Jl. Lebak Sari no. 18, Kerobokan, Indonesia | (937) 315-4602
Villas include private plunge pools, living rooms, and kitchens
Villas have stylish modern interiors and spacious floor-plans
Easy walking distance from the beach, bars, restaurants, and shops
Guests get free entry to Finns Recreation Club with a water park and pool (10-minute drive)
Potato Head beach club and W Bali are a 15-minute walk away
Nebula Cafe serves excellent coffee, international fare, and cocktails
The main restaurant serves Balinese, Indonesian, and Western meals
Modern spa offers a range of beauty and massage treatments
Free Wi-Fi, parking, and shuttle to town
Not located right on the beach or downtown
No communal swimming pool
Plunge pools and outdoor terraces get little sun
Villa Kayu Raja is an upper-middle-range hotel located along a quiet side street that's a 15-minute walk from downtown Petitenget, Potato Head beach club, and Mrs Sippy. The 58 contemporary villas offer apartment-style living with one- and two-bedroom options. All feature large floor plans, private plunge pools, semi open-air living rooms, and kitchens. Facilities include a pleasant spa, an all-day restaurant serving international cuisine, and Nebula cafe -- a hip street-side cafe serving excellent coffee, cocktails, and western fare. However, there's no communal pool. The buffet breakfast is included in some room rates, and free Wi-Fi and shuttles to Kuta and Seminyak add value. As a more upscale alternative, Maca Villas & Spa offers gorgeous tropical pool villas and has a wine bar and beach club access.
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Scene
A quiet, ultra-modern, all-villa hotel offering apartment-style living
Villa Kayu Raja features a blend of ultra-modern and traditional Balinese architecture and stylings. The decor in the semi open-air lobby space leans more towards the Balinese side with interior elements that include natural terra-cotta floor tiles, an intricately carved solid wood reception desk, wooden furniture, and local decorations. Entryways to the villas are lined with natural stone walls, tropical greenery, hanging vines, and flowering frangipani trees. The main restaurant features a semi open-air design, an alfresco dining area, and a stylish wood themed decor. Adjacent to the main restaurant is Nebula Cafe, which is a bright and airy street-side cafe and coffee shop that is popular with both hotel guests and locals. Nebula is air-conditioned and features a full glass frontage.
Location
In a quiet area near downtown Seminyak, Petitenget, beach clubs, boutiques, restaurants, and nightclubs
The hotel is ideally located on a quiet side street near downtown (but away from the noise) of Seminyak and Petitenget. Lining the street in front of the hotel are a decent selection of restaurants, coffee shops, and boutiques. The hotel offers daily free shuttles to downtown Seminyak and Kuta, and many popular tourist attractions are less than a 15-minute walk from the hotel. Favorites include Petitenget Beach, W Bali, Potato Head beach club, and Mrs Sippy. The buzzing area of Kayu Aya Street in downtown Seminyak, which is teeming with nightclubs, bars, excellent restaurants, cafes, and boutiques -- is a 10-minute drive. Kuta Beach, Legian, Sanur, and the airport all take around 30 to 45 minutes to reach by car. The drive up north to Ubud is about 60 minutes each way.
Rooms
Ultra-modern One- and Two-Bedroom Villas with private plunge pools, spacious lounges, and kitchens
Villa Kayu Raja is a boutique all-villa hotel with 48 One-Bedroom Pool Villas and 10 Two-Bedroom Pool Villas. The villas are ultra-modern and feature clean contemporary interiors, plus plenty of space to spread out. Interiors have a sharp well put together decor that includes features like parquet wood floors, comfy upholstered furniture, and modern decorations. All villas are two-stories; bedrooms are upstairs and have large glass windows that let in plenty of natural light and airflow and are outfitted with comfy beds, work tables and chairs, upholstered couches, and roomy wardrobes. The spacious open-plan living room and kitchen area downstairs overlook a private plunge pool and an outdoor terrace with seating. Living rooms are semi open-air and have comfy couch sets, plus large flat-screen TVs with DVD players. Kitchens are outfitted with stoves, sinks, medium-size refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee- and tea-making facilities.
Both the One- and Two-Bedroom Villas have similar interiors and almost identical bedrooms, but the Two-Bedroom Villas have more spacious living rooms, better equipped kitchens, and larger plunge pools. The living room space in the Two-Bedroom Villas includes additional couch seating, a work table and chair, and a large dining table. Standard villa amenities include air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs with DVD players, free Wi-Fi, safes, bathrobes and slippers, toiletries, and two bottles of water. Bathrooms are clean and modern with elegant light colored interiors, large vanity countertops with twin sinks and large mirrors, roomy whirlpool soaking tubs, and separate rainfall showers.
One frequent guest complaint is that the plunge pools and surrounding decks get little sun. Also note that the living room areas get hot during the day as they are open-air and have no air-conditioning, though they are equipped with ceiling fans.
Features
A happening street-side cafe with great coffee, a multi-cuisine restaurant, and an inviting spa
Villa Kayu Raja has limited facilities as the villas are self catering and have private pools. The main restaurant is open all day and the menu consists of a variety of Indonesian, Balinese, and Western meals. Buffet breakfast is included in most room rates. Nebula Cafe serves excellent coffee, international fare, and has daily happy hour specials. Raja Kayu Spa is a small modern spa offering beauty and massage treatments. The hotel's lobby space is little more than a place to check in, though it does have a tour desk offering travel arrangements and vehicle rentals. Extras include Wi-Fi, welcome drinks, parking, and scheduled shuttles to downtown Kuta and Seminyak. Hotel guests get free access to Finns Recreational Center, which includes a water park, an olympic-size swimming pool, and a fitness center (a 10-minute drive away).
