德萬茶山山麓酒店(DWan Tea Mountain Side)

This must have been a fantastic property in its glory years. Now there isn't much left of that. The property has a lot of deferred maintenance and that is not from the last few years. We got the room by the pool under the common area. During a tropical rain shower, the water came through the ceiling in 3 different places in our room. The quickly unrolled plastic on the floor above was to no avail. Towels were laid all over our room and our suitcases placed on the table. The room was wet and damp even the bedding was claims. At 5.30 am there is already plenty of activity in the common room, the walking rumbles through the floor and you can hear the conversations, so you don't sleep anymore. The staff is super friendly and helpful like all the people in Bali. The view of this place is magically beautiful and located in the middle of the jungle at 900 meters altitude. The food is good, healty and traditional Indonesian. Realize if you book this hotel that you have to eat here in the evening because you can't leave. It is pitch dark and the path is impassable. Take into account an access path of about 300 meters that is not equally accessible everywhere. You have to walk this part. Your luggage will be transported this last piece on the back of a motorbike. The pool is not heated and much too cold. The photos are not representative of the location. And after working as an independent photographer for 30 years, I have a pretty good eye for that. We are in Bali for the 3rd time and travel a lot through Asia. The price-quality ratio is not right at all here. We booked 3 nights but left one day earlier Mr. Wawan wasn't interested in the reason. He is only concerned with himself. The magically beautiful Jatiluwih rice fields are well worth the effort. Go there early in the morning and you will have this beauty to yourself.