8/10 Good
marissa n., Crowborough East Sussex
19 Aug 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location
Lovely clean villa
The villa was lovely, it was great to have our own pool (which was cleaned every morning). It was the perfect depth for all of us, not too deep to be daunting for our youngest son, but deep enough to dive in at one end. There was a comfortable day bed and 4 other sun beds to choose from. The views of the mountains and palm trees were beautiful and it had such a tranquil feel to it.
The air con was effective in the bedrooms but it would have been better if there was air con in lounge area too. In the evenings we shut the doors to prevent too many bugs coming in and it was just so hot in that area, despite two large free standing fans. The en-suite bathrooms were well equipped with shampoo, conditioner etc. Plenty of space in bedrooms, although none of us found the matresses very comfortable! Wang came to clean our villa every day and really thought of doing everything - from washing and ironing our clothes to washing up and putting out clean towels on sunbeds every day. (And a lot more than this!) She also left us some mosquito repellent which was very thoughtful! There were a few times when we asked if she could cook for us, choosing from a menu in the villa and we really enjoyed the food she cooked. It was really convenient having a water dispenser in the kitchen too so we didn’t have to worry about stocking up on enough water.
The pick up from airport went smoothly - they were expecting our call and met us within a few minutes. ‘M’, the butler came to organise what time we needed a pick up to the airport at the end of our stay, meaning we didn’t have to worry about anything. I called him a couple of times to ask about hiring a car and booking a massage, he sorted both things out straight away. (We has looked up costs of cars online, which were a bit cheaper but we would have had to get a taxi to collect the car, whereas M arranged for the car to be dropped off at the villa.)
If you turn right out of the villa and walk for about 15 mins there is a 7/11 which is quite handy. Otherwise you turn left out of the villa to walk to the local beach and restaurants/shops etc which took about 25 mins to walk. (It would have suited us better to be closer to the beach.) The beach would be lovely if it wasn’t for the litter washing up on shore, the first day we went there we saw a syringe and a kitchen knife in the sea! Obviously this was quite off putting and not how we remembered Thailand from visiting 15 years ago!
marissa n.
Stayed 12 nights in Jul 2019
