Our 8-person company is pleased to recall a visit to The Cove Villas. The choice of this villa was inspired by excellent reviews by other guests. Indeed, I can support all the hype that has been said before. Rosella, the owner of the villa, gave us a lot of useful advice before we arrived, Putu, the administrator, who knows Bali's history and traditions well, has organized a number of interesting tours for us. The most impressive event was the visit to the sacrificial ceremony organized by Putu in the neighboring village. He did not hesitate to take me and my friend to the market to buy fitting sarongs and escort us to be part of the mesmerising ceremony. We are also very thankful to him for the trip to a beautiful nearby village. Thank you, Putu for all the help. Really. Thanks to you we felt happy and taken care of:) We could say the same about Wayan. Her perfectly cooked food delighted us during the entire stay at the villa. The only thing I did not find amongst the previous reviews which might be worth mentioning is the need for some refurbishment. To be more specific, some of the wooden planks on some terraces and balconies are already rotten and it would be a good idea to replace them since there is a safety hazard to break in. There is a personnel of ten people in the villa so it is peculiar why the tidiness and cleanness is not ideal.
The floors are not washed everyday. The bin next to the swimming pool was not emptied once in four days. The steps leading to the pool could also be cleaned after every rainfall. The breathtakingly beautiful beach belonging to the villa could also be cleaned by picking up the litter washed up by the sea. During our holiday in Bali we also stayed in other villas with less personnel, but those were more clean and tidy.
I hope and believe that my comments will not be taken personally by Rosella nor Putu. My only aim by expressing these opinions is to hope that it will encourage you to take more care of the villa, so that it can be enjoyed by other new guests and perhaps us, if we find ourselves with the opportunity to visit you again in the future:)
So, due to those little details mentioned above, I give the villa four stars out of five. However, if I could, I would give ten starts to Wayan and Putu:)