In Reply to: disapointing posted by Peter_at_Perth on Friday, 13. June 2008 at 09:30 Bali Time:
Hi Peter
Ive just returned from Bali on Wednesday and we stayed 14 nights at Garden View Cottages.
I found it to be really good.
The grounds are clean, the superior rooms are fairly new and the pool is great. Its also in a great location.
If you've read reports about the towels smelling, they are correct, but let me point out it is the pool towels that smell - not the room towels. So, our way of fixing this problem was to take our own towels over.
Just remember though, in the end, it is a budget hotel.
Its great for what you pay.
Service at breakfast is sometimes slow, but you are on holidays, so that shouldnt bother you.
One thing that annoyed me was the price of the cocktails. They are more expensive than other places I had visited in Bali this time around. Plus they put a 21% service/tax charge on top of everything. Not many people eat at GV, but across the road and upstairs, there is a nice restaurant called Le Monde. We ate there quite a bit. The Sunday roast at GV was great.