Guesthouse International Hotel

Great hotel,beautiful,with great territory, swimming pool with waterfall,lots of cool locations.The meal is just not breakfast, but a full lunch,only in the morning,many different dishes,for any taste, cook chef soups, fruit was always there.The room is great,but...the window from the balcony overlooked the corridor where people went!They asked to move,began to drive to such rooms that just had to stay in their own.See what weather ,had to leave the room and go outside,not to mention wanted to sit on the balcony,coffee to drink,which was not possible,although the hotel was half empty.To the sea was driven,walk far,walk to Pineapple,not far away is

We stayed in October 2015 and it was pretty good. It is in the center of the town, up on the hill so it is a peaceful stay. There is a shuttle bus that will take you to the beach where they have their own chairs that are only available for guests. All the chairs are owned by the hotel and they have guards making sure that you are a guest in order to sit. The breakfast is standard, not great. Usual stuff. The hotel is a bit outdated. Gym is terrible, they have a couple of machine and the treadmill is not operational. Swimming pool is small but not too bad. Service is good, no complaints here.

This is a strange hotel. Overall, it was okay. Safe, nice pools, busy and popular. The buildings and lobby were clean and attractive. It was set back from the road, and quite peaceful, given how close it really is to the traffic. However, there were many small problems that added up to big inconveniences: 1) The room itself just wasn't clean. There was an awful damp, musty smell. There was a sticky patch on the night stand, and oily food remnants on the desk. 2) The guest services book in the room was in Chinese only. The room service menu was bilingual, but the people who answered the phone weren't, so room service was VERY hard to get. 3) When my room service food did arrive, it came without any chopsticks, spoon or utensils at all. Phoning for these was futile. Eventually a staff member arrived with them, but by then I'd eaten everything with my fingers. 4) There were two bottles of wine in the room minibar that I might actually have consumed and paid for, only there was no cork screw. 5) I needed a power socket adaptor. Phoning the service number was hopeless (no English), so I went to reception with my power cable and *showed* them what I wanted. Ah yes, they said, no problem, go back to your room. I did. It never arrived. 6) There are several hotel bars/restaurants listed on your cardboard key folder, complete with locations, but no map is provided, so it's really hard to find any of the outlets. 7) The buffet breakfast is like a side of beef tossed into a shark tank - hordes of people crowding around a few hot dishes. Also there's a bakery section with bread and butter, but no knives anywhere. Ever tried spreading butter with a chopstick? The primary issue is the lack of English skills. If you don't speak Mandarin, you're better off staying somewhere else. That said, these are all SMALL gripes. The bedroom was safe, secure and the bed was extremely comfortable. The Internet worked well (cable only in the room, though; wifi is free in the lobby). The evening meal in the Hillside Cafe was very nice, and I found a young waitress with some English skills who was helpful, polite and charmingly giggly. Others have reported problems with check-in/check-out, but I had none. It was all very smooth (hint: pay deposit in cash, not credit card - much quicker). For the price, this was fine. I don't think I'd go there again, but don't regret visiting.