裡普爾海灘賓館

공항 이동용. 큰 기대 없이 갔으나, 이 가격에 저 정도면….. 좋지도 나쁘지도 않고 딱 잠만 자는 용도.

由於我們是晚上到達的，不能坐快艇，所以我們在這裡住了一晚。距離機場約15分鐘車程。我提前透過電話要求了機場班車，它準時在等我。工作人員非常友善和樂於助人。海灘就在酒店前面，非常美​​麗。房間裡沒有太多設施，所以你必須自備。他們根據要求借了我一個吹風機。

I was looking specifically for a beach front hotel on Hulhumale island. I selected this hotel based on price, room size and because it was a penthouse suite with a sea view balcony. Let’s start with the not-so-good things. It is really a boutique hotel/guesthouse, which is probably similar to most accommodations along this stretch of the island as we discovered. It doesn’t have a lift, and the stairs were very narrow, which, again is probably similar to other establishments in the area. The penthouse was on the top floor, which is kind of converted from an attic, so the headroom is low at some parts of the room. We requested for an insecticide spray after we checked into the room as there were some mosquitoes. Upon spraying the insecticide at the corners of the room and under the furniture, it forced several cockroaches out and I had to deal with them. The shower is one of the areas with low headroom, resulting in the shower head being installed at a height of about 3 feet. This made taking a shower standing upright very difficult and often times you’d have to squat or kneel. The balcony also had a low roof so there’s very limited space for you to stand and admire the sea view, add to that some dilapidated wooden rails, it didn’t entice one to spend more time out on the balcony. Breakfast was provided but we were served the exact same food, consisting of toast, omelette and sausage, every morning throughout our stay. Now for the good things, though I’m hard-pressed to find many to write about. It is conveniently located, with many convenient stores, shops and good restaurants around the area within walking distance. The beach is just right in front of the hotel so it’s easy to walk across the road and have a dip in the sea. The hotel staff were helpful and organized a snorkeling excursion for us which was enjoyable. Having said all that, I would imagine the same qualities can be said of the dozens other hotels in the same area or along the same stretch of the beach. All in all, I wouldn’t say it was a dreadful stay, but for the price I expected somewhat of a more comfortable and accommodating room. Then again, I might be wrong as that may be the going rate for such a 3-star accommodation in the area and you’d have to pay considerably more to have a better hotel.

好的一面是：對面是大海和海灘，但我不建議游泳（晚上散步時，我看到一個女孩嘔吐到海裡，一個年輕人（不是孩子！）毫無尷尬地尖叫）。床和床墊都很棒。空調工作正常。房間裡有熨斗。酒店靠近公園和各種餐廳。缺點：電視上有灰塵、地板壞了、椅子壞了、冰箱髒了、噪音大（當地人喜歡騎摩托車，這種噪音直到凌晨2點才會聽到）。網路非常非常弱。浴室也不是很理想（我附上照片），但也有溫水和盥洗用品。工作人員有求必應，幫我們叫了計程車。