Swimcations: Thoughts? Past experiences? Recommendations?

Couples Swept Away in Negril (Jamaica) has a 25m lap pool. There were no backstroke flags or targets on the walls, but Julie and I found it to be a great place to have a vacation while still being able to train. The pool was hardly ever used and many times we were the only swimmers in the pool. A picture of the pool is attached. Jeff Just got back from 6 nights at Couples Swept Away. Had 3 great workouts in the lap pool...so good I wondered if the pool was a few feet short of the full 25 meters! It was certainly not crowded. One time I had the whole pool to myself for my entire workout. The other two, there were a few other people but never enough that anyone had to share a lane. Other than the two minor issues mentioned (no targets on the wall, no backstroke flags), the only other quibble is that the lanes are narrow. This should be a 6 lane pool, but they've squeezed 7 lanes in. I don't have a very broad wingspan, at ~6'1", but I could touch both lane lines in all but the middle lane, and had a little trouble while working on butterfly. (The middle lane was just wide enough that I couldn't quite touch both lane lines). That's all nitpicking, though. It's hard to complain when most resorts make zero or minimal accommodations for lap swimmers. On the plus side, there are kick boards and pull buoys available (no need to pack your own), on-site towel service, a nice locker room, and a "wellness bar" right next to the pool where you can be served a fresh smoothie within 90 seconds of finishing your workout. Another plus for swimmers visiting this resort is that they have second set of buoys beyond the limit of the recreational swim area in the ocean which make a swim lane about 10' wide and maybe 150-175 yards long. You can get in an open water workout in relative safety. I did a few laps in the open water lane myself. I'm not sure I could recommend CSA as a dedicated "Swimcation" destination, but I'd highly recommend it as a place where you can get away and still be able to get in some quality swimming on the side.

Couples Swept Away in Negril (Jamaica) has a 25m lap pool. There were no backstroke flags or targets on the walls, but Julie and I found it to be a great place to have a vacation while still being able to train. The pool was hardly ever used and many times we were the only swimmers in the pool. A picture of the pool is attached. Jeff Just got back from 6 nights at Couples Swept Away. Had 3 great workouts in the lap pool...so good I wondered if the pool was a few feet short of the full 25 meters! It was certainly not crowded. One time I had the whole pool to myself for my entire workout. The other two, there were a few other people but never enough that anyone had to share a lane. Other than the two minor issues mentioned (no targets on the wall, no backstroke flags), the only other quibble is that the lanes are narrow. This should be a 6 lane pool, but they've squeezed 7 lanes in. I don't have a very broad wingspan, at ~6'1", but I could touch both lane lines in all but the middle lane, and had a little trouble while working on butterfly. (The middle lane was just wide enough that I couldn't quite touch both lane lines). That's all nitpicking, though. It's hard to complain when most resorts make zero or minimal accommodations for lap swimmers. On the plus side, there are kick boards and pull buoys available (no need to pack your own), on-site towel service, a nice locker room, and a "wellness bar" right next to the pool where you can be served a fresh smoothie within 90 seconds of finishing your workout. Another plus for swimmers visiting this resort is that they have second set of buoys beyond the limit of the recreational swim area in the ocean which make a swim lane about 10' wide and maybe 150-175 yards long. You can get in an open water workout in relative safety. I did a few laps in the open water lane myself. I'm not sure I could recommend CSA as a dedicated "Swimcation" destination, but I'd highly recommend it as a place where you can get away and still be able to get in some quality swimming on the side.