Although this place may have been good under the old management (Sawah Sunrise Bed & Breakfast), the current name of this establishment is 'Bom Bom House' and unfortunately it is bad any which way you look. I stayed in the A/C room for 8 days and the experience was just awful. Here are the details:
Positives:
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1) Great location next to Ubud Yoga House. The area (Abangan) gives you a feel of how the Balinese live. Great cultural exposure.
2) The A/C worked :)
3) There was no WiFi in my building when I got there, the owner got it installed within a couple of days.
4) There was an issue with water pressure in the bathroom and the owner got a pump installed after 4 days.
I appreciate the owner fixing the water pressure and the WiFi, although it was a few days into my stay. But I knew that we had bigger problems, please read on!
Negatives:
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1) On the first day and night, we experienced electrical issues, jumper switches were getting automatically engaged in the electrical box, resulting in a complete power outage, multiple times. The outage at night was for almost an hour. The issue was resolved the next day by an electrician.
2) Low water pressure for the first 5 days made taking showers challenging.
3) The bathroom was not even functional when I got there. It was filthy with dirt engrained in...Although this place may have been good under the old management (Sawah Sunrise Bed & Breakfast), the current name of this establishment is 'Bom Bom House' and unfortunately it is bad any which way you look. I stayed in the A/C room for 8 days and the experience was just awful. Here are the details:
Positives:
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1) Great location next to Ubud Yoga House. The area (Abangan) gives you a feel of how the Balinese live. Great cultural exposure.
2) The A/C worked :)
3) There was no WiFi in my building when I got there, the owner got it installed within a couple of days.
4) There was an issue with water pressure in the bathroom and the owner got a pump installed after 4 days.
I appreciate the owner fixing the water pressure and the WiFi, although it was a few days into my stay. But I knew that we had bigger problems, please read on!
Negatives:
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1) On the first day and night, we experienced electrical issues, jumper switches were getting automatically engaged in the electrical box, resulting in a complete power outage, multiple times. The outage at night was for almost an hour. The issue was resolved the next day by an electrician.
2) Low water pressure for the first 5 days made taking showers challenging.
3) The bathroom was not even functional when I got there. It was filthy with dirt engrained in every tile on the floor. I had to buy cleaning supplies from the local supermarket to get the bath cleaned to reasonable hygienic levels. The drain in the bathroom is slow and this results in the bathroom floor being flooded when you take a shower.
4) There are no toiletries provided except a very cheap toilet paper and small soap. And the toilet paper get soaked when you shower. There is nothing that separates the toilet and the shower area. You should buy your own toiletries if you plan on staying at this BnB.
5) The bath towels provided are old, ragged and dirty. There are no hand towels provided. And the mats in the bath and outside were filthy and I had to get them washed. They are literally in rags. Ended up buying a new bathroom mat.
6) Same is true for the bed linen. They are old, have many stains and I had to exchange the comforter 3 times to get a clean one! Apparently the issue is the launderer. It is easy to shift the blame on the launderer when the current state of the linen and towels is questionable to begin with.
7) The caretaker is a 19-yr old local lad who is not trained in...More
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