A GREAT PLACE FOR THE YOUNG AND EASY-GOING ON A BUDGET.

It is undoubtedly well run yet sometimes it seems the staff are having as much fun as the guests, it's that kind of place. Once you've tried it, you might well come back for more, as the number of repeat guests is unusually high.

All the rooms are the same - they are large, pleasantly decorated and each has a balcony facing the sea. Everyone is on an all-inclusive package and the meals are all buffets, each night with a different culinary theme. With everyone on the same deal, there are no distinctions and the mixing is one of the hotel's strengths. The bar is a natural gathering place, serving both the inside lounge, the veranda and the outside pool areas. A recent redecoration has given it the warm and cozy yet exotic feel of Morocco. There are low ceilings, carved wooden trellises, embroidered cushions and paintwork of reds, blacks and yellows all carefully aged. Calypso music, live bands, cultural evenings and other fun events keep the evening flowing along.

Between the building and the beach, on one side is the swimming pool, on the other is a large, tree-lined garden with the private/public feel of a Tea Garden. This is perhaps the place to do your sunbathing, with attentive service from the bar, and then, when the time's right, it is just a stroll to the open beach and a refreshing splash in the sea.

The hotel is fortunate to be along the busy, buzzy stretch of beach that is Beruwela and, at the same time, to have it's own small inlet that gives it a little extra privacy. What's more there is a line of reef here that runs just off-shore and creates a calm swimming area just off shore.

For an all-inclusive holiday, with a laid back and friendly atmosphere, this is a good call.