In Reply to: have local aussies pay for you posted by cintamu on Saturday, 27. March 2010 at 19:12 Bali Time:
villa. Unlike a hotel villas are either 100% full or 100% empty and many charge 50%.
Comparing hotels and villas is apples and oranges.
A real villa ( rather than the tiny misnamed places which are really apartments) is quite expensive so the deposit is a substantial amount.