点评:Always love this area/ development , set among lakes and natural wildlife. It is an extremely relaxing area, with lots of outdoor facilities in which to participate. We particularly enjoy the tennis and swimming available ; as an added bonus the pools are heated. Also available are play area for the children , kayaking on the lakes and so forth. We also enjoyed walking around the lakes .
We rented a villa in the gated area within the Lower Mills Estate. This included a heated swimming pool and gym between the nine houses. The pool was lovely and warm , but I did not appreciate that we would be restricted to one hour per day. Disappointing when the weather has been incredibly warm. Booking is on a first come basis. Which can lead to further irritation. The only advantage to this is that you do get the pool to yourself.
The gym is very run down in this little gated community and could do with an upgrade. Decking would be advantageous all around the pool. It is partially decked at the moment. There is a toilet and shower , which can be left quite dirty. A sauna too is provided. Although we did not use this.
We enjoyed a glass of wine / beer at the onsite restaurant , Ballyhoo , where the service is friendly ,(as across the site) but can be a little slow. Although, my visit was during the high season. Breakfasted a couple of times too, which was very pleasant , my children, now adults , enjoyed the pancakes !
My daughter and I enjoyed the spa treatment in the wellness centre. The massage and facial were marvellous for both my daughter and myself. The staff were highly skilled. We have lived all over the world and so have benefited from some amazing spa experiences in Thailand and Dubai. Staff provided a blissful experience.
The detached villa , Reid Villa, was very spacious, private and clean. We wished that it had air conditioning due to the very hot weather during our stay, in future we would definitely look for this. It also could have could have benefited from blinds on the numerous patio doors and windows in the lower ground floor , which might have filtered out some of the glorious sunlight and helped to reduce the build up of heat.
Mostly everything we needed , but critically , the pillows were uncomfortable , important as we stayed for two weeks. Beds were fine. A sharp vegetable knife and scissors would also have been useful. Some fans were provided in the bedrooms. Plenty of crockery , but short on cups / mugs.
Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and will be back in due course.
翻译:我们一直很喜欢这片区域/开发区,它被湖泊和自然生态环境所环绕。这里极其适合放松身心,还有众多户外设施可供享用。我们特别喜欢这里的网球场和游泳池;更棒的是,泳池还有加热功能。此外,这里还设有儿童游乐区、可以划皮划艇的湖泊等等。我们也很享受沿着湖边散步的乐趣。
我们租下了Lower Mills庄园内一个封闭式区域里的别墅。在九栋住宅之间设有一个恒温泳池和健身房。泳池的水温宜人又温暖,不过让我不太满意的是每天只能使用一小时。天气如此炎热的时候这点实在令人失望。泳池的使用需按先到先得的原则预约,这也容易引发不满情绪。唯一的好处就是你可以独自享用整个泳池。
这个小型封闭式社区里的健身房状况相当糟糕,急需翻新升级。泳池周围铺设露台会很不错。目前这里只有部分区域铺设了露台。现场还有一个厕所和淋浴间,不过它们可能保持得不太干净。另外也提供桑拿设施,不过我们并未使用。
我们在酒店内的Ballyhoo餐厅享用了一杯葡萄酒或啤酒,那里的服务态度和蔼亲切(整个酒店的服务都是如此),只是稍微有些迟缓。不过我是在旺季时造访的。我们还在那里吃了几次早餐,体验也非常愉快。我的孩子们现在都已成年了。我们很享受这些煎饼!
我和女儿都很喜欢健康中心提供的水疗服务。按摩和面部护理对我们俩来说都棒极了。工作人员的技术也非常娴熟。我们曾在世界各地生活过,因此也体验过泰国和迪拜的一些出色的水疗服务。这次的服务同样让我们感到无比愉悦。
独立的里德别墅空间宽敞、私密且干净。由于我们入住期间天气极其炎热,我们希望能有空调;以后我们肯定会选择带空调的住所。此外,底层的众多露台门和窗户如果装上百叶窗的话也会不错,那样或许能挡住部分强烈的阳光,从而减少室内热量的积聚。
大部分我们需要的东西都具备,但关键问题是枕头不太舒服——这点很重要,毕竟我们要住上两周。床铺则还算不错。一把锋利的蔬菜刀和剪刀也会很有用。卧室里配备了几把风扇。餐具相当齐全,但杯子/马克杯则不够多。
总的来说,我们非常享受这次入住体验,日后一定还会再来。