River View House — Hotel in Pulau Bali

We booked for a month through AirBnB and the reviews on there were quite positive. I later found out because Mr Wayan does not post a review of you so they are not published. So we stuck it out for about 3 weeks so as to not lose all the 'non refundable' payment. Now I know why it is non refundable,

As others have said, the place is noisy and poorly maintained and the pandemic excuse has expired. Thinking it would be a popular place, I booked early but we did not see many people. Some turned up and left after a few hours- -- yes - it was not like the photos at all.

Swing: broken, heart thing: overgrown with weeds: net over river: unusable, Pagoda: roof gone, bathroom: dirty and smelly. Many amenities on airbnb: BBQ, laundry, iron, oven, the list goes on are nowhere to be found.

There really is nowhere decent to eat in the area - street warungs only. But riding for 15 - 20 minutes we found some nice places: Joglo Krasan and Warung Wasan were a couple of favourites. Cooking in the kitchen was a challenge unless you choose to pack your own utensils and saucepans.

Breakfast was OK and the girls who served us were very nice but they just work there and they work at another location so you are pretty much on your own. Another guy seemed to sweep the path and make the beds of departed and (no doubt) disgruntled guests. Things did get done - but only after asking. Gas bottle ran out, water bottle (no dispenser - broken) empty. And do ask to get the sheets and towels changed when required as that is not done. Additionally, the pool was so green a couple of weeks in that I asked and it did get some chemicals thrown in but staff, please open your eyes.

Any positive reviews on google seem to be from the previous owner. I even found a dusty drinks menu in the filthy store room. A memory...

BEWARE of BED BUGS

We booked at Lod house, but after receiving confirmation and check in instructions we were told to meet owner / manager at Indomart supermarket parking to take us to an alternative property (river view house) as Lod house was already fully occupied. Owner / manager has several properties and moves people between them to maximize occupancy irrespectively of your booking choice.

Even if the place looks nice, it is not clean, the private pool is not private and is shared between the 4 rooms. Just in front of the river but close to a high trafic road. The bathroom was not at the level expected (too dark, not clean, not well maintained). We didn’t stay even one night due to Bed bugs and were moved to a third property : Nini Negari.

Owner / Manager easily reachable...

The place is hidden. Access road is small but you can come by car. It's literally by the river, so the view is amazing. The room itself is tiny but comfy. They have swing too, but during the pandemic it's not operating. When I came, the room was kind of dirty. The staff' response was quick- She cleaned immediately. They only have 4 rooms, so you don't have to worry about the noises next door. However, across the river, there's a bridge road, so it's still noisy (we can see and hear from the room, even when the door is closed). Just like any other tropical places in rainy season, there's a lot of mosquitos. So you need to get ready with your own insect repellent spray or lotion. For what it's worth, this place offers great view, has comfy bed and also...