1. It's a long ride to get there and get back.
2. The ride is interesting.
3. The roads are fine. They are not nearly impassable as some large city dwellers have previously stated. There are worse roads in Brooklyn.
4. The transfer is handled by contractors, not Hilton staff.
5. There is a rest stop about 2.5 hours from Kuching.
6. The boat ride across the lake is nice, perhaps not so nice if it is raining.
7. It is a great place to go on a honeymoon if one does not want to do anything. There are tours such as a long house one available.
8. The nature walk is about 1.25 hours and one does not normally see any animals. We saw a squirrel upon return to the resort. It can be strenuous as one must go steeply up before going steeply down. The bridge up in the trees was fun and for the adventerous there is a tower to view the lake. The guide is interesting and knowledgeable.
9. The pool is nice.
10. Service as stated by other is spottly. I found it much friendlier than expected from reading posts. The front desk went out of there way to fix my cell phone case when it broke. I actually asked them to throw it away and they got the maintainance guy to glue it back together. Dining room service is better than the Soviet Union in the early 80's.
11. Food IMHO is poor. Selection for lunch and dinner is pretty sparse and preparation could be improved. Healthy meals are really not a choice
12. Breakfast is not as good as most Asian hotels.
13. Rooms are dirt cheap. Not so cheap when one adds in the transfer. Food is comparatively expensive.
14. Rooms are dark. The upstairs bedroom is reached by a treacherous set of stairs. Shallow treads, and steep. Air-conditioning is fine downstairs. It is hot upstairs. "Heat rises in the tropics"-from the front desk. I think I was in an upgraded room, so perhaps some do not have the upstairs bedroom with a downstairs living room
15. One will succumb to boredom pretty quickly. The place is best for couples and groups.
16. With effort, one can get dropped off at the airport on the return. Despite having arranged drop off, the driver didn't think he could, or perhaps did not want to drop 3 of us. Cell phones were necessary to make it happen. The airport is no more than 2-3 minutes off the road.
17. Been there, done that!