Where do I start?! My partner and I stayed here last week to celebrate a birthday. Our flight was changed at the last minute and we arrived around 12:15p. I had expected to be charged for checking in early, but was greeted with the exact opposite of what I expected. We were not charged, and immediately ushered to a beautiful room on the perfectly manicured grounds, prosecco in hand. I have absolutely nothing bad to say about our 5 day/4 night stay. It exceeded my expectations for the perfect warm vacation away from NYC. In the past, I've stayed at The Ace, but the weekend crowd is messy, so a friend recommended The Colony. While the weekends are of course more crowded and a bit louder, we never felt like we had to avoid the pool area. To add, the room service, pool side service and food and drink are really exceptional. My only quam is that there is not a gym but with the great location, you can get in steps by trucking it to Melvyn's and back :)