Bali Beach Eco Villas Pondok Matekap

Close to the Beach and special place right in front of Rice Field. Looking for a quiet place. This is the place to be.

It’s absolutely amazing. The view, the staff, the owners and the walk to the beach. Everything was perfect. No people around you.

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I have travelled to 47 countries and this place is arguably the most peaceful paradise I have stayed in. The traditional house itself, the decor, the setting, the manicured garden, the natural organic pool, the rice fields, the sea view, the rumbling of crashing waves, the sunset, the housekeepers making the breakfast...all paradise boxes are ticked. The official photos ring the truth. Spencer the owner build this house with mind boggling love for detail, taste and design. He is also a great guy, who lives next door but totally respects your privacy if you want to. He has a wealth of local knowledge and is basically on call in case there is any questions or trouble. Please note: Paradise is a quiet and remote by definition. There is very few walkable food options. Ideally you bring your own wheels when you are staying there or rent a scooters ( do not start learning how to ride a scooter on Bali! ). The beach is is equally VERY quiet and there is kilometres of it! You need to be comfortable in the sea. Nobody will come and save you. We did the 3min walk to the beach for a few sunsets and you can count people within sight on one hand. The 3 ladies preparing breakfast/housekeeping are happy to run errands for groceries, drinks or meals for you, which was brilliant as we had no car. You can walk into Balian Beach in 40min along the beach where you can meet your surfing digital nomads and get your local or western food. But there is absolutely no hordes anywhere in Balian. This is backwater Bali. Spencer connected us with a trusted driver who was very happy to do little trips around town and shops - as well as day trip to a wonderful and hidden waterfall after a 20min hike.

Beautiful place, friendly host. The meals prepared for us were delicious and they were able to cope very well with one of our party being coeliac and needing everything to be gluten free.

We didn't realise quite how remote the place was but it was in a beautiful setting. There was nowhere to get lunch/dinner within walking distance but Spencer arranged for the cook to prepare meals for us. An option at time of booking to be half or full board would have been a great idea.