We booked Kajane (via the internet) after reading TA & were not disappointed. Everything was exactly as described. We are family of 5 (2A, 3 teens) & initially booked 2 rooms in Danu Gading (cluster) which was fine. The only down side to that was the other 2 rooms had people staying which meant there is not much room at the pool (ie: only 3 lounges) to cater for 8 people (2 in each room). So on the first day there were 2 other people using the pool (& lounges) which meant our family of 5 couldn't sit outside near the pool. The only place we could sit was in our room or 2 chairs on a small balcony. On the plus side they were just finishing off a 'public area' pool with 'swim up bar'. It's located just outside the cluster so if you needed to spend time around the pool with a few more lounges & more space this will be great - have a look at attached photos.
After the first night we asked if any other 2BR villas were available - lucky for us there was the 'Loji' which was way at the back & yes you did have to climb 49-50 steps to get there which put me off a bit as I'm not that fit! But after seeing the fantastic villa with our own 'infinity edge pool' & 4 lounges it was worth the extra $$ & maybe I just might get used to walking up & down those steps after 10 days.... Really wasn't too bad I guess. When we went out in the evening Kajane always came & collected us (& dropped us back) at the rear which meant we avoided those steps. They were always more than willing to drop us wherever we wanted even though Kajane is in a fantastic location, right in the middle of Monkey Forest Road. Travelling in December is very hot & humid so nice air-conditioned car at your door was most welcome!
Loji has heaps of extra space inside & out - huge outdoor area with 2 sofas & table & chairs, large fridge, not to mention ginormous kingsize bed, beautiful bathroom, plasma TV, DVD player which we could plug our IPod into, all in airconditioned comfort. The only thing I could fault is the internet is not brilliant. The wi-fi almost never worked in our villa & had to go down to the lobby most times, even then a lot of times it wouldn't connect there. So that was a problem as we have a business & needed to stay in touch. They do have cabling installed in the villas ready to go & should be done in the near future, so hopefully wouldn't be a problem next time.
We thought the kids might get bored not staying near the beach as this was our first holiday not beachside. But they loved it & weren't bored at all as we had our own pool & honestly when we have stayed by the beach at other places quite often we end up spending most of our time around the hotel pool anyway. We did hire a driver a couple of times from outside the hotel who took us to Kuta/Legian/Seminyak. Cost about AU$30-$35 for the day. We left about 9.00am and got back about 4pm and we were so glad to be coming back to Ubud after being in all the hustle & bustle.
I can't really say anything different to what has already been said....staff were fantastic - always smiling & happy! I can't remember all their names but nothing was too much trouble. I agree with all other reviews, this alone makes us want to return to Kajane. If you have any hesitation in booking this place then JUST DO IT! You won't be disappointed.
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