A beautiful oasis, needs a loving touch||Such a beautiful and peaceful space. |Loving the eco consciousness, though missing a bit of a grip. For example guests get “dusters/rugs” as towel which I personally think is outrageous. ||We got the “Sean” chalet, and I must say, I have never slept in a bed that bad in my entire life. The bed was almost sinking with the head slightly low and feet high. This was reported to staff, and a carpenter came to fix the problem (well not completely).||Rooms were extremely hot, the little fan attached to the bed wasn’t working. ||On day 2, our water stopped running. This was reported to the staff again, (apparently was a general problem, yet nobody offered to get us water until we asked). |And like every thing else, it took hours to a day, before we got the water in our room. ||Food was delicious, slightly overpriced and mostly continental. |This I also find a bit intimidating. I personally travel around the world, also to try other cuisines (the local). |The staff telling us the menu choice was due to the target group, which mainly is “white people” was an insult!||Animals on the property is lovely, only problem is the cats making their way into the chalets, but also in the bar and sometimes jumping on the tables while guests/we eat, was a bit overboard (consider people who might have allergies)||A nice little DIY gym, a bit dangerous with those broken pieces from weights made from concretes and glass. ||Most of the hammocks were either broken or worn out so when it’s hot in the rooms, you can’t really be out under the shades.||Finally when we checked out and were settling our bill, we noticed we’ve been billed double for some things, but this was quickly rectified. ||Overall we loved the quiet and calm this place offers.||Will definitely recommend and will...
Read moreAfter years of wanting to come to Escape, I finally made the trip in December 2019. It was all worth it. Instead of 4 nights, I stayed for 12 and will always gladly come back. Coming from fast-paced city-life, this is an absolute gem of a place that will make you rethink priorities in life and simply live in the moment. ||||My highlights here were a) the daily yoga classes with Carol in the amazing yoga shala surrounded by forest , and b) the entire team at the lodge. They were so welcoming from the moment I arrived and made me feel like a part of a small community. You are almost bound to meet interesting travellers here, too, which I really enjoyed.||||Just behind the beach, which you will have almost to yourself, there are plenty of almond trees providing shade while you are still close to the beach. The moon doesn't get more beautiful as here! And if you do get cabin-fever, there are plenty of walks and tours you can arrange with the front desk.||I absolutely appreciated the way everything is built from natural materials and made as eco-friendly as possible (compost toilets, permaculture farm, turtle conservation, etc.). Sustainable tourism cannot be supported enough in today's day and age.||||Opposed to many other lodges and hostels I've been to, at Escape I had plenty of space to be by myself, in a hammock, the yoga shala, the restaurant or the beach beds and benches. ||||While the accomodation and food is more pricey than staying at very low budget accomodation or buying food from the street, it is well-priced, considering the pristine but remote location, the family-feel and the fact that some of the drinks and food need to be brought in from the not-so-close city. It's hard to be any closer...
Read moreI think for eco lovers this is nice. My partner liked the place, for me personally I didn't enjoy it.||Toilet and shower is in 1 small cabin. The toilet smells bad so it's not nice to stand there and shower for a while. ||||Very dissapointed with happy hour. Supposed to be buy 2 cocktails get 1 free.||But you get a free shot not a free cocktail.||||Its seriously over priced (€40) because besides from a room in a nice environment you don't get anything.||I asked at night what time breakfast was in the morning. Claudius told me it would be ready at 7.||When we got there at 7 no one was around. When we eventually found someone they said how we need to order breakfast of the menu because it's not included in the roomprice.||||Very dissapointing.||||To top it off Claudius was very rude when we was checking out and clearing our bill.||On arrival we got offered a welcome drink (very nice) until he added it to our bill!!||||Wasn't happy. When we complained about it he said he would only let us pay half of the drink...||||Overall it was just a dissapointing place to be. We left...
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