Segara Wangi Beach Cottages Reviews

This hotel is an absolute no-go. We booked for two days on our tour and checked out after four hours. The reason was no water in the rooms. Despite repeated inquiries, this was not resolved. We then contacted Tripcom, and they tried very hard to help us. Our cancellation was rejected by the hotel, as a lack of water, even after hours, is not grounds for cancellation. The pictures on Tripcom's page for this hotel must be several years old, because the outdoor area doesn't look the same anymore, not to mention the rooms. Furthermore, they always provide water, but we didn't even get that; we had to go to a convenience store and buy it ourselves. We will officially file a complaint about this hotel with the tourist board, because we weren't the only guests who experienced this, and the hotel we were looking for just said that they had to accommodate multiple guests because it had happened before. SO STAY AWAY FROM THIS HOTEL.

I stopped in at Candidasa for a few days. I stayed up the road from this little hotel. My trip to Candidasa was to check out some long term options for a longer stay in October. I probably inspected close to 10 different hotels during my 3 days here. This one will be my chosen accommodation for 7 weeks in October. It’s right on the water - beachfront. All rooms are spotlessly clean, lots of staff doing lots of cleaning. Pool was crystal clear. Breakfast is included. The wifi is hit and miss although the owner assured me it’s getting fixed. The owners are currently updating and renovating all the rooms, one by one, so no interference to guests. If this place doesn’t live up to expectations I’ll certainly put in a different review.

Unfortunately we could not stay there. I booked a sea view room with tv. Firstly there was no tv in the room, then we couldn’t get any wifi. So changed room to garden view with wifi and tv. As we were settling in when we noticed how bad the room was. It was very run down. Photos on site does not depict this. There was a horrible sewage smell coming from the bathroom that made me want to vomit. On further inspection, we saw that there was mould in the shower area, mould in the fridge, power points dangling, and just dirt and dust from poor housekeeping. We could not stay for even a night. Spoke with manager and we even offered to pay for one night accommodation even though we didn’t stay. She took the nights accommodation plus 20% booking fee!! Although location and view is great, it was definitely not worth the nightly rate!! We found beautiful accommodation down the road for our stay. Be cautious of this place.

Delicious lunch, genuine Balinese flavours, not too hot. I dropped in for lunch, ordered Nasi Campur (mixed rice), my favourite intro to a restaurant here because it includes samples of a variety of dishes. Sitting on a comfy seat facing the ocean breeze and the sound of the waves, this is my ideal lunch in Bali.