Jetwing Yala

The facilities are great, and the hotel itself is nice. It's very close to the national park, but the two-kilometer road leading in and out of the hotel is terrible and makes for an uncomfortable ride. The hotel service, however, was awful. The staff were very flippant. While other guests were shown to their rooms, we were just left at the top of the stairs and told to find our room ourselves. They offered to help with our luggage, but we waited in our room for half an hour before it finally arrived. The restaurant staff also had a terrible attitude, and I strongly suspect it was because of our nationality.

The hotel is very well located. The rooms are large and clean. An elephant came to the pool in the evening! Funny and unusual! We didn't try the breakfasts; we were in a hurry.

This was the largest room our family stayed in during the trip. Upon entering, we were surprised to find there were actually two rooms: one double bed, two single beds, and two sofas – it felt like it could comfortably accommodate several people. Our room was on the first floor, right next to a huge swimming pool, which was incredibly convenient. Due to time constraints, we only used it for about half an hour, but the water was very clean and the depth was just right. The hotel is located within a wildlife sanctuary, where we saw monkeys, squirrels, and other small animals everywhere, and even cows grazing peacefully by the pool – experiences rarely seen in hotels in China. The hotel is adjacent to the vast Indian Ocean, which is beautiful on a clear day, but unfortunately, the beach seems rather ordinary, and the waves are quite large. The hotel's à la carte restaurant deserves special mention; the food was excellent and reasonably priced, with the steak and grilled shrimp being particularly delicious. Breakfast can be had after the safari the next morning, but it ends at 10:30, so you need to be quick. The breakfast itself was quite tasty. Overall, it's a hotel worth experiencing.