The best thing about this house is that you and your large group of travelling companions can hang out together downstairs in the LR and kitchen -- something we wouldn't have been able to do if we were all in a hotel, in separate rooms. This way, you can enjoy seeing what the others bought when out shopping and enjoy tea and snacks together and share a lot of laughs. That is the huge difference because cost-wise, it would be about the same as staying in hotel rooms. That made the trip more fun -- and having the space to walk outside or upstairs for some privacy. Very close to shops and restaurants (but I didn't find any close reflexology places). There were a few mosquitos buzzing around even in December but we bought some coils from the local supermarket to keep them at bay.