Puri Hiromi

This place is absolutely beautiful. The staff were all so friendly and wonderful. We asked for a scooter and they arranged it for us. We asked for a taxi to the airport and they also organised this. The location is great, very peaceful yet in easy walking distance of many places. One of the things I loved was having two air conditioners, one in the main room and one in the bedroom. I don't like to sleep with the air on, however you can get a bit hot so we just left the one on in the main room which filtered through and it was perfect. We had a minor issue with the bedroom air conditioner where it leaked onto my suitcase and saturated it and some of the clothes and shoes. The staff offered us another room as well as getting it fixed. We decided to stay where we were and it was fixed the next day. We were also given a complimentary fruit pancake the next day which was a nice touch. The breakfasts were great, served in our room and although you had the same choices we still enjoyed them. The pool was great in many ways, very cold and nice to have a dip on a hot day. It was also just off the bedroom or lounge and easy to step into.

Having said that the pool was great, as per previous comments you get almost no sun there. If you are a sun worshipper then this is not the place for you. Not the hotels fault of course just the positioning of the buildings. The decking around the pool is almost ruined and we had to watch one spot as we nearly put our foot through it on a number of occasions, I feel it is only a matter of time and could result in a nasty cut. The only real thing I have to say that is not positive and believe me the positives outweigh this is I accidentally knocked over a plain white coffee cup which broke. On check out we were presented with a bill to pay for this which amounted to around $4.50 AUD. After spending 10 days there, being very tidy, not making any issues for them and spending over $1300 AUD on the accommodation it was a surprise and sadly left a bad taste in our mouths. If you knock a glass over in a restaurant they don't charge you for it. I could understand if we trashed the place, stole towels etc or broke a whole set, however it was one little coffee cup and was an accident. We would be lucky to pay $1 AUD for this cup in a store. It wasn't the cost of the cup, however the principle. So overall it is a beautiful place and we had a great time, with lovely staff. But beware if you accidentally break one thing you will pay.