FACILITIES AND SERVICES

• Nurse - European nurse available for one hour in the mornings and two hours in the evenings, and always on call for emergencies; apparently there is a consultation fee but she didn't charge us anything when we asked her about a nasty bite on Jonathan's leg.
• Library / TV room - the library is well stocked with books in English / German / Swedish / Norwegian / Danish / French... you can leave any unwanted books/papers/magazines there when you leave. The TV receives some local channels and also CNN Asia-Pacific, BBC World, ESPN etc.
• Safety deposit box - you can put any valuables in an individual safe in Reception (it requires two keys to open - they give you one and they keep the other). It costs $3.00 for two weeks' use.
• Phone - there's a public phone in reception. It costs $10 / minute to call the UK, and the first 15 seconds are taken up with connecting. If you go even one second over a whole minute, you're charged the full $10 for the next minute. Not a cheap way to communicate! You can also send faxes charged by the page, plus a connection fee. I can't remember the exact prices but I remember it was expensive! We did hear that some mobile phones will work there, but not all networks - Orange are supposed to be OK but you will need to have your phone unlocked for international roaming first. You are requested not to use mobiles in public areas.
• E-mail - there's a computer with Internet access, which costs $10 for 15 minutes use (that's 15 mins at the computer, not 15 mins dialled up to the Internet). Jonathan's parents sent us an e-mail while we were there which was printed out and hand-delivered to our villa!
• Postcards - the shop sells postcards and 75c stamps, which you can post in reception. They claim that delivery takes 7-10 days, but ours took about 17 days to arrive.
• The Spa - the spa was new in October 2001. There are three therapists who do a range of wonderful relaxing treatments for very reasonable prices. Book early as their appointment book does fill up quickly!

Note: all prices were correct at the time we were there . They may have changed since then!