In Reply to: Villa Rumah Manis query posted by CLB on Thursday, 17. March 2005 at 14:54 Bali Time:
We stayed here July last year. We requested a quiet villa because we needed a good break after hectic work and didnt want to go home tired. Our first villa was awful. They dont have overhead lights, and this villa had no windows downstairs. Could not read inside during the day! The outdoor shower was exposed to the gate, and gardeners walk in and out. And it was very dank and squashy. And the toilet could be seen from the patio! At night, the noise from the dogs was terrible - barked all night.
We demanded to move, which we could after 2 days and this villa was much better - huge verandah, lovely outdoor shower and no dogs. This one also had a window so we could see inside during the day!
They were very clean, spotless. The main pool didnt entice me to jump in - small and cold. About 8 lounges in total. Breakfast - they kept running out of plates, cups, coffee, bread and were slow to replace. But OK if not in a hurry. The hotel restaurant and bar were very expensive so we didnt eat there.
It is down a lane which gets a lot of traffic - wouldnt be very nice if it was very wet. Taxis can only go one way so you have to walk to get out.
We quite enjoyed our stay overall but wouldnt rave about it, it had good points and bad points but we are not staying there next time!