Shivananda Antique Villas by EPS

We really liked the fact that you are in the middle of the rice fields, but at 4 minutes walking to the main road where all the restaurants are. So you don't hear the noisy road, but crickets, frogs and far away a rooster. In the night you can see fireflies! We spend 5 or 6 nights here and loved this place for the rest. We sometimes ordered breakfast at this place and sometimes at on of the many places at the road. The prize/quality was okay!

There's nothing I can think of that I didn't like. However, if you like to stay at a bustling place where you can meet lots of other people, this is not the place because it has only 3 huts/bungalows. Although we met a lot of people, we met them in the neighborhood.

The whole property needs a good clean from all door handles, floors to curtains to the blooded mosquito nets. :( poorly managed the owner could not wait for one night, but allowing the gang of workers staying on premise feel unsafe and disturbed in our last night.

Views were beautiful. The villas were as pictured and on the surface looked great. Upon arrival the kitchen was INFESTED with ants. Literally the countertops were covered black in ant carcasses. I spent over $100 AUD to buy bug and ant killer. The cupboards were infested. It took days to kill most of them, rendering the kitchen unusable. The main villa has an active termite/wood borer infestation leaving piles of dust daily. The caretaker has cats who are super friendly and malnourished. They poop in the villas. The poop is never cleaned by the staff without prompting. We were told to feed the cats outside so they don’t poop inside - we never fed them inside. All garbage is stacked at the entrance and left to rot. The smell is horrendous. All my clothes smell like a garbage tip. The main villa has one small AC unit that does not service the whole unit. The bathroom was not cleaned once during our stay. There are piles of dirt in all corners and it is not clean. Mosquito nets are grey with dust and dirt. Had to buy cutlery, soap and rags to clean the villa myself. Waterfall at the pool are turned off during times when in use as they deem it “unnecessary”. Lights on the path are turned off before dawn. The caretaker decided to only come once every other day - of which we were not aware. Random “staff” hung out in the guest area outside of work hours to use the wifi. We were told they were like “family” and it’s “ok”. The kitchen where the “breakfasts” are made is abysmal and filthy. We paid over 1k to leave early and stay and a new villa. Do not recommend AT ALL.

We absolutely loved our villa! The owners are very friendly and helpful. Very quiet place, in the middle of the rice fields, the house is made of wood. The views are amazing!

Stayed during the raining season, couldn’t enjoy the swimming pool 100% - could have been a bit cleaner.

Authentic!

I was looking for an escape place in wooden style and I have found it. I liked the silence , tasty breakfast every morning , the owner Balinese woman asked me every evening at which time I would like to have my breakfast and she cooked it in her kitchen. I like outdoor shower 😍 no mosquitoes. It’s situated in the middle of rice real terraces

Many cats which all the time wanted to enter my chalet. Sometimes they made poop on the terrace outside. The doors slide a bit difficult