Villa Lumbung

Location & Environment: Situated between rice paddies and Ubud, offering a peaceful, remote feel while remaining within 15–20 minutes of Ubud’s center.

The location was great however, the property although beautiful was ill-maintained. The staff at the restaurant was also not cordial and friendly. Totally disappointed in the hospitality as well as cleanliness. We were there for 4 nights and on the second day a centipede was there in the bathroom which I managed to kill. The house-keeping had not cleaned it up even until the last morning!

We have stayed at various hotels and resorts around Bali over the past few years. This holiday we chose Villa Lumbung instead of our normal choice of resort in Seminyak. Initially we were happy with the room provided and the facilities seemed great. We were shown a room opposite a villa undergoing repairs to the roof and the view wasn’t great. They happily changed us to another room on ground floor. Our friends who accompanied us selected an upstairs villa. We explored around the resort and found that the facilities required an upgrade - gym was quite sad, wifi only worked in pool restaurant area and the pool chairs and area were mouldy and not clean. The villa itself was spacious and everything you need, except our rooms AC was not working properly. We spent 2 very sticky nights being attacked by swarms of mosquitoes and found there to be large gaps in the doors allowing them in. The outdoor bathroom also backed onto an area that was a rubbish pile for Leaf matter and debris which was obviously housing the mosquito population. We advised of the ac not working properly and the following night was moved to another room which was a lot better. Both the villas had older sheets with some older marks on them but were comfortable. There were fresh towels supplied doily to the room but when attending the pool area often found there to be not enough. The drinks and the complimentary breakfast were lovely. Happy hour was great in the pool and the service by the staff here was great. The front reception staff including the taxi and day trip lady were lovely and so helpful. The resort is in an ok location fair walk to beach and other amenities but good base to hop in a taxi or scooter to get around. Good spa locations externally and great spa menu offered at the resort which we didn’t visit. They have dinner nights(satay night etc) at the resort but were a bit expensive and were quiet. The resort is tired and in its heyday would have been amazing but needs some love and attention now. Not sure we would come back but it was fairly priced for its facilities and quality provided.