I went to Sandals in Jamaica back in the late 1989 with my wife. We saved for over a year for the vacation.
Worst vacation of my life - period.
It was akin to being held hostage.
We were imprisoned on the resort, with menacing crowds gathered outside the barbed wire. Inside was no better. The local restaurant, bar, and hotel staff stalked the guests, hitting them up for money, goods, food, etc. If you were Canadian they harassed you to no end to sponsor them to immigrate. If you gave the staff money to leave you alone, they sometimes did, but more often than not came around with more of their friends to shake you down and guilt trip you about how rich you were vs. them.
The trips outside were like going into a war zone. Crowds of beggars and thugs hawking useless souvenirs mobbed you at every turn. The place was literally an open sewer.
