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We took the 4:00 Tradewinds flight to San Juan this afternoon and were trying to figure out how to spend our time before checkin at the airport. The solution? La Manapany’s €85 Day Pass offer including 3-course lunch, lounger and pool.
It was a bit overcast with a few sprinkles when we arrived at the hotel, so we pretty much had our pick of lounger location. We chose to sit on the beach under one of the large palapas and watched the many surfers out on the waves.
At noon we made our way to the restaurant and had our choice of tables either inside or out. The sun was out by this time so we chose a shady spot near the pool.
During all our visits to SBH we’ve never had a ti punch. However, today was our lucky day! On each table sat two bottles of rum, and we were given the option to make our own. Who could say no to this??
For starters I chose the mahi ceviche, and Kelly had the tuna tataki. The ceviche was light, bright and refreshing with the flavors of coconut, pineapple and mint. The tuna was lightly marinated in a ponzu sauce and was slightly sweet.
For our main course I had the paccheri pasta with tomato sauce, roasted tomatoes, stracciatella cheese and a light drizzle of basil oil. It was a welcome change to all the grilled meats I’ve had over the past few days.
Kelly went with the bacon cheeseburger and fries. The burger was a wonderful mixture of textures and flavors including fontina cheese, homemade bread-and-butter pickles and a mild barbecue-type sauce. The fries were very similar to Pearl’s tasty version.
For dessert I went with the vanilla rice pudding. It had creamy dollops of what I’d describe as butterscotch pudding, and was topped with crunchy almonds and crispy flakes of salted caramel.
Kelly had a unique version of tiramisu. On the outside was a dome of whipped cream sprinkled with chocolate espresso powder, and inside was a thin base layer of sponge cake soaked in rum.
At the end of our meal we were presented with complimentary shots of passionfruit flavored rum.
After lunch we had just enough time for a quick dip in the pool (which was pleasantly warm) before packing up and heading to the airport. This was a wonderful end to a very relaxing week.
À l’année prochaine!
It was a bit overcast with a few sprinkles when we arrived at the hotel, so we pretty much had our pick of lounger location. We chose to sit on the beach under one of the large palapas and watched the many surfers out on the waves.
At noon we made our way to the restaurant and had our choice of tables either inside or out. The sun was out by this time so we chose a shady spot near the pool.
During all our visits to SBH we’ve never had a ti punch. However, today was our lucky day! On each table sat two bottles of rum, and we were given the option to make our own. Who could say no to this??
For starters I chose the mahi ceviche, and Kelly had the tuna tataki. The ceviche was light, bright and refreshing with the flavors of coconut, pineapple and mint. The tuna was lightly marinated in a ponzu sauce and was slightly sweet.
For our main course I had the paccheri pasta with tomato sauce, roasted tomatoes, stracciatella cheese and a light drizzle of basil oil. It was a welcome change to all the grilled meats I’ve had over the past few days.
Kelly went with the bacon cheeseburger and fries. The burger was a wonderful mixture of textures and flavors including fontina cheese, homemade bread-and-butter pickles and a mild barbecue-type sauce. The fries were very similar to Pearl’s tasty version.
For dessert I went with the vanilla rice pudding. It had creamy dollops of what I’d describe as butterscotch pudding, and was topped with crunchy almonds and crispy flakes of salted caramel.
Kelly had a unique version of tiramisu. On the outside was a dome of whipped cream sprinkled with chocolate espresso powder, and inside was a thin base layer of sponge cake soaked in rum.
At the end of our meal we were presented with complimentary shots of passionfruit flavored rum.
After lunch we had just enough time for a quick dip in the pool (which was pleasantly warm) before packing up and heading to the airport. This was a wonderful end to a very relaxing week.
À l’année prochaine!
