We stayed at the end of October, beginning of November and we had just the most relaxing time. I have genuinely never seen a beach so naturally pristine and quiet - I don't know if it was the time of year or what but if we saw 2 other people on the beach at the same time as us that was rare. And it's not even a private beach! You could walk up and down the beach for miles if you wanted to, and its completely beautiful. We had a few days where the waves were quite strong so it wasn't great for anyone who isn't a strong swimmer but again I think that could have just been the time of year as it doesn't look like that's normally the case. Equally, there was hardly anyone else at the resort when we stayed either as it was the very beginning of the season for them I think, which made it feel like a very exclusive resort, just us and about 10 other people I'd say.
The pool was spectacular, really comfy loungers, and the pool itself was clean and inviting - the perfect temperature for cooling off without being too cold. We were able to order food and drinks by the pool too making for a completely relaxing (and lazy!) holiday, just what we needed. And wow those beach sunsets watched from the pool were out of this world!
Food and drink was excellent, really couldn't fault the quality at all, superb. And the menu was quite extensive with a mix of western and asian foods, and portions were really generous. Food isn't anywhere near as cheap here as is typical of Myanmar and other places we stayed, it's more like UK prices but you expect that from a resort as good as this. The only thing I would say is that it did take a while to come each time after ordering, but that's really not a big deal.
The room was large, spacious and modern, and kept very clean for the duration of our stay. Great comfy big bed and the bathroom was also very new and well appointed. The rooms aren't very far from the pool at all, so no long walk to and from which is great. Oh and a lovely touch, the minibar contained a selection of soft drinks that were all complimentary and re-stocked each day - how wonderful!
There doesn't seem to be much to do outside of the resort (though that didn't bother us as we were just there to relax) but those that want more things to do should be aware of that.
Overall we have absolutely no complaints, we thought it was fantastic value for money for such a beautiful hotel and would recommend this fantastic resort to anyone - it really does live up to the beautiful pictures.
We would offer the resort a few pieces of advice though just to take it that one step closer to absolutely perfect:
- Please stop using plastic straws in drinks and instead switch to paper straws or better re-usable bamboo straws or no straws at all to be more environmentally friendly.
- If someone orders room service or brings drinks back to their room, please ensure the empty plates and glasses are removed by housekeeping when they clean the room the next morning.
- The physical menu in the restaurant is currently just pieces of printed paper taped together at the edge which doesn't reflect the sophistication of the resort or the fantastic food itself. It also isn't very practical around the pool for drips and splashes getting it wet etc. I recommend that you upgrade the menus to sit in a proper menu-book-type-thing to look a little more professional (like the books with the hotel info sat in them in the rooms). Also, it would be helpful if each person at the table was given a food menu to peruse and not just one menu between all. I'd also advise (though this isn't an issue for us) that you carefully list the allergens within each meal as we noticed some came with nuts within that you wouldn't expect (delicious, don't get me wrong) but someone with a nut allergy wouldn't have had any clue they were there and they weren't listed on the menu.
Please don't take the above as criticisms, just advice, and overall THANK YOU for a fantastic stay, we highly recommend your wonderful resort.
