Palassa Private Residences

“Phenomenal and will consider going again”

Mabuhay! We absolutely loved this place. The staff were friendly, welcoming, and dependable and hard working. They have survailence cameras outside the room which helps keep the place safe. They offered us towels when we were sitting on the beach, they have their own beach chairs they put out ever… more

Mabuhay! We absolutely loved this place. The staff were friendly, welcoming, and dependable and hard working. They have survailence cameras outside the room which helps keep the place safe. They offered us towels when we were sitting on the beach, they have their own beach chairs they put out every morning and put back in every evening. They’d either come knock your room door in the morning or when you come down asking if we needed any housekeeping service. The patio is a bit small but view from the patio is absolutely stunning and I loved waking up going out and seeing that. There is an air conditioner, hangers, decorations, mirrors, shelves, & so forth. The soundproofing is decent although you can hear other people which is hard to avoid anyways. There is a decent sized mini fridge and they have food outside your room in a shared place you can purchase and pay for later during checkout. There’s a small area you can sit at and eat as well. They also have a microwave & toaster in the common area to use at your own discretion. The ceilings are high, a refrigerator, cups, utensils, an electric kettle that heats up extremely fast, a TV. In our room, the lighting is in multiple places, a side table, shelves you can place your stuff on, manual spray bidet, multiple comfy pillows, and daily essentials, & amenities. Make sure you log out of your accounts on the TV afterward or use it as a guest profile. The flooring is great (part of which is marble and convenient to clean. Be mindful to other people when it comes to smoking outside because it can be disturbing to those who don’t smoke and have their doors open to enjoy the beautiful view. There are multiple places around this place to eat, kitesurf, windsurf, take photos, enjoy the stunning beach, and a whole lot more. If you like to walk or go on the public tricycles, you can. We just walked since it’s only about a 10 minute walk to get to the west side with more stores. There’s a place to eat right next door that also takes standard credit cards. Make sure to have enough cash since 99% of the places on this island only take cash, which is inconvenient. There are multiple money exchanges, one of which is a few blocks down from one of the corners of the street. You can book taxi service on your own to and from the airport (MPH) & include the boat transportation too. Our transportation service was able to contact the hotel for us on our way after we arrived fairly early. The front desk people watched our stuff so we could go out & explore the island. Be extra careful of uneven parts of the sidewalks and walk paths, and drainage covers that may be sticking out from the ground. When we were here, the beach mainly had driftwood & some kelp and coral on this side of the island. The west side was beautiful but had a lot of algae when we visited, which was gross. You literally rarely see any trash lying around anywhere since they have service people picking that up. Be mindful of the hotel & other island employees’ hard work, don’t litter, & keep the island pristine, please. I miss the beauty of the place with the view of the beach with a relaxing & romantic atmosphere. I look at pictures we took here every day while dreaming to go back. There were only a few slight down sides. The shower pressure is low and the glass sliding door for the shower can be hard to move sometimes. The wifi is a bit slow so it’s hard to make clear video calls. To get the hot water to come out in the shower requires turning the handle right and waiting for a bit. It took me a few tries to get used to that. Also, getting ahold of some them requires calling and no option to text (as I know of) when I booked from booking.com, so make sure you have a method to call them if you need to get ahold of them through message. From what I can see, you can ask general questions via booking.com and contact them via their website. The whole experience at this hotel and the island was phenomenal. When we decide to come and visit again, we will definitely consider coming back here! Mahalo! Mahalo. māuruuru roa. Danki. Vinaka. Obrigado. 有り難う. Merci. Salamat po. Kentaro & Brian

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