点评:This resort is located in a very nice setting with a sweeping beach, snorkelling options right out front, surfing and a spectacular golf course just minutes away. The staff are brilliant and despite the ‘entrapped’ environment, meal and drink costs are within the realms of acceptable.
So why not 5 stars? Well unfortunately, the beautiful beach has fallen victim to the burgeoning problem of rubbish. I know this issue is complex, with local communities living in poverty on either side of the resort, lack of recycling infrastructure and education, but we all need to take responsibility for fixing this. The amount of plastic washed up onto the beach and discarded in the surrounding jungle is a disastrous crying shame. The resort does incentivise guests to volunteer for rubbish collection off the beach but that’s only once per week. I personally filled four bins full of plastic within an hour!
Unfortunately, speaking with locals, they are not at the point of connecting with the problem and the benefits of fixing it. Meanwhile, tourists keep drinking thousands of plastic water bottles and demanding new ones every morning. We all play a role.
翻译:这家度假村地理位置优越,坐拥绵延的沙滩,门前即可浮潜,冲浪和壮观的高尔夫球场也近在咫尺。员工服务周到,尽管环境略显封闭,但餐饮价格仍在可接受范围内。
那么,为什么不是五星级呢?遗憾的是,这片美丽的沙滩也未能幸免于日益严重的垃圾问题。我知道这个问题很复杂,度假村两侧的当地社区生活贫困,缺乏回收基础设施和相关教育,但我们每个人都应该为此承担责任。海滩上堆积如山的塑料垃圾,以及被丢弃在周围丛林中的塑料垃圾,实在令人痛心疾首。度假村鼓励客人参与海滩垃圾清理志愿活动,但每周只有一次。我本人在一个小时内就装满了四个垃圾桶!
令人遗憾的是,与当地居民交谈后发现,他们似乎还没有意识到这个问题以及解决它的好处。与此同时,游客们却依然每天早上都要求更换新的塑料水瓶。我们每个人都扮演着一定的角色。