Gending Kedis Luxury Villas

Another relaxing holiday. Quiet and peaceful resort well away from the road. Spacious villas with private pools and excellent staff. Thank you all for such a wonderful time - it was so lovely seeing all the familiar smiling faces and the staff so friendly and helpful. So easy to relax at the resort all day, room service or dine at restaurant, indulge in a spa treatment, or to get a taxi and go exploring beautiful Bali. Restaurant staff fabulous and menu with enough choices to keep everyone happy. Spa treatment beautiful. Reception staff always greeting you with a smile - Gia, Oka, Oda, Wahyu and Edo Restaurant remembering our favourite breakfast choices - Komang, Chalik (yes please smiley), Sindy, Dea, Cinta, Juno All the behind the scenes chefs in the kitchen - thank you for all the yummy food Spa - Anita - beautiful facial and bonus arm and leg massage while mask dried Housekeeping - always on the ball servicing our villa promptly, leaving it clean and tidy. We appreciated the turn down service especially with an insect spray in the evening for mosquitos. Security always keeping an eye out and with a smile and wave. Gardners - Men In Green - doing an amazing job of the grounds in very hot weather. And Pool Boy - every day keeping our pool sparkling clean. Mr Douglas the owner has a very loyal team to be proud of - we look forward to coming to stay again. Sorry if I missed a name or spelt any names wrong.

This is almost comical List in order of appearance. Noisy aircon Broken floorboards with holes Flooding bathroom as a result of blocked drains Poor cleaning Peeling paint Warped floor, tripping hazard Bad smell in kitchen- rodent urine Rat faeces in cupboards Wardrobe doesn’t open and close Bar has no stock of garnish, (lemon for a gin?)-but still exorbitant prices. Bar closed at 10 in a “5 star” hotel No management of any description on site Please stay elsewhere.

We stayed in the two bedroom Munia villa for 5 nights, after previously staying in a four bedroom villa 6 months ago. Pros: Staff are fantastic and always friendly. The restaurant was reasonably priced (by resort standards) and had a good selection of Asian and Western meals, with a varied a la carte breakfast. Restaurant staff remembered us from the last visit which was nice. The villas are very spacious and private and are set on a steep, lush hillside (yes, there are quite a few steps to some lower villas, we counted 102 to get to breakfast, but not a big problem unless you have health issues or are in a hurry). The doors of the villas open up to look out over the infinity edge pools to the forest which is lovely, and the villas are cleaned thoroughly every day. Despite the forest setting we had very few issues with mosquitoes due to the weekly fogging. The gym is well equipped and the massage was good. Cons: Both times we booked we checked directly with the resort to see which specific villas were available. On both occasions the resort offered their ‘best available price’ that was significantly higher than the price given on the website, so we booked through the website and just requested a particular villa. We didn’t have the floating breakfast offered in the deal but when we asked about the included airport transfer on checkout they said that they hadn’t noticed that in the deal, then offered to help us book a taxi (that we would pay for), so we booked a Gojek instead. The villas need a review to check that everything is working as advertised on the website. The oven wasn’t working, nor was the rangehood, one of the living area A/C units, the bar fridge on the pool level, and the TV instructions referred to devices and remotes that have since been removed. There was an iron provided but no ironing board. Both showers on the upper level needed fixing as the water was spraying everywhere. Most of these things didn’t bother us but we mentioned the showers and bar fridge to reception. To their credit, a staff member arrived within a couple of hours and fixed one of the showers (the outdoor one remained unusable) and after pulling apart the bar fridge said that the motor was burnt out (it didn’t get replaced though and looked like it hadn’t been used for a while). Instead we bought bags of ice from the local store to keep drinks cool in the sink near the pool to avoid drying off to go upstairs each time. Also, as with a lot of villas the lighting was overly complex. On the first night I needed to turn off 50 individual light switches before going to bed, but the lighting in the bedroom was so dark that we needed a torch to see in the cupboard. Generally speaking, though, I would recommend Gending Kedis due to the setting, design, and staff, and as long as you aren’t looking to stay in a vibrant neighbourhood close to shops/restaurants and don’t mind a few things not working in the villa you will have an enjoyable stay.

The villas are fairly secluded so not something I’d recommend if you are looking to venture out in the evenings to some life. The setting is beautiful and our villa had a secluded pool which the kids loved. It was fine for a couple of nights but any more than that would have caused more than an issue. The WiFi was weak so with 7 people trying to use it we were ok it being a short stay. The other issue was the plumbing in the main suite the hot water was orange. The staff were lovely and the breakfast was great too. I’m sure if we had raised the concerns they would have tried to fix it but as we were there such a short time we managed,

Visited this Villa after staying at Kanishka Villas. Thoroughly enjoyed myself again as I did last year. Had a villa with a private pool right outside my bedroom. Perfect for a morning swim before breakfast. View was fantastic - a lush green valley full of birds chirping. As usual, service was great with friendly staffers and wonderful food at the restaurant. Can't wait to make another relaxing visit.