Right in the heart of the community, away from the expensive hotels, this small but perfectly formed hotel is cheap, clean, perfectly situated and friendly. The rooms are beautiful, service is excellent and you are treated like a house guest rather than a passing visitor, particularly by Thomas who was running the place when I went. Meals are cooked to order, drinks are on hand whenever you want and nothing is too much trouble. Walk out and you are in the middle of the small centre of town where you can sit and have coffee with the locals and I was even invited in to see the school and meet the teachers, completely unexpectedly as I was passing. And when the bill came, it amounted to less than I'd pay for a pizza in London. Can't recommend this place enough.
Located in the heart of this small town among the neighbors, the hotel was clean, safe, and offered a delicious breakfast. The hotel has a unique and stunning architecture, as well as a friendly and helpful staff. It is close to restaurants, a tej bet that has live performances, and close to all the historic sites this town has to offer.
I really wish that I could give Sora five stars. The people are so friendly and helpful, the room had a lovely appearance, the food in the restaurant was great, they set me up with a great guide, and everything was perfect except: - The first night, it seemed a little warm in the evening, so I left the door to my balcony open as I went to sleep. I woke up not long after that with buzzing in my ear. I eventually killed 22 mosquitos in the room that night, and I essentially didn't sleep at all. - There's a mosquito net above the bed, but it doesn't actually cover the bed -- it's too small. A mosquito net that's touching your skin doesn't stop the mosquito from sitting on top of the net and biting you through your skin, as I quickly learned, and the net won't cover the bed, so that it would prevent that. - So, the second night, I decided that I would just be hot. I slept in just my underwear on top of the covers and kept the door closed all afternoon/evening/night. But somehow, there were still mosquitos -- they got into the room some way, and I had to kill five more of them that night while trying to sleep. - Another family there that had kids told me that the kids were crying all night because of the bites. They got fans to try to stay cool while keeping the windows closed. Simply put, the number 1 job of a hotel is to enable its guests to sleep, and the Sora Lodge failed on that account. It's the middle of the dry season, there's zero reason for there to be any mosquitos, and mosquitos generally only travel a short distance in their lifetimes, so the mosquitos are likely breeding onsite or very close to it. Management needs to do one or more of the following: - Find the pool where the mosquitos are breeding and treat it with a non-toxic pesticide to kill the mosquitos. - Get a bug zapper and put it at the edge of the property away from the rooms to draw away and kill mosquitos. - Put screens on the sliding doors in the rooms, so that cool air can come in without allowing mosquitos in. - Replace the (decorative?) small mosquito nets in the rooms with larger nets that will actually cover the beds and protect guests from mosquitos. Readers: I would absolutely avoid this hotel until they respond with details of how they have addressed this issue. But if this problem gets fixed, then you will love staying at Sora Lodge.