Griya Valud

It was lovely checking into this place after staying in a few more 'rustic' places on my trip to Bali. The rooms are lovely, really modern while still having a traditional feel, which I did not expect in this part of Bali. The pool area is small but beautiful, adequate for the small number of guests the property provides for. The staff are lovely, very welcoming and always happy to help. I had a massage, which I really needed after climbing Mt Batur a few days prior. It just seemed ok - I've had a lot of massages in Bali. They only offer one massage product and have no spa menu, which is fine but just something to be aware of. Not sure why this happened - it's actually a bit funny. I was having a bath in my room and the mirror steamed up due to the heat from the bath and the words 'Have a nice bath" appeared on it. I was momentarily terrified, thinking there was some kind of passive aggressive ghost in the room, until I realised the staff must have done it thinking it was cute or welcoming - instead of being just completely creepy. The only real complaint (and its not even that much of a complaint) is about the food. I'd been in Indonesia for a while, and pretty tired of Nasi Goreng and ordered the Chicken Cordon Bleu which arrived smothered in chili sauce. They seem to put chili sauce on everything here. I like spicy food, but not for every meal. I had the chicken and rice for breakfast one day and asked if that came smothered in chili sauce, to which they replied, it did and I managed to ask them not to add chili sauce and then it was ok. I tried a few of their western dishes - all were terrible. My advice to the hotel is don't offer western food if you can't do it properly. Their Indonesian food was amazing (tried both).

Zeer kleinschalig, 4 huisjes met de 5e in aanbouw. We hadden een van de 2 huisjes boven het water. Redelijk schoon , tevens een buiten douche en bad . Ondanks dat het zo klein is hebben ze evengoed een simpel restaurant met goede goedkope maaltijden .

Chambre avec baignoire ce qui est très rare. Literie de bonne qualité. Nous avons eu 2 lits séparés mais spacieux. Piscine très agréable entourée d'une belle végétation. La situation permet de visiter de magnifiques rizières.