Juliette Chong-Yee Louie
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i had pretty high expectations for this place. so let's start with the good, the staff was very friendly and the beach is indeed beautiful. i think that's what saved this experience. the animal zoo they had was a fun experience to see beautiful birds and turtles. the designs of each villas is cute. however, a couple of things lacking that would make me say for what you're paying for, it's not worth it. (there are other places in the philippines that can offer better quality food & accommodations.)
the overall attention to detail for cleanliness is a key concern (i.e. bird poop not cleaned on the bar balcony at the bali bar, villa couches had stains, the entire gym was dusty and there were no paper tissues to wipe equipment, and other small details like not letting your visitors know that to do the rockclimbing, it was going to $$$ you AFTER the fact, after having to keep offering "would you like to try"). again, it's not that we mind paying, it's just courtesy to let visitors know that is a charged service beforehand. visited 3 restaurants and i can confidently say over half of those dishes were overcooked (very hard to chew 60% of that meat plate at the greek), felt like frozen pizza (italian, for $20USD!!) and bali bar snacks were very disappointing. drinks are reasonable prices, so that's a plus side, but the bar only opens till 10-11pm. you have to bring your own water to different villas because we didn't see a single staff while we were at the greek pool and all the bars by the pool either looked closed/abandoned. there was only towels available. wifi is only available in the common areas/clubhouses - so if you wanted to connect at ur villa - you couldn't. the clubhouse pool, i found some broken pieces of tile that you could easily cut yourself. the tiles of the pool itself needed re-caulking. maintenance & cleanliness is definitely severely lacking. you can see some plants slowly dying. service should walk around to clear empty glasses by the pool.
in conclusion, even i did go as a guest and i am grateful for the experience, i am also an experienced traveller, i've been to many resorts, and i feel the need to be truthful whenever it doesn't sit well with me. this place has so much amazing potential and if those small attention to detail for cleanliness/maintenance and food execution can be improved exponentially, it can definitely be a true 4-5 star private island resort. this private island needs much better management and more efficient service.