The hotel has heated pools, not any natural hot springs.

There were blinds in the hallway leading to the bathroom, but the sliding door to the outdoor deck allows lots of natural light into the bedroom area. It was never a problem for us since we enjoyed the brightness of the room, but if you prefer complete darkness, a mask may be the way to go.

Hello...Of course you can use your own discretion because we're tippers in general, but their hospitality was so outstanding that we just had to! We didn't convert, so we used US dollars. We left some in the room for housekeeping, tipped the folks who picked us up in the golf carts, and for the hostess & servers at breakfast even though breakfast was included. It was simply their pride in service! We had a couples massage which included a chocolate scrub (can't remember name), but it was so wonderfully different than any others we've had. Very relaxing, satisfying & worth the money! Unless you're really into hiking, you can miss the 1.5 hour paid guided trail tour on their property. The free Nanciton trail which they say is doable in 30 min took us non-athletes over an hour & trust me it was more than a plentiful work-out!