3/5 Doug R. 5 months ago on Google • 55 reviews
I
booked
this
hotel
because
I
had
wandered
past
it
in
October
2022
right
after
Covid
restrictions
had
eased.
It
was
right
on
the
beach
&
also
fronted
the
main
street.
Other
reviews
had
stated
that
this
was
an
'old
style'
Bali
Hotel
&
I
thought
that
it
was
worth
a
shot.
Apparently
this
was
one
of
the
first
hotels
in
the
area.
Most
reviewers
will
remark
on
the
gardens,(beautiful
as
you
might
expect,)
others
will
talk
about
the
location,
(also
good,)
&
others
might
tell
you
about
the
friendly
staff,(
also
typical
of
all
Bali
hotels.)
I
tend
to
agree
with
all
of
these
positive
aspects
but
there
is
a
downside.
Whilst
many
remark
on
the
'charming
decor'
they
tend
to
gloss
over
the
failings
of
this
probably
once
great
establishment.
I
have
been
a
frequent
visitor
to
Bali
over
many
years
&
I
can
tell
you
that
this
hotel
is
'tired!'
The
rooms
are
badly
in
need
of
maintenance
&
the
air
conditioners
cannot
seem
to
cope
with
the
climate.
The
2
swimming
pools
need
some
scrubbing
to
remove
the
green
algae
around
the
edge
&
because
they
have
the
sun
beating
down
on
them,
they
are
as
warm
as
bathwater.
The
staff
are
doing
their
best
to
help
keep
this
sinking
ship
afloat.
The
hotel
is
sandwitched
between
the
Tanjung
Sari
&
the
Respati
Hotel
which
is
fortunate
because
guests
of
this
hotel
can
avail
themselves
of
their
food
offerings
as
the
Warung
Gazebo
Beach
(where
breakfast
is
served,)
has
a
very
limited
selection.
I
did
notice
one
site
saying
that
there
was
an
'on
site
restaurant'
called
Coco's
but
I
walked
by
it
today
&
it
is
closed
permanently.
It
may
sound
like
I
am
denigrating
this
hotel
(which
I
am
not,)
but
I
am
trying
to
give
an
honest,
well
balanced
opinion
based
on
my
own
quite
considerable
experience
of
holidaying
in
Bali.
This
may
have
been
a
top
shelf
hotel
once
upon
a
time,
but
it
is
long
past
its
prime
&
it
shows.
Regulars
to
this
hotel,(
it
seems
very
popular
with
aged
Australians)
may
disagree
with
me
&
that
is
their
right
but,
in
my
opinion
I
think
prospective
customers
need
relevant
information,
not
some
glossy
sales
pitch
from
enthusiastic
first
time
tourists.
My
initial
'Saver'
room
was
very
basic
without
even
a
kettle
to
make
a
cup
of
tea
or
coffee.
The
shower
was
over
a
wading
pool
type
of
affair
which
was
impossible
for
people
with
ambulatory
issues
to
step
into.
I
requested
an
upgrade
advising
the
staff
that
I
would
happily
pay
for
the
difference.
I
was
shown
2
other
rooms
before
settling
for
the
room
I
am
in,
as
I
write
this
tome.
My
partner
requested
that
the
air
conditioner
be
checked
today
&
the
maintenance
men
came
immediately
&
regassed
the
unit.
At
this
stage
there
appears
to
be
no
appreciable
improvement.
It
may
also
be
helpful
to
know
that
the
water
pressure
in
the
4
rooms
that
I
have
been
offered
is
abominable.
Still,
it
is
Bali
after
all,
bless
them.
There
is
another
dilapidated
property
next
door
which,
I
am
told,
is
owned
by
the
owner
of
this
one.
The
scuttlebut
is
that
he
has
no
plans
for
refurbishing
that
property
.
I
post
a
photo
of
it
because
it
does
lower
the
tone
of
the
neighbourhood.
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