We stayed in January 2012 at this beautiful location and excellent hotel. We could not fault anything about the quality management or service befitting a well respected group and therefore at minimum would have to rate the hotel as very good.

Unfortunately for us, a retired couple, the policy of the hotel seems to have been to contract a large number of their rooms to a particular Scandinavian travel group. They in their turn would appear to have marketed the hotel as family friendly and therefore it was like staying in a cross between a childrens party and a kindergarten. We have nothing against kids in reasonable numbers but this was totally unbalanced particularly for a 5star spa hotel.

So have a great time if you have kids otherwise beware paradise lost!

been in sikao last year:magic,wonderful, peace,elegance.
now they have a contract with tui and became a children village:children screaming at the pool (which wonderful bubble were closed) from 10am to 16 pm without a lifeguard.children screaming all the time.
The elegant room was filled with two caste bed for children.
5 stars maybe,but only for families with babies.
For sure no more for a quiet honeymoon.
food and cleanliness ok,but the prices are too high for a family with children village and a problem is millions of mosquitos.

Very beautiful hotel in extreamly beautiful surroundings in the middle of nowhere. We loved the hotel area and also the hotel room, which were also big enough with tasty decor. Good food and drinks, but quite expensive, because there are no other options in neigbourhood. Roomservice works well. Not enough sunbeds. Lot's of small children in hotelarea. Good opportunities for jogging and canoeing. Small gym. Good spa.

Stayed over New Year in an ocean view room. The service was pretty sub standard aside from the team in Aqua restaurant. Poolside was usually a mess with plates and empty glasses left around, similarly in the beach house.

Room had a broken toilet seat, phone rang on and off where we ended up taking the phone off the hook - complained but nothing was done.

Water sports equipment was good and great for it to be free.

Food was also generally nice, albeit a little inconsistent - having to send some food back to the kitchen. New Year dinner was a bit chaotic, they didn't seem too sure where to seat people and drinks were a bit of a pain - and chasing us to sign a drinks bill back at our room 1 hour later was a bit much.... It could have waited til morning (1 beer, soft drink and water). We also had to book for it, even though it was a mandatory part of staying... Just tight in my opinion!

English also seemed a bit of a problem, often getting the wrong thing instead of the staff seeking clarification. Happened at least 3 times in 4 days with food and drinks.
Reserving of tables for buffets was a little strange...and being asked to leave unmarked empty tables because they were 'reserved' is just not on.

If you want a seat at the pool get there early, didn't seem to be enough seats even though the hotel didn't appear full. Could probably do with an additional deeper pool for kids. And the beach is a bit average, shells make it difficult to swim at low tide, so jumping a kayak across to the other side was good to do.

I won't go back, and I probably wouldn't recommend the place either... Sorry guys, easy things to sort out, but sort out you must!