Areca Bungalow

Location and value

lighting issues, too bright

Super friendly owners Good food, comfy beds

Aside from a fantastic spacious room, the proprietor is absolutely wonderful. She makes it easy to arrange excursions and she even treated me to a lovely family dinner.

Wonderful views overlooking the river

The bathroom has water drainage issues resulting in shower water remaining all over the bathroom floor for hours. There is weirdly no drainage for/in the shower, so a strip of plastic has been placed on the floor for the water to follow. But it doesn't. It still spills out all over the bathroom floor (see pic) with only some of it reaching the drain in the opposite corner. If you need to use the bathroom over the next few hours, you are left standing in shower water. It just feels so unhygenic and gross. I read through previous reviews and this issue has continued for well over a year and a half. One year ago, the owner said she would do something about it but clearly hasn't, despite it being raised by a lot of guests as a negative element of their stay.