Just not for us
Jul 10, 2024 Donnadooo Kent, United Kingdom
If you want TOTAL peace & quiet then this is for you! This place never comes alive unless you’re into 6am work outs or local horses being bare back ridden down the beach at speed in the afternoon. Staff are great, food is OK if it’s hot under a lid otherwise it’s covered in flies, so forget cakes or salads! Grounds are immaculate and our room was…
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If you want TOTAL peace & quiet then this is for you! This place never comes alive unless you’re into 6am work outs or local horses being bare back ridden down the beach at speed in the afternoon. Staff are great, food is OK if it’s hot under a lid otherwise it’s covered in flies, so forget cakes or salads! Grounds are immaculate and our room was always clean, totally no complaints.
There are 3 restaurants to dine in. Thyme is the ‘French’ one, the a/c is freezing and the decor a little dated but the food was OK. Malabar restaurant is a ‘toes in the sand’ beach experience and again the food was OK - both times we dined there the chef went to each table to check we had all enjoyed our food. The Terrace restaurant is the no need to book option, but also not buffet, all evening meals are table waited. They try very hard to do fine dining but it’s more about tiny portions. Starters and desserts are literally two bites per plate, main slightly more. They are great with food labelling showing which meals are dairy free, nut free, vegetarian etc and always check in with you for allergies before your meal. There is rarely any background music during the day in the restaurants and of an evening the entertainment is poor if it even exists. The bar area is usually empty by around 10pm. There is a schedule of activities to do but you have to check the board every day, if painting in the gardens or yoga and meditation are your thing then you’ll be fine. On the couple of occasions we went to the concierge to enquire about trips and taxis we found them not particularly helpful, if anything when enquiring about trips the lady in question was almost reluctant to help, she shrugged her shoulders and did come back in a few days without looking into anything or telling us what was available to do. We booked our own excursions online in the end through this app.
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