Mane Hariharalaya

A stunning resort style hotel, in a beautiful location about 20 minute ride from the centre of town. We were upgraded to a pool villa due to a small issue with our first villa, and we had a magical stay. Our assistant who looked after everything for us was fantastic, and the customer service was amazing. The restaurant was great, good breakfast and great lunch. Definitely recommend to all.

The location is about 20 minutes from the centre of town, which didn’t bother us at all as there was a free uktukk ride each day to and from town. But this could possibly bother some people.

- spacious villa with private pool - lake in the middle of the resort where you can take relaxing unlimited free paddle boat rides - peace and tranquility - a la carte breakfast with freshly prepared and delicious juices and coffee, lunch with 5 set menus was also good (you can also mix the menus) - polite and hospitable staff

- far from city center (around 30 minutes by tuktuk which is free of charge once per day) - not much to do at the resort beside boat and bike rides - drinks and food are quite expensive (on par with prices in bigger European cities), especially compared to prices in the city

The resort is only 15-20 min from town which is very convenient for people who want to be away from crowded and noisy area. The staff are friendly. Breakfast was fine. The room was large for 2 adults and 2 kids. We had dinner at the sunset dining area which is really pleasant with lake view.

The lighting of the room is a bit dark. Because of the hole of each door, the rat was able to enter the room and ate our food. Privacy should have been improved. We heard staff coming to the downstairs room to do things late at night and early in the morning. Lunch, dinner and drinks were overpriced. The quality of food and drinks were not worth the money we paid for.

One of the reasons for booking this hotel / resort was that it WASN'T the regular touristy hotel, and this made it perfect for us. We wanted to feel like we were on holiday immersed in a unique experience and we were. It was located about 25mins out of town by tuk-tuk, but if we wanted to get into town, this was easily organised by the resort, and an exciting experience for the family watching the traffic duck and weave around us. We loved the facilities, and even had bikes to ride around the resort, which the kids enjoyed especially. There were table hockey, pool table and table tennis table, kayaks on the small lake available to keep kids entertained, not to mention 2 pools. Breakfasts had great choice and even barista coffee, so we didn't have to rely on just filtered coffee. We only had lunch and dinner once each time. Lunch was complementry although I'm not sure if this was standard, becasue if it wasn't it was expensive. Dinner was appropriate for what was available, and price was as expected for a resort. Of course you could get cheaper if you went into town. The Family Villa room booked was amazing and a real beauty. I personally loved the bath and showers both "with a view". Also note the resort organised temple tours and airport transfers for us - very easy, and less complicated that dealing with other travel apps, pricing was compariable.

The mini bar fridge didn't seem cold enough, and we had to keep any food fully sealed, or in the fridge due to ants being attracted to them, but otherwise insects weren't huge problem. Make sure there is a can of bug spray handy. Unfortunately the temperature at the time of our stay was 40 degree C daily, so the only way to be cool was stay in the room. The pools we in the sun all day so didn't get the opportunity to cool down, swimming in the mornings were the coolest. It would be nice (when the temps were as hot) to open a window and let the fresh air in, but you can't do this, since there were no screens on the openings - hotel tip, get some fly screens for some of the openable windows. Be aware the resturant was open air, but I didn't mind this since there were plenty of fans available.

The breakfast was great - equal amounts of local and western options depending on your preference. Very flavorful noodle soup (Kuy Yea?) and Bor Bor!

nice breakfast and also really good lunch served.. very flexible team and our Butler Lom was excellent. She arranged all our needs and wishes in short time. We highly recommend this place in quiet beautiful and relaxing in this environment..

The place is far from the city but quite exceptional. They did a beautiful job of lightning.

Feels more like an ecolodge than a 5 star. Food was disappointing, in quality, service and presentation. No particular atmosphere. Staff was very nice but not very efficient. The entire place is lacking efficient management.