Villa Alam

Our first trip to Bali - yahoo. We stayed here with our two children 11 and 12 and had a lovely time. The pool was definitely the highlight. Staff were great and in abundance which takes a bit to get use to if you like your privacy but with clear (read firm) instructions they are happy to leave you in peace. The property internally could do with a small spruce particularly the bathrooms but they are very clean and are a good size. Being that the rooms are all quite separate and the villa very open the children felt more comfortable sharing a room. We did feel that if the children had been much younger the arrangement of the rooms would not have been suitable for us (however I am a very clingy and paranoid mother). The beach is exactly a 15min walk and shops pretty much at the end of the driveway so overall we felt the location was great. My only tip would be if you are arriving late at night (and without any local cash - read his fault) order some groceries for your arrival to make a snack. We got by using the intended breakfast supplies in the fridge but not sure this is the norm. In sum, we will be back and highly recommend this place.

We stayed in Villa Alam with some friends having transferred from Villa Saphir in the same Gang. Both Villas are fantastic and I could not separate them. Each has its own special qualities but really they are inseparable in terms of quality and comfort. We have stayed in Villa Bugis Villas on about 6 occasions over the past few years and we continue to be amazed by the quality of the Villas and their wonderful staff. This was no exception. On one evening we arranged for the staff to cook an Indo Banquet which was fantastic value. Great tasting food, no fuss and heaps of leftovers for all to share! There is no question we will be back. In fact, I might just have a look at some flights tonight ..........