I had the pleasure of staying in this villa with a group of 14 people (including me) for my birthday and New Year’s Eve trip. I was little nervous prior to arriving because I was not sure if the home would look like the photos (I’ve heard a lot of other home rental horror stories). To my surprise, the villa looked just like the photos.
The housekeeping staff were great and arranged massages for us several times. At a minimal cost, the housekeepers cooked a special birthday dinner in honor of me for my group.
Someone in my group lost their key to their room. The house manager, Catherine, and the Head housekeeper approached me in a friendly manner. They let me know as soon as they found out and let me know the cost to replace. This could have been a difficult conversation but both of them were very nice about it. I collected the money from my guest and gave it to the Head housekeeper (250 000 000 idr).
I do want to give a warning to those who are not really into nature, bugs, and etc. This is an indoor outdoor house. Thr kitchen and living room are open to the outside. There are no coverings. You will have to deal with lots of ants, mosquitos, spiders, other bugs, frogs, salamanders, and a random cat from time to time.
The rooms not attached to the kitchen and living room (across the pool)?have half open ceiling bathrooms. The bathrooms are very private though (no one can see in the bathrooms) but the half open ceiling means possible bugs or other creatures. I’m not a bug person but I was able to deal with it fairly well.
There is a small convenience store literally next door (I didn’t know this until the last day but people in my group knew about it from the beginning). There is a cute little outdoor restaurant 5 minutes away by walking called Sun Shoot (very good trip advisor rating).
I was concerned about the water but majority of the rooms were provided, upon request, with bottled water for brushing our teeth. The kitchen has filtered water.
The airport is a lot further than I was told (which is not a big deal). It’s around 45 minutes away without traffic and an hour away with traffic. This is all according to the driver.
All in all, myself and my large group of friends (young black single professionals) had a great time abc I would definitely stay here again.
Thank you Emmanuelle for the birthday wishes and for allowing us to stay in your beautiful home.