3 years ago
If you search for kids friendly hotel in Bali, thi...
If you search for kids friendly hotel in Bali, this is on the top recommended lists for its fantastic pool and yes the pools are main reason we booked our 4 nights holidays in Bali here. Lagoon pool is awesome and my 2 yo daughter loved there but the room we were given (one free upgrade from deluxe, $250 per night, original room we booked online was 35 square metre small room on level 3 of a building but I think hotel does not want to disturb other guests from my little daughter so they upgraded us to Balinese style villa room with a small terrace. ) was way too old, especially bathroom was horrible, It has Toto brands toilet and wash basin but these are more than decades old, I can tell and rust on shower hose and bath tub has patches on floor and paint on wall has crack on some spots. mould is everywhere and flooring in room is outdated. kids club has very very old carpet that i would not see at any 3 star hotels or even hostels in Australia. And not many toys there. Overall hotel garden is good but bathroom near breakfast area is really like public toilet, not even closed to 4 star hotel. My wife thinks breakfast is just average and I think the same even thought there are quite many options to choose from, food, especially breads are not very fresh and tasty and no Weetbix for kids. location wise this was quite but strategically far from everywhere if you are with kids. I hired a car with baby seat and drove myself (yep crazy but no dramas and quite easy and convenient, you will learn how Balinese drive cars and motorcycle and its reasonably drivable if you drive carefully) and it took 1hr to get to monkey forest, safari park, butterfly park and 30 mins to Kuta shopping area. 2 hours when we got stuck in evening traffic from monkey forest, Ubud to hotel back. Staffs are great and helpful but question is
"Are you willing to spend extra 100 plus dollars per night for good pool with really I mean really old room?"
Not for me. there are heaps of better options in Nusa Dua and Kuta for around $100-$200 per night for better 4 and 5 star hotels. Hard rock has great pool and Merriot in Kuta does not seem too bad and Mirage in Nusa Dua has great pool with half price of Padma. And off the hotel security gate, there are few good restaurant like Fat Bowel on the street, but you will see some trans genders seeking customers for massage on the same street when you go to convenience store. Big no no for kids. Circle K is okay but other convenience store right next to it, I forgot the name, the checkout guy was trying to rip me off by double counting items and manual scanning. Check price before you buy things and calculate before you pay otherwise you pay 5-10 dollars more than what it costs. Otherwise go to Carefour or big super elsewhere.
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