We absolutely loved this place EXCEPT for the mosquitos. They were so bad that we would not plan to stay here again, but that may be more a quirk of our particular family and circumstances, so I’ll talk about it last.
The place was as clean, tidy, and charming as the pictures show. I appreciated that the kitchen was stocked with basic things like salt and pepper, tea/coffee/honey, etc. And, it was so sweet of the host to greet us in person and offer an edible display of delicious fresh fruit (including two of the most incredible mangoes!) on our arrival.
The outdoor shower was refreshing, and it had high quality shampoo/conditioner/body wash. It was super fun to see geckos and frogs and flowers in the rafters. The water was nice and hot, but we had an issue (during the daytime only?) where it would suddenly go cold, so we needed to frequently turn it off and on to trigger the heated water again. No biggie for us.
The kitty cats were so lovely. We had a fun time petting them and spotting them around the property.
We loved the location—far enough from the fray, but close to a few good restaurants/cafes, snorkeling/beach supply rental shops, and even some nice beaches. Quiet and peaceful.
Ok, now to the MOSQUITOS. We thought we came prepared after reading other reviews. We had spray-on repellent, repellent incense, and hydrocortisone cream. The hosts kindly also provided Off! Spray and—this is clutch—a little tennis racket zapper. But, a few quirks about our family and stay made the mosquitos completely miserable for us: (1) my husband is allergic to deet, the key ingredient in Off!, so we had to stick with less effective repellents, (2) we brought our 5-yo daughter with us, who is apparently twice as delicious to the little blood suckers, (3) our daughter got a mysterious fever—thankfully not COVID—and we had to quarantine for 1.5 days in our room, so no escape. We were eaten alive. In our 3-night stay, my daughter had 100 bites on her legs alone (got tired of counting), and 5 or so big ones on her face. My husband and I probably got 50 each across our whole bodies. The screened in bedrooms were great, but we could barely go into the kitchen to prepare very light meals (like chopped fruit over yogurt), with one of us on mosquito zapping duty, without getting another 10-15 bites in as many minutes. We probably killed a few hundred mosquitos in self defense while we were there, thanks to that great zapper:) For others, I’d recommend bringing loose fitting clothing as a physical barrier to protect yourself.
My rating would be 5-stars if it weren’t for the mosquitos. Go and enjoy yourselves. But, for our family, we’ll stick to places with 4 walls/screens next time we visit a mosquito’s paradise:)