Dear Michaela P,
Thank you very much for your honest feedback. We love hearing back from our guests! It is a very good input for improvement in the future.
We have taken notes on the two areas which you were not entirely happy about (i.e. cocktails and pricing of Spa), and we will follow up on those. Thank you for bringing these matters to our attention.
Regarding the lizards:
"Gecko" is the common name for any of about 65 species of small lizards. They are unique among lizards in their ability to make chirping or clicking sounds. The name "gecko" is a derivative of a Malay word that is an imitation of a lizard's call.
These little house geckos are great little exterminators. Unless you are overrun with them, they are worth having around. Here are a few facts for you:
- Geckos are a very common occurrence under the tropics; as much as spiders are in our Western houses
- Geckos are predators of pest insects and spiders as well, which is why they are so useful
- The vast majority of the time, they stay on the ceiling or on the highest part of the walls, close to the ceiling
- They won't die in your room, nor will it hang around long if it isn't finding bugs and mosquitoes to eat
- If by chance you should find it on your bed, it isn't going to stay, nor do they like to snuggle with humans and they certainly don't approach humans on purpose
- They are extremely unlikely to want to share your bed with you and will never bother you while sleeping
- These critters are a never ever a nuisance to humans unless you think of them as such
- We ask you not to try to harm them, as they are totally harmless to you
- Try to accept them as part of the typical, tropical "landscape"
Regarding the open air bathrooms: these are very traditional and actually popular in tropical countries, especially by the beach. Most guests love them but we can understand that it's not for everybody. That's very much a personal preference.
Regarding your comment about "not a lot to do", we have to disagree with you. Please find below the link to the entire catalogue of Activities which we offer in Amed (this Menu was available in your room) and around. There are soooo many things you can do: http://www.santaibali.com/?santai=explore-east-bali. It is not fair to say that there's not a lot to do. Rather, you may not have found in Amed the type of activities you were looking for and we're sorry about that.
Kindly please share your experience stay with us to your friends and we are very happy to welcome you again soon.
On behalf of our entire Team,
From Amed with love,
Komang, Manager