OK so I'm going to be really positive about this hotel, even though a lot of you may not feel the same. I love it for one reason only, it looks like it's been reclaimed by nature. 10 years old, Sukantara cascade resort lives up to its middle name. We actually had no idea that there would be a full force river rapid flowing through the hotel grounds, completely amazing, and now at the end of the 2nd day we can still sit and just stare at it.
Yes this place has loose taps, slippery steps, moss everywhere, dampness throughout, rotten bamboo in the shower and a shower head that sprays water in 360 degrees, but that's where the character and charm of this hotel comes in. It's not a modern, big chain resort, it wasn't built 3 months ago. No they don't spray poison to kill all the bugs while you're having dinner (but they did over us a fan to blow them away), and if you don't like wild peacocks trying to steal your breakfast then perhaps you should look elsewhere. Rent a scooter as quickly as you can and then ride around to check out the area, that's my best tip. Ba Ba Black Cafe has world class desserts and coffee at a fraction of the cost, and Sukantara is only 10 minutes from every possible attraction you could ask for, tigers, snakes, monkeys, guns, ATV's whatever. So anyone who loves nature and wants to stay in a place completely intertwined with it should choose Sukantara. If you're sensitive to bugs, dampness and the thought of sleeping in the jungle, don't even bother.