stayed here in nov 2018. nice friendly staff, good food and comfortable rooms. some people complain about no elevators, but it didn't bug me one bit. the hotel is surrounded by restaurants and some bars, and just down the street on bangla road are all the bars, dance clubs, strip clubs, street food court and past all that is the beach. all that fun just down one street. when i comeback, i'll be staying here again. also, if you don't like hearing loud music until 4am from down the road, this isn't the hotel for you. i slept like a baby. the only thing i didn't like, was not being able to flush TP down the toilet, you had to put it in plastic bags and put in the trash or the toilet would clog. luckily they have plungers in the rooms. lol