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Melis Guctas -
5 months ago
THERE ARE MORE QUALITY PLACES FOR LESS!
Firstly, I should say that their booking.com listing is very misleading. We thought we were booking a hotel that naturally comes with a pool like any hotel in Bali, but you have to pay about $15 per person/daily to use the pool. They say they have three pools, but it’s more like 1.6 pools as the other pools are less than 2m sq. The rooms are way smaller than advertised, feel claustrophobic.
The second problem is the price/performance ratio. Honestly, there is nothing special about the gym. You get the same stuff that any gym offers for $30 a month, but here you pay $150 for two weeks, which you have to pay extra on top of your stay and pool fees.
The third problem is that staff at the reception is rude. Their attitude was “take it or leave it” when we were surprised that we had to pay extra for dipping in the pool.
The fourth problem is that there is no area for remote work, and I don’t even mean a proper office setting; there is not a single adequate sitting area for remote work with a laptop. Also, it’s forbidden to have a laptop around the pool area or the garden. They call it a “recovery area,” which I think is silly.
The fifth problem is the tone of the house rules hung around on the walls everywhere. I’ve never seen such a need to hang this many rules in any of the places I’ve been worldwide. This makes me question the profile of people that they call customers.
The sixth problem is that they ask for a 1.000.000 deposit for the rooms. What? What kind of people do they host that their rooms get damaged, forcing the hotel to require a deposit? Also when you’re check out day, they come to the room to check if everything is in place, which I think is humiliating. They even asked us about a 30 cents worth coffee mug, when they couldn’t see it.
Overall, if you’re a gym freak with money to waste and love to show off, it’s the perfect place.
We could bear for one night of stay, asked Booking.com for a refund, and left the premises immediately. Those who gave this place a 5-star probably never have been to a gym, or they just enjoy the abs scenery.