The River Village Retreat Kiulu

Spacious Fun Family Farm Stay! Rating: 4.3 Worth for the price: 4.0 Good for: 10-16 pax (adults and children) GOOD All in all our stay was super fun. The lounge area especially were amazing. You got pool table, karaoke with good sound system and beside it you got bbq area. Basically you got the whole thing privately for your family. If you wanna play with children they got largest field that you can run around and play outdoor game. Lucky for us, it was raining and we had so much fun running around the field. Another thing that we like was it is fully equip with household items. Wet kitchen, dry kitchen, stove powered bbq pit and commercial grade kitchen equipment. The nature surrounding us gave us trainquil. They got small Dusun with fruits on it. (We only ate the one that fell from tree. Got permission from management). The river also can be access easily with built staircase. Lastly, kudos to management for responsive reply and on time checked in. It was clean too when we arrived. And owner were thoughtful enough to prepare many beds. And they were clean too. Ps, they got large dog (caged) as security. So you can rest assure youre safe within premise. Oh, the area was also gated. BAD Well, its not all good. I hope management can improve. One thing that I notice immediately is the suitability for kids. They are many sharp corner with their furniture and concretes. The pool stair is quite scary. Kids tend to fall so that sharp corner need to be covered. Other than that, is the seemingly fragile/easy to break door/gate. Im not gonna blame owner for the build. We can always open things carefully, but kids are quite difficult to handle in this matter. Lastly, the “Deal Breaker” for some, not having water 24/7 is kinda frustrating. Few of my family members were complaining. However, they compensate it with quick fix. One of the staff was on the clock. So the pointer for good and bad are as below:- GOOD - Management - Fully equipment and facilities - Kitchen - Great field to play around - Private place to stay with family - Open air lounge area (Pool table and Karaoke) - The nature and Dusun - Doggo!! Haha BAD - Not children safe - Fragile build for small gates. - Water supply problem