A mixed review indeed. The neighbourhood has nothing around it, save a mini-mart next door. The closest 7-11 convenience store is a 10 minute walk away. This is a very quiet residential neighbourhood and on foot it's a bit far away from all the action (ANY action, really). During the day time however small shops and restaurants open up and there's a fantastic little noodle bar about 8 minutes on foot from the hotel. The hotel itself is sparkling clean, brand new and comfortable, however, wifi didn't work at all in any of the rooms, and one must go down to the lobby to use it (and feed yourself on mosquitoes). Also, none of the 15+ TV channels are in English, so it was hard to figure out how to kill time inside your room. The front desk staff, while they are very courteous and friendly, spoke extremely little English. That being said, they did try their best to help us, and one of them found a computer cable which I accidentally left behind in the room - for that, I am SUPER grateful. So if you don't mind the language barrier and/or you rented a scooter/bike, this place will work for you.