Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers

Reviews of Shunyata Villas Bali

4 out of 5
Shunyata Villas Bali
Jl. Pura Batu Telu, Seraya-Celagi, Karangasem

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 27 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Miguel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing resort to rest properly! Super cosy and luxury.. Beautiful infinity pool! Spent the 1st night of our honeymoon there on the way to the Gili and definitely recommend for a couple of relaxing days!! Not far from Padangbai for the ferry connection.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from John on 10 Jun 2023
Hello Lauren, Warmest Greetings from The Secret on The Cliff. On behalf of Shunyata Villas Bali's Management Team, We would like to say thank you for your best review according to our property. Your review has driven us to develop our excellent service in the future. We would be very grateful to welcome you again soon. Best Regards, Shunyata Villas Bali Management & Team

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from John on 17 Apr 2023
Hello Joshua,Warmest Greetings from The Secret on The Cliff.On behalf of Shunyata Villas Bali's Management Team, We would like to say thank you for your best review according to our property. Your review has driven us to develop our excellent service in the future. We would be very grateful to welcome you again soon.Best Regards,Shunyata Villas Bali Management & Team

10/10 Excellent

Scott, Chula Vista

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This villa where we had stayed there has great spot for us to relaxing our moments time together without any interruptions. Their staffs were so awesome and very professional services to us everyday with great smiles! A prefect spot for any honeymooners !! Be cautious to drive on uncharted routes from GPS to this remote resort!!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Gede Marc on 31 Mar 2022
Dear Scott, it was a pleasure having you with us. Thank you very much for your kind words and we hope you enjoyed your onward travels. As for the route here we have a route on our website which brings you over normal small roads, google otherwise brings you through a short cut which is not really nice to drive. You are 100% correct on that and we would suggest everyone to contact us before so we can also send the good route by WhatsApp if needed. Have a great time and hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
WOW AMAZING!
We spent four nights in the Sea Villa which was absolutely stunning. The view of the ocean was spectacular and the sound of the waves crashing was amazing to fall asleep and wake to. The staff were absolutely fantastic with that genuine Bali friendliness and huge smiles (thank you for my birthday cake and the fresh Aloe vera for our sunburn). We will definitely return as it's one of the best places we've stayed at in Bali. A great place to just chillout and relax.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Management - Shunyata Villas Bali on 26 Jul 2021
Dear Peter, Thank you so much for taking the time to give us feedback on your stay at Shunyata Villas Bali. It has been a pleasure having you here on this special occasion - we are glad that you enjoyed your time with us. We would be pleased to welcome you again & send best regards from the entire Shunyata Villas Bali Team

10/10 Excellent

Benedict

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love the privacy the villa offers and the attentiveness of the friendly staff. Breakfast is sumptuous and so are the dinner sets. We chose Shunyata for its private pool and the view it offers in the sea villa. We are glad it was an excellent choice. It wiuld be more fun if we can cook in the villa but that's still alright because they serve great food.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Maike, Management Team on 10 Mar 2020
Dear Benedict, thank you so much for taking your time and giving us feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your time with us. We would be happy to welcome you here again. All the best from the whole Shunyata team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The ultimate rest recuperate and relax place! Great villas, lovely staff and super food.
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Maike on 22 Jan 2020
Thank you very much for your kind words. We enjoyed having you here and looking forward to welcome you next time. Warm greetings from the Shunyata team, Maike

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Management on 10 Jan 2020
Thank you for staying with us! We appreciate your feedback! :-)

10/10 Excellent

sarrah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful, calm and healing, must visit
My sister and I stayed at one of the Ocean Villas a few weeks back. I honestly couldn't recommend this place more, the staff are so kind and friendly, the service is of the highest quality and the resort is just beautiful. The swimming pools were purified without the need of Chroline which was a huge plus for me personally and the 35m pool was just the icing on the cake. The management team was very accommodating to literally every need we had. The resort is in a quiet area and fairly remote which is nice but to visit nearby places be sure to have a car or scooter (the hotel offers a taxi service but I personally thought it was a bit overpriced relative to the rest of Bali). The hotel beach itself is not suited for swimming but there's a lot of beautiful nearby beaches such as Virgin Beach. The food was very refined, specifically, breakfast was very varied and delicious and we got to choose from a wide list of options. We also got to choose to have our food at the restaurant or at the villa for no extra charge (I recommend breakfast at the restaurant just for the view, unless you're in the Sea Villa which has breathtaking views!) This is a place I will definitely come back to with the rest of my family one day.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Shunyata Villas Bali on 9 Mar 2019
Dear Sarrah, thank you so much for your kind words! It was lovely to have you here. You were wonderful guests and it would be just as wonderful to welcome you and your family again. With best regards from Bali's east coast, Leon

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Good stay in modern contemporary villa. Only downside was the overpowering smell of cow dung and the flies that accompanied this!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Manuel on 30 Jan 2019
Dear Guest, thanks very much for your review. We appreciate your feedback very much and I´m happy that you liked your stay here at Shunyata Villas Bali. Since we are embedded in authentic balinese rural village area, it can happen that there is an impact from surrounding farming area, but that´s happening quite rarely actually, only sometimes during the rain season when you were here too. Same for insects like flies, they appear in rain season but as fast as they come, as fast they go again. It´s only some weeks in the year when we do have flies at all. So I´m really sorry that you probably had bad luck with nature´s influence at our place. I´m hoping to welcome you again here in our little paradise. All the very best, Manuel Management Shunyata Villas Bali

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Haven’s heartbeat
This place is perfect for a retreat from the busy life.... you will love this if tou want to be away from everything and be served and cared like royalty..... People are nice and everything in this resort is design for privacy.... Take te resort shutle it is well wort it.... Not a place to party but to find your inerself wile eating good food .....
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Manuel / Shunyata Villas Bali on 5 Nov 2018
Dear Marc, thank you so much for your kind words! Indeed, our place is not for partying but a perfect place to turn inwards. :-) We are really happy that you liked it so much! All the very very best to both of you! Peace within, Manuel

10/10 Excellent

Eric, Tallahassee, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the most incredible experiences
This resort is out in the middle of nowhere but well worth the drive. The villas are on a 50-foot hill overlooking the ocean. There are only 5 villas in the entire property. An absolutely amazing experience. This area of the island is relatively poor. If you exit out of the hotel grounds and get a chance to meet some of the locals you find they are amazing humble people. They are also so very happy. My career is in finance and this experience helped remind me of what is important in life (family, relationship, community, giving to others ...) The area is 100% safe. I certainly felt as safe if not safer walking the trails and sidewalks than in the city or tourist locations. Less than 50 yards from the hotel there is a small school which from 2 pm to 4 pm every Monday through Thursday teaches about 60 local children English for free. Friday the local girls learn Balanises dance. The school is always looking for English speakers to help. Volunteering at the school was a highlight of our trip to Bali. If you get a chance, try to have dinner at They Lemonds (about 1.5 km from the property at the top of the hill.) You can walk from the hotel hower it is a bit of a hike. The chief is Karduik (sp?). Try to give him a days notice before going and he will purchase at market fresh fish for the dinner. For less than 20USD (plus a 15USD tip) my wife and I had a meal that was out of this world.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Shunyata Villas Bali on 1 Jul 2018
Dear Eric, wow, thanks so much for your kind words! We are very happy that you liked it so much and it was a pleasure to have you both here in our little paradise. :-) All the very best! Your Shunyata Villas Bali Team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Honest Review
Overall experience was excellent and pleasant. But not much to do around in the local area. Staffs speak English fluently and they are really chill and helpful. The villas are clean, the vibe is super relaxing. If you are on a trip for mental rehabilitation would totally recommend this Resort and Villas.
Response from Your Shunyata Villas Team on 1 May 2018
Thank you so much for your review. Your honest words are describing our little paradise perfectly I guess. We are very happy that you liked it so much!!!

10/10 Excellent

johnny, Cambs UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding Spa Retreat
Don’t go if you want action, tourist spots, lively company and all the things you think of as Bali around Denpensr. Do go if you need a beautifully appointed tranquil luxurious haven to get away from it all, relax and be massaged, eat beautifully prepared very healthy food. It’s quiet and it’s pampering. The staff are all outstanding. If the pool attached to your villa isn’t enough there’s an amazing huge infinity pool for laps. The views are stunning and there’s a great village to be explored on walks or jogs ( very hilly) where all the locals are hugely welcoming. Just a superb “unwind” place
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Manuel on 31 Jan 2018
Dear Johnny, thanks so much for your kind words! It was such a pleasure to have you both here and we are very happy that you liked it so much :-) Wish you all the best!

10/10 Excellent

Christian Preben Vaz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolut perfekt
Fantastisk hotel, med fantastisk service og rigtig god mad
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from SHUNYATA VILLAS BALI on 21 Aug 2023
Dear Christian,Sincere gratitude for your excellent review. This absolutely made our day. Your thorough and genuine wonderful feedback over your stay is highly appreciated by us. We are beyond grateful!Warmest greetings from the Secret on the CliffThe entire team of SHUNYATA VILLAS BALI

10/10 Excellent

Maryvonne

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Remi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rolf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traumhafter Paarurlaub im Paradies.
Einsame Spitze was Service, Komfort, Sauberkeit und Ambiente angeht.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Shunyata Villas Bali on 21 Dec 2019
Hallo Rolf, entschuldigen Sie die späte Antwort. Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, uns zu bewerten. Wir freuen uns sehr über Ihre freundlichen Worte und sind froh, dass Sie bei uns einen paradiesischen Urlaub erleben konnten. Wir würden uns freuen, Sie wieder bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen. Warme Grüße von der Ostküste Balis, Maike Shunyata Villas Management Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Einzigartige View, Ruhe, Hilfsbereitschaft des Personals, Sauberkeit uvm. Das Essen war sag ich mal ungewohnt, keineswegs aber schlecht. Überraschende Top Eigenschaft: Badezimmer!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
最高でした!
最高のヴィラでした!とにかく部屋からの景色が素晴らしく、海を眺めながらのんびりすることができます。個人的に良いサービスだなと思ったのが、部屋の掃除の時間を毎日こちらの希望に合わせてくれることです。いつ部屋の掃除入るんだろう・・と思う必要がないのが良かったです。 あとお香やキャンドル、ウタマスパイスのボディバターや虫よけスプレーがあるなど女性目線の嬉しいサービスもありました。(あとシャンプーとコンディショナーがすごい髪にあっててさらさらになった。どこのシャンプーだったのか知りたいくらい良かった・・) 難点をあげるならば、やっぱり空港から遠いこと(車で約2時間半)と周りに観光地やスーパーなどないことですかね・・。でもホテルでのんびり静かに過ごしたい人にはめちゃくちゃおすすめです!また行きたい!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely villa wz stunning view , friendly and helpful staff !! The food in restaurant also very good , comparetively pricy , but still worth it . Massage also quite gd , i enjoy it . Wanna stay longer next time !
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Manuel on 27 Mar 2019
Thanks so much for your kind words! We really appreciate your feedback and are very happy that you loved your stay with us so much. :-)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Die Anlage ist einfach traumhaft Mehr kann man dazu nicht sagen
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Manuel, Management on 21 Feb 2019
Wow, vielen Dank für die netten Worte! :-) Es freut uns sehr das es euch so gut bei uns gefallen hat!!! Bitte empfehlt uns gerne weiter. Alles Gute und Liebe, euer Shunyata Villas Bali Team

10/10 Excellent

Liang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shunyata Villas is hard to describe because words almost fail me to describe the beauty and serenity of this place. It's a sublime spot. Graceful, attentive, elegant service. Wonderful cuisine. Flawless accommodation. Worth coming to Bali just for this.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Manuel on 16 Jan 2019
Dear Liang, wow, thanks so much for these kind words!!! We really love to hear that you liked it that much. :-) It was a pleasure to have you guys here in our little paradise. All the very best & we hope to see you again! :-) Peace within, Manuel

10/10 Excellent

Rolanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Alt var bare perfekt - værelse, pool, udsigt, mad, service ... Vi nød vores ophold rigtig meget, og vi ville helt sikkert vælge denne fantastiske sted for en anden gang, hvis vi skal besøge Bali igen. Det er bare perfekt sted for at slappe af. Plus maden på restaurant var enormt lækkert :) måske er dette sted ikke så velegnet, til dem der vil gerne feste og være tæt på byen, men hvis du ønsker at være et sted, hvor der ikke er propfyld med turrister - så er det her du skal være.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Manuel / Shunyata Villas Bali on 2 Nov 2018
Wow, we are very pleased that you like our place so much :-) It was a pleasure to have you here and we are hoping to welcome you back one day. Thanks again and all the very best!

10/10 Excellent

Vincent, Paris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Le meilleur hôtel que nous ayons vue
Quand nous sommes arrivé, nous avons été ébloui par tout ce que nous avons pu voir, que cela soit de la chambre à l'hôtel de manière général. Il correspond à tout les critères qu'attend un client : propreté, repas, disponibilité du personnel auprès des clients et le cadre est à couper le souffle. Tout le personnel est adorable. Je recommande cette hôtel à tous ceux qui souhaiteraient séjourné à Karengasem. Idéal pour ce reposer et se ressourcer.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Manuel / Shunyata Villas Bali on 19 Sept 2018
Dear Vincent, thank you so much for your kind words. We are very happy that you liked it so much. :-) :-) :-) I wish you all the very best! See you next time!

8/10 Good

Tine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Et besøg værd, men begrænset og dyrt madudvalg.
Dette sted er helt fantastisk i sig selv. Villaerne, poolen, udsigten og restauranten er helt i top. Dog er stedet LANGT fra andre hoteller eller noget der ligner en by. Dermed er der heller ikke alternativer til spisning. Stedet laver lækkert sundt mad, men prisen for måltiderne er ca. 3 gange så meget som på resten af Bali. Og der tages penge for alt. Vi købte “full-board”, dvs. Frokost og aftensmad, og på trods heraf blev opkrævet ekstra, da min kæreste bad om en skrive brød til en suppe til frokost. Stedet er virkelig helt fantastisk, men vores oplevelse bærer lidt præg af, at vi syntes ejerne tager sig rigtig godt betalt for alt spisning og drikke, hvilket er så overpriser at der næsten er grinagtigt. Og så overdådigt syntes maden ikke at være. Aftensmaden er lækker, men frokosten er 100 % vegetar. Vi kan sagtens anbefale stedet hvis man ønsker et sted lidt væk fra civilisationen, og ønsker et romantisk setup. Men man skal nok nøjes med et par nætter, og blot være forberedt på, at det koster lidt ekstra i mad-udgifter. Kan man leve med det, så er det et besøg værd.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Shunyata Villas Bali on 5 Aug 2018
Thanks so much for your review. We are very happy that you liked our place so much. :-) We appreciate your valuable feedback regarding our food pricing, too. I´m very sorry that you were not totally satisfied. I can assure you that we do not charge extra on purpose because we are remote. You see, our place is fairly small, so we cook for 10 guests at most. We have high standards in terms of ingredient quality, we cook our individual menu´s 100% fresh each day (without any artificial flavours etc. and in organic quality as much as possible) and all is homemade (also bread, pasta, etc.). Given that we are offering two individual 3-course meals each day (lunch and dinner) - for dinner we usually have 2 or 3 choices for the main course. In case a guest doesn´t like what we offer on a particular day, we encourage to tell us, so that our kitchen can create something different for them. In addition we also have a selection of regular food choices in our snack card. To keep this service for our guests on this level we have to ask for a specific price. But, as written already, we are very thankful for your comment. This is very helpful, as it is important for us to improve the services for our guests constantly. We hope that you will keep your stay with us in good memory. All the very best & peace within, Shunyata Villas Bali

10/10 Excellent

Kimberley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parfait
Un hôtel luxueux avec un confort irréprochable et un personnel au petit soin. Rien à dire, le séjour était parfait.
Response from Elli on 9 May 2018
Dear Kimberley, thank you very much for this lovely review! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us! :-)