The Residence Seminyak

Booked a 3 bedroom villa (Villa Menari) but due to some last minute changes, they allocated 4 bedroom Villa Amman. Stayed with family for 3 nights. Rooms are clean and quite spacious with all facilities. Service is great and staff are very courteous. Thanks to Manager Nurul, Butler Kumong Agus (used to come early morning and prepare breakfast for all of us) and other housekeeping staff who made our stay very memorable and pleasant.

My husband & I are both aged in our 60’s and had a total of a 7 day stay at “The Residence”, which is located in Seminyak, Bali. Our stay was in 2 parts as the reason we were in Bali was for our daughters wedding. We stayed 4 nights before the wedding & 3 nights after the wedding, with 2 nights at the wedding venue in between. Our Villa was the 2 bedroom Villa Lanai. So, first of all, after months of meticulously researching many accommodation options, something about “The Residence” & the 2 bdr Villa Lanai kept drawing me back. It ticked “almost” every box we needed it to, (central location in Seminyak & only minutes walk to “Eat St, & restaurants & shopping, yet it’s entrance is in a laneway off the main road, private, spacious, 24 hr security, gated complex, private pool, 2 large king bedrooms both with ensuite, air con throughout, & a butler who comes and cooks breakfasts in the Villa every morning). There’s also a free one-way airport pickup. Being “high season”, & at over $A400 a night, (which includes 15.5% tax), the Villa certainly wasn’t cheap & was at the top end of our budget, but we decided it was “do-able”. Understandably, I do expect quite a lot for that price and did meet expectations. I booked the stay with Bali Villa Escapes who handle many Villa properties around Bali. They insist on 50% upfront deposit within 3 days of booking, something I was extremely wary of & which did concern me somewhat. The balance is due 60 days before arrival. If arrival is under 60 days, then the entire amount is due within 3 days of booking. They were however (thank goodness) brilliant & kept me fully informed throughout the whole process. A special thanks to Ade at BVE for all his assistance with handling the booking. “The Residence” and Villa Lanai didn’t disappoint. It was really lovely. Reception staff, especially Nural was truly wonderful. So warm, welcoming & genuine. Check in was a breeze which included a welcome drink, & a large fruit bowl filled with tropical fruits & she repeated all of that on arrival at our 2nd stay. in fact, as soon as the car pulled up in the driveway for the second stay, she greeted me with a huge hug & was genuinely happy to see us back & really interested in how our daughters wedding went. There’s definitely a “personal aspect” and a real authenticity with this property and the staff that you wouldn’t necessarily get with a regular hotel & I love that. The property is exactly as pictured. “Romi” our chef who would come to the Villa every morning & cook gorgeous breakfasts was the loveliest young man. Always smiling, happy & wanting to please. Then he would discreetly clean up, as well clean both bedrooms & bathrooms. Really excellent ! There’s a lot to like about the Villa itself. As I said, it ticks many boxes. The pool is a good size & cleaned daily & the gardens also hosed & looked after daily. The bedrooms are large as are the ensuites. There’s a large kitchen as well as a lounge

The Residence Seminyak Villas are able to booked via Bali Villa Escapes among other agency names they go by. At first I was a bit cautious as I normally like to book direct and stay at hotels. But once everything was booked an confirmed we were well informed by our travel coordinator. Pick up from airport and check-in was seamless, service of staff very friendly and professional and breakfast always great. Even though villas around the one we booked (Villa Jepun) were in use, we hardly ever saw or heard other guests which was great. There is 24 hours security.

The Residence Villa Siam. We booked this Villa for 2 couples first holiday in Bali since the pandemic and it exceeded our expectations. We usually stay at motels but to have the spaciousness of this Villa with a private pool and an absolute gem of a butler ( Made) come and make us Breakfast every morning we will definitely stay here again. Made’s breakfast was restaurant quality and something we looked forward to every day. After we left for the day Made would be back with a team to clean and maintain the Villa,pool and gardens and even fill our fridge on request of what we wanted. Cannot recommend highly enough how great this complex is.