We loved it. Our 3 suite ( 6 person) villa was absolutely fantastic. Private, comfortable, well maintained, great pool, everything worked - on a few days we didn't go out at all it was so good just hanging arounf the villa, dipping in the pool occasionally and having another Bintang whilst watching another pirated DVD and ordering room service. The staff made beakfast for us each morning and were great. The Japanese room service was fantastic and good value. The villas are located right in the heart of Seminyak only a short stroll to restaurants, shops and bars. Top family holiday.

We stayed in a one bedroom villa which had a good sized pool and open-sided living/dining area. The villa was clean and well maintained - the kitchen area looked a little worn, but as we only used it for the fridge and cups of tea that was not problem. There was free wifi in the vill and the restaurant. The villas have a mainly Japanese clientele and the breakfast reflected this, but was ok. We found the staff to be extremely friendly and helpful, and had great in-villa massages.

The villas are conveniently located, close to eat street and shops, but as other reviewers have mentioned, therefore suffer from noise from restaurants and bars in the evening. However, we didn't have too much trouble with this (may it was the particular villa we were in?) - it wasn't overly loud and we couldn't hear anything from the bedroom.

Overall, we enjoyed our stay.

We booked Maya Sayang on the website - attracted by its promise of tranquility in a healing environment. Subsequently, I came across the review in Trip Advisor website about the hotel being noisy and dirty. I called up the hotel to see if I can cancel, that was about 5 days before our arrival. Although the cancellation policies were not written, the staff informed that we would have to incur 30% cancellation charges. They acknowledged that noise was a problem and promised to locate us in a quieter part of the hotel.

In our first day, we were actually placed very close to the source of the noise, which is ZAPPAZ with live music and bad sound system. The live band sings till late into the night, past midnight. So if you are a light sleeper or have problems sleeping, then this is definitely not the place for you.

The hotel started operation in 2004, about 5 years ago, so it is a bit dated. The TV sets are still 29inch CRTs and not flatscreen.

Maintenance and cleanliness was an issue for me. The sofa covers felt dirty, I don't think they changed it. Floor was sticky and stained. Remain so even after I requested it to be cleaned.

Stray cats poo-ed in our living area in the night as we slept.

We found the staff to be polite but were not particularly helpful. They did not offer a ride to our villa in the buggy unless we asked. On our last day, we asked the staff for a recommended money changer and was told that one was 'just outside'. However, we found that it was more than 15 -20 mins walk away and the hotel staff did not offer us a ride there and back - which would have saved us a lot of time. Also, we noticed that the staff did not have a habit of closing our villa door when they come in or leave. Seems to show that they have not been properly trained.

Throughout our stay, the 'cushion' to the sun-loungers at our villa were placed to one end and not properly placed onto the sun-loungers. As they did not look too clean anyway, we did not bother to ask them to put them properly.

Another problem we had was that the living/dining area were not air-conditioned, they were open air with ceiling fans. I was not happy that mosquitoes flying around my young children.

When we asked for recommendation for dinner places, the staff were pretty clueless.

The villa comes with water dispenser so that was helpful. The children also enjoyed frolicking in the pool. Location of this vllia is also good, in the middle of Seminyak with many up market shops within walking distance. The hotel has 2 cars which can take you to nearby Kuta for free - if they are not already booked by others.

Comparing this to THE BELL in PHUKET, which we stayed in earlier this year, we definitely prefer THE BELL (http://www.thebellphuket.com/), On a scale of 1-10, 1 being poor and 10 being perfect, The Bell is 9.5 and Maya Sayang would be somewhere nearer to 3.

Bottom line...great deal for the price. More than we expected. Even the room service was fantastic (but sushi we found in Bali is below average). Wonderful staff. Attentive. Kind. Be careful though of the villa you book. Villa "K" is right behind a LOUD LOUD nightclub with live music. Every night we were there we had to deal with it from 6pm-12am. Not ideal for romantic honeymoon. Recommend Villa "B" "C" or "D" - though not sure whether these are 1 or 2 or 3 bdrms. You can consult their map. The staff will offer to move you if you make them aware of the noise however....as I said, very attentive and gracious. Great villas, just be aware of how it's situated against the back wall of the main strip of restaurants and bars. From there, you can make a better choice.