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We loved our stay. Stunning pool and grounds and beautiful staff.

Loved our stay here. We stayed in fancy hotels in other areas but nothing beat our time in Ubud in this villa. The pool is bigger than it looks, it outdoor showers are great. There’s minimal kitchen inventory but enough to make a few meals. We didn’t know the two rooms are in in either end of the house. As o

From the moment you walk through the door and out onto the decking overlooking the stunningly beautiful view of the garden sloping down to the pool and ocean you know you have entered a paradise like nowhere else. It is an amazing place and like everyone else says the photos don't do it justice. We had a big family group stay at the villa for my wife's birthday. 14 guests in all, using up 5 rooms and it still felt so spacious. The Villa is incredible with views of the ocean from every room. The pool is a wonderful oasis from the heat and you can hang over the edge of the pool all day just looking out at the view of the beach which is right at your feet. A few of the bathrooms and showers are open to the elements and I actually had a shower every night under the stars. It is in the tropics though so expect to have some ants and bugs crawling around your room. We saw a big spider on the wall suddenly get eaten by a huge Gecko lizard living behind the flat screen TV. Wayan the inhouse chef does an incredible job of feeding the guests with freshly cooked pancakes and scrambled eggs for breakfast, the most delicious curry and satay flavoured lunches and dinners at a very cheap price. She even helped feed our children and was so wonderful with them. The staff are all great. Very unintrusive but efficient in maintaining the place. Wayan hired a photographer for us so we could have family photos on the beach. She organised a couple of people to come to the villa to give fantastic massages. And we had access to a big bus to drive all 14 of us around. The only thing you really need to consider when staying at the villa is that it is VERY far away from everything. Nothing is within walking distance. Access to the rest of the beach is cut off during high tide. There is a really great beach shack/cafe where all the surfers hang out and they do a very cheap lunch. It is about a 2 minute drive up the road. We hired a couple of scooters for the week which were delivered to the villa which meant we could ride to the ATM which is 10 mins away to get money out. And there is a very basic mini-mart about 10 mins away also. Ubud is at least 1.5 hours away and Kuta maybe 2.5 hours depending on traffic. We really enjoyed just slowing down and escaping the crazy pace of Bali and just lazed by the pool and ate and drank too much. The perfect holiday. We will never forget out time at The Cove and it will be a holiday that will be VERY hard to top.

So glad we found this place, and that I read the other reviews, because the pictures for this villa don’t do it justice! The villa is beautiful, with a sparkling pool surrounded in lush garden. It was the perfect size for my partner, myself, and our 6 month baby. We also loved the location with lots of great restaurants just steps away, a fancy coffee place out the front, and a massage place that we visited twice. Definitely our favourite stay in Bali and hope we can visit again.

Seven of us stayed at this villa to celebrate an upcoming 70th birthday. Everything was magical from the clenliness of the villa, pool and gardens to the in house food options. The only (slight) negative is the hillside location means that a driver is needed to transport guests to the town or a restaurant. This makes the short excursion a bit expensive. We were expecting this so it was not really an issue. Overall a magnificent 7 days - we would highly recommend this Villa.

Thank you Anthony and Shimane for a fantastic holiday in your beautiful character filled home. Wonderful spacious rooms and beautiful surroundings. Loved the pool and the ultimate tranquility.

We had a wonderful time in Ubud staying at Villa Gajah. A 10 min drive from central Ubud with a short few hundred metre flat walk to the front door is rewarded with a beautifully comfortable Villa, sensational views and glorious pool. We enjoyed in house massages, delicious cooked breakfasts and really appreciated Wayan’s assistance with anything we asked - lifts into Ubud, restaurant suggestions and arranging massages. Thanks for a great 4 nights. Our family of 7 enjoyed every minute.

Lovely people, lovely place