Amethyst Selene Paleros Couple's Hideaway

Location. Beautiful views. Own pool. Access to a wonderful beach.

L’accueil a été chaleureux et les personnes qui nous ont reçus ont été très gentilles alors que nous sommes arrivés à 22h30. Nous avons pu nous restaurer car le restaurant sert jusqu’à minuit. En plus ils concoctent de bons plats. Le lendemain nous nous sommes réveillés au paradis! Le petit déjeuner peut aussi nous être livré en chambre. Une chambre, une vue, une piscine privée incroyable. La plage a 1 min à pied est calme et silencieuse. En plus un lit / transat est réservé avec la chambre. C’est tout simple on revient l’année prochaine

Rien

The view, the secluded location, the peace and quiet

Nothing

I have no idea how this place ended up in the Michelin Guide. it has some great features and some terrible features. What did I like? 1. The cleaning staff is very nice, especially Kyria Maria. 2. The room itself is small, but very nice. It is clean and has nice features. 3. The air conditioning works well. 4. The view is fantastic (especially at night with a full moon). 5. The automatic dark curtains are a very nice touch. 6. The private pool is small, but very nice.

What didn't I like? Hmm, let's see: 1. This is not a hotel, just four suites. There is no reception, and no on-site staff. The remote staff tries to communicate via WhatsApp, but they often do not respond to messages. And when asked why they didn't respond, they act surprised by the fact that I expected a response. I have no clue what would happen if we needed some help in the middle of the night. 2. Since there is no on-site staff, there is nobody to help with the luggage. And even when someone came by to give us the key or pick up the key, they never offered help with the luggage. They were content letting us carry our luggage ourselves. 3. The walk to the beach is long and treacherous. 4. There is a shortcut to the beach directly from the suite. However, to use that shortcut you have to: (i) jump into the private pool; (ii) climb three steps that are in the water; (iii) with your wet slippery feet, jump from the top step (still inside the private pool) over the slanted ledge at the edge of the pool, over a small moat (for the overflowing water), and onto a marble path. And of course marble is very slippery, especially when your feet have just come out from the pool seconds ago. I have included photos of this crazy setup below. This is simply a recipe for disaster. We did not attempt this acrobatic feat, because we didn't want to have an accident. But there's bound to be an accident eventually, and then the property will be in hot water with a lawsuit. Why? Because not only do they provide this crazy setup, but they actually encourage their guests to do this crazy maneuver! What makes this even more insane is that there is a simple fix for this: Just add a wide plank that goes from the platform of the private pool over the edge and the moat all the way to the marble path. The guests can pull the plan in when they don't need it, and they can put it in place when they want to go to the beach.