Villa Kaniksa

This is a beutiful villa extremely well kept with very attentive staff. Very hard to find any fault with the property although the steps into the pool are a little large making acces somewhat awkward if limited agility, a handrail would make life easy. The staff are unobtrusive, but always on hand offering to bring refreshment. The pool and gardens are perfectly kept. Access to the sea is down some steps and onto rocks and coral, wouldnt advise if sea is rough. A couple of kayak are available if you fancy a paddle around the reef. Outside the villa is about 100m from the road along an unmade track, along the road are many restaurants and shops. Outside the control of the villa there is some rubbish along the track that creates a wrong first impression of the place. We have stayed in Candidasa before, this was the best villa but we preferred the other somewhat quieter end of the village.

Shhhhhh. This is our secret place. But I suppose we can share with a few of you. This villa has the best location, right on the seafront, has 4 bedrooms, a pool and jacuzzi, and is staffed by the most attentive guys you'll ever meet. But don't tell anyone, keep the secret to yourself.

Villa Kaniksa is the most spectacular luxury Villa set on the ocean with direct access to the sea. The villa has four king beds all with ensuites, a kitchen pod and a big central open dining & living hut. The decor is contemporary island style with solid wood furniture carved with Balinese motifs, wicker lounge setting with comfortable cushions for relaxing to read a book under cover or watch TV (Netflix is available but we didn’t use it). The bedrooms are lovely and well appointed. As there was only the two of us we only used the master bedroom which is spacious, has heavy duty air conditioning, a large walk-in wardrobe, big bathroom with spa. The bed is a four-poster with enclosed sheer nets and was super comfortable. With the breezy bed nets we felt like we were sleeping in a medieval romance movie! The gardens are incredible: the grass is lush and soft, the surrounding plants a tropical delight, and the abundance of wildlife was beautiful (chorus of birds, geckos, dragonfly & hermit crabs). My first evening, I had a massage next to the pool, at dusk with the birds chirping and the waves lapping. It was truely heaven on earth! The staff are so accommodating and friendly. They are helpful but never intrusive. They go about their work at intervals and when needed, otherwise they give you privacy. The food that was cooked by the chef (Su the talented resort-trained chef) is delicious and of the highest quality. The menu has many options and it’s easy to plan the day before for the meals the following day (we did go out for two lunches and a dinner and then had the rest of our meals at the Villa over our five days). Chicken BBQ, crumbed chicken, salads and Nasi Goreng was exceptionally good for dinner, club sandwiches by the pool for lunch & breakfasts of tropical fruit, eggs or pancakes with fresh watermelon juice & coffee eaten from the long dining table overlooking the garden, pool and out to the ocean. 24 hour staff rotate but it’s nice to see the same people each day to built a rapport. Villa Manager Dian drops by every few days to say hi and check-in. Rai and Simpen assist through the day, along with others. Your room is serviced each morning and turned down at night. Security arrives by 9pm for the night shift. Prior to our arrival Dian messages via WhatsApp (national message service of choice) to see what groceries we would like. Take it as an opportunity to order alcohol (beers etc), soda mixers (mineral water, coke, soda/tonic) , snacks (chips, nuts, fruit, crackers & cheese etc). They will do a top-up shop if required. Everything gets added to your bill for payment at the end of the stay. There is a market a few hundred meters up the road for anything else. The night before we were to depart Dian presented the bill so that there would be no surprises. The charge is of excellent value for money. There are only a few small things that could possibly warrant complaint (but these are minor against the overall stay): - the pillows