“The road less travelled”
The Astana Kunti is only a couple of kilometers from the action (ku de ta etc) but the road linking the hotel is really only suitable for a four wheel drive vehicle. If you want to be in the middle of things and walk everywhere, don’t stay here. If, however, you'd like a quiet stay with cows and rice paddies as neighbors, but still be only a one or two dollar cab ride from everywhere in Seminyak, then it's fine. We had no problems getting taxis to and from the hotel. We did tip them generously, however, largely to make up for the wrecked suspensions on their cars.
The suites are maintained to a nice standard. The villas looked much better but we were on a budget and went for the suite, which was well under its listed rack rate. WiFi is not included.
The hotel breakfast is disappointing. Edible toast, tea/coffee and juice is pretty much all you should expect. The staff are nice but neglected to pass on an important telephone message, which is kind of unforgivable in ANY hotel.
The pool gets the sun for about 3 hours around the middle of the day. Better than some others we've stayed at which don’t get the sun at all.
The hotel bathrooms can be a little challenging. Wooden slats are the only thing separating the bathroom from the rest of the suite AND the outside area around the pool. Expect to hear people showering while you're down by the pool. Thankfully, we didn't get to hear any auditory examples of Bali belly.