Jill101
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This place is a gem. We usually stay in the south of Bali at larger hotels, but decided to try the north this time and so glad we did.||||Cilik’s is a small resort – only 4 villas set in beautiful gardens – and run by locals.||||Absolute beach frontage and absolute privacy. The owners/staff treat you like their family – nothing is a trouble.||||The villas are luxurious / rustic. No air conditioning but there is a sea breeze and ceiling fans. Huge rooms, we were in Villa West and had two king size beds, separate small dressing area and storage and an attached, partially outdoors bathroom (down a couple of stairs so no good if you have mobility issues.||||We also had a large balcony where we were served an early morning tea or coffee, our own private dining pavilion overlooking the Bali Sea and our own private lounging area also overlooking the sea and just a short walk to the swimming pool.||||The food is amazing and inexpensive - thank you to the wonderful cooks! You order what you want in the morning and they buy or catch it fresh for you. We ate off the menu which was great – lots of fish and Balinese specialties, but I’m sure you could order anything you wanted. ||||You can do walks in the area and also arrange to do different tours. We went to a waterfall and the water palace and there were other options - boat trips and snorkelling. Massages were available and again, not expensive for the high quality.||||Being there was like Bali as we remembered it 30 years ago. Everyone friendly and welcoming, nobody hassling you and so much life and colour happening all around. Special call out to everyone who made our stay so memorable - Ketut, Nyoman, Made, Gede and of course Cilik and his son, Jersen.||||This would not suit anyone looking for nightlife, but if you want to get away from it all and be treated so specially and experience beautiful Bali then this is an ideal small resort. We stayed for five days but will stay two weeks next time.