The Royal Santrian

The Royal Santrian is a peaceful and luxurious retreat, the property and the villas are magnificent. The gardens are meticulously maintained and look beautiful day and night. The villa is enormous with dark wood furniture, marble and stone features. The bathroom is especially beautiful. The private pool is perfect, with a beautiful tile making the water look very inviting. This property would suit those looking for serenity and privacy. There was no annoying loud music being played at the beach. The beach is very nice, no surf on the shore break (Dec-Jan), so really good for swimming laps at high tide. Staff are obliging and friendly and go out of their way to ensure you have everything you need. The restaurant staff were all very lovely and professional. The housekeeping staff took quiet notice of what I might need or like and made sure to update the room (laundry rack, extra water, changed the flowers, put fresh frangipani on my villa doorbell). They were my favourite staff, although the pool and beach staff were also very nice. You can borrow a bike and ride it along the beach path past all the other resorts. Upon returning, you can see that the Royal Santrian has a very high-end feel and presentation about it. The outdoor pool looks stunning when viewed from reception, you can see all the way past it to the beach, through the palm trees.

In one word "amazing"! The warm welcome fully in Balinese style, the easy process of checking in, the service and personal approach, alway with a smile, this feels like home... or better. And then the villa... what a stunning place. it is huge and has all facilities one can think of in your wildest dreams. Each villa (20 in total) has its own private pool, outdoor relaxing patio and outdoor shower area. Indoors the massive living/ bedroom with high ceilings and all luxury. The bathroom is almost the same size as the bedroom with again all one can wish for. In total this private villa has a surface of 300m². Housekeeping is excellent and keeps track of every little detail. Every member of the staff is super friendly and helpful. In fact they help you, before you even realize that you needed it. We were amazed by the infrastructure of the whole hotel, which has the size of a resort, yet comprises only 20 villa's. The restaurant is great and the breakfast (à la carte} offers a changing menu every day. The afternoon tea at the beach is a "must do". The hotel is directly at the beach with an own "private beach". Along the coast you can walk to the other resorts. Bikes and Kajaks are free to use. Many thanks to the whole team for pampering us during our honeymoon. Special kudo's to Housekeeping and the staff at the restaurant.

Initial villa happened to be quite close to the road and therefore the early noise of Bali, which is to be expected. When I enquired about a move closer to the seafront this was accommodated without hesitation. When I enquired about upgrading to the Royal Villa this was also accommodated and to be honest, it made the stay all the more enjoyable. The rains came during our stay, and I mean ‘the rains came’. It is the rainy season, but even the locals were surprised (there was no rain at all at the same time last year). The extra room made all the difference, as did the view, and the two complimentary spa treatment as well. The staff were very attentive and obviously highly trained and motivated. This made the difference. There was also a hotel car available to drop us off/pick us up at the local shopping centre, which was a nice place to visit. The outside of the hotel was the normal Bali streets and not really up to much.

We really enjoyed our stay in a private vila with pool the Royal Santrian. The villa is quite large and offers a lot of privacy. The private pool with sunbeds and covered seating area is amazing. The garden is very nicely looked after. The hotel offered some free water, soft drinks and snacks. The staff was very friendly.

Super nice small boutique like hotel with spacious villas. Peace and quiet - great breakfast, restaurant quality-to-price ratio is good. Very helpful staff