Puri Bambu Hotel, Bali

We stayed at Legian Beach for 4 nights before coming to Puri Bambu for another 4 days. We were very pleasantly surprised when we arrived. The hotel is definately great value for money, its a fairly big and very well maintained. The standard room was very spacious and modern with a very clean bathroom and lots of space in the room for bags ect. The tv was big enough and clear. They provide amenites like shampoo and toothbrushes and the rooms have a private outside terrace area and a large room service menu. The pool is large with many tanning chairs and a sunken pool bar and the massage room is off the pool area but very private so very nice - an hour long massage is only 50000 rupiah. the breakfast is served upstairs in the restuarant and changes every day and is really good with a selection of cereals, fruits, juices tea coffee and hot breakfast (either bacon or sausage and eggs done however you choose) and also asian options. the internet in the business centre is fast and computers are quite new. The best thing about the hotel is the rooms - you wont get that sort of standard for that price in the Kuta Legian strip. The hotel although quite full is quiet for the most part so if you want more a party scene then this isnt the right place, its more for relaxing and spending time with the people you are with. Even when the pool is quite full it is more relaxed and quiet. Also the pool gets cold and there is a lot of shade in the afternoons so not great if you want to tan all day. But the beach is only a couple minutes walk so you can always soak up the sun on the beach. There also isnt a lot going on in Jimbaran in terms of restuarants and shopping, theres only really the strip of seafood restuarants along the beach. The hotel food is really nice tho and not badly priced at all.

This hotel is fantastic value for money. We stayed in a standard twin room which was adequately equipped, very clean and had a balcony overlooking the pool. The pool area does need some updating - new covers for loungers and some colourful plants would make it more appealing. On the plus side, it is large, clean and has a swim up bar in the centre. Breakfasts are good. Lots of choice and the dining room, although rather dated, is open to the outside and overlooks the pool on one side. The staff are lovely. Nothing is too much trouble for them and this alone would warrant a return vist.