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Crowne Plaza Country Club : A Real Glimpse Inside

Where: Mall Drive & East Atlantic Avenue, Freeport, Bahamas

With over twenty years resort and business travel experience, instinct kicks in naturally when taking a vacation break.  Freeport has been one of my regular stops over the years, so when I heard about the renovations to the Princess Country Club, now Crowne Plaza Resorts, I decided to take the trip.

Clearly 9/11 has left its mark on this island paradise, and it is only midway through its recovery. On arrival, we were immediately struck by the lack of regular bellman assistance to support courtesy baggage transport.  In place of gold trimmed stately looking doors, manned by smiling islanders dressed in colorful clothing, we were met with automatic doors, which opened to clean new floors surrounded by dark wall and interior décor. Though clearly planned as a cost saving measure, the distinct lack of ambience made an immediate difference. While waiting in the lobby to check in, we noticed the lack of island music and felt we could easily have been standing in a hotel in Philadelphia--which would have been fine, if we had wanted to be in Philadelphia.

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