The rooms on the south side do face out to the sun all day, whereas guests on the north side will be turning their loungers to face into the island to catch the sun some of the time. Having said that, the rooms are built in an arc set back some good way from the beach, so there is plenty of space to catch the rays. On the other hand, only the rooms at the ends of the arcs are near to the beach, the others are set behind some pretty scrubby vegetation.

The Beach Villas are clean and tidy and unfussy. The decor is bright and cheerful and everything you need is there. The bathroom has 2 basins and an inside and outside shower. The key thing to plan ahead and request is the location. The Water Villas, on the other hand, are all superb. They are in a different class and that’s because they actually used to belong to another resort. The attempt to run 2 different resorts on the same island, however, has been abandoned and yet the dividing wall has not yet been taken down and guests are obstructed from going all the way around the island on the beach. Not only are these thatched rooms beautiful inside but they are also right on the reef edge. Just a few steps and a few strokes take you to the drop-off and some good quality snorkeling.

The corals are growing well and there are lots and lots of fish, from butterfly fish to reef sharks. The reef stays easily accessible from the beach all the way down this side of the island (another good reason to get a room on this side). And the beach is fine and lovely underfoot. You can look out across the lagoon here and enjoy the sun, sand and sea that is as good as on any resort in the country. The loungers, however, are the white plastic ones without a mattress so its difficult to lie in them for too long.