Hotel Sanur Beach

Rather good choice

The hotel’s lobby was recently renovated and now it’s time to do the rooms. Small, outdated bathroom is not worth 4-star nomination. Take away 3ft from the (spacious) bedrooms and expand the bathroom. Worth mentioning are the excellent mattresses! Breakfast buffet was outstanding and exceeded expectations (both western as well as Asian style). Two great pools as well as the beach to relax on (deck chairs available; little umbrellas, however). Great choice when you’re vacationing with kids! Approx. 4 restaurants on-site.

Traveler's tip on getting the most out of your stay

Hire local driver (USD 55/day). Distances are not huge, but going somewhere takes a while (and that’s the charm of this rather unspoiled tourist island). Ubud: apart from the evident sights, walk thru the rice fiels, Taro (elephant safari), dolphin watching on the Indian Ocean, Hindu temples everywhere you look (impressive "spring" temples), monkey forests aso. August is a good time to go there: hardly any insects, temp. 84F/28C, nice breeze. Noticable is high level of English.

Good hotel

Very nice pools and garden. Good situation near the beach. Food : depends on the restaurant and the chef (beach side seafood was good in the evening) - other restaurants : boring (unless there is a Balinese dance in the garden and then, you’ll have a great time - check the schedule). Bathroom could be cleaner. Lots of walking from the temporary reception to the room (big hotel). New reception will soon be ready and more convenient. As another customer was writting : the hotel is a bit old and you can see it in some places, but nothing terrible.

Traveler's tip on local attractions

Sanur : not big interest and staying in Nusa Dua is probably a better choice.

ocean- ants

We stayed in the Junior suite with our 2 children. The pool, ocean view was wonderful. The breakfast buffet was excellent. There were a parade of ants frequently visiting, but they didn’t take up much space. There are many restaurants on the beach just outside of the hotel and you can schedule tours from the hotel.

Great value and a good location

The hotel is located right next to the beach, and provides very good value for the price. We were upgraded to a junior suite without asking. The staff is courteous and efficient. The hotel was built about 30 years ago, and sometimes shows its age. The breakfast buffet is acceptable, but not outstanding. It is one of the few hotels in Bali with italian, japanese and american style restaurants.

Service

Hotel service is not acceptable. Transportation should have arranged from the airport to the hotel (I had a confirmation e-mail from the management), though no one was there. After my call to the hotel, the representative said I should pick up a taxi and pay by myself... It appeared this was misarrangement by the hotel, but totally disappointed...

Comfortable, clean, great service

This was a great hotel, clean rooms, great facilities, friendly, efficient, great beach, clean towels, everything taken care of, no hawkers hassling you anywhere. Also it’s right next to the two best restaurants in Sunar. Great Japanese.

Traveler's tip on dining

Try the Japanese and the big restaurant next door to that. Both very dramatic, but perfectly cooked fish - which makes a change for Bali. Avoid the Crab Singapore - no meat.