The BALIem Villa

The greatest villa what we’ve ever been!

The large pool was perfect for the family. The 2 upstairs bedrooms are very nice and well appointed. Very quiet considering its off a main road. Wayan was excellent. Courteous and quick to respond to msgs.

Non of the TVs were Smart TV. So only local television available. The downstairs bedroom is pretty average. It's almost like it was forgotten about during renovations. The bed was comfortable, and the air con worked well, but the bathroom was very small, out dated, and we needed to have the toilet bowl sealed around the floor to stop the smell coming up through the cracks. It wasn't up to the standard expected for the price we paid. The pool maintenance is a little lacking. Could use a scoop or 2 of chlorine every 2-3 days when an entire family is using it extensively.

Review 2 weeks September 2024. Arrived late due to cancellation of our flight from Malaysian Airlines. Nobody to greet us at 8pm or let us in! Called local What’s App telephone number and someone came within 5 minutes. The lady said our villa Cathy was under maintenance and they have upgraded us. So initially upset, but quickly relieved and yes it was an upgrade as had extra bedroom. Billiard room was upstairs instead of in lounge area downstairs. All good. A few minor things initially. A bulb not working etc. But first thing in the morning Agun our chief customer service chap. Sorted all the minor things we noticed initially. He also was a hero as our coffee we should not have brung, exploded in a case and covered our clothes and case was a sticky mess! Agun got our clothes laundered that day and cleaned our case as good as new. Great service and very appreciated. Holiday begins. Pool is was nice and cool. Luke warm and pump helped. I cleaned pool of plant debris. We stayed in Bradley. Highly recommend. Terrace with a view was great and had artificial grass as a base to lay on and sunbathe! All three rooms were ensuite and showers great pressure and hot if required! Towels , linen and toiletries changed regularly. Rooms and living area well cleaned. Even did our washing up for us! Water dispenser changed when required. The only issue is location to any resort nightlife like Kuta Legian or Seminyak! Best we could find was a very nice hotel 400m to the right. Called Sidewalk. Had a very nice Turkish kebab restaurant and Bintang at another bar was buy four get 1 free and get an ice bucket! £1.50 a bottle. Entertainment was Karaoke at best but others liked it! They had an amazing gourmet supermarket attached and catered for all tastes. Amazing bakery French baguettes fresh every day. Wagyu steaks to cook etc. Everything you could need if fending for yourself with no bars and restaurants around! But big pink supermarket opposite caters for most things.

Only location was a little out of the way. Seminyak legian etc is much busier and more bars and restaurants. Chance to meet new people and integrate. Jimbaran is very busy on roads for locals. Upside is food is ridiculously cheap and good. Always eat where locals eat!

The villa was great - excellent pool and downstairs area, and two large bedrooms with private bathrooms upstairs. Friendly owners. Short grab ride to the beach and Kuta, medium ride to Uluwatu.

No arrival instructions and didn’t know how to get a hold of owners when we arrived late at night. Missing a few amenities like hand soap in bathrooms and tea towel for dishes.

Clean, comfortable.

Not enough kitchen equipment,

Experience of home stay in spacious house with all facilities like a home

Location

It doesn’t look like the pictures at all. The pool was dirty, full of insects and leaves, floor was oily. The toilet was stinky with drainage smell. My son refused to use the toilet. We checked in around 5pm and we were shocked there was a group of people was occupied in the villa we have booked. We show the crew our booking confirmation and they were confused and shocked too. In the end , they did managed to ask the group of people to leave the villa, but this is really disappointing .