Villa Song Saigon: "Great quiet spot"

Review by: patriciawK2458YI | Source: Trip Advisor
The hotel is in an interesting part of town with a lot of expats living nearby. Good local restaurants and the food at the hotel is really good. The conceirge go out of their way to be helpful especially Truc. They set up great dinner reservations and tours. We had the art suite with a connecting room for 2 adults and 3 teenagers. Was very comfortable and spacious. Great beds and strong air conditioning. There was a bit of noise from the loud music from hotel next door but not much you can do about that--it is the city. Had a very nice massage. All around a great property.

Tugu Lombok: "Over any expectations – just a dream place!"

Review by: Kathy-Red | Source: Trip Advisor
"We have spent the greatest six days at Tugu Lombok in the end of May/beginning of June 2016 to celebrate our wedding at Sire Beach. Already before being there, we could feel the warm and personalized service of the team of Tugu Lombok, which helped us to organize the complete wedding arrangements ahead, including legal steps. There was nothing we could not have asked for. Thanks Evi and Hanny for showing so much affort and passion in helping us celebrating the best day of our life! Once we finally arrived at our wedding location, we were stunned by the unique setting of this great hotel. No matter where you look, each corner has its own charme and atmosphere. All staff is very attentive and service oriented. From the first day on, they knew our names (all of them). Evi and Hanny (the resort manager) showed us again the planned rundown for our wedding day and we could finalize final details, such as exact location of the altar. The hotel itself let you calm down and relax right away. We have stayed two nights at the Aloon Aloon Villa and got then an upgrade to the villa with the pool towards the ocean, called Bhagavat Gita Oceanfront Suites. Both options are great. The bathroom can be compared with a spa as it is so spacious. The villas itself are very huge and provide a lot of privacy. In general you feel very private at TUGU and can spend the day without seeing lots of people. The wedding day itself was stunning and words cannot express what a great day it has been for us. Even in our dreams we could not have expected such a great setting, service and atmosphere. The day started with a relaxed, easy going photo shooting by a team of eight photo and video grapher from D Graphity. The team was doing a amazing job above what we ordered and paid them for. We have received great photos and an even better video. A huge thank you for that once again! After lunch, the make up and hair of the bride got done and also here the external hair and make up artist did an excellent job. After getting ready further photos got taken and then the ceremony took place at 5:00p.m, at the beach. The walkway for the bride was full of Frangipiani flowers. The dinner was chosen by as in form of a private lobster BBQ on the beach with hundreds of candles surrounding our table and a bonfire next to us. The food was great as well. All in all - Everything worked out perfectly and we could not have thought of a more relaxed and better way to start our future together! We spontanously decided to extend our stay for additional two nights and did a full day private snorkeling trip to the Gilis with the dragon boat instead of staying there. The snorkeling trip can be also definitely recommended! We are looking forward to come back in future!"

Mathis Retreat: "Small, classy, boutique hotel with very lovely staff"

Review by: PurplePash | Source: Trip Advisor
"My husband and 20 month year old have just returned from a lovely relaxing stay at Mathis retreat. We chose to be picked up and dropped back at the airport by the Mathis team as this meant our little one could travel in a baby seat (we didn't lug one all the way to Bali). The staff were very friendly and the hotel was great - I don't think the pictures of the bungalows on this site do justice to the decor of the rooms - they were very large and tastefully decorated. The bath was so large that all three of us could fit. Karine helped coordinate a few activities from the hotel- one day we went on a hike through the jungle, lunch with locals and a stop at a more friendly monkey park (Sangeh). Another time we went to Lake Bratten and looked at the wonderful rice terraces at Jatiluwih and tasted the local coffee overlooking other lakes. Karine also organised, on our behalf, a cycling tour of the local rice paddies and villages and ensured their was a baby sized helmet provided. The huge advantage of organising all of our activities through the hotel meant that we could use the hotel's baby seat. We ate at the restaurant (Terracotta) numerous times - breakfast is amazing - overlooking the rice paddies. Dinner was also beautiful - lights in the rice paddies and lanterns floating on the pool with delicious food. So good, we ended up doing a cooking course at the hotel for lunch one day. The staff were wonderful, very helpful with our little one and friendly. Nothing seemed to be a problem. The pool has a large shallow section that is suitable for little ones and the hotel's duck's were also very popular with our child and others' children. Another tip: There is a great path through the rice paddies and small village streets from the hotel into Ubud - certainly worth doing the walk early one morning so you can catch the Udud local food markets. Room Tip: The bungalows by the pool were great as the baby monitor was in range. We were in the pool relaxing..."

Satri House: "Fantastic stay"

Review by: Helen M | Source: Trip Advisor
"Lovely hotel with great rooms, pool and restaurant. Only a 10 minute walk to the centre of town and the hotel allows you to borrow bikes for free, such fun! What made our stay really great was the attentive, kind, friendly staff. Highly recommended. Stayed February 2017, traveled with family"

Cheong Fatt Tze – Blue Mansion: "Wonderful hotel"

Review by: loergaard | Source: Trip Advisor
A very beautiful historic boutique hotel. Very cosy with the most helpful staff. Museumpart is very nice.

Cuca: "Best Tapas in Bali"

Review by: Tortoiseman2015 | Source: Trip Advisor
"If you are willing to get out of the Seminyak strip, this is most definitely worth the effort. Minimalist decor & concrete floors with an open kitchen is a hive of highly organised activity. The tapas style food is innovative, fresh and totally delicious. The owner/chef made himself known at our table and was so enthusiastic about all the local Balinese produce used to create his incredible dishes, the 'Bali Breakfast' is a must. Do yourself a favour.... GO!!!"

David’s Kitchen: "Great Hospitality & Food in a relaxed fun environment"

Review by: A TripAdvisor Mem | Source: Trip Advisor
An absolutely enjoyable experience-just like everyone (nearly 3000 happy customers) who have taken the time to write a review we were very impressed. Well deserved no.1 in Chiang Mai rating - the small things make the difference here, obviously the food is very good but the staff and the training they are given stands out. David was away and the team were still exceptional, we got to personally say thanks to the kitchen staff - nothing was too much trouble and all customers were enjoying their night a this special restaurant. Nice to get a personal email from David the following day to thank us for our visit. Ticks all the box's for us - Well Done DK Team

Inle Princess Resort: "Très bel Etablissement"

Review by: JLDAUBIGNY | Source: Trip Advisor
Magnifique Etablissement sur le lac Inle... l'arrivée en bateau magique. Le service est impeccable, la chambre très spacieuse avec vue sur le lac était magnifique, confortable voir luxueuse; (normalement nous avions une chambre vue Montagne, mais l'Hôtel n'étant pas complet puisqu'étant en basse saison, nous avons été upgradés en vue sur le lac :-) , ce qui est très commercial.... Le restaurant était excellent avec un personnel aux petits soins (seul bémol: le nuit des pêcheurs braconniers viennent rôder autour de l'hôtel et nous avons été réveillés par une joute entre gardes de sécurité de l'hôtel et braconniers, ce qui nous a fait très peur et nous à empêcher de dormir pour le reste de la nuit)

Rahai’i Pangun: "River cruise – Indonesia’s must see Orangutans"

Review by: Ketu S | Source: Trip Advisor
My husband and I went on a 2 night / 3 day day river cruise and the river cruise was one of the highlights of our trip. Our guide Jeni was fantastic and the crew could not do enough to make our trip comfortable and memorable. The Orangutans in their natural environment were a delight to watch and what magnificent creatures they are. Such a shame what the ever expanding human population is doing to these magnificent great apes....but there seems to be hope for them which is heart warming and Wow Borneo is definitely the company to book this once in a lifetime adventure with. The boat is very comfortable, except for the cold shower brrr... and the food scrumptious.

Kinabalu Park: "Lovely experience at the lodge"

Review by: garlictofu | Source: Trip Advisor
"Most people will travel on the day to HQ prior to their climb but this year, I decided to stay at HQ so it will not feel so rushed the next day. This turned out to be the best idea. We came as a group of 4 and were given a private room to ourselves. Everything was very clean and the beds were exceptionally comfortable. Towels were provided and so's bottles of water and added bonus, we have tea/coffee making facility in our room! What a treat. Overall, I would recommend it to anyone thinking of hiking up Mount Kinabalu .... stay a night at the park prior to your climb."
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