety split! Once back at the hotel, we packed our car and off we went to the Le Meridien Ra Resort. I thought it was on the beach however looking at it on Google Maps, we were a little perplexed as to what it was going to be like – did they use trick photography to make it seem like they were on the beach? It showed a road between the beach and the hotel!
As you will see in the hotel pictures below – everything promised in terms of location was true – on the beach and it was a boardwalk that Google Maps showed as a road- not allowed to drive on! It is quite a beautiful structure – the historical part was an old sanatorium and then they added a reception area behind it and on each wing, modern hotel rooms with a reflecting pool, which is where we stayed. Here is our drive and pictures of the hotel itself – most I took and a few are from the hotel website:
Our stay was started off on the right foot – once we got to our room there was a knock at the door and some gluten and champagne was delivered! After the gluten correction was done, this is what we got – gluten free items! This is a thank-you for being at the level I am in the Marriott Bonvoy program. Once we sort of unpacked, we did not do much but relax and take some walks such as to the grocery store (beer and Coke Zero run) and down the boardwalk. Yes, we did sit on the beach too! We did that twice – once in the rain – to make us feel like home and once in the hot sun so we could remember what the heat of Spain was like! We also went for dinner at the hotel and at a restaurant next to the hotel which was surprise – gluten free!
