Through the booking process Colin was great, very helpful and knowledgable about the area, I couldn’t fault this process nor the onward help that we had from the property manager, Nikki. I will go into a bit more detail about the property and our trip now, which was in March 2020.
As a family of 6 we stayed in Colins villas for two weeks, as with any property on holiday this villa had good and bad elements. The good - The villa had everything we needed from two swimming pools to a separate kitchen that we could all use and not disturb each other with a good variety of utensils, there was also a lot of fridges, one in each house which was very useful. There was ample room with plenty of outside areas and seating to enjoy nights in. The gardens were very well kept and looked after, the staff and cleaners came every 5 days to sort each property for towels linen and give them a clean. There were fish to enjoy feeding and covered a good side of the property. The swimming pools were great to have, we didn’t really use the smaller one but the larger one had the sun most of the day. The day beds were also very comfortable and a good addition to the three sun beds to relax on in the day. The property was in a very private location away from the main road and very quiet, we did hire cars and motorbikes and there was a safe driveway and gate to secure them. We had a private chef one night, she cooked a great meal with lots to try, even though we said that one of our group was vegetarian every dish contained meat or fish, she also left us enough food for the next day in the freezer. The weather was amazing and it didn’t rain once! The island itself had a lot to offer with cute beach bars/restaurants and would take you about a day to get around in a car or motorbike to see great beaches. The massage shop at the end of the road is a must! They were great and very friendly, we spent a lot of time here.
The bad - The main kitchen could have done with a bit more TLC, especially from the cleaners. The villas were lacking in final touches, indeed Colin had to send staff around to fix a few basics like shower heads on attaching to walls. Take plenty of mosquito repellant - the pond water pump isn’t working and as such there seemed to be a high number of mosquitos.
With a little investment this really could be a gem of a property, we would consider returning in the future.