Having stayed on both sides we prefer the newer rooms primarily for mid resort location. The gardens on the original side are way more mature and beautiful. My suggestion would be that they look at Couples website. You can get 360 degree views of the rooms and that may help. Do be aware that if they book a garden veranda suite they could be on either side of the resort . The original area garden suites (closest to the road) were renamed a few years ago and combined with the new section garden veranda suites to form one room type.