Stevensons At Manase

The beach at Stevensons is so beautiful but unfortunately, the accommodation was dated and overpriced. It needs some renovations to restore it to what it once was. The bedding had bleach stains, and the fridge rusted. It felt unclean. The pool had rubbish in it and hazardous broken tiles. Breakfast was included but we had to ask for coffee and butter. There were so many stray cats on the breakfast table and our beds, they also fought at night. It was an unpleasant stay and we ended up leaving early.

The villa itself was not prepared up to standards compared to what I paid for each night. Thinking it was a villa it would have provided some dental cleaning supplies, soap for the shower or body wash (we only had about 2 tiny bottles of shampoo and conditioner. Kitchen and food, was not much and breakfast was at average. I do recommend that if they have only 2 units/rooms booked a night, might be a good idea to set up a breakfast platter to deliver to each room rather thank a buffet that sits out too long and to also give something for server to do. Villa and appearance would have been okay if inside had a bit of light colour decor, ceiling or walls.

Would happily go back for a night or two This place is lovely. It's still finding it's feet after covid closures and lockdowns. It's not perfect, a little rough around the edges, and is need of a little love. But it''s most definitely worth a stay.

Older style resort on the beach We stayed two nights and enjoyed the location and the friendly staff (especially the manager). Right on the beach for swimming and snorkeling. Bar and restaurant excellent. WiFi only works in the that area. The Euro Fales are an interesting combination of outdoor sleeping with a mosquito net and enclosed bathroom and toilet. We enjoyed it but might not be ideal for a romantic getaway. More conventional units are available but expensive. Parts of the resort have suffered considerable damage but it is being repaired.

The best I can say about Stevenson’s at Manase is its location and its accommodation. Our party stayed in 2 adjacent Euro Fales which looked out over beautiful ocean and sunset views. The beds were comfortable and the shower worked beautifully. There was enough room to not feel cramped. Breakfast each morning was plentiful with a selection of choices, fresh pots of coffee or tea and a daily special of either scrambled eggs or fried eggs. On the negative side my biggest issue was with their method of billing for drinks and food. Although we asked at each order for our bills to be separated for each fale, there was no request to sign each bill so as to establish its authenticity. This meant that when we all checked out we received a ‘lump sum’ bill, with no itemised accounting. We found later, by comparing our respective bills that we had paid for items from our friends’ bill and vice versa. There was no way of challenging their accounting system, so we paid and tried to sort it out between ourselves. The lunch and dinner menus varied very little and had very limited choices, on top of this the meals were quite expensive. Most food is deep fried. The resort is certainly tired-looking and rundown but the pool was clean. Our friends’ fale next door had the power go out every day in the afternoon. We all got to know the resort electrician quite well! Daily cleaning was non-existent unless you asked at reception – we stayed 6 days.

Very expensive for what it is. For solo travelers I recommend to go to the fales , better food and much cheaper. Almost 400 US dollars for the room, no air con bed not particularly comfortable ... need some update. Not even a nice breakfast.. I mean , the minimum possible.. Hopefully the ocean make me forgot about that and the beautiful sunset and sunrise too 😌