Barry R.
Netherlands · November 2025
“Lost its glory...”
Location. But not 100% private as there are 2 other villa's next to the garden. To access these villa's is a pathway along the garden. Even though the pathway is lower than the garden it doesn't give you complete privacy and sometimes noise disturbance at night. Also, the villa is in walking distance of the center of Ubud, but a motorbike is prefered.
Such a shame. Once a very beautiful villa. But, because of low maintenance it's has lost its glory. The pictures used for advertising are not reality. The complete flooring throughout the villa must be replaced. Because of bad underfloor, termites have destroyed the wood. Very dangerous as the floor would and has literally collapsed under your feet. The pool had algae and wasn't treated until our 3rd week which was too late and never had clear water. The bathrooms are nice but not kept for. One toilet was backed up and everything you flush the sewage would come from under the toilet and over the floor. This wasn't fixed until the 3rd week as well. All chrome taps throughout the villa have never been cleaned, are leaking and lose. The kitchen was bad as well. The drain blocked up several times and water all over the wooden floor which had already rotten. No coffee percolator. Few utensils and glassware that had to be washed for a 2nd time. No towels to dry. Few pans that were reasonably usable. The water tank produces no cold water. All the patio curtains were gone. No cushions on the lawn chairs. The roof has to be replaced as well as the gutters that overflows everywhere when it rains. The entrance to the villa was a disappointment as well. Garbage left for weeks in front of the house. A broken toilet was left in front of the villa the whole time and the driveway is a nightmare especially for cars. Most taxi drivers refused to come up so we had to walk down to the small road, which was dangerous for elderly. Also. No garden lights along the path. The lady that cleaned was super friendly and kind and did everything you asked for. But a regular cleaning routine was not part of her job. We had to ask for clean sheets and towels after the first 2 weeks. The supervisor was there the first 5 mornings, who also was overly friendly, but later was only around to pick up the housekeeper and eventually add chloor to the pool. He did arrange for a barbecue for us.