Bali Hotel & Studios

We were a family of 3 adults (one senior) and two young children. In an honest opinion the hotel isn't bad but it isn't great for a young family in January. We paid £433 each for one week full board. We arrived at 14:28 and were checked in at 14:42. We asked if lunch was still available to be told lunch had finished and we couldn't head down to get something but there were local restaurants????? Lunch finished at 15:00 and most people were still eating in there around 15:30 on most days. Disappointing. ROOMS: The rooms were clean, except for under the bed which had finger nails, plastic wrapping and food crumbs under it. We were in room 1423 in block one and had ants in the bathroom and a bad sewage smell in the toilet. We asked to move which they could do but they wouldn't move my father in law who was next to us so we stayed where we were. When we mentioned the ants the response was "It's worse in the summer". Our balcony had a sea view but was right next to a noisy vent and you could see into other peoples rooms if you lent over the balcony. FOOD: Most food was warm (not hot) and a couple of times the chips were cold. The microwaves in the restaurant lead me to believe it's an ongoing problem. There is a good variety of food but it's not a great selection if you're Jewish, as my partner and her father are. Most nights there were lots of pork dishes. Drinks from the bar are cheap and they have San Miguel and Cruzcampo on offer. The deserts are your normal tasteless cakes and ice cream. The mousse's on the other hand were tasty. Breakfast was the same food everyday. There's free juice and tea/coffee in the mornings for full board guests. FACILITIES: The hotel puts on activities which we didn't do as we were out of the hotel most days. There's archery, shooting and more. The pools were closed and guests were not allowed in at any time due to the managers decision. They have a room for evening dancing and the main bar had the entertainment which was good. The children's disco started at 8:30pm every night and they good to meet the hotels mascot Medi which my children loved. The entertainers do work hard. There's massage chairs in Reception and a couple of arcade machines in the main bar. Lifts are good but lots of older people stay here which makes waiting for the lift time consuming. OVERALL: The walls in the rooms are thin, all the staff were friendly in our experience and yes block one is tired (the hotel is 50 years old). For 3 stars you do get what you pay for. The hill outside the hotel is steep for someone who might not be fit enough. Not far from the hotel is a charity that rent out mobility scooters and buy the 8 ltr bottles of water as it's cheaper. We won't book MedPlaya Hotel Bali again.

Spent new yrs eve here for second time, went for seven nights from the 30thdec, went all inclusive with jet 2,holidays, did,nt dissapoint, hotel was quite full, with a lot of spanish people, mostly pensioners. We always choose a hotel like this as the locals really know how to see the new yr in . Great service in all departments, food was very good and new yrs eve meal excellent. Really good animation team, kept both the children entertained as well as us oldies watching them as well. The only let down was the entertainment on new yrs eve , in the bar/lounge, they had a heavy metal group, which was a very bad choice, they did have a spanish group playing in the dining room, which were very good, but a lot of folks were disappointed by the group in the lounge. The following night they had an excellent entertainer, and a lot of folks asked why he was,nt on the previous night. Bad choice by whoever did the booking. All in all the stay was excellent, and would return again.

Well I was a bit apprehensive but we went for it.Absoloutely fantastic place clean tidy modern .food very good .massive dining area everything can’t fault this place.Bonaza square up road nice evening out and cheap.Its a 3 star but that doesn’t do it justice 4star in my eyes x