Tasik Ria Resort

I was looking forward to spending Christmas and New Year's in a different part of the world, but my dream turned into an absolute nightmare. I paid, 1950€ for a hotel that is in clear decline. First of all, the tiny patch of sand beach they had was filthy. The poorly maintained gardens made me feel unsafe, I was really scared I'd be hit by a falling coconut. Apart from that, the pool was dirty and I didn't dare use it for fear of getting an ear infection. For two days, I had to shower with cold water and there were power outages during my stay. The food was monotonous and depressing. For six days, the only fruits available were papaya and watermelon, served at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals were extremely repetitive: plain white rice with either chicken or pork. There was no variety, I mean no pasta, no fish, no seafood. Breakfast was equally disappointing: bad coffee, the same fruits, frozen slices of white bread poorly toasted, and either fried eggs or omelettes. Despite paying nearly 2000€, I couldn't even choose what I wanted to eat. Since I was the only guest, there was no buffet service available. Even on day, after dinner the night before, I found the exact same dishes and everything left as it was the next morning but covered in ants when I went to have breakfast. It was absolutely disgusting. Tasik Ria is a complete scam. I paid a fortune and received terrible service in return. You should stop deceiving people.

Fantastic holiday staff are really friendly and helpful, they couldn’t do enough for us . The bungalow we stayed in was very clean and spacious. The food in the restaurant was also fabulous and varied. Diving was great with beautiful walls and slopes, lists of turtles, reef fish, corals and the odd shark or two, also plenty of the little critters. While there we did a couple of tours to the highlands and Tangkoko park to see the indigenous wildlife. A fabulous holiday 😍👍