1 Star Is Better Than 5 !

Yesterday we walked to the 5 star Intercontinental hotel/resort to see about diving. Its a perfectly maniqured, luxiourious restort with $400 per night overwater bungalows. At first glance we both dreamt of staying here amoungst the lillys in the 'restrooms', and the shining marble staircases.
At 2nd glance you see through it all, it seems a little fake. Its full of overfed men with overstretched women demanding the world from the waiters who wear permanent dead smiles etched onto their faces. There is a fake Polynesian throne which you can sit on to have your photo taken, and an over-rehersed Polynesian show which has all the authenticity of a gondalier on the canals of Birmingham.
We realised all of this sat in our budget 'Fare' listening to the Polynesian family camping next to us playing guitars, and singing local songs together on thier long weekend off.
We thought we would never say it, and will probably eat our words once we get back, but give us 1 star over 5 any day.
P.S the fact we cant afford to eat is another matter.