Johnathan Williams

This is a pleasant establishment to grab a quick pastry and coffee, or have a slightly more filling meal that won't leave you feeling like a brick afterward. They've a wide variety of sweet and savory pastries and sandwiches, a host of fresh juices and coffees, and smoothies and milkshakes.

Service was quick and professional on my visit, but only one of the three working could really be considered friendly.

We had the Love coffee (coffee with Nutella, which was delicious), chocolate cronut (they seem to enjoy offering a lot of croissant-style goods), pain au chocolat, café con leche, and a yummy toasted tomato and cheese. Everything was delicious and quickly served.

This is a pleasant, small, family-oriented water park nestled in the midst of an established resort community. The theming is quite nice and revolves around an island / pirate motif. It is colorful, well staffed, and offers enough diversion for a long afternoon of water-based fun. The pricing, in my humble opinion, is a touch high. However, monetizers gonna monetize.

Adults will probably most enjoy the lazy river. I think it is a little shallow, but you'll still enjoy it if you kick your legs up. Kids really enjoy the two water slides. The Orange is longer, but calmer, and the blue one is faster. All children can probably enjoy the water clubhouse and everybody enjoys the wave pool, even if it is a bit tame.

There is plenty of seating and an array of tropical beverages are available for purchase along with some simple food items that one may want to snack on. They also offer a number of Cabanas that are available for purchase for the whole day at rates tht are competitive with other establishments of the same variet (owners get the best deal, of course).

I think that it's worth a visit of a few hours, but with kids, you might spend a whole day. Come in, pick your poison, and enjoy it for what it is. It is certainly not on the level of its larger competitors in the theme parks, but you'll get off substantially cheaper...

It is also worth noting that the staff here are a cut above the norm. This includes those watching the attractions and those working the on-site bar and eatery. They deserve a lot of credit, and probably more pay than they draw. They are always watchful, friendly, and patient. The resort ensures that there are plenty of them and the lifeguards circulate freely and assertively interact as needed.

I would add that I note my review is somewhat at odds with any number of people that gave low scores. First, when you come here, don't expect the Earth to move. It's not a Blizzard Beach and it's not intended to be. The price point is nowhere near it and it's plain that the vision was never so large scale (nor could it ever be). For my part, I found the staff to all be very pleasant, however, if they are overburdened, I could see that changing. I think my primary caveat here is that you need to watch for the size of the crowd within or think ahead about how busy they may become throughout the day. An overcrowded park is never pleasant and many of the attractions in this area thrive on volume, casting reason aside to some degree. This is a watery attraction. Florida heat is not merciful and it does drive people to such.

For excellent German cuisine, fun atmosphere, a great beer selection, and fantastic service, you should give this place a chance. I'd say it is even worth a bit of extra travel if you're from slightly outside of the area.

If you're feeling a little brave, give the schweinhaxe a try with your choice of two sides. I enjoyed it, but am sure it's not for everybody even though it's expertly prepared. The Flensburger Gold was an excellent beer to pair it with.

A lovely, small theater venue with a fine, rotating schedule that features live entertainment of the musical and theatrical variety.

Seating is comfortable. They have a bar with a surprisingly varied menu and you're welcome to take your beverages into the theater. Music filled the main reception area when we were there and the performance of To Kill a Mockingbird was pretty well sold out.

The acting was of solid quality for the size of the venue.

There are two theaters in the facility: one larger than the other, and judging by the posters hanging about the main entry, there are improvements coming to the facility.

If you're looking for live theater in the Venice area for sensible prices, then you need look no further.