Villa Cocoa Maya♡

A week in paradise

9.0

A really special villa - very spacious both inside and outside. Wonderful pool great both for family fun and swimming lengths. The sea on your doorstep. Kind staff who made us feel at home. We also enjoyed massage, nail and braiding services that came to the pool room - real luxury! We loved our week and were sad to leave.

− Mentioned in earlier reviews - there are many roosters nearby who do start up very early…. The food is good but I personally enjoyed trying out some other options outside the villa (my family didn’t bother!). There were some stranger smells in some bathrooms on occasion. None of these severely impacted our enjoyment of the villa.

Life long memories were made at coca Maya for my family.

10.0

So many things!!! The accomodation itself was beautiful, the bedrooms were spacious and clean and had everything we didn’t know we needed in them. The staff were so helpful and catered to our every need, they were so friendly and welcoming our whole stay. The facilities were enjoyed by us all, its was such a wonderful experience.

− There’s really not much to fault. Perhaps not have access to the beachfront but we understand the work being done is to enhance accessibility to the beach so it will look amazing once done and is only temporary.

A pleasant villa with DEBILITATING NOISE LEVELS

6.0

The villa is right on the beach, the staff were friendly and effective.

− The property is located in the middle of a Balinese village with people who keep fighting roosters (a rather common occurrence in Bali. Those roosters scream most of the daytime making it impossible to take a nap AND waking one up at 5:30 morning. There’s no escaping the noise, no headphones or earplugs will help. Bad value for money overall - other villas in the area can be rented for the same price with better and newer facilities and no noise issues.

Can’t wait to go back

10.0

Amazing staff. So friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. Amazing food. Best relaxing stay. Close to Blue Lagoon for great snorkelling.

− Didn’t stay long enough

the nicest accommodation I have ever stayed in, a real 5 star property,

10.0

this is an exceptional property, from the moment you walk through the gates you are met with a truly stunning view, the villa itself is true luxury, and the staff we're exceptional, we ate at the villa every night and the meals were fantastic, freshly cooked in the villa kitchen, if I could rate this as 11/10 it is what it deserves,

− leaving,

Incredible. 100% recommend to those looking for a stay in Candidasa.

10.0

The villa was amazing!! Komang, Ketut, Maddie and the rest of the team were really lovely - so so friendly, really helpful and made sure we were completely looked after, even greeting us with cold towels on arrival. When we walked through the gate we were a little blown away by the pool, garden and sea/beach views - which are beautiful. The sea is super clear and often very still for swimming and kayaking, the pool was great and loads of facilities e.g. sun loungers and pool table. The bedrooms were huge, clean, comfortable and with beautiful sea views. The master suite had stunning views, and was a great place to watch the amazing sunsets. Choice of breakfast was provided each morning and we ended up eating a lot of lunch and dinners in the villa because we enjoyed the food. We loved our stay and would definitely recommend to others. The local area is quiet and has less going on than other parts of Bali - this wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but worth being aware of, that said it was near Virgin Beach which was stunning and definitely worth a visit or two.

− Nothing at all about the villa itself. Before arriving, looking on Google Maps it appeared that Candidasa was approx an hour from e.g. the airport and other day trip visits we wanted to explore, but arriving in Bali, with the traffic all trips were often double the time on maps so we didn't see and do as much as we thought we might - but the villa was so great, we just enjoyed staying in more anyway!! We went to Nusa Penida for a day trip, to anyone else planning this, avoid the day trip with a car pick up once on the island -- we spent a lot of the day in the car rather than actually enjoying the island. Had we have known better beforehand, we would have gone with the more expensive private boat option which would have allowed us to see more, or alternatively skipped the island tour and opted for the specific manta trip, as we didn't get time to do this in the end which was what we really wanted to experience.