Misleading, Unsafe, and Overpriced: Avoid Tranquil Nest Lodge
I checked out after one night of a 4-night stay at Tranquil Nest Lodge. Despite claiming a 4-star rating, it is a neglected 2-star setup at best.
• Safety Hazard: Advertised as a "luxury tent" with a separate bedroom, it is just a single open canvas room. The bathroom and kitchen sit in a detached outbuilding. Management explicitly warns that the grounds have venomous snakes and forbids walking after 7:00 PM. Risking snakebites and unlit stairs simply to use the toilet at night is unacceptable.
• Poor Upkeep: The heater was broken on an 11°C night, while large door gaps let in freezing air and insects. The freezer was broken, and both the bed and shelves sagged badly.
• Zero Communication: No in-room phones or intercoms exist. In an emergency, you must walk or drive 100 meters to reception in the dark.
• Highway Noise: The name is pure irony; constant, loud highway traffic runs alongside the property day and night.
• Deceitful Service: Absentee owners ignored my emails and refused to refund the remaining three nights. They even lied to Expedia, falsely claiming they offered an "upgrade" when it was merely an identical unit with the exact same defects.
Do not lose your money here. It lacks the safety, maintenance, and ethics of an authentic 4-star property. Check their hostile public replies on Google Maps to see how they treat guests.