My wife and I visited the Spa Sekar Jagat Spa, 5 times on our trip to Bali in October 2006,

We were picked up each day from our hotel in a quality vehicle, the driver (a German gentleman, and one of the spa's owners) spoke excellent English and German, and was always on time.

The premises was built in a traditional Balinese style with several open walled thatched roof buildings, the actual treatment areas however were totally private and secluded, everything was spotlessly clean and hygienic.

All the treatments were well planned and structured, and all the therapists were highly trained, professional and enthusiastic. The therapists themselves were all ethnic Balinese, and had all been trained by the the spa's other owner, who is also Balinese and has studied various massage techniques around the world.

The fact that the therapists were Balinese is important to gauging the quality of an establishment, I have been in spa's all over the world and many bring in staff from other countries as cheap labour to increase profit margins. This practice not only reduces the quality of service clients receive but also takes money out of the pockets of local people. The best spas I have been to always have trained local staff.

My wife and I enjoyed all the treatments, the Indian hot stone massage however was our favourite.

The last day we were there was my wife's birthday, and she had four hours of treatments, they made the day special for her.

Overall the prices of the treatments were very reasonable, and were at least half the cost of equivalent treatments inside our hotel. If you are going to Bali, I would highly going outside your hotel for spa treatments, and I would also highly recommend this spa.