Taman Selini Wahana Beach Bungalows

“Authentic, kind and beautiful Bali - worth flying 10.000 miles for.”

Incredibly charming and beautiful place - the epitome of Balinese beauty, kindness and hospitality. Last year - in September 2022 - we came for a couple of nights and we ended up staying there for our entire vacation (just spending two days in Ubud). The staff is wonderful (kind, welcoming, profes… more

Incredibly charming and beautiful place - the epitome of Balinese beauty, kindness and hospitality. Last year - in September 2022 - we came for a couple of nights and we ended up staying there for our entire vacation (just spending two days in Ubud). The staff is wonderful (kind, welcoming, professional, but with deep Balinese kindness), the place is beautiful : instead of being packed with hastily decorated concreate bungalows, you will find spacious, spread out wooden traditional dwellings with more-than-adequate comfort surrounding a well maintained green lawn, with beautiful frangipani trees and flowers. These wooden bungalows, beautiful from the outside and from the inside, are nicely furnished and just meters away from the beautiful, large, partly shaded swimming pool, which - in turn - is no more than 30 meters away from the beach and from the sea, The beach is great, and even more beautiful underwater (the "biorock" project has managed to grow amazing colorful coral, no more than 50 meters away from the shore... ). All in all, this is simply paradise, and one of the main reasons we came back this year, in September 2023. Whereas in 2022 the restaurant was closed (except for breakfast) , due to the aftershock of the Covid pandemic affecting badly tourism in Bali, it is now open and just delicious (both the Greek dishes - very well made, even if that sounds strange - and the Indonesian ones. For instance, their Nasi Campur and Soto Ayam are very tasty.) And all of that comes at a very reasonable price ! (PS: if you're looking for ultra-modern room amenities, like hairdryers, television, minibar... you're in the wrong place. But is that really the reason you're coming to Bali? Aircon is very quiet and efficient, the superb bed is surrounded by an ample mosquito net, the bathroom is clean and well equipped, and there's ample storage room for clothes - these are the only amenities that matter to us).

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“Lush gardens, friendly staff and great Greek Food”

It was too short a visit but we are coming back, lovely big grounds with Frangipani trees everywhere, the food was seriously good, that ham wrapped chicken kebab !! Its enough to make me drive up there again from Seminyak. Bakery next door by the same hotel had great coffee and cakes, only strange… more

It was too short a visit but we are coming back, lovely big grounds with Frangipani trees everywhere, the food was seriously good, that ham wrapped chicken kebab !! Its enough to make me drive up there again from Seminyak. Bakery next door by the same hotel had great coffee and cakes, only strange thing is that they told me only bali coffee was available at beach restaurant

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“Balinese feel, amazing gardens.”

The first thing to greet you at Taman Selini is the fragrant smell of frangipani's. The garden is exquisite, lush and tropical, and the accomodation is traditional and comfortable. We stayed as a family of four for 6 nights, and had a fantastic time here. The rooms and bathrooms are clean but not a… more

The first thing to greet you at Taman Selini is the fragrant smell of frangipani's. The garden is exquisite, lush and tropical, and the accomodation is traditional and comfortable. We stayed as a family of four for 6 nights, and had a fantastic time here. The rooms and bathrooms are clean but not always functional. The upstairs shower flowed from a hose shape which flooded the floor, and my husband had to clean and re angle our shower to stop it flooding our bathroom floor also. The only reasons I didn't give Taman Selini 5 stars is the lack of fridge to store water/drinks (it gets pretty hot up here), and no tea/coffee/kettle facitlities. If you wanted a hot beverage you had to pay for it. Breakfast was a bit limited but still okay for us, we are not too fussy. The location is perfect, right on the beach, close to dive places (Ocean Dreams are amazing),restaurants and mini mart. I could have spent the whole week just reading on the day bed, cocooned by the beautiful garden. I can almost guarantee we will return.

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