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Soundproofing is inconsistent across the property: windows and common areas isolate well, but room-to-room and corridor noise penetrates, particularly in villa suites.

MixedStrong evidence·based on 5 reviews

All claims are very recent (February–June 2026), indicating these are current conditions. No temporal improvement or decline pattern is evident across the limited timeframe, suggesting soundproofing issues are persistent rather than newly emerged or recently resolved.

What the reviews tell us

Soundproof windows effectively block external noise, including traffic and club sounds

Room-to-room and corridor sound isolation is poor; guests report hearing neighboring rooms and hallway noise

Villa suite soundproofing is particularly weak, with floor/ceiling noise from upper levels clearly audible

External motorcycle and street noise penetrates interior spaces despite window treatments

Inconsistency suggests selective quality issues rather than wholesale failure across the property

The hotel demonstrates mixed soundproofing performance. Windows and the club/common-area separation receive consistent praise, with reviewers noting that soundproof windows work well and noise from the club does not reach guest rooms. However, the interior sound insulation is problematic. Multiple recent reviews from diverse geographic regions report hearing motorcycle noise from outside, noise bleeding from neighboring rooms, and corridor sounds. One reviewer specifically cited the independent villa suite as having extremely poor floor-to-ceiling sound isolation, with upper-floor noise clearly audible. This suggests the issue is not universal but concentrated in certain room types or structural areas, likely walls and internal partitions rather than window/exterior barriers.

Positive window/exterior isolation vs. negative interior noise penetration

Two clusters of claims emerge: one praising soundproof windows and external noise isolation (claims 98507, 99741, 98500), and another citing poor interior sound barriers between rooms, from corridors, and within villa suites (claims 69410, 70801, 76964). The contradiction is not a simple reviewer disagreement but rather a structural finding—the hotel's external envelope (windows) performs well, while internal partitions (walls, doors, floors between rooms) perform poorly. This suggests investment in perimeter soundproofing without corresponding attention to inter-room or inter-floor isolation.