Monte Uzulu

The bedroom and bathroom was lovely, I liked that they provided bug spray, and bathroom products and beach towels. Gaby was very friendly and sweet when checking in. The breakfast was nice too!

Not having proper wall/door did feel a little insecure and you could hear the wind, ocean very loudly all night, as well as the very clear conversations and intimacies of people both in the neighbouring rooms and walking past the terrace as there was no separation between that and the stairwell other than some plants. The pool was also extremely dirty, not just a few flies floating on the surface - this would be expected in a jungle, but the water was thick with floating particles and generally really disappointing, as the ocean was quite big waves so I was looking forward to relaxing pool swims, but I went in once and immediately regretted it. Also the location was a little remote, perhaps fine if in a couple but solo it was rather isolating and not much going on in this town at all. Alan seemed to take offence that I didn’t feel comfortable to walk to the next town after dark on my own, when I simply asked for info about taxis, he dismissed my question repeatedly, insisting he could “guarantee it was safe to walk”. Which was irrelevant and not what I was asking, I didn’t mention safety or insult the area or anything, I was simply asking for information about transport and it was an incredibly frustrating exchange with an unnecessarily condescending and dismissive attitude from him. Made me uncomfortable, I checked out a day early and they did not ask me if I needed assistance with booking taxi to my next destination or anything, which is not the end of the world, I figured it out on my own, but that’s an element of consideration I would offer my guests.

The rooms were nice and cosy. I like the focus on the environment The breakfast was nice and the staff were helpful and very serviceminded

The rooms were without any protection against sound

everything was so wonderful. Thank you Gabriela for being a lovely host :) We would love to come back.

Beautiful location, close to the beach, beautiful architecture and interiors, the shower is amazing

There was no way to make coffee in your own room, the breakfast was just ok

Alan and Gaby were great hosts. Monte Uzulu is perfect located in walking distance to the beach and restaurants.