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When booking the Anantara we were expecting something a little more luxurious. A few things just stopped it from being that. The grounds are lovely, well kept and the staff were pleasant. Food in the restaurants was good. Breakfast had a nice, big selection but was so busy after 8:30am. It was also quite cramped and unorganized if it rained. We found it very odd that we had to pay for drinks/food each time, rather than just paying a bill at the end. We walked out of the bar one night after signing the bill and giving our room number, only to be called up and then chased by a waitress to have us pay. Apparently we didn’t have ‘credit’ on our room. Never had to do that before. The room was nice and spacious but was quite damp. It smelt a bit off when we first walked in. The beach area wasn’t really a beach, which was a shame. You can’t walk along it. There’s just a small raised area with some Sun loungers beside the sea. The pool area was lovely! Location wise it’s a bit out of town so you’d need to hire a motorcycle or get taxi’s to go to the main beach, or markets. I had high hopes, but it just didn’t live up to expectations. For what we paid, and what we got, I think it’s quite expensive.

Nice hotel and warm welcome from staff

The bed was very comfy and the pool was really clean though we were not aware of the major renovation within the hotel. So it was noises during he day and the breakfast was really packed.