We came here 5-6 years ago and first impressions are, it’s pretty similar to then, albeit when we checked into our rooms, they’ve definitely been upgraded. Actually pretty good. Spacious and has all that you need. We booked a deluxe king bed ocean view room.
Please beware though, the hallways are loud and if people get back to their rooms late and talk loudly, you can hear everything. We initially had room 618 in the main building, but we had an adjoining door to another room and the neighbors were so loud, you could hear them fighting and the TV was always on. We decided to move down a couple floors to get a non adjoining room and that was way better. You can still hear everyone in the hallways though.
The rooms were actually quite nice though.
The buffet was so so. As expected. Was actually better 5 years ago. No one wears gloves to serve food though. Little iffy. Haha
The only way to book the restaurants was via their internal website / app. Pretty convenient if you managed to get a booking. They filled up literally within seconds. We managed to palm the Captains with some cash and they got us in. Zai was nice. Asian fusion. The only other restaurant we went to was Marco Polo and thankfully the captain got us in. Outside was great!
Beach super easy access and nice palapas.
It’s certainly worth the budget price, but they have lines for food everywhere and when things run out, tough luck. They need more servers. But I guess it’s a budget hotel.