A friend was celebrating his birthday, and had stayed here previously, so i did not compare it with other hotels. Firstly I want state that communication with the hotel, and Memet, was brilliant. His responses to queries were very quick.
We walked from the jetty to Gili Palms. Did not take long and gave us a chance to see what was around.
Dont let the laneway to the hotel scare you. Its worth it.
Our twin room was huge. They all have open air bathrooms which was really lovely (even for this non-camper!) Water was not overly hot, but that did not really matter. We had no trouble using the WIFI. Did not even turn on the TV.
I found the mini bar prices to be competitive with local stores (if not better!).
The free breakfast was enough to start your day. You had a range of choices. I found it to be of similar quality to that from the accommodation we had on the mainland.
The swimming pool was lovely. Big enough to share with the other guests whilst still maintaining quite a comfortable personable feel. It is salt water, and does warm up during the day. There were some 'floaties' in the water, but put these down to the trees etc around the pool.
The resort is also a good distance from the mosques so you do not hear the early morning prayers, thankfully.
Mini Golf across the road will all sorts of activities. Resort also lent our group snorkels etc for free. Bike hire available too.
Make sure you say hi to Ruby - a lovely english lady who is currently living the dream