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HS VILLA Private Retreat
No rating yet✓ Google-verified
Not enough recent reviews yet to synthesise a reliable sentiment read for this business.
Villa & Bungalow HomestayFarm & Nature Stay
AsdiaGrande Homestay & Events Place
Villa & Bungalow HomestayHomestay With Private Pool
- Services
- Villa & Bungalow Homestay, Homestay With Private Pool
- Reviews
- 83
What recent reviews say
Five-star reviewers praise the spacious layout and cooking equipment, but most negative reviews paint a starkly different picture: dirty carpets, cockroaches, dusty mirrors, and a pool requiring guests to clean it themselves. The owner enforces numerous rules and charges for breaches, late checkout, or using provided items, with guests reporting she monitors via CCTV and allegedly solicits fake reviews from students.
Based on limited recent reviews, so treat this as low-confidence.
Praised for
- spacious layout
- fully equipped kitchen
- private pool available
- suitable for large groups
Watch-outs
- poor cleanliness and dust throughout
- excessive rules and hidden charges
- rude owner communication
- maintenance neglected (AC, pool, fixtures)
spaciouswell-equipped-kitchenpoor-hygieneoverpricedunresponsive-hostpoor-communicationbroken-amenitiesfamily-friendly
Think twice if: Think twice if you are sensitive to cleanliness or prefer minimal rules; reviewers report dust, pests, high chlorine levels, and owner enforcement of numerous paid penalties for minor violations.
Strengths
- large capacity for groups
- kitchen and cooking equipment included
- private pool on-site
- event venue capability
Worth knowing
- Owner enforces charges for late checkout (even 30 minutes), unused provided blankets, unwashed dishes, and BBQ pit
- Fourth bedroom listed as 4-bedroom is actually a storage room with single bed and no air conditioning or ventilation
- Pool requires guest cleaning after professional maintenance
- CCTV monitoring reported as invasive
- Netflix and Disney+ only available in master bedroom despite advertising
- Some reviews mention owner allegedly offers lollipops to students for positive reviews
What reviews say by service
- Villa & Bungalow Homestay
- Large and well-equipped but plagued by poor upkeep, dusty rooms, strong odours, unmet air conditioning, and the fourth bedroom misrepresented as a functional room.
- Homestay With Private Pool
- Pool provided but frequently dirty and high chlorine levels irritate guests; reviewers have had to clean it themselves.
How it compares
- Rated 4.2 against a 4.58 average across the 96 villa & bungalow homestay businesses listed here.
- Has more Google reviews than 96% of the businesses in this directory.
How we scored this
How We Score Star rating 52
Review volume 84
Review recency 91
Review sentiment 49
Profile completeness 75
Verification 30
Rating breakdown
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Common questions
- How many bedrooms does this place have?
- The owner advertises 4 bedrooms, but reviews confirm only 3 are usable. The fourth is a storage room with a single bed, no air conditioning or ventilation.
- What charges apply after booking?
- Reviewers report charges for late checkout (even 30 minutes), unwashed dishes, untidy house before checkout, unused provided items, and BBQ pit cleaning if not used.
- Is the pool maintained?
- Reviewers state the pool is often dirty and high in chlorine. Guests have had to clean it themselves even after professional filter maintenance.
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