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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;CANâ€™T EXPRESS MORE GRATITUDE TO STAFF&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 11 Apr 2015</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">As a soon-to-be bride last year, I booked this villa through Frank and he and Putu have helped me a lot including recommending the perfect wedding planner for us within our budget. They all managed my wedding planning perfectly. I did not have worry at all! 

A year later we arrived here and was stunned by the beauty of this place. And on the big day I left it all to them, the wedding planner and the villa staff collaborated well. We could see from our happy guests and smooth flowing event. 

The villa itself is super super suitable for wedding as it is located amidst a jungle as we wanted, bordered with tall green trees, backgrounded with the sound of streaming river. So, we didn't need too much of decorations! Thank goodness! It was so much better than renting an average villa an then spend so much for decoration to make it look stunning. We had about 100 guests and this place had all the space we need. It even has different spots for holy matrimony, sunset cocktail, reception and dance party! So the guest were not bored at all staying at the same hall all night long. They all had a blast!

The day after the wedding of course we were all exhausted and knocked out. The staff then prepared a very relaxing drink session by the pool, overlooking sunset and with buddha bar music playing, and traditional Balinese massage for some family members. We stayed all day long by the pool. Then at 7 pm they prepped local BBQ and we had amazing hangover dinner! LOL! Thanks everyone for taking care of us!

We were also very happy about the rooms. They were all so gorgeous and clean, and the housekeeping cleaned all room twice a day, put down the mosquito nets and made a really romantic ambience in rooms. They are all spacious so our family members had nothing to complain about, especially those who had kids. And oh we also had arrangement for baby sitter so we've got nothing to worry about. My master bedroom was top! It has private pool and private lounge. It also has huge bathroom so there I did all my makeup and hairdo. Always good to have extra space :)

The food prepared in-house were amazing. We were welcomed by our choice of local dish: soto ayam. And it was delicious! The rest following was not even a question. Crispy salmon salad, satay, minestrone soup, lobster grill, pasta, etc. until the sweets such as crepes. Gosh those chefs they have could really make anything you want! 

Overall I just can't express my gratitude of Villa The Sanctuary Bali staff espe</p>
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            <span>Dear Sheila, 

warm regards from Villa The Sanctuary Bali.

It is great to read your review and we loved to have you as our guest. We are very happy and proud to be part of the most memorable day of your life.

We all hope to see you again in the future and we wish you a lot of prosperity together with your husband.

Kind regards, 
Villa The Sanctuary Bali</span>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;In a word, EXTRAORDINARY!&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 24 Jul 2014</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">We booked Villa The Sanctuary for 9 days at the start of July, for a party of 25 (16 adults and 9 children) for an extended 50th birthday celebration. To say the villa exceeded our wildest expectations would be an understatement. Villa The Sanctuary is simply extraordinary!

From the time we arrived, we were treated like VIP's.The Villa provided us with directions to get there if we wanted to drive or engage a taxi, but I think I would have struggled to direct a taxi driver through the winding roads of Canggu. It really wasn't a problem, though, as the transfers from the airport for our entire group were coordinated to perfection by our hosts, Putu and Salam, who are the main villa managers. We continued to be impressed with their professionalism throughout the whole week, and no request seemed to bother them. They always seemed to be nearby somewhere at just the right moment. We must also highly commend their assistants, Giday and Dewi, who were so courteous and polite, and always trying to do that little bit extra to ensure our guests had the most relaxing holiday they had ever experienced.

Upon arrival at the Villa, we were all warmly welcomed by Putu and Salam with a refreshing drink and then taken on a tour of the grounds and rooms. Everybody was amazed at the beautiful outlook from every room. The quality and cleanliness of each room was outstanding (and stayed that way all week - rooms were attended to very diligently by cleaning staff each day). And everybody had commented by the end of the week that the beds were the most comfortable they have slept in at any hotel around the world (and this was a well-travelled group).

The children (ranging from 11 to 17 years) loved their shared accommodation, with younger kids bunking in the upstairs room, allowing the older kids to go to bed later without disturbing them. Whilst some "exclusive" villas and hotels might frown on children as some sort of annoyance, the staff at Villa The Sanctuary were so caring and engaging with our kids that none of them wanted to leave!

The villa is located in a jungle oasis in the middle of rural Canggu. Apart from the occasional unruly rooster in the morning (and you don't notice them after a day or two), the villa is a haven of tranquility. Don't come here if you want the hustle and bustle and smells and rubbish of Kuta, but if you want a truly luxurious getaway, this is the place for you. Make sure to request a massage in the bales on the lawn - Salam was always able to arrange them at short notice and 9 masseuses from the local area kept our guests feeling very pampered all week.

The food at the villa was excellent. They had a wide range of menu options, and Salam would check our preferences each morning to give the Chef time to source food fresh from the markets daily. The suckling pig dinner one night was a highlight, as was the seafood barbequeue on our last evening. Having said that, there was not one single complaint from anyone about any dish we were served - servings were generous to the point that none of us could eat more (and we had some big eaters in the group). We were happy to let Salam make suggestions for us many times and we were never disappointed - try their Beef Rendang, and Pepper Crab. Oh, and try an omelette with chilli's for breakfast! Thank you, Chef (and thanks for the special mangoes from your garden one morning!)

With the distance from Kuta (about 35 minutes), the peaceful, beautiful setting and the excellent food, it would be easy to just chill out at the villa all week and not go anywhere. However, the villa car was always on hand (a big thanks to our cheerful drivers), and Salaam was very efficient at organizing extra cars or a mini bus, depending on group size, to take our guests wherever they wished to go. He also provided great recommendations and assistance in organizing activities to suit all our group - a day trip to Ubud to see the monkeys and top class shops, a shopping outing in Kuta, diving in Tambalen, a day at Waterbom, and a highly recommended mountain bike tour that is all downhill and finishes at the Elephant Park.

On top of all that, Salam was able to arrange bookings for dinner at two of Bali's top restaurants, Potato Head and Ku De Ta - very impressive, given the size of our group. I must admit a highlight of our trip was walking straight past the queue of 30+ people outside Potato Head, to be escorted to our exclusive balcony seating overlooking the main restaurant. We felt like rock stars!

The pool area at the villa became our hub of activity, with people constantly moving between the spa, the billiard table in the adjacent bale, or even the occasional movie in the air conditioned media bale. This was all transformed into a dance/pool party one evening, with a local DJ (again efficiently arranged by Putu and Salam) to entertain young and old - what a night!

I honestly cannot speak too highly of Villa The Sanctuary, and it's exceptional staff. Don't come here if you're looking for a cheap budget holiday, but if you are looking for a truly first class, exceptional holiday, this is the place. Would I stay here again? Definitely. Would I recommend it to others? Absolutely! Villa The Sanctuary is without doubt one of the best villas in Bali, and probably South-East Asia as well!</p>
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            <span>Dear Scott,

warm regards from Villa The Sanctuary Bali.

We thank you very much to stay with us and to read your raving review here. We are very happy and very proud because of this.

Your review is the result of the continuous efforts of our team and a beautiful wording of what we aim for.

We can only hope to welcome you back in the future.

Yours sincerely,

Managing Director
Villa The Sanctuary Bali</span>
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