The view is not done justice by the photos which was a pleasant surprise. HOWEVER, few things should be noted.
The cleanliness of the place was poor. The linen and towels provided felt rough and cheap. The hand wash was diluted with water and not enough body wash was provided. It really isn’t that expensive for them to provide antibacterial hand soap rather than the cheap soap bars when you’re spending over $1000/night.
The bathrooms were poorly cleaned. There is mould and markings throughout. The ensuite bathroom lock at one point wouldn’t function properly and I was locked in the bathroom for half an hour - the door had to be pushed for it to unlock at times.
The cleaning of the kitchen area was poor, a previous guest had spilt coffee and a considerable amount of dried coffee was left on the top of the cabinet doors.
I’ve stayed at places all over the world, however, I felt the quality of cleaning and products used fell considerably short of what should be expected at the designated price range. The location as I said was amazing but the detailed factors did detriment our stay.
Additionally, while checking out we bumped into the owners of the property as we were disposing of our rubbish and they proceeded to ask us if we had cleaned the place thoroughly and wiped the floors down. We asked where the bins were so we could dispose of our rubbish and he asked us to take it with us. My friend and I were confused but I agreed because of my sheer shock and confusion. After a few minutes of conversing, they realised we were guests and not the cleaners - their tone towards us drastically changed however the damage had been done. We felt racially profiled/judged for the way we were dressed and maybe due to how young we were? We left wholly unimpressed and disheartened by the property owner’s sheer ignorance.