Putu's Paradise Guesthouse

Pros - Extremely pretty; quiet except for a few sporadic construction sounds from the neighborhood, and some family conversation down in the yard. A 4 minute walk and a world away from loud motorcycle-choked Hanoman street. Clean clean room. Plenty of space and nice covered balcony porch. Great breakfast brought to your porch table - those banana crepes! I felt safe. Across the yard below the rooms, a huge and beautiful fish tank. Next to the room, a big spigot bottle of drinking water. Cons - shower did not drain properly. They tried to fix it. The nice young guy who cleaned the rooms and helped in the yard and brought breakfast did not understand English. Communicating with the owners, Wayan and Putu by Whatsapp was OK but cumbersome for little things. Ragged towels in the bathroom. Room notes: before I got there, it looked like the 4 rooms were in the same building on two different floors. But actually one set of rooms is on the second floor of the family home although it doesn’t feel like that because you do not have to climb steps. The other two rooms are in the building beside the first one. I had room 4 and I liked it because it was on the far end with lots of privacy, but I did look down at the family’s doings from my covered balcony. Next time I think I would ask for a room in the other building to be farther from the family house. Location: the homestay was a 10 minute walk to Monkey Forest, and a 25 minute walk to the Ubud Palace area. Walking along Hanoman Street is fairly unpleasant and there is no way to avoid it. Coco Mart is close by for sundries.

Stayed here before and Putu seemed very kind. She asked money during covid because she didn't have guest. I payed in advance 1600 Euro in total 3 months rent for when I went to Bali. When I arrived she still wanted me to pay, but she could give me a discount of 30 euros a month. She scammed me out of 1600 euro. As a pensioner I have to save for my travel. I never expected that from her. Had to leave Bali sooner because of that. Be warned for her "kindness". The bed had bedbugs which she didn't address properly.

Struttura estremamente semplice, che non.ha soddisfatto le mie aspettative. La camera carina e spaziosa, ma il bagno vecchio e macchiato, con un lavandino minuscolo, con un dispenser da cui non usciva sapone. Doccia grande, ma con tenda di plastica. La colazione con soltanto uova e poca frutta.