DeniseandMark
SBH Insider
Friday was going to be a low key kinda day. We were just going to hang around, chill out, and not do a whole lot.
Weeeell...
It didn't quite go that way, LOL!
We talked to Jeff yesterday morning, and he is such a sweetheart... he had arranged for us to have lunch at the Hotel Manapany, with a 'special surprise'. Now, when Jeff says that, it's always something good!
Now, if you remember from our post last year, we had a problem with getting our meal...but it really wasn't their fault. The chef had fallen and broken his leg!!! Anyhow, it was beautiful there, and we wanted to try it again.
We had a leisurely morning, and then headed down to Anse de Cayes...
...and the Hotel.
When you come in the gate, to the right is the spa...
And the tennis courts are to the left...
Well, when we got there, we discovered that Jeff had reserved us one of the "Little Houses" right next to the pool, which are like a cabana or thatched hut (there are only two of them!) for our lunch! WOW!
The view from our cabana...
So we get there, and they absolutely roll out the red carpet. The manager, Fedrico came by, and apologized profusely for our experience last year, even though we told him we understood completely, and weren't upset. After all, the poor chef had broken his leg! Nevertheless, Fedrico told us, he wanted us to have some champagne, on him! How sweet!
To the Manapany Hotel, Fedrico, and Jeff...who totally ROCKS!!
So the whole time we are there, we got absolute five star service...it was awesome..and so was the FOOD!!! The lunch special is only 25 Euros, and includes appetizer, main course and dessert.
We started with salad: marinated mushrooms and greens. Yum! That's shaved parmesan on top.
For lunch, I had the tuna...
And he had the marinated chicken breast with diced peppers and onions.
Dessert was simple, but delicious. Strawberry sorbet and praline ice cream...
And strawberries and chantilly cream
After lunch, I wandered around the grounds shooting photos of Anse de Cayes...
Then I headed back to the pool to take a dip...
Where I found...(Oh, Missy!!!)...this French hottie asleep by the pool. I would have gotten closer, but his girlfriend was right beside us, and I didn't want to be TOO obvious, LOL!
The pool was nice...cooling off, without the sand!
We had a very French lunch. It was well after three when we finally decided to pack it up and go back to the villa. OMG...it was such a wonderful afternoon.
I wanted to note also, that Jeff has gotten new furniture for the master suite in the villa! I like it!
We lolled around for a few hours, and then got ready to go out and PARTY!!!
Us, dressed up in sort of matching white linen:
And scooted up the hill to Les Bananiers!
We had eaten lunch there last year, and were really impressed, so we decided to try it for dinner this time. Once again, the food was awesome!
I had the grilled seabass, in a light garlic cream sauce...that little round thing on the left is spinach flan..it was good!
Mark had duck breast in a honey and balsamic vinegar sauce. In the center at the top is a potato they stuffed with cheese (brie, maybe?) and wrapped in bacon and then baked.
The we had cafe au lait...that thing floating on top is not whipped cream...it's meringue!
The house specialty dessert: bananas baked in a light pastry crust. Around the edges are caramelized nuts.
Then it was time to go to the Jazz festival!
We were going to meet Ellen and Rosemond, but unfortunately they had to cancel. We are supposed to try to meet up again later, though.
We did get to meet up with Mr. and Mrs. TomG and Mr. and Mrs. CC!!!
We had a blast, y'all! We just love the CC's and the TomG's were an absolute hoot!!! It was a wonderful night! We chatted and laughed and generally threw down for over four hours...it didn't seem like that long!!! We could have stayed all night...but it got a wee bit late...or EARLY...and the cc's had to fly out today. (Au 'voir! Have a safe flight home, y'all!)
We ran into Erin, the model again, and Rambo the Chihuahua...
The first set was Emily Elbert...
And the second set was Project K-Paz...
Emily Elbert was WONDERFUL!!! She has a great voice, and sounds Nora Jones, and can play the hell out of the guitar!
K-Paz was good too....they were just a bit loud. We all liked Emily better...we could have listened to her all night!
Well, it's Saturday morning, and we are going to go climb up to Flamands Ranch again, and then jog to Colombier.
Seriously.
We eat.
We drink.
Now we pay.
Weeeell...
It didn't quite go that way, LOL!
We talked to Jeff yesterday morning, and he is such a sweetheart... he had arranged for us to have lunch at the Hotel Manapany, with a 'special surprise'. Now, when Jeff says that, it's always something good!
Now, if you remember from our post last year, we had a problem with getting our meal...but it really wasn't their fault. The chef had fallen and broken his leg!!! Anyhow, it was beautiful there, and we wanted to try it again.
We had a leisurely morning, and then headed down to Anse de Cayes...
...and the Hotel.
When you come in the gate, to the right is the spa...
And the tennis courts are to the left...
Well, when we got there, we discovered that Jeff had reserved us one of the "Little Houses" right next to the pool, which are like a cabana or thatched hut (there are only two of them!) for our lunch! WOW!
The view from our cabana...
So we get there, and they absolutely roll out the red carpet. The manager, Fedrico came by, and apologized profusely for our experience last year, even though we told him we understood completely, and weren't upset. After all, the poor chef had broken his leg! Nevertheless, Fedrico told us, he wanted us to have some champagne, on him! How sweet!
To the Manapany Hotel, Fedrico, and Jeff...who totally ROCKS!!
So the whole time we are there, we got absolute five star service...it was awesome..and so was the FOOD!!! The lunch special is only 25 Euros, and includes appetizer, main course and dessert.
We started with salad: marinated mushrooms and greens. Yum! That's shaved parmesan on top.
For lunch, I had the tuna...
And he had the marinated chicken breast with diced peppers and onions.
Dessert was simple, but delicious. Strawberry sorbet and praline ice cream...
And strawberries and chantilly cream
After lunch, I wandered around the grounds shooting photos of Anse de Cayes...
Then I headed back to the pool to take a dip...
Where I found...(Oh, Missy!!!)...this French hottie asleep by the pool. I would have gotten closer, but his girlfriend was right beside us, and I didn't want to be TOO obvious, LOL!
The pool was nice...cooling off, without the sand!
We had a very French lunch. It was well after three when we finally decided to pack it up and go back to the villa. OMG...it was such a wonderful afternoon.
I wanted to note also, that Jeff has gotten new furniture for the master suite in the villa! I like it!
We lolled around for a few hours, and then got ready to go out and PARTY!!!
Us, dressed up in sort of matching white linen:
And scooted up the hill to Les Bananiers!
We had eaten lunch there last year, and were really impressed, so we decided to try it for dinner this time. Once again, the food was awesome!
I had the grilled seabass, in a light garlic cream sauce...that little round thing on the left is spinach flan..it was good!
Mark had duck breast in a honey and balsamic vinegar sauce. In the center at the top is a potato they stuffed with cheese (brie, maybe?) and wrapped in bacon and then baked.
The we had cafe au lait...that thing floating on top is not whipped cream...it's meringue!
The house specialty dessert: bananas baked in a light pastry crust. Around the edges are caramelized nuts.
Then it was time to go to the Jazz festival!
We were going to meet Ellen and Rosemond, but unfortunately they had to cancel. We are supposed to try to meet up again later, though.
We did get to meet up with Mr. and Mrs. TomG and Mr. and Mrs. CC!!!
We had a blast, y'all! We just love the CC's and the TomG's were an absolute hoot!!! It was a wonderful night! We chatted and laughed and generally threw down for over four hours...it didn't seem like that long!!! We could have stayed all night...but it got a wee bit late...or EARLY...and the cc's had to fly out today. (Au 'voir! Have a safe flight home, y'all!)
We ran into Erin, the model again, and Rambo the Chihuahua...
The first set was Emily Elbert...
And the second set was Project K-Paz...
Emily Elbert was WONDERFUL!!! She has a great voice, and sounds Nora Jones, and can play the hell out of the guitar!
K-Paz was good too....they were just a bit loud. We all liked Emily better...we could have listened to her all night!
Well, it's Saturday morning, and we are going to go climb up to Flamands Ranch again, and then jog to Colombier.
Seriously.
We eat.
We drink.
Now we pay.
