Samara Villa Bingin

This is my favourite place that I’ve stayed in Bali. The location was amazing, watched the surf every day and right on the beach. The villa was beautiful, I didn’t want to leave. Will definitely be coming back next year! The manager and the cleaner were so kind and lovely. Highly recommended.

1. Cute apt 2. Nice view

Not a great experience: 1. Not good value for price: the apt was cute but its just an apt and in the middle of tons of stairs, for that price you can stay at Ikigai or Terra Cottages that are real hotels with good service and much better located. 2. Location not ideal: had tons of steps, although it is close to the beach that is just one of the beaches that you will go in Bali so not great experience to have to walk up and down the stairs all the time. Also, very dark at night, careful with the stairs! 3. Did not feel safe: I was traveling alone and the room did not lock and the apt is very open, Inwas worried someone could jump in. 4. Monkeys: after leaving some closed crackers on the kitchen one night I had 20 monkeys in the apt on the next day, and they came back every morning since. The host said they weren’t dangerous but some were pretty big and were sitting near the door which made me scared to walk out and she took +2h to reply. 5. Bad Checkin and checkout experience: in the checkin I arrived on a very late flight and organized with them for a 11pm checkin but the porter that stayed there to help me barely spoke English and could not reply to my questions when we arrived at the apt. At the checkout which was supposed to be at 11 and I asked for 11:30 because I went surfing when I got home to shower and close my bags the cleaning lady was there and she gave me no privacy to dress and shower, very uncomfortable. She was nice but needs to be trained! And you cannot send the cleaning lady before the checkout time, ever! I believe that was rude from the host. 6. Worms: it was centipede season and the apt was full of them everywhere. They started coming after the porter left me in the apt, but it was impossible to walk barefoot. Ok, it is the season and the apt is in the middle of nature but I stayed in 3 hotels after that including another in the middle of nature and it was never as bad as that. 7.

Beautiful decor, good views, quiet location, close to a nice beach, cleaner came every day, lots of drinking water was provided, excellent support from staff

Power cuts, leaks when it rained, centipedes everywhere, the main living room could get quite hot and humid because it’s open

The location is absolutely spectacular!! You can look at the surf right from where you have breakfast! The place itself was absolutely stunning too and I could have happily stayed for ever and ever and ever!!!

I didn't mind it as I need some forced exercise to do any, but if you have trouble with walking up and down lots of stairs then you will find it impossible to get to. It can be tricky to find too if you don't get shown where it is.