In my visit to BD, the non-golf side of things was generally pretty good. Service was mostly great, but there were a couple of exceptions. I think this was mostly due to a couple people who just needed a little more training. For example, at breakfast one morning, my buddy and I were shoehorned into a tiny table next to the kitchen entrance. We asked if we might be seated near one of the windows. The (young) hostess told us no, because they needed to hold those tables for parties of 4. Besides us, there were 8 people in that restautant, which I'm guessing seats 200 people. It was no more crowded when we left. We imposed our will upon the hostess, promising to move to a smaller table if the room filled up.
We also got scolded a couple times for really, really silly things. My friend got admonished for allowing his practice chip shots to fly onto the green while we were practicing from the bump-and-run "stalls" at the practice facility. I get scholded for taking practice swings about 40 yards away from the first tee ("We don't want to see and divots over there"). You know, dumb stuff. But by and large, the folks there were great.
BD is offers world class golf, but I wouldn't call it a world class resort. That connotes a level of service and amenities that just isn't there. I would describe the food as hearty, and the accommodations as a cut above utilitarian. I, too, found the condos a little on the dark side and short of space to dry clothing. But IMO, this is pretty minor stuff, and we are already planning our next trip back.
BTW, this thread should be titled "...freakin FANTASTIC golf, but bad..."
