Reviews of Villa Gekyu
8 Jalan Jepun 1, 80361 Jimbaran, Indonesia

Loading
Guests also reviewed these properties:
How guest reviews work
Each review score is between 1 and 10. To get the overall score you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of them. We use a weighted review system, which means the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. Guests can also give separate “subscores” in crucial areas like location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value, and free Wifi. Note that guests submit their subscores and overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an accommodation that you booked through our platform if you stayed there, or if you got to the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialize in detecting fake reviews submitted to our platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team so that our fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we'd publish every review we get, positive and negative. However, we won’t display any reviews that include or refer to (among other things):
- Politically sensitive comments
- Promotional content
- Illegal activities
- Personal or sensitive info (e.g. emails, phone numbers, credit card info)
- Swear words, sexual references, hate speech, discriminatory remarks, threats, or references to violence
- Spam and fake content
- Animal cruelty
- Impersonation (i.e. if the writer is claiming to be someone else)
- Any violation of our review guidelines.
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out. We may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old, or if the accommodation has a change of ownership.
An accommodation can reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (e.g. language, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). You can sort and/or filter them by time of year, review score, and more.
Sometimes we show external review scores from other well-known travel websites, but make it clear when we do this.
Guidelines and Standards for Reviews
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly, without limiting expression or strong opinions. They're also applicable regardless of the comment's tone.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include hate speech, discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, or the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and other similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties, and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options might be available (by type of traveler, by score, etc...).
Translations disclaimer
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
Reviewed: August 14, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe owners are really warm and welcoming. They have good tips. We only stayed for 2 nights and could leave our bags till we needed to go to the airport. Would recommend Villa gekyu. Next time when we will be in Bali would book again
Reviewed: June 25, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe property was clean, beautifully presented and the staff were so wonderful. Breakfast was also delicious!
Nothing!
Reviewed: June 14, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe hosts are just wonderful people! They helped us with our route and gave us a lot of inside tips. The lobby and garden with pool are beautiful! Great to relax and chat. The breakfast was very good!
Oh thank you for your nice comments. Have a safe trip. See you soon again
Reviewed: March 21, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewWe had the most lovely and relaxing stay here! So sad it was short, but we’re incredibly grateful to have spent our last two nights in Bali at this wonderful place. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, and we truly appreciated the hospitality. The house has a very comfortable and homely vibe, yet also feels extremely luxurious and hotel-like. The pool area in particular is perfect!! We recommend heading down to Jimbaran beach for sunset and a meal. Thank you so much Benny and Gusti, we already miss it!
Thank you ladies for your kind and honest words. Really made our day. We are happy to be able to share our place with you both. Hope to see you back with your loved ones. 🙏🙏
Reviewed: March 9, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewIt was very restful and the hosts were both very engaging and helpful
Reviewed: January 17, 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewThe owner couple of this accommodation is the most kind host I have ever met here .since they knew our local driver took us to some bad restaurants. They told us many good and affordable restaurants. They’re the best.
Reviewed: January 9, 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewWow, what an absolute gem of a place to stay in Bali. A truly beautiful oasis within the hustle and bustle of jimbaran! Perfectly located to explore the local area and surrounding bukit. The couple who run the guest house are by far two of the nicest people we have ever met on our travels, two beautiful souls willing to help all that come to stay with them. They always had time for all of the guest and helped us out in many ways whilst staying with them. The other staff were also super nice and helpful Breakfast was delicious and varied every morning, the coffee was superb, the room so peaceful. Honestly I could go on for ever haha. Just stay here, you will not be disappointed Suksma 🙏
It was all amazing, if we could score it 100 we would
Your words have made our day. Thank you so much. Hope to see you again before you leave Indonesia.
Reviewed: December 10, 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewThe premises looked beautiful.
The owners are intrusive. They did not respect my privacy. I didn’t feel comfortable at all at Villa Gekyu.
Thank you for still thinking of us. It means a lot to us that someone cares. First and foremost you booked and cancelled and rebooked and cancelled again before arriving but still turned up and demanded a cash refund when you arrived. We have made every effort to address your cancellation appropriately with booking as it is beyond our control. However, your recent comments and actions have been very UNUSUAL and seem to reflect deeper PERSONAL ISSUES. We genuinely hope you’re doing well and encourage you to prioritize your well-being. You should seek professional help for your mental health. Once again thank you for this amazing review.
Thank you for still thinking of us. It means a lot to us that someone cares. First and foremost you booked and cancelled and rebooked and cancelled again before arriving but still turned up and demanded a cash refund when you arrived. W… Show more
Reviewed: November 30, 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewIt's a wonderful place with peaceful and relaxing atmosphere in the middle of Bukit peninsular. The owners are so friendly and helpful. Feels like home💛. Location is very convenient, just 15 min bike drive to Melasti - one of the best beaches of Bali, close to shops and restaurants, quick shortcut to the road to Airport/Kuta. No road noise at all. Very clean and spacious rooms and the territory. Filtered drinking water is available. Motorbike for rent. Would love to come back here again 🥰
Thank you for your kind words. Enjoy the rest of your holiday.
Reviewed: November 25, 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: November 16, 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: November 9, 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewI truly recommend this amazing place 🤍🙏🏻
Reviewed: October 28, 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: October 23, 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewIf you search something not to far from the airport - but a good place to reach the beaches or the uluwatu center, it is the perfecr place! The couple where are the owner, they are so lovely and helpful and will give you such a nice staying!
Everything was nice! Nothing was bad
Thank your for your lovely review. It makes our day to hear that you are happy. See you again soon.
Reviewed: October 21, 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewThis place is heaven! It is an oasis with beautiful housing and garden. Benni and Ayu are the most pleasant and accommodating hosts you could think of! We felt treated like being part of the family. Any requests or questions we had, they supported us with all their knowledge about anything. I fully recommend this place to anyone, who is looking for a quiet, peaceful get away and perfect hosts. Villa Gekyu earned a place in our heart, we will most definetely be back! With the kindest regards and best wishes from Germany, Timo and Tamara!
Hi Guys thanks for the nice comments. We really appreciate it and happy you had a good time.
Reviewed: October 13, 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewVilla Gekyu was simply the most magical place of our entire stay in Bali. The house was beautiful but wat sets this property appart from any other place is it’s owners. They are a retired couple that has worked in the hospitality business their whole lives and built the house to give the same feel as a resort. We have never had the joy of meeting such a warm interesting and inviting family, that opened our minds and hearts to new customs and ideas and made us feel the genuine essence of Bali. We went on our honeymoon and stayed at many places in Bali, but this place has a special place in our hearts that taught us so much this new chapter of our lives. We recommend 100% staying at this house for a week and soak in everything about this couple and their teachings about Balinese culture, cooking and stories. Thank you Benny and Sri for your warmth and teachings, we will come back soon!! Rodrigo and Maria
Thank you for your kind words. Happy to have you back anytime. You are the essence of what Bali needs as tourists. You both absorb the culture and Balinese hospitality so well.
Reviewed: October 6, 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified review+Beautiful and peaceful house, perfect to get some quality rest +Owners are really friendly, willing to help, ready to share tips and tell you about Indonesian culture +Less than 30 minutes from airport o Location : not super close to the beaches and heavy traffic on access roads (as almost everywhere in the peninsula...) ; scooter needed to move around (Grab works well too).
Thanks for your review. See you again soon
Reviewed: September 30, 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewThe couple are lovely they make you feel very welcome above and beyond expectations we were picked up from the airport and and nothing was to much fabulous home made breakfast and lots of local knowledge really lovely villa amazing value for money definitely recommend 👍
As a suggestion maybe have a cut off time for the pool the couple next door decided to go swimming at 2am I had to have a word 🤷♀️
Reviewed: September 26, 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewJust everything! The awesome hosts, the house, the pool, the area, the distance to beaches (you'll need a bike, but then you could explore a lot).
Nothing, all perfect.
Reviewed: September 26, 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewBenny, his wife and June are amazing hosts who know how to make the stay at their place a special and unforgettable experience. They are always open for a chat, know the island perfectly and are real experts in giving travel advice to each and everyone based on their travel preferences. The place is beautiful and in the nature.
I loved it! However, there are animals (geckos, chicken, other birds) in the area which would wake you up early in the morning if you have a light sleep.
Thanks Daniel besides shooting the chickens. The owners have relocated their feeding to a different area hence the sound of roosters are gone. The birds are beautiful and I have no problems with them
Reviewed: September 26, 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewAppartments were super clean, nicely decorated and spacious. Entire Villa with pool and everything looks amazing. You can rent a scooter right at the property and location is also in the middle of everything (quick access to different beaches, a mall, ATM, etc.). Breakfast fast super tasty and local meals everyday. To top ot all off the hosts were incredible and shared lots of stories about the balinese culture. They helped us a lot in planning our entire bali trip! Thank you again and we definetely recommend this place :-)
Thank you for your great comments. Enjoy the rest of your holiday.
Reviewed: August 28, 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: August 24, 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewAyu and Benny were the best hosts we could have wished for. Rather than just staying somewhere, it felt like coming home. Exchanging cultural similarities was very enlightening. We always looked forward to chatting with them. We are looking forward to coming back!
Reviewed: August 14, 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewBenny and his wife were amazing hosts, the highlight of our trip to Bali
Certainly was a pleasure to have met your beautiful family. Please Keep in touch and enjoy the rest of your holiday. Let’s plan a trip to raja ampa t
Reviewed: June 24, 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewBenny and Ayu were exceptional hosts, welcoming, informative and good company. The house and garden are beautiful. Maybe a name on the property would help out of town drivers to know when they found it!