Towels

[Vickyj]

Your beach towels are in your room upon arrival in the form of towel art. You can exchange them at the water sports hut at any time during their hours for fresh towels. They are nice size beach towels. Save the space.

[Ayslinn]

there's plenty of towels and you can exchange them whenever you want for clean ones. If you bring your own, you'll have to deal with towels that get progressively sandier and soggier as the week goes on. save the luggage space, don't bring 'em.

[DoTheUnexpected]

They have towels, no need to bring them. Bring the sun screen, and be prepared to be spoiled. you will have a great time

[NeedBlueWater]

Leave the beach towels at home. A pair of beach towels will be in your room upon arrival (large white towels). They might even be arranged as towel art on your bed, so don't miss them.

At any time during your stay, you can exchange them for fresh beach towels at the towel hut on the beach.

At the end of your stay, return your last set of towels to the towel hut before you check out. They will give you a receipt for the towels that you present to the staff during the check out process.

My wife used the extra space in our luggage for more shoes!!! UGH!

[Ron & Rosa 25]

One of the few comparative complaints I had regarding CN to CTI was regarding the towels. Not sure why at CN we always had to turn in our towels and trade for fresh ones to avoid any charges to our room.

Maybe had we visited CN first, we wouldn't have even so much as batted an eyelid over this. But after coming over from CTI, where you can request towels at the watersports hut, no questions asked and no towels having to be returned first, or just grab what you need in an open bin over by the Patio restaurant, we found the policy at CN to be quite restrictive in comparison and wondered why there was such a difference.

[KrisJamie]

Ron, CTI used to be like that.

[Ron & Rosa 25]

Ron, CTI used to be like that.

Gotta say Kris, I much prefer the new version then. I think the towel policy for all the resorts should be adapted to like it is presently at CTI.

[ChrisNDeb]

One of the few comparative complaints I had regarding CN to CTI was regarding the towels. Not sure why at CN we always had to turn in our towels and trade for fresh ones to avoid any charges to our room.

Maybe had we visited CN first, we wouldn't have even so much as batted an eyelid over this. But after coming over from CTI, where you can request towels at the watersports hut, no questions asked and no towels having to be returned first, or just grab what you need in an open bin over by the Patio restaurant, we found the policy at CN to be quite restrictive in comparison and wondered why there was such a difference.

We just returned from CSA and they require you to trade one in before getting another. Also, you have to turn it in to the watersports hut before leaving to get a receipt to turn in during checkout. If you don't, they say you will be charged 15 per towel.

[melody]

CSA is the same way, you have to return the old ones first and they have to see you do it. At least now they don't write your room number down and limit you to one exchange per day. We do a lot of water sports activities like scuba diving and snorkeling in the same day. Your towel gets really wet, sometimes totally soaked depending on the weather. I am very happy they do not take room numbers anymore at CSA. Some days I had to trade twice. Even if you let your towel dry it is still salty and makes your skin feel really gross when you dry off.

[Mestralle]

I think the differences between resorts probably depends on how many people there are at the resort versus the supply of towels. In any event, don't worry about towels. These are basic, white towels. I can't see anyone who spends money to travel to Jamaica really wanting to take them home as a souvenir, but I appreciate the return policy so that there aren't towels strewn about willy-nilly and so that they can keep track of them a bit.

Upon check-in, you'll get two beach towels. In order to get a "fresh" towel, you need (or should) turn in the old towel. If you misplaced it, don't panic. Things happen, and while you may find an employee who is being weird about it, chances are you can just be apologetic and get a new one.

My theory is the same rules apply to towels that apply to life: be considerate, understand the reason for the rule, but if you screw up, just be nice and you'll probably be okay. Again, I can't see why anybody would want to waste space in a suitcase with a plain (and to be honest somewhat scratchy) white towel.

I personally think it would be a huge pain in the butt to take my own towel and be responsible for it, but if after reading the numerous responses you think it prudent, then nobody's going to think less of you for it.

[KrisJamie]

Gotta say Kris, I much prefer the new version then. I think the towel policy for all the resorts should be adapted to like it is presently at CTI.

Indeed. Not having to get the little slip, changing out towels at convenient drop-offs...way better.

[Vickyj]

One of the few comparative complaints I had regarding CN to CTI was regarding the towels. Not sure why at CN we always had to turn in our towels and trade for fresh ones to avoid any charges to our room.

Maybe had we visited CN first, we wouldn't have even so much as batted an eyelid over this. But after coming over from CTI, where you can request towels at the watersports hut, no questions asked and no towels having to be returned first, or just grab what you need in an open bin over by the Patio restaurant, we found the policy at CN to be quite restrictive in comparison and wondered why there was such a difference.

I loved this as with going out to the island, I liked to have two towels.

[Vickyj]

Maybe that fact that CTI is a private beach and CN and CSA are not has something to do with. I can see where beach walkers from other resorts might watch unoccupied chairs with towels and snatch up the towels.

[melody]

Maybe that fact that CTI is a private beach and CN and CSA are not has something to do with. I can see where beach walkers from other resorts might watch unoccupied chairs with towels and snatch up the towels.

I doubt it. There are hardly ever people walking by and when they do they don't get close enough to the chairs to get anything. They have to stay back by the water.