The Griya Villas and Spa

No AC first night, no real solution. Slept on couch after paying $275 for the night. Rat feces on the floor. Second day it was raining and we wanted to watch tv. It took the staff 2 hours to get it working. Found a drink voucher online for two free drinks during happy hour but they wouldn’t honor it. I’m not sure why but I was tired of arguing with them. Finally, on the last day my son had an ear infection, so they called a dr to my room who charged me 1.5 million IDR. It would have been nice to have an idea of what the fee would be. Lastly, we went on a dive that morning and should have returned by noon but unforeseen issues made us late. I asked the dive company to call before 12 to say that they could remove our items from the room (they were all packed and ready) but instead they were very rude when we arrived and asked if we would be extending our stay. The manager was incredibly condescending and inflexible even though he claimed to be flexible. I did everything I could to communicate and was very apologetic even though my stay there was already less than desirable.

Amed is great for divers, but for a family getaway, perhaps not the best option. the location itself offers very poor infrastructure, no walking paths, no good restaurants nearby. However, some good temples and other attractions are nearby. As per the hotel, it should not be rated at 5* for sure. At 5* locations, you'd expect great food (the food at the hotel was very average, bland at times, and after staying for 7 days, you keep eating the same things over and over). You'd expect a 5* location to have fresh mangoes, fresh coconuts, and generally a good selection of exotic fruits (of which the island is abundant), but these could not be provided/sourced (nb: after our comment to reception, they did make an effort and bought some coconuts). the view from the villa was great, the villa itself felt very dated (old), although generally it had everything one requires. In Amed, Griya is probably one of the best hotels around, however East of Bali is not plush with infrastructure, good trendy hotels, like Ubud for example.

Bel établissement Très agréable séjour dans une belle suite avec une piscine individuellevde belle taille. Personnel de la réception et du restaurant / bar très agréable.

Beautiful for a romantic getaway We loved our stay at the Griya Villas and spas. We had one of the deluxe villas with a private pool and ocean view. The view is spectacular. It's like 2 villas with a courtyard. The living room / kitchen villa is so relaxing. The common areas of the hotel are also very nice and clean. The pool is very beautiful. It was very quiet when we were there, which made the stay very enjoyable. The spa therapists are very good and the spa offer is great. Watch out if you take the yoga classes. Make sure to tell the teacher not to touch you. He adjusted my husband without asking him and caused a big contracture to his back, which really made the end of our stay not so pleasant. Make also sure to ask about the hotel complimentary shuttle to go to Amed. It runs a few times every day. Amed has basically a taxi cartel where they harrass Grab drivers if they're in the area so they can keep charging tourists 100,000 IDR (10 AUD) for a 5 minute drive. I highly recommend renting a scooter when you're there. Overall I think it's the nicest hotel to stay at when you're in Amed. Highly recommend it.

Great stay at Griya If youre into quiet serene views, lots of space and being surrounded by nature, far from the hustle and bustle of city life, then Griya is the place for you. We really enjoyed our stay abd the staff were super helpful and friendly. It was during caterpillar season though and part of the "nature" bit included the upsides and downsides...in this case, loads of caterpillars crawling everywhere- you get used to it after a while and they're quick to send someone round to clean up. If you are travelling there/back late at night, the service support might be minimal outside working hours.

What a surprise This place was quite the find. Beautiful place within 10 minute walk to great snorkeling and the room was exceptional. Ask for Villa 10