After a few years, I stayed in a Banyan Tree three-bedroom villa with a heated pool for 3 nights again. Here are my thoughts:
1. The front desk service was quite poor and indifferent. For a 980-square-meter room, no one even came to the room to explain how to use the facilities. The attitude was worse than that of a business hotel.
2. The facilities were old and worn out. Cabinet doors were damaged and discolored. There was only one TV, and many channels were buffering. For a 980-square-meter villa, there was only one electric kettle. The downlights and light strips in the master bedroom broke on the second day, leaving only one chandelier.
3. None of the lights at the main villa entrance were working. We were told they had been broken for three days and hadn't been repaired. We had to use our phones to light the way to open the door. On the last night, we were grateful to the golf cart driver who used their vehicle's headlights to help us open the door.
4. On the second day, I saw flies crawling on the bread at breakfast in the Western restaurant. It instantly made me feel nauseous. I thought back to the first day when the server asked me how the meal was, and I just said the food was mediocre. Instead of trying to get good reviews, they should focus on providing good service first. The dinner was about the same quality as a street food stall. Instead of offering a 500-yuan voucher, they should seriously improve their culinary skills.
The Banyan Tree architecture is still the same, and I like its tranquility and private space, but unfortunately, it's no longer as appealing.
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