Bali

Hotel Bali has had a recent renovation, rooms & bar/restaurant spaces look fresh & clean. This is certainly one of the better 3 star family hotels around. Its in a great location, the staff are friendly, it has 4 pools in total (1 pool being 2.25m deep) the food is generally decent with good variation for dinners. An example of some of the evening buffet throughout the week…a roast dinner option with yorkshire puddings, chicken kebabs, various curries like thai red chicken, chicken satay & masalas, fish & chips. All inclusive guests have a selection of alcoholic drinks from 8 x cockatails, various mixes & San Miguel on tap. I would definitely re-book to stay here, its a stones through from the local beach & nightlife.

Hotel was clean, well looked after, food excellent. On the whole, all staff very pleasant and helpful. However, there was a general lack of information for All Inclusive guests, egs, in no particular order: No list available of AI cocktails (and when I asked what cocktails were available for AI guests, the response was "what do you want?"...not helpful at all. Can't have coffee other than in a small cardboard cup from the snack bar outside of breakfast.. All drinks served in plastic even if sat in the bar Not told if ice cream included or not (outside of that in the restaurant at dinner and lunch) Beach towels not provided Only found out the day before leaving about the designated area in dining room for AI guests so didn't have to queue at bar for drinks, they were on tap! How were we to know? Finally. PLEASE invest in new sunbeds.

The hotel on arrival looked very clean and check in was very prompt and the gentleman who checked us in very polite Took a lift up to our floor 4th floor and found our room along quite a dark and dingy looking corridor The room itself was clean and our balcony overlooked the two pools with a nice view of the sea in the distance The main pool below us was very busy as it would seem that is where all the water games were being held by the entertainment team, so sitting on the balcony trying to relax and read a book was not possilble when these games were going on due to all the shouting and screams coming from the entertainment team and guests, but to fair they did not go on for too long and nice to keep the younger guests entertained. I preferred to use the other pool on 2nd level as much quieter and not so many inflatables to avoid. Sunbeds were not an issue in getting them but they have seen better days and could do with a good clean same as with what were white chairs near the outdoor entertainment stage. Tables were never cleaned either The hotel is on a hill known locally as cardiac hill so not suitable for anyone with mobiility issues and it was a drag walking up and down to the strip or up to the square every day and the paving is not the best either, can be quite slippery. So if you are less mobile you may need to consider this; notice some guests had hired mobility scooters The restaurant is what really lets this hotel down, children and adults handing food without the tongs provided, picking up food such as bread before deciding they didnt want it and putting it back in basket, walking round eating food of plates with their fingers before going to another food station to handle yet more food My main concern were the number of small children allowed to carry plates/glasses around the restaurant which is a safety hazard and sure enough every mealtime we were in there you would hear the breakage of said plates/glasses I know this is not the fault of the hotel but think this issue needs to be policed with parents reminded to look after their children in the restaurant and not allow them to run around especially where there is hot food around. Benalmadena is lovely especially the mariina area and I would return but would choose a hotel closer to the strip or beach with easier access to the resorts shops/restaurants and bars.

We stayed here as a family of 4 in April and could not fault it. The food was great, the drink was great, the entertainment was great. Games during the day which kept the kids occupied and great shows in the evening. Due to it being off peak, one of the pools was closed as was the snack bar, but the main restaurant provided plenty of variety for us to be well fed. The pool opened at 11am, which I felt was a bit late, often by the time the lifeguard had removed the gate from around the pool it was 11.20 and my kids were desperate for a swim. The pool water was absolutely freezing which I imagine in the height of summer would be refreshing but in April it was a bit too cold for me. The rooms were cleaned daily, with fresh towels provided too. I would return to this hotel no problem.

Stayed here with my mam and 3 children, we had a supierior room which was big enough for us all, modern and very clean, this hotel has so much potential if it had a few refurbishments etc the corridors are carpet and dirty, they are dark to which makes for a unpleasant walk back to your room, the main pool area with the Children’s pool could also do with a bit of TLC. The sunbeds are awful, they were dirty and didn’t recline, I sat on a chair the whole time. Desperately need replacing..The daytime entertainment around the pool is brilliant for kids but can’t comment on evening as we ventured out every night. The food was what is expected of a big hotel, dining hall was very loud and people let there young children run around. This of course is not the hotels fault. We enjoyed sitting on the outside terrace. We stayed half board and enjoyed the breakfast more. Benalmadena and surrounding areas are beautiful and would definitely go back but unfortunately not to this hotel.