We have just returned from a few days up at Gecko Villa - a property truly in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by rice fileds, sugar cane and cassava plantations and wild forests.

This is a single house with a superb private pool and extensive gardens and grounds, and would be appreciated by anyone seeking to wind down in privacy, honeymooners, families etc. The owners, who live in a nearby village, were very kind and helpful and made our stay! Good food too but don't be too enthusiastic about local customs or they will be inviting you to try tasty plates of friend insects. I joke not.

Well worth a try we will go back! We would be interested to hearing of any other place like this.

The visitors book was full of positive comments.

www.geckovilla.com