Magical, which is also the name of the stream that runs below this extraordinary small hotel, wrapped around huge natural, moss-covered boulders amid lush foliage, red banana leaves, cardamom plants and pepper trees. If Elrond were to build himself a retirement home sequestered from the Elven court, this would be it. Food more than spectacular, as was service, comfort--but you need to love nature, the whole place makes you part of the lichen, boulder, stream, foliage environment including pebble floor to a partly outdoor shower, walls built around enormous boulders, leaving them as they were and inside the rooms, and of course the little frogs who do not seem to be bothered by hanging out in the toilet