Those seeking a central location, with a lively night life may want to look into Legian and Seminyak, ( I exclude Kuta area from this list, as there are hardly any proper rental villas left in this bustling tourist centre ).
Those who don ' t mind a bit of a trek, and don ' t want to go out and about much during their holiday, may opt for areas such as Uluwatu or Canggu and beyond.
For me the perfect choice is Kerobokan and Umalas areas. Quiet rural environment, surrounded by rice terraces and real villagers going about their real daily routines ( instead of trying to push you a handicraft ( Kuta ) or pull you into a restaurant you really couldn ' t care for ( Seminyak ) ).
Quality and Availability of Service Now this is an area where villas differ from each other immensely. In Bali most villas proclaim to be ' fully serviced '. However, how ' fully ' and how ' serviced ' range from the most basic to being totally pampered.
A good villa should provide a guest to total staff ratio of nearly 1 to 1, or at least 1. 5 to 1. So, if you are a group of 8 you should be looking at, at least, 5 - 6 full time staff, or for a group of 4 at least 3 - 4 full time staff. Sounds ostentatiously high? It really isn ' t once you consider the effort it takes to keep a holiday villa, its gardens, and the pool in a tip - top shape.
Of course, quantity is never the only answer. The staff needs to be full - time and fully - trained at a professional level. There are too many villas out there, which are run by ' part - time ' managers and staff who actually have other full time jobs elsewhere!
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