Nyoman Badri Homestay — Hotel in Pulau Bali

4 rooms are on the 3rd floor with only stairs. Mine's bright & spacious with a nice view but fairly basic although everything works okay. TV only has local channels. Hot breakfast that you can choose is included - fruit platter plus omelette/toastie (jaffle)/pancake+ with tea/coffee. ||Some parts look like they could do with a bit of refurbishing/powerwashing. Bring your own shampoo & don't expect your room to be cleaned daily - just ask if you want it cleaned & it'll be done quickly. If you are on a tighter budget, this place might be okay; otherwise do pay a bit extra if you're looking for something nicer. Some light traffic noise, occasional cooking chopping sound & construction next door during the day. Wifi is choppy like the rest of Bali but you can get a 17GB 4G LTE sim card for 100,000 a couple of doors down to the left.||This really is a homestay 'cause "Mama" actually lives here and goes to the market at 6 every morning to buy fresh ingredients. It's convenient to have a reasonably priced warung restaurant that's got decent food right downstairs with an extensive menu which opens all day til 10 pm, especially at lunch when it's way too hot to wander around outside - Mama or her nice staff will make you something whether it's 7 am or 9:30 pm. I ate downstairs almost everyday during my 11-day stay. Pool area in the back, shared with "Inn Between" hostel, is quite beautiful. ||Next day laundry down the street (10,000-15,000 for 1 kg). Lots of small shops & restaurants on the street right out but not as touristy as the "center" so you won't get hassled. Walk right to the end then left onto the main street (Raya Ubud) - doesn't take long but pretty dimly lit after dark. About 15 minutes to walk to most sights (motorcycle taxis charged me 30,000). Hall to the room might be dark but there is a light switch! Airport drop off is 250,000 in a nice car, same as transfer from Legian. Many tour agencies around to book day trips...

about homestay:||||+ location is OK, around 10 minutes to Ubud centre.||+ breakfast good with few options (banana pancakes are great), you can get it at any time you want, just need to ask one day before||||- about homestay:||||- no room cleaning, no change of towel (we stayed for 5 nights, so we had to ask for new towels), no toilet paper (had to ask for it everytime) ||- they don't own the pool - we aksed for it and she said her brother has it in the back and we could use it on other day ||- would be nice if you could get fresh juice included in breakfast, not to pay extra||- wifi very poor, not working in the room, you have to stay in restaurant for it to work||- accomodation is located on most busiest street, so if you want to have good sleep...

When we arrived with our luggage we surprised them as they weren't expecting us even though our booking had been organised and paid prior. My friend had a sore knee and we had to trudge up two flights of stairs with our luggage and was shown into a room where we requested twin beds but were still together as a double with one large cover over it. A quick look out from the balcony sealed our fate to a very busy street with slow wifi. After a 10 min sit down and think about this situation we decided to leave immediately and go to another hotel which we were very happy with. If you're a backpacker - go for it and stay at this place, if you like a bit more comfort don't even bother to check it out. Thanks, Donna,...