The hell-hole that is Guantanamo Bay?

If Guantanamo Bay is such a hell-hole as the BBC like to portray, why then does The Washington Post report that:

'The Obama administration would quickly send home six Algerians held at the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but for one problem: The men don't want to go. Given the choice between repatriation and incarceration, the men choose Gitmo, according to their lawyers.'

Any idea BBC?