We have just spent 4 nights at Kembali with friends. For us, it was our 2nd stay, the first was 2013 when we stayed with our teenage kids. It could have been perfect but didn’t quite get there. Pro’s The staff were all absolutely amazing. We were lucky enough to be upgraded to the 3 bedroom and media room from the 3 bedroom on arrival. Nothing was too much trouble for any of the staff. They make the experience! It’s in a great location in Seminyak - a 10 min walk to eat street, but with a fantastic coffee and brunch place literally over the road (called Local Coffee). There is a small supermarket over the road and a good spa as well for massages. The rooms are good, all with their own outdoor bathroom. Con’s The Villa is looking very tired since our last stay. Lots of things need attention. Examples include The umbrella is tatty with a spoke poking through the end, and the pole has been broken and is being held in place by a pebble The deck needs attention with warping and nails not securing correctly The lawn is long and messy and needs a trim The aircon in the main bedroom rattles, and the aircon in the media room barely worked There are rust stains around the pool coping from the lanterns at night The pool was warm - 33.6 - so not refreshing - although this is an issue with most pools in Bali at the moment. We have moved to Legian Beach and the pool is unusable at 37.5 unless you take in your shampoo and soap. All the pillows in the villa were huge, high and firm. My partner likes a high pillow but even he couldn’t cope. All 4 of us ended up putting a pillowcase on the decorative pillows and using them. Maybe a high and a low pillow each would be an option. The lighting in the villa is dim and nowhere near good enough to read at night. There is only a power point for the bedside lamp next to the bed, so can’t have that plugged in and have your own device’s charging there. Also not many power points at all. We brought a power board and that helped. Maybe we were spoiled when we stayed 11 years ago, but with a bit of maintenance it could be perfect again. Would we stay again? Yes. But hopefully it’s after the next rejuvenation.
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