"Pros: The villa was amazing!! Komang, Ketut, Maddie and the rest of the team were really lovely - so so friendly, really helpful and made sure we were completely looked after, even greeting us with cold towels on arrival. When we walked through the gate we were a little blown away by the pool, garden and sea/beach views - which are beautiful. The sea is super clear and often very still for swimming and kayaking, the pool was great and loads of facilities e.g. sun loungers and pool table. The bedrooms were huge, clean, comfortable and with beautiful sea views. The master suite had stunning views, and was a great place to watch the amazing sunsets. Choice of breakfast was provided each morning and we ended up eating a lot of lunch and dinners in the villa because we enjoyed the food. We loved our stay and would definitely recommend to others. The local area is quiet and has less going on than other parts of Bali - this wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but worth being aware of, that said it was near Virgin Beach which was stunning and definitely worth a visit or two. Cons: Nothing at all about the villa itself. Before arriving, looking on Google Maps it appeared that Candidasa was approx an hour from e.g. the airport and other day trip visits we wanted to explore, but arriving in Bali, with the traffic all trips were often double the time on maps so we didn't see and do as much as we thought we might - but the villa was so great, we just enjoyed staying in more anyway!! We went to Nusa Penida for a day trip, to anyone else planning this, avoid the day trip with a car pick up once on the island -- we spent a lot of the day in the car rather than actually enjoying the island. Had we have known better beforehand, we would have gone with the more expensive private boat option which would have allowed us to see more, or alternatively skipped the island tour and opted for the specific manta trip, as we didn't get time to do this in the end which was what we really wanted to experience." ~Samantha