We stayed at el Zafiro in November, 2016, February, 2017 and June, 2017. The rooms are CLEAN, and the furnishings are beautiful. We always found our hotel services to be perfect. Anything you need or want will be taken care of! We never cook so a larger room was not necessary. We love the restaurant and especially the bar! Just saying. We always venture out daily because we know the island as well as the town we live in. So we do have meals all over the island. As far as the prices...we are certainly not wealthy, but we feel the prices are reasonable and we never hesitate when we make our reservations. We LOVE being at that very peaceful and beautiful location and Ed and Nicole are wonderful hosts. We agree with Pat. We hope their dreams are successful!! Wish we were going tomorrow!!!