Villa Meranti - Spacious Private Pool Villa

The villa itself is absolutely gorgeous and the hosts are very communicative and helpful. There is some gorgeous wildlife all around you, from the field of about 30 water buffalo right outside the villa to the monkeys which swing by the trees bordering the pool. I wish this villa was better located, we would have stayed longer if we felt safer.

The villa description recommends you to rent a car/scooter, but doesn’t tell you why. The villa is located at the end of a very remote and borderline dangerous gravel path with very few other properties around it. Taxi drivers were extremely reluctant to drive up the rocky, narrow path, especially at night where there is very limited lighting. The walk to the nearest beach is at least 30 minutes, which we wouldn’t mind but we didn’t feel safe walking up this path at night. Thankfully the hosts were extremely understanding and refunded our stay. Additionally, when we arrived the pool was out of service, but the hosts were very apologetic and were already fixing the issue when we arrived.