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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Close to everything&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 12 Sep 2017</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">You are a 5 minute stroll to Legian street coming out right next to Starbucks!
The staff are very friendly and very accomodating, the big screen over the pool 
Is a great attraction especially with music blaring, beds are comfortable, 
Only down side is cabs don't know the street well or pretend they don't!</p>
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            <span>Thanks for taking the time to post your review. Glad you enjoyed the villa :)</span>
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    <meta itemprop="dtreviewed" content=" 2017-05-07" >

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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Loved It - Can't Wait To Go Back&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 7 May 2017</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">Great Villa for our stay as family with three young kids.  Centrally located, yet completely quiet in the Villa - no traffic or loud noise.  Staff were amazing and fantastic restaurants just over the road (Definitely recommend Shortcut Cafe!).

The kids spent all day in the pool in between extended family get-togethers with those who were also on the Island.

Viv made the booking seamless - from planning out stay to airport transfers and everything in between, it was perfect and relaxing for the adults and kids alike.

Thoroughly recommend - can't wait to stay again soon.</p>
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    <meta itemprop="dtreviewed" content=" 2016-06-27" >

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

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        <span>Reviewed 27 Jun 2016</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">Stayed at Mataram with extended family including Two granddaughters. The place is well located ,secure and quite. The staff of 5 are awesome nothing is to much for them and so humble. Would recommend to anyone, including families with children.</p>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Private, yet close to everything&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 23 May 2016</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">My friends and I stayed at Mataraz 2 for 5 nights in May. The villa is gorgeous and very new. The mattresses were so comfortable - I have not slept so well for ages! It is very private and away from the hustle of Kuta, but only an easy walk to the main drag. Raz and Viv were upfront and helpful from my first communication with them, making booking a breeze. The staff at the Villa were wonderful and keen to help us with anything we required. Our first night there, the driver Joko gave us his card and stressed that we were to call anytime of the day or night if we were stuck, that guests' safety was a priority, which was comforting. I would definitely go back and not hesitate to recommend this villa.</p>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Wonderful place in a wonderful location&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 9 Feb 2016</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">From booking this place all the way to checking out on our last day, the owners and staff made the process a breeze. Beautiful villa with large bedrooms, the pictures do not do it justice. Great place for both family and friends, can spend an easy night by the pool or if you want to party the main strip of clubs, bars and restaurants are just up a side road. The service of the staff was incredible and the villa was always kept very clean and taken care of with staff being very trustworthy. Will definitely be coming back and recommending to all my friends family. Thank you for a wonderful experience.</p>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Fantastic Villa&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 11 Jul 2015</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">looking for a villa in Kuta, you can not go past villa Mataraz. Awesome location and just perfect in every way. Staff are friendly and always on hand for whatever you need. We've been twice and these guys have become friends for life. Can not recommend this place highly enough</p>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Almost 5 star. Almost. I'll tell you why.&#8221;</h4>

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        <span>Reviewed 10 Jun 2015</span>
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        <p itemprop="description">If you read this review, please read the entire thing and understand I will be using comparisons to similar villa style accommodation in the western world at a similar price point when making my comments. Thanks!

I stayed at Villa Mataraz for 14 days in May 2015. As I have a lot to say i'll try and break it down from the booking process to when we left.

One thing with Villa Mataraz and more precisely the owner Viv is that communication is really good. I did most of my discussion with her directly via Facebook and most of the time got a reply within the hour. All my questions answered not only about the accommodation but also about Bali in general. Just very, very helpful. Made booking a breeze. When it was time to go ahead, I was sent a Paypal request via Email. Easy to pay as I already had an account, but these days you just need a credit card. Deposit was paid, then a week before we arrived the full amount was paid. Viv also arranged for a personal driver to pick my party up from the airport at midnight and he was there waiting for us.

The driver was friendly, car was air conditioned. It was only a 20 minute drive from the airport to the Villa. 

The Villa itself is large enough for six adults. The pool while it looks bigger in the pictures, is plenty big enough to cool off and have a bit of fun. It isn't heated, but Bali weather can really get you hot and bothered and it's pretty perfect to jump in and cool down after being out all day. I'm pretty touchy with cold water, but after you get over the initial chill it's actually really good. Stayed in for hours at a time.

Now when we arrived, unfortunately there was some sort of miscommunication and the staff on hand were still cleaning the villa and unclogging/fixing a broken toilet on the bottom floor. Apparently they didn't realise we were checking in at midnight but thought it was the next day. This didn't stop us coming in though as they continued to do what they needed. While not surprised due to us arriving before they expected, but nonetheless disappointing was that there was a few things forgotten, such as toiletries (soaps, towels etc) were missing. Also, the toilet on the upper floor got clogged after use that night. The staff however did fix all this the next day when advised after we left for our first day out.

Now the Villa itself is on a very busy side street. It has it's own side door which leads to one of three Villas. There is a staff member there 24/7. I did not ever feel unsafe in the villa. The staff member there is happy to answer questions, book taxi's, order delivery food for you if needed and we did make use of this quite a lot. All the staff are extremely friendly. The site manager was always asking if we needed anything when we were leaving the villa. The two cleaning girls on hand every morning, again very friendly and did a good job. The staff are an asset to the villa.

The villa has a stocked fridge with very reasonable prices of beer, water, coke etc. 

The location has to be the best thing about Villa Mataraz. It is within 5 minutes of the Legian Street and 15 minutes from the beach. This made almost every taxi we got under $5 a trip. If you haven't been to Bali before, getting a Villa that close to everything is a must. It's also so helpful that there is a small supermarket a few doors down.

Now, I do have some constructive criticism.

The villa really does need a coat of paint. There are cracks in walls, chunks of paint missing, some slimy areas near the pool etc. While it was mostly good, it's just very unexpected to see it if you're from the western world. I'd really suggest if there is a few days without guests, grab some paint. The other thing that really did bother me is that apart from the bedrooms, the main floors while tiled were very dirty. Not to the naked eye, but if you walked around with no socks on your feet go black. The floors really need to be mopped clean. For this reason we generally wore socks all the time instead of getting dirty feet.

Now originally I stayed in the master bedroom directly above the front door. I swapped to the next upper, smaller bedroom the next day. The air conditioner in the master does not cope with the double-sized room and it is much hotter up there than the other rooms. The master room comes with a spa. We did not use this, it needs a huge clean. This spa/shower room also had no ventilation so it got extremely hot in there like a sauna. The other rooms did not have this issue. One last gripe, while it might sound silly to want a hot shower in such a hot country, but the hot water runs out very fast. If you get home from a water park, you really need to rush to get yourself cleaned and hair washed. This then makes it doubly difficult for anyone sharing the room..  Other than that, the beds were very comfy. The WiFi worked, but we found the 3G via a local carrier had faster internet speeds.

Overall, I really did enjoy my stay at Villa Mataraz despite the few little issues. I'm sure management will take my comments on board and make it an even nicer place to stay. I'd recommend this place to friends.

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            <span>Hi Rob,
Im glad you enjoyed your first trip to Bali! 

Communication with staff is key to us also so I do apologize for the initial arrival experience you had.
In reference to the tiles, they are sweeped and mopped daily, they are scrubbed with bleach once a month. The dirt isn't actually dirt it is from the outdoor tile they are natural stone and unfortunately whilst being non slip they can have that issue for some people (they have been sealed however I find I have that issue with feet while husband and others don't ?!)
Walls and Bali humidity are definitely an issue and is a common issue amoungst us owners of property, whilst we aim to maintain sufficient maintenance I will inspect the walls again as we are heading to the villa next week.
Thanks again for the detailed review, we hope to welcome you back soon!</span>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Can't wait for our next stay!&#8221;</h4>

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        <p itemprop="description">All I can say is wow! Is was our first time staying in a private villa, having always stayed in a resort. This time thou we split our time between the two, staying 9 nights at Villa Mataraz. 
From the first initial email to Viv regarding dates, communication and help was fantastic! From silly questions,  to  help with directions, organising pick up, nothing was too hard or silly to ask.  Ahead of our arrival Viv organised baby insect repellant and extra bug spray as we were concerned about mozzies and the babies.
We were traveling with 4 children, 14, 10, almost 2 and a baby of 4 months. The villa was perfect for us. The older boys had their own space when they needed it, and we also felt comfortable letting them stay in the villa if they didn't wish to be out shopping for a couple of hours. The villa is just a short walk to shopping, restaurants and massages, so to us close enough to get to everything but far enough away to be out of the hustle and bustle. Although a busy street we found once we were inside the villa there was hardly any noise from the street.
The staff were so friendly and helpful. On arrival and to when we left they couldn't have done enough for us! We were so sad to have been moving on and wish we had of stayed the whole time at Villa Mataraz!
Don't think we will ever stay anywhere else...especially with Mataraz2 in the works! We've recommended the villa to our friends and family but almost want to keep iit our  secret!</p>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Excellent Modern Villa.&#8221;</h4>

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        <p itemprop="description">This is a great villa in a good location. We often stay in hotels on poppies 2 however this was a refreshing change. The villa was sensational and had everything you could ask for with no expense spared. The staff were very friendly and helpful and we had no problems at all. We were recommended this place by a friend who had recently stayed there and I highly recommend staying here. Great value for money and we hope to be back at some stage in the future.</p>
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    <h4 itemprop="summary">&#8220;Traditional villa with all the mod cons.&#8221;</h4>

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        <p itemprop="description">Villa was brand new and modern.  We stayed with our baby and it had everything we needed to be comfortable.  Great location easy walk to everything but had to walk to Jalan Legian to get a taxi.  Dacey was fantastic and Jimbob made us very welcome and our stay memorable.  Great holiday.</p>
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