Devani Resort Sidemen

The entire area, especially the infinity pool were great. We were also happy with the breakfast choices. Big bathroom. Sadly though it didnt fulfill our expectations although it was the most expensive accomodation during our trip.

Rooms (wooden huts) are extremely hot and the air con was literally in the least logic place (blowing wind onto the high ceiling) with no power. We also must have had a Tokay gecko in the room as we found animal poo and my partner was even shat on by an animal in the middle of the night once. One of the main reasons I booked this resort was to wind down, relax, and find stillness. Expect loud noises at night from motorcycles driving through the valley (you cant see the main road from the resort but you can definitely hear it). Staff apologized for frog noises from the creek at check in (we felt kidded, bearing in mind the motorcycles and planes that kept me up at night). In general this wooden houses are very light built and hear through. Also make sure you have the "dont disturb" tag on, as otherwise you get woken up by staff members wanting to clean your room first thing in the morning! It was beautiful to have a farming field (flowers, not rice terraces) literally right in front of our balcony. However, farmers walked past ist every day, and our entire clothing smelled of fire/smoke, as farmers burn fields every day. Very common in Bali rural areas. We expected to see the rice terraces from our hotel room like advertised in the photos but didnt mind the fields - just so you alter your expectations. Sadly there are no refrigerators in the room. So expect lukewarm water throughout your stay. Thankful for the daily free water though! As of the staff: everyone was making an effort and it is rather hard to describe what disturbed us by staying respectful. But every staff member had no professional background or hotel expertise whatsoever. They are told to act a certain way with a couple of learnt by heart sentences (Pleasantville As soon as the conversation goes beyond that, you are met with a lot of misunderstandings. It was really exhausting for us and repetitive.

We can’t rave enough about Devani! From the location, small resort, super friendly staff and gorgeous village and people, it was the perfect relaxing and authentic stay

Nothin- absolutely no complaints.

The pool area was lovely and the staff friendly. A nice quiet location. The breakfast was very nice.

The room was quite dark and the bed very firm. The roosters started at 3am most days which was a bit early!

The staff at check in were helpful and friendly.

The breakfast could have been better. The room had not much of a view and in the morning someone comes with a water pipe to water the plants around the room and wakes you up with the noise of water smashing on the side of the wood.