The Hatma House, Peace & Harmony

Location & Environment: Situated in the northern part of the island, offering tranquility, proximity to Turtle Beach , and a peaceful escape from party areas.

We came here last year as a party of 3 adults and 4 kids. The hotel is a great choice for families, since there were pretty much no other hotels on the island that had 2 to 3 bedrooms where we could all stay together. The place being far away from the loud party areas was also really nice for some peace and quiet. The kids fell in love with the hotel right away, and were pretty heartbroken when we had to leave. We felt very safe leaving our them in the hotel while we went out for the day, since the hotel is shaped like a fort, where the only access in and out is through the lobby. They had no way of slipping out without someone noticing them, not that they wanted to leave anyways :).

Like many other properties this is typically ‘island shabby-chic’ if you know what I mean. These are typical wood cabins with the various creaks and small holes in places and lots of general maintenance issues associated with island properties which develop over time. We stayed in the large family accommodation which had two bedrooms and a living area which we didn’t really use and would be better as third bedroom. The showers are shabby but work well in one at least, the pump was ineffective int he other but hot water available. Water did run out the last night which was mildly annoying and came through muddy for a while when back on - typical island challenges. The pool was ok but with tiles missing all over but safe and usable. The AC works, but worth being a couple cans of most spray as mosquitos do get in through the numerous holes and there are no bed nets. They weren’t a major issue but spray will help. Staff are really helpful as they have been left this property to mange as best they can, I would look to the owner to get things fixed though as at almost £1500 for 6 nights asking for non rusty taps, and unbroken shower footboards shouldn’t be hard. They only clean when you ask which is ok as it saves disturbing you, and there is no restaurant on site as advertised in pictures which is mildly annoying, however plenty of small eateries around the corner in the beach. You will need to get a horse and cart from the ferry and bikes to get around which are 50k per day.