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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 7:22 am
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Yaatri
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Originally Posted by EXLEFTSEAT
Thanks, his is most helpful since we are planning to stay at
that property aas well. How was your experience there? Is
it really true that there is nothing around the property? And
what's around is sort of shady? Need to eat at their restaurants?
No other options?
When we arrived, their shuttle met us at the ferry terminal. We had not arranged for the shuttle, it shows up to meet the ferry anyway. There is not a whole lot there. When we were there, they had a substantial breakfast buffet, fake beacon and sausages. Exotic drinks were available at the pool and the bar.

The Gym was so so. My children loved the ATV's that they could drive on a coursed next to the hotel.

There are a few restaurants nearby but we didn't use any of those. We were there for 4 nights. Instead we took a cab into town for some local fare. If you have the hotel call the cab, it would cost you more, 90,000 plus. We just walked outside and hailed a cab passing by. You should be able to get a cab that you hail on the street for about 30 to 40k. Some cab drivers will wait for you while you shop and dine in town, especially if the cabby needs to get back to the area around the hotel.

The room we had was a suite with a separate bedroom and living room with a dinning table and a kitchen area with a mini-bar/fridge. I do not remember if they had a stove/range as we did not cook.

Various buildings surround the pool. It poured every day around 10-11:00 a.m. about the time the ferry arrives. The rest of the day was clear. A covered walkway, with small gaps, surrounds the buildings. There were umbrellas for guests to use when it was raining. You can pick up umbrellas and drop them off when you feel you don't need one anymore.

It's not a bad place if you just want to hang out and relax.
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