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Buddha Guest Villas Reviews

Jalan. Legian, Gang Mangga #9, Kuta, Indonesia

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81%Overall Rating

From 28 ratings
  • 86%Character
  • 80%Security
  • 79%Location
  • 87%Staff
  • 84%Atmosphere
  • 73%Cleanliness

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97%

My single room turned out to be a gigantic, clean and very well decorated half of a villa, with its own garden compound and front porch. The staff was very friendly and helpful, and although it's tucked away in a small lane, a two-minute walk takes you to Jalan Legian and party central in Kuta is only a short walk further south. Didn't try the pool but it looked clean and I saw a couple of guests using it. For a secluded and quiet spot deep inside a walled compound in Kuta, this is the place.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male, 41+
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi James! So nice to meet you, and we greatly appreciate you coming to our villas, and so happy you Loved it. We Love giving guests great experiences and hope you have nice future travels. Be well! Sincerely, Guest Relations at Buddha Guest Villas

90%

Apart from the dark alley walk and lots of mosquitoes, the place is amazing. Very nice villa style. The staff are friendly :)


73%

Stayed there for 2 nights. The place is located in a not very well lighted side street. Facilities are good value for money and staff was just amazingly helpful.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


100%

Nice and clean, helpful staff, good location. These villas are an excellent value for South Bali. They are close to the center, but in a peaceful, garden setting in a quiet side street. Feels like the Bali of your imagination, but close to town and the airport.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 41+
  • (1 review)


97%

Perfect location, really nice and helpful staff, big villa with kitchen AC and everything. Awesome pool. All in all we had a really relaxing time there.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Mixed Group, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


73%

It was a nice stay (if xou stay in a 3 bedroom), it is a 3 min walk to the main street forall the bars but nearly 15 min to the beach. The stuff is really nice and helpfull. The facilitiesare okay, but don't want to much:-) It is good for the price and the pool is nice:-)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


87%

The villas were clean and spacious, but the hostel could benefit from better lighting in the alleyway leading up to it from the main street. The staff was incredible and so accommodating to any of our needs.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi again Robert, thank you so much for your kind comments and for coming. We were very happy to host you. And yes we hope the city of Kuta will sometime put more lights on our road. There are some, but we could use more. As you learned it is completely safe. Thank you again. Have a nice time :)

70%

The Buddha Guest Villas are a nice place in general. The bungalows look traditional and sweet. The staff is friendly but the place is just not looked after, especially our bathroom was a real challenge.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female, 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


67%

Staff very friendly! However pictures online were misleading.. Pool very small. The hotel is located in a back alley so being a flashlight. There were coach roaches in the bathroom

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your comment about our staff. We try hard to take care of our guests. We take pride in our friendliness. Thank you for that. :) I'm surprised you wrote about the pool, because our pool is not small at all! :) It is about 20 meters long by 10 meters across. The fact that our villas are off the main road is a GOOD THING, because it keeps us in a quiet enclave while still being very close walking distance to all the nightlife. If we were on the main road, it would be very loud like the other hotels there. So this is a good thing. Its only about a 2 minute walk anyway. Actually our location is the best thing because of this :) If there were cockroaches, they were probably dead, because we spray EVERY DAY. And this is the tropics, it does happen sometimes, but we clean thoroughly and do everything we can to keep the bugs away. :) Thank you very much for coming! Sincerely, All of us here.

57%

The staff were wonderful made our stay very comfortable. After a bad first night we were moved to a beautiful villa.Make sure you know what room your getting,we felt the place was falsely advertised, the pictures were stunning and what we got was completely different. The 'garden view' was a mud patch, the room was very small, it crawled with cockroaches, the fridge was unsafe, the bathroom was full of mould the plumbing leaked every time you turned on the tap. The power cut at night so no air

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (5 reviews)


77%

Big and nice room. Bad location. Get the feeling you feel unsafr while walking home. Hard to find. Room clean. Don't drink the water in the big water container= bali belly.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Iceland
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Actually our location is great, because it is very close walking distance to all the nightlife, yet being 100 meters off the main road, we stay quiet and secluded so you can get a good nights sleep afterwards. The road we are on is 100% safe, nothing has ever happened there, and we've had plenty of people stumble home very late for sure. The water we provide FREE in our large containers is COMPLETELY SAFE to DRINK. It is purified water straight from the distributor. In fact this is probably the cleanest water you can rely on. If you got Bali Belly you definitely didn't get it from drinking purified water. Thank you for coming!

87%

Really enjoyed staying here, we were made to feel very welcomed and homely. Loved the pool facilities however we did have a few problems with the electric and wifi but they were sorted out as quickly as possible.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Wales
  • All Female Group, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


100%

We had a very good night! The staf is very friendly and helpull! The location is good. Near the main stree and near starbucks. The villa was very good. It was clean and had good aircondition. We'll be coming back again! :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Marieke you are a great guest! We look forward to your coming back. Thank you for your booking the second time! :))) Happy to host you!

50%

The room was really small, there was no decent piping system in the bathroom, there were bugs and crocroaches in the bedroom, a horrible rusty fridge, and weridly little glass bricks on the roof just on the head of the bed, so as soon as there is daylight it just goes straight into your face. Appart from that the location is good, but for this sort of money you can find better places with breakfast included. We had been in other places around Indonesia, and this one was horrible.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 09 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Female, 25-30
  • (11 reviews)


73%

We really enjoyed our stay here. Comfortable a spacious. The pool was a great extra benefit. Our son loved it, and he learned to swim there!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Barbados
  • Female, 31-40
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
It was an absolute pleasure to host you Glenis and your family was very nice. We really enjoy having great guests such as yourself. Thank you again so much for coming and enjoy the rest of your travels! Please come back to visit us any time! Sincerely, Guest Relations Staff Buddha GUEST VILLAS - Bali

73%

Definitley okay for the money, although the room didn't get cleaned once in the three days we were there, but I guess we could have said something if we wanted someone to change the sheets ;) I gotta say, it has a awesome location, very quiet, nice pool, very close to Legian Street, and as soon as you know your way around you can get to the beach in about 10 minutes. I'd recommend it :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


100%

I found the place to be so serene and quiet even though it was so close to town.As for the staff, like all the Bali people I met, were most helpful and always had a smile on their faces.I loved hanging out by the pool with wi-fi available there as it was everywhere on the premises.I couldn't recommend the place more. I stayed in a number of hostels there and this one by far was the best. Availability there was the only reason i had to move on as I was in Bali for almost a month. So book early.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 31 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 41+
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Charles, you're the best! Thanks so much for coming. We had a great time hanging by the pool with you as well. :) See you soon!

80%

Really enjoyed are stay here, bungalows were really nice with plenty of space. Especially impressed with the outdoor facilities. Owner (Mike I think) made an effort to drive over and say hello on our first day which was a nice gesture!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


100%

I have been traveling verywhere around Asia and this hostel is the best one I have ever stayed. Very big rooms with amazing ornaments giving a very nice environment. I totally recommend it to everyone

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Colombia
  • Male, 18-24
  • (7 reviews)




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