Mismaloya is a secluded bay and beach down the coast carved out of the jungle mountainside. There is a freshwater river that flows into and by the resort as it joins with the ocean on the beach. Brittney said the resort was the most beautiful place she has ever been. It would be hard to argue with that. This place exceeded our expectations.
We had reserved a room for the day so Vayden could take naps. We were given room 218. This room was spectacular. It made it difficult to go back to our little rooms on the ship after spending time in this palatial room.
The room probably had square footage just shy of our house. It also had a great walk-in shower with water that cascaded down from the ceiling. The shower was about the size of our entire master bathroom back home. Both Brittney and Karl agreed it was the best shower either one of them had ever used. We are sure that Lori would have agreed, but she never used it. We tried to get her to take a shower just for the experience, but Lori said she didn’t need one. 
Since we were guests we were able to use the all-inclusive amenities. The resort had multiple lagoon-style pools with a waterfalls and a rock-garden islands sheltering swim up bars and spa tubs. There is also a family pool bordered by rock waterfalls and a children's pool featuring a waterslide. There is also a sports pool, and other spa tubs. We had access to snorkeling gear, boogie boards, and kayaks. We were able to use all the facilities including chairs, hammocks, towels and most importantly the Mexican buffets and all the on-site restaurants as well as ordering all the poolside snacks and tropical drinks we wanted.
Vayden fell in love with the ocean and the waves at this resort. She spent quite a bit of time in its gentle surf.
Karl and Christian snorkeled, climbed rocks and played with crabs. Lori, Shelby and Karl took a walk along the beach and saw a baby turtle as well as met up with a three legged puppy name Osso.
Since out ship did not leave until 10:00 p.m. we were able to have dinner there and enjoy the beauty of this place at night as well. We all agreed that we definitely need to go back to this beautiful place and stay. There were too many things to do and not enough time. Other recreational opportunities included such things as the use of bicycles and the many trails nearby, tennis courts, fishing, and volleyball both in the sand an in the pool. There was a playground on site for Vayden. There is also the opportunity to purchase banana-boating rides, parasailing flights, Sea-Doo and other personal watercraft rides.
Of note, there was a famous movie filmed here at this location in 1964 starring Richard Burton and Ava Gardner called “The Night of the Iguana”. We visited what is left of the old movie set.
