Villa Tirta Padi 2 Ubud

Good communication on arrival

The photos appear from earlier days, alot of mould around the villa and pool, alot of insects and older furniture, pictures appeared to be bigger but in person the villa is small and outdated.

Delightful staff. Really nice layout. Quiet, peaceful. Lovely pool. Good breakfasts.

Some more comfortable furniture would really help. The seats were hard to sit on. And an umbrella to provide shade by the pool.

The villa was fairly well laid-out, modern but with a Balinese feel (not just boring Western-modern), and all three rooms had an outdoor bathroom, adding to the uniqueness of Balinese living (or holidaying). The pool area was lovely, with a patch of grass as well (not all concrete and tile). The pool is in sun for most of the day, so has a chance to warm up for afternoon/evening swims in shade. The staff were attentive and super friendly. Cannot fault them at all. Breakfast was made in-house every day, and we could choose if we wanted the villa cleaned that day or not. The manager was accommodating to our requests, and easy to contact. One evening, the wifi dropped out (in other words, it was basically the apocalypse for our teenage kids). The manager had a staff member out in like, five minutes to fix it. There is a great option for in-house massages. On the mid-high end for Bali prices (still oodles cheaper than Aussie prices!), but they were very good! I did not realise when booking, but there is also a washing machine in the master bed ensuite, which was very helpful! There were very minimal insects/bugs/lizards. The mozzie coils provided kept the mosquitoes at bay. There were a few geckos and lizards, but we definitely get more geckos around our own house at any one time than we saw there over a whole week, so it was no issue. Even a little bird's nest made in the wall art, so we got to see them building and beautifying their nest while we were there. Very quiet and private! There were others staying in the neighbouring villas - we could hear them when we walked past their door, but could not hear them at all when in the villa. The back looks out onto fields where more villas are currently being built (very minimal construction noise). Local workers could walk past and look in, but none were bothered enough to sticky-beak anyway. We didn't feel exposed. You walk out of the lane to an abundance of delicious food options!

It rained most of the days we were there - acknowledged this is nobody's fault, rain happens. However, one side of the outdoor living had full bamboo blinds, which offered enough protection from the rain, but the other side was open enough that when the wind blew from that direction, everything got wet anyway. One morning experienced quite torrential rain and the only option to eat breakfast was to sit at the dining table, essentially getting rained on, or to hide away in the bedrooms - would suggest a solution being putting those blinds on the other side as well. Rain happens, but you don't always want to be wet. On a positive note, when the staff were in the villa cooking or cleaning, they made an effort to keep the floor dry, didn't just ignore it. When it gets wet, the tiles are very slippery. We used the bath mats and pool towels to sop up water. In the rainier seasons, perhaps extra linens or something else to be able to dry the floor to avoid slips (although we weren't exactly swimming at that time, so the pool towels weren't being used for their purpose). We did, in the end, find the floor squeegee to wipe the floor. The mop bucket's wringer wasn't effective enough to dry the floor. If it rains, keep belongings you don't want wet in the bedroom, because they will get wet even if you think it's protected 😂. Kind of amazed the TV and water cooler still worked considering how wet they must get. Two bedrooms can be accessed from undercover, but the master bedroom is accessed from open air, so if it's raining, you will get wet going into and coming out of the master bedroom. The clothes rack was in the master bedroom most of the time, as with the rain, they wouldn't dry outside. A larger rack would be beneficial, considering the potential 6 people who could be holidaying. As others have said, the loungeroom seating isn't exactly comfortable. Looks good, though.

Layout, location

Couch in main area

Staff were excellent. Layout is nice and the rooms are pleasant. Pool is nice. Kitchen has very good range of equipment. Great value for money.

Lounge is a little uncomfortable

The property is located very good, is very clean and breakfast was prepared in every morning at villa

Breakfast could be bigger because the portions was a little bit small..

Beautiful property with excellent housekeeping. The location is just perfect to explore Ubud and around.