Tamarind Beach Bungalow

very bad experience. the electricity went out for about 15 minutes because I was afraid I was waiting in front of the pool. the room smelled very bad, the water in the small bathroom I asked to be loaned a water heater but the officer said there wasn't one because I lived in a standard room which was very annoying. the receptionist was very friendly but the cleaning staff was very unfriendly. very upset

This place was fair value for the price. We booked for our family of five so had two rooms and we stayed for 6 nights. Both rooms could do with a good clean and there was nowhere really to put luggage except the floor (unless you want to unpack into a wardrobe) . There was also no seating in our rooms but we were happy to sit outside and enjoy the warm evenings. The beds were comfy and clean but there seemed to be a shortage of towels. The pool was clean when we were there and my kids spent hours in there each day. Like many places on islands there’s no hot water for the showers, and the beach has a lot of coral on it, and there is Bali wildlife to navigate. But being so close (5-10 mins walk) to a variety of great restaurants, spas and Mushroom Bay made it all worth it. The staff were helpful, arranging a driver and a boat for us to go snorkelling etc. the breakfast is light but made starting the day with kids in tow easier than having to go elsewhere. There are nicer places nearby but the price of this place meant we could holiday longer and that worked for us. We would go again (but would take towels).

We had booked the Deluxe room with seaview and were thoroughly disappointed after seeing the room. The facilities were advertised with a fridge, a room safe, toiletries (which turned out to be a piece of soap. There was no fridge or safe and plaster was falling off the walls in the room. The towels were stained and big enough for a child. Ontop of that, the room wouldn't even lock from the outside. Staff tried contacting the owner without any luck. Luckily we were able to cancel this room, which we had booked for 3 nights. They also couldn't contact the owner. It was already latish Inthe afternoon and we decided to book a standard Aircon room, which was better value for money. The breakfas that was served the next morning, was almost an insult. It consisted of coffee (which was the best of the whole breakfast), 2 slices of toastish bread, a packet of rock hard butter and a tiny packet of jam. Prison food in my opinion. They would be better to not include a free breakfast. The swimming pool.......it was unusable if you want to stay healthy. Not being cleaned or serviced for s very long time. It has slime, mould and debris over the bottom of it plus an electric cable protruding into the water. Enough now......I would not recommend this place to anybody. It's also not really on a beach as advertised.