Athena Garden Villa & Spa

“Holiday”

First time visiting anthena villa, was just amazing choosing anthena for holiday ...nice views and calm place the pool.. good welcoming all staffs are nice and good service highly recommended friends.

“6 Day Visit”

I recently stayed here with my two children (1 and 3) and two friends. We stayed in the 3 bedroom villa 311 - 313. The villa itself is good value for money. Considering we paid about $50AUD per adult per night it was reasonable i think. Aircon is icy cold, beds are great and the bathrooms are a l… more

I recently stayed here with my two children (1 and 3) and two friends. We stayed in the 3 bedroom villa 311 - 313. The villa itself is good value for money. Considering we paid about $50AUD per adult per night it was reasonable i think. Aircon is icy cold, beds are great and the bathrooms are a lovely touch being partly indoor partly outdoor. It isn't as far from other locations that we thought. In fact it was much easier to get to legian and Kuta than if we were staying on the other side of Sunset Road. This was a big bonus having the small kids that hate being stuck in a stationary car for too long. The breakfast that is included is minimal with the choice of eggs and toast or rice and juice. There is a fresh water bottle there and the fridge worked really well so we were never short of fresh cold water. No coffee offered with breakfast, which for this coffee lover was a bit of a bummer but we bought coffee sachets from the mini mart next door to get us by and Starbucks is a short walk away. There is a laundry just outside of the driveway to the left and although they dont speak much english we had all of our washing done for about $7 before coming home and they did a great job. Taxi's are very easy to get and the staff are happy to call them for you. The staff were all lovely and did their best to help us and accomodate us as possible. The pool was PERFECT. Clean at all times and we all loved being able to just jump in any time of the day and night. Our children never wanted to get out. Small touches missing upon arrival were things like a cold towel and a nice welcome drink i think would make a much better first impression. Especially when its a 11pm arrival. The negatives, Absolutely nothing to sit on around the pool. There is a lovely gazebo outside and a small lounge setting but no cushions at all. We ended up bringing our pillows out a few times as it was better than the hard wood. They have cushions on the couches in the lobby and when I asked if we could get some they let me know there wasn't any. This definitely needs to change as it makes a big difference to wanting to stay at the villa during the day outside vs going out somewhere else that we can relax in comfort. The TV's did not work. Despite being advertised as having working TV's and lots of channels they didn't work and there was nothing they could do to fix them when I asked. This was very disappointing as some days our kids just needed to chill out and watch a movie before bed. Thank goodness we had out laptop with some movies on it. WIFI - this was crap. We didn't bother using it at all, instead brought a $10 sim card from the OPPO store directly outside of the villa and used that instead and that lasted us the entire trip. Overall, for the price the villa did meet our expectations. Its not one in which you can never leave as there is no restaurant or proper kitchen on site so other than breakfast you need to either order in or leave the villa for food. However we would be happy to come back for a short trip in the future. If they make a few improvements to the villas and the outdoor comfort it would definitely improve the rating.

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“Good villa but needs some care”

We booked our stay here last minute due to a change in our Route around Bali. We were a little sceptical after reading some of the reviews. The villas were adequate - all the facilities you could need. However, the outside kitchen area needed a very good clean and the garden area could have done wi… more

We booked our stay here last minute due to a change in our Route around Bali. We were a little sceptical after reading some of the reviews. The villas were adequate - all the facilities you could need. However, the outside kitchen area needed a very good clean and the garden area could have done with some maintenance. The inside of the villa was clean. There were no sun loungers outside so we had to go and buy some lilo’s to lay on to avoid the floor. The staff however were very friendly and helpful and willing to do anything for us. The location is not great if you are planning to go to the beaches/ restaurants (45 minute walk each way). The staff are more than helpful booking taxis though. This place has the potential to be wonderful but it needs a bit of TLC.

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