Minimalist design, open and light central atrium. There's a laid back vibe from arrival, with welcoming retro lounge furniture, unfortunately the choice to not provide air conditioning to this area makes it unbearably hot for almost the entire day/night, only when storms rolled in did people sit enjoying the space. We opted for the larger room with pool access, I don't think it's necessary the standard pool access rooms looked more than adequate. The room is very large with a decent size and very comfortable bed. The bathroom has separate bath and shower with twin sinks, in the room is a good sized safe that accomdates a large SLR camera easily, there are bath robes and single use slippers. There are also multi country plug sockets. There is no fridge and no kettle, but you can make use of the kitchenette. The house keeping was good but turn down service was hit or miss. For the most part noise from the road isn't disturbing when around by the pool, the sound of waves crashing is the constant soundtrack. Although the pool area is limited to guests only, we did notice on some days more people than rooms. The breakfast is very nice, although the outdoor tables are too small for the plates and dishes. There is a small kitchen area to help yourself for tea /coffee with wine/lion beer (at a cost). This seems like a nice idea but execution feels jumbled. If you need to find a staff member as the hotel often feels deserted, open the fridge, one will appear. The view from the property across the beach is wonderful, although it's clear there is a battle happening, illegal structures built on the beach were destroyed by police, much of the debris remained on the beach for days, the hotel has made efforts to tidy up but more structures have arrived, sadly this is symptomatic of a wider problem of lack of pride in a beautiful country with no thought to dumping garbage anywhere and everywhere Overall the hotel is very nice, kept to a high standard but after spending 4weeks touring SL, this hotel feels very expensive for the amenities and at times the service didn't have the warmth we experienced elsewhere, my 4 rating is generous as I feel 3 is too harsh.
