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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Excellent place to stay in Ubud&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 4 Jan 2016</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">Just got back from our first vaca to Bali. It is a beautiful villa located in some rice fields very close to Ubud. What really made the stay special is the staff that worked there. They will do everything possible to make your stay a memorable one.  There are three spacious bedrooms. It was perfect for our family of five.  There is a spacious swimming pool and an outdoor living area. The pictures are pretty spot on so I won't go into detail about that. Every morning breakfast was prepared for you based on your selection from the menu the night before.  There is a lady that cooks and cleans the residence. It can even be arranged for her to prepare other meals as well.  There are also some excellent restaurants within walking distance of the villa, too. There is also another gentleman that works during the day that can get you whatever you need from taxi's, laundry service, etc. At night there is a security man that stays as well. The local neighbors were very friendly and it felt as if we were truely apart of their village. The manager, Made, was our tour guide for all the local sites/temples we visited and was also very friendly and patient with us. (Having 3 children who weren't always the best behaved, ha ha) He even took photos for us.He can arrange anything you want to do. Having him as a driver guide for the whole day was worth it and very reasonable. @$60 usd. 

It wouldn't be a review if I don't list some improvements that can be made. One is the Internet. While it does have wifi, it is not very good. The signal doesn't reach the rooms and one must stay at up near the pool/living area to use it. Additionally, it isn't very fast. It works for basic stuff such as checking email, but don't expect to FaceTime/watch video, etc. Also, the in room safe is broken.

The only other issue was the air conditioning. In the master suit it worked fine the first couple of nights but then it seemed to not cool at all. They called a technician out and I believe he recharged the freon or did something to the compressor. It was better but still not very cold. Also, we couldn't really use the a/c in bedroom #2 because anytime the a/c was running and the water pump kicked on it would trip the main circuit breaker to the house. Something about it drawing too much current. It seemed to work fine the first couple of days and the last day, but for a couple days in between we just left it off because the security guy at night told us to. (It kept tripping breaker through the night) my opinion is an electrician need to take a look at it.

Again, please don't let those couple of things disuade you from renting this beautiful villa. I can't say enough about how pleased we were with it and the staff. It is in a wonderful location to visit all the top spots in Bali. This villa is perfectly suited for large groups/families.</p>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Perfect place for family&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 4 Jan 2015</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">I spent a very pleasant vacation at Pondok Dukuh Soca with my extended family including my parents and 2 young kids.  The villa is perfect for family, spacious open living room for everybody gathering together, well designed pool for kids, and 3 bedrooms all with ensuite bathroom.  The kichen is also good with all facilities needed so we used it several times when my parents wanted home made food instead of eating out everyday.  Very friendly staff, they are 'invisible' most of time so provided us good feeling of privacy, while offered everything we needed when we asked for.  The main staff Azan is a very nice person and helped us in finding taxies, suggesting places to go, etc.  The maid cooked delicious breakfast.  There is also a security man kept watching the villa all overnight, which made us feel safe.  The villa is 2 km from Ubud center in a village, with rice fields around, pieceful and quite just as I wished, while it's easy to go to any place since renting a taxi is so easy and cheap.  We also rented a scooter so as to go to market, just ask Azan for it, and it will be sent to the villa.  Moreever, I left a bag in the villa, and Maryse kindly agreed to mail it to Beijing... I felt so happy I made the decision to stay with Pondok Dukuh Soca, although I had some hesitation when I rented it because there is no review then.  I hope my review will bring more guests to it, it indeed deserves it.</p>
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            <span>Very pleased to read from you again. Thank you very much for your very good review. We always do our best so that our guests feel very pleased during their stay in our villa.
We wish you all the best for that new year, and a lot of pleasant holidays all over the world</span>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Très bel endroit dans Ubud !&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 10 Dec 2014</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">Belle maison traditionnelle balinaise avec dépendances, piscine, à seulement quelques minutes du centre d'Ubud. Staff adorable, accueil charmant.  Déco soignée. Très propre. Ambiance zen. Situation idéale au coeur de l'île pour partir à la découverte de Bali.</p>
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            <span>Merci beaucoup pour votre avis. Nous faisons notre possible, avec notre personnel pour fournir le meilleur accueil à nos hôtes. Nous avons mis tout notre coeur dans la construction et l'aménagement de cette villa.
Votre plaisir est notre plaisir.</span>
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