Originally Posted by
m0hamed
Personally, I don't like the AirBnB concept because I do not wish to be in someone's home and I also question the security of having my valuables in a property that can be accessed by others.
Many of my friends fo private villas in Bali and they are certainly much cheaper, but for the same reason of security I chose not to use this option.
Staying a hotel also means there are standard operating procedures for when things go wrong and there is comfort associated with service recovery will generally occur.
One of my work contacts told me when they left their last private villa stay the staff demanded an extra $800 before letting them leave...
My best stay at any property ever, was a private villa rental in Bali.
Resorts are the antithesis of the Bali experience for me, although I understand that priorities can shift if you have a family in tow and require access to a kids club etc.
Never stayed at an Aman before but have stays at both SS and Noi coming up.
I will be shocked if the service is anywhere close to what I experienced at Villa Bulung Daya.
The only problem is that it gets booked up all the time now. Would love to return.
(My review for those who are interested:
Villa Bulung Daya)
The villa within a resort concept appears to offer the best of both worlds but the price is often many multiples of the private option, unjustifiably so in my opinion.