Soleil d'Asie Residence

My wife Linda and I stayed in a one bedroom apartment at 'Soleil D'Asie Residence' for the whole month of February. We didn't rent a motorbike or a car. We wouldn't have felt safe driving on the left side of the road with the 'crazy' mostly motorbikers. That being said, here are a list of our 'likes and dislikes'. LIKES The price was reasonable. Our one bedroom apartment was spacious. The pool, although relatively small, was really quite lovely, and the pool water was nice & warm. Beautiful landscaping around the pool area. The property is small but a veritable oasis. - A small but workable kitchen - Check out the 2 restaurants, one just across and down from ‘Soleil’, the other next door and just up the hill on the right. We had Valentine Day's dinner at the 'Mekong', and it was very good. We ordered Pizza to Go from the 'Three Dogs' 4 times during our 30 day stay. - Cleanliness or any issues - The 2 resident staff (very limited English) Aye & Shuma do a good job, and someone from management who speaks English is always a WhatsApp text or call away. Download What'sApp if you don't already have it. - Good wifi both in the apartment and at the pool area. - The water in the shower was always hot - no problems - Our additional cost of electricity was only about US$1 a day. That was a pleasant surprise. Of course we hardly used the AC. Some guests leave the AC running 24/7. - The 2 bedroom units have a much larger kitchen area, and a living room with more comfortable seating, as well as a second bathroom. If you can handle the difference in price and the stairs to the upstairs bedrooms, go for it. DISLIKES - Location, Location, Location. Taxis & Grab are quite expensive. If you don’t rent a car or motorbike, it’s at least a 15 minute walk down to the beach, and then back up a fairly steep hill in the afternoon in 85 - 95F temperatures. Not much fun, especially if you are older or have mobility issues. 'Impiana Hotel' discourages non guests from beach access, so now to reach the beach you need to cross a busy, 4 lane road, turn left, walk past the 'Impiana' until reaching a gate on your right which says ‘Private Property - Do Not Enter’, open the gate and walk down a path to the beach. There you can rent beach chairs for the day. In the future, someone may decide to lock that gate. - The only place to sit in the living room was a small love seat. Kind of tight for 2 people staying for a month. We could have used a comfortable, padded chair. - We sleep on a firm mattress at home, but the mattress on the king size bed in our 1 bedroom apartment at ‘Soleil’ was hard to the point of being uncomfortable. We ended up putting a comforter under our bed sheet and it helped to some extent. For the most part, except for the location, we enjoyed 'staying at 'Soleil d'Asie Residence. We met a number of really nice people there. The pool area is conducive to socializing. However, if you are not going to rent a car or a motorbike, are somewhat