Coral View Island Resort anmeldelser

We stayed 4 nights at Coral View in July. I had read some of the reviews in advance and was a little apprehensive about the cleaning and catering. But it really was no problem at all, it's an absolutely fantastic place. I would recommend a longer stay if possible so there is time for both snorkeling and relaxation. We could have spent a whole week out there. We stayed in the two large Executive Suites with sea view. They have 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, as well as a large living room. But the best is the two terraces, so you have a terrace with a view of both beaches. On the largest terrace there are 2 small pools. We thought that was a bit over the top when the beach is 5 meters away, but it very nice to be able to cool down in the pool, as the sea water was very warm. The beach is very close, and just a few meters out it is possible to snorkel and see the most beautiful fish and corals. Do bring water shoes, as there are rocks everywhere. Only very little sand at the other end of the beach. The next beach (which you can see over to) is a sandy beach, this is also where you can see sea turtles. There is a large boat bridge from the beach and at the end of it there are usually turtles. This also means that many tourist boats arrive during the day, so you just have to swim out to them and look in the same place to spot the turtles. It is possible to rent life jackets for 5-10 RM per day in the hotel's small kiosk, this is recommendable as it is quite deep where the turtles are. You can also rent snorkeling equipment, but I don't know how much it costs as we brought our own. Our hotel package included both breakfast, lunch and dinner. I thought I was a buffet all day, but when we arrived I was informed that it was ala carte based on their menu card. We had 37 RM for lunch and 57 RM for dinner we could each buy for. It didn't sound like much at first, but the food is cheap and it is also possible to use the amount for drinks. Our family with 2 adults and two children aged 9 and 13 did not buy for more than what was available and we thought it was a fine concept to be able to choose from everything on the menu instead of a boring buffet. However, we never manage to get dessert as they didn't have any ice cream at the resort when we were there. But plenty of great smoothies and watermelon juice. You have to have plenty of time when you want to eat, as they are very slow to serve. And everybody at the table doesn't get the food at the same time, but apparently that's just the way it is. The breakfast is a buffet, nothing special. The restaurant is open to the sea, and it is possible to sit both outside and inside. Outside, there are lots of squirrels darting around in the trees. We also saw a long snake and a huge monitor lizard - it also swam around in the water, so you just have to get used to that. Our package also included a snorkel trip. We were a family of 10 so we had a boat to ourselves. We were in 4 different places and it's really wonder