geedee
GD, how was your Villa experience, overall? I had a quick squizz on the internet after you mentioned the name and the photos made it look absolutely smashing. I thought 'he will be enjoying that, for sure'.Where 1 is it was awful and 10 is it was heavenly, how would you rate it?I would hope in the high end.Your son - what were his final comments. 'Dad, that was awesome'?And, did it make you start to think about moving here into something like that?I'd hope so.Living here isn't 100% easy but it's dang close to it.[/QUOTE]First of all when places take pics it normally doesn't look as good as in real life.This place was the reverse the pics didn't do it justice. Uma Sapna 19/132 hotels in Seminyak.I had booked somewhere else but was allowed cancellation , the place had good reviews but looked tired.price over $400 per night(dont know rates at other times of year)I send her sister who lives between Melbourne and Jl Raya Seminyak to go on her Scoopy and have a look.She immediately told me to book as its brilliant and there is 1 villa left and they wont hold it, so i did without cancellation which made me nervous.Everything was quality throughout from toiletries ,robes, slippers, towels, bed, bedding ,wardrobes furniture etc The place is immaculate when they clean its a team of 10 who do do it including pool and garden very productive(must be western owned).There is a lot of attention to detail like mozzie lotion , mozzie spray in bedrooms and they come at 5pm and light mozzie coils in open living area.Service is great breakfast ordered by 2am comes within 10 mins of you calling and telling them your ready.If you forget the night before no problem.Room service is prompt ,even asked for Imodium and was delivered in 5 mins the staff are friendly but unobtrusive.Breakfast comes from Kilo which is part of Uma Sapna and is rated no 2 restaurant in Seminyak.Location was excellent only 5 mins to Eat st and 5 mins to Jl Raya Seminyak the other way Son loved it ,wife loved it. Davita has mentioned staying here before i dont know his commentsIf you built a villa like this i dont think it would be too expensive it was a shell with wall down the middle for bedrooms and an open kitchen with 1 wall and 2 half wallsthe maintenance would be pretty easy with a pool and lawn with minimal garden running around.I could really handle living in a villa like this(although not much storage)9/10
geedee
Fantastic. Sounds like yet another happy Australian family visiting Bali, choosing the Villa experience.It's the way to go.The Hotels are cheesed off they are losing to the Villa market but that's their problem. It's the choice of the customer and I reckon a nice Villa beats a Hotel room hands down. Every day.[/QUOTE]I know you haven't seen it, but very roughly(price range) how much to build that type of simple single storey villa
davita
We've stayed at Uma Sapna twice, once during Nyepi, but that was some years ago and the price was considerably less.We also loved it and why we repeated our visit. The location was excellent although not near any beach...that would need transport or a long walk. It is better located for those shopping coholics or for those wanting night-life.....but available transport is directly outside the resort entrance.I wouldn't call Uma Sapna a villa...it is a series of villas in a resort style area with an art gallery and open grass as common. The reception is in an older part and some way from some of the villas. I know many similar villas built with open-plan living/kitchen/dining but imo...this is OK for a short holiday but not for permanent living. Storms could wash furniture into the pool and sometimes closing glass-sliding doors and using Air Conditioning is refreshing....whilst still retaining the garden/pool view.I drew from the Uma Sapna experience when we bought our own villa and made some conversions.
geedee
We've stayed at Uma Sapna twice, once during Nyepi, but that was some years ago and the price was considerably less.We also loved it and why we repeated our visit. The location was excellent although not near any beach...that would need transport or a long walk. It is better located for those shopping coholics or for those wanting night-life.....but available transport is directly outside the resort entrance.I wouldn't call Uma Sapna a villa...it is a series of villas in a resort style area with an art gallery and open grass as common. The reception is in an older part and some way from some of the villas. I know many similar villas built with open-plan living/kitchen/dining but imo...this is OK for a short holiday but not for permanent living. Storms could wash furniture into the pool and sometimes closing glass-sliding doors and using Air Conditioning is refreshing....whilst still retaining the garden/pool view.I drew from the Uma Sapna experience when we bought our own villa and made some conversions.[/QUOTE]Glad you enjoyed it and used your experience to convert your own. I have just checked price to end of April cheapest 2 bed villa $750 per night. We must have got a good deal. Maybe reception has been renovated it looks good. Never thought of storms. As for you Char Char grill recommendation. This place is real trendy and the place to be seen. Very busy however we all ( 7 of us ) thought the food to be average. Price was good for such a trendy place.
Markit
The cost of building a villa in Bali is a mater of where you are on the island - for instance a truck of sand in Seminyak will cost you around 1.6 million rupiah last I heard but now probably around 2. Here in the east you can get it for 800k. Everything else, including the land you build on, is the same. Only down side here in East Bali can be that you might struggle to get building workers as many (by no means, all) are working down south as the wages are considerably higher. Here I can get Tukang ( master builders) for around 100k/day. As to what you want to build - let your imagination run wild and build whatever your heart and mind can come up with - that's the beauty (one of ) Bali.
NadyaAnggita
Whoa thank you for the info, really helps!
Markit
We aim to please through innovation and consistency. Oh, and bloody mindedness too.
Maurick Jonson
I prefer staying at a hotel like this: [URL]https://vintagehotel.com.ua/en/[/URL]. It is very comfortable and you don't have to think about cleaning and cooking - everything is done for you;)
