SANTIKA Hotels in Bali

After back from a 3 nights at ubud, I have booked this hotel in seminyak. The Kayana hotel is calling themselves « the little Ubud in Seminyak” and we can say that they are right. If you want a quiet stay, come here! The private villas are big and so peaceful with big swimming pool. I wanted to give them 5 stars for their service but I couldn’t because upon our arrival, we were not greeted by the 2 men staff there, I can say that I was quite disappointed after recieving such 5 stars service at the other hotel in Ubud. The hotel is very nice located with many restaurants and shops and things to do but the villas might need a little bit of renovation as I found some lock broken and some of the painting fall off at the shower side. They were kind enough to decorate our villa as I was there for my 10th year anniversary and gift us cake and even souvenir upon our departure.

oh woww this room is super duper cool, the room is really spacious and I like that the toilet and bathroom are separate and the view is really cool, the best🤩🤩

Pros: quick check in with friendly staff. Location is good if you plan to stay near the beach. Easier to access the most famous beaches to the south by taxi. The facility is clean and the pool is well maintained, very good for a night swimming. Nice view from balcony. There are some supermarkets close by for daily necessities. Every day cleaning service. Neutral: breakfast is boring. Usually fried rice and noodles with some local toppings. No real western options only muesli and croissant. Cons: room is relatively small. the beds aren’t the most comfortable - just okey. The room is rather dark especially the bathroom with no natural light only bad lighting. Even makes shaving a huge challenge where I ended up using flashlight. No hangers to dry wet close. Even though Bali is famous for coffee the coffee served for breakfast is outrageous. Not to mention if you want to have like a cappuccino it is not included in your breakfast and have to pay. Not the hotel’s fault but the hotel and the neighborhood is packed with Russians often drunk and shouting which can be really disturbing if you trying to find your inner peace.