Our stay at Vila Vala was good. Get ready for 119 stairs to the room!! We loved this as we knew it would be high up to have the fantastic view that we had. On arrival I was ran at by the owners dog, we later found out he was a friendly little guy but startling at first! I stayed with my boyfriend and friend and we had the Panoramic view room which had two bedrooms, a bathroom with toilet, an extra toilet and a kitchen. What surprised us was that the owner lives right downstairs and it's only separated by a staircase. The bedrooms were okay, two single beds pushed together that slide around in both rooms. Air con was great. Furniture was a bit dirty and old. The bathroom was a bit dirty too and there was a bathmat over a drain that was broken that feet could fall through. The kitchen/bathroom/toilet/entry all smelt awful of cigarettes but the rooms themselves were great. Overall, the location is amazing, 10 min bus ride to city, 2 min walk to lapad beach and 1 min walk to all the restaurants. You have everything you need here, if you're on a budget, it works. The owner and her sister (?) were lovely. As was her son who took us to the airport for $40AUD.