Hotel Bali Reviews

Big hotel with lots going on, good for families. hotel had 3 blocks and three different pool, a kids club and daytime and evening entertainment programmeRooms could be bigger but overall a good holiday

Firstly , let me get my rant of the way before i tell you what a good time we had here. Some of the negative reviews on here are harsh in my opinion , you get what you pay for in life so don't go looking for a bargain and then bleat on that it wasn't luxurious enough. This is a 3 star Costa Del Sol hotel and does what it says on the tin , if you want plush decor throughout you need to pay more for your holiday and nowadays 3 star Spain hotels are fairly standard accomodation. Our family of 4 (aged 45 , 43 , 13 , 10) holidayed here All Inclusive in August for 10 days and our opinion as follows ; LOCATION = Central , approx 200 yards to beach , 10 mins walk to marina , on a steep(ish) hill so would not suit people with walking difficulties but was ok for us , very good location overall , 7.5 out of 10. HOTEL = 3 star Costa Del Sol , needs tidying up in places , but generally in good clean condition , rooms basic but clean & maid service every day , 7 out of 10. STAFF = Very good overall throughout the hotel , always get the odd one but they tried to help & were friendly & efficient , 8 out of 10. FOOD = Excellent for all inclusive , fairly fussy eaters but we all enjoyed it , 8 out of 10. ENTERTAINMENT = The animation team worked their socks off , plenty to do in day , great with the kids & adults alike , & their shows at night were superb , they all looked like trained dancers , 10 out of 10. HOLIDAY OVERALL = Superb value considering what we paid , booked it direct via Medplaya.com & sorted our own flights. The hotel needs a new carpet on the landings & a lick of paint here & there but i don't want it to sound too shabby because it isn't , overall it is basic but clean & tidy & worthy of its 3 star status , 7.5 out of 10. WE ENJOYED OUR HOLIDAY HERE & WOULD RETURN.

Friendly staff but not enough, one girl actually waited 40 minutes to be served a drink and ended up crying. I heard many similar stories. The walls were crumbleing in my bed room and wallpaper pealing off. floors and decor not nice. Lifts slow and not enough for such a massive hotel. Its not a 3 star, maybe 2.

The hotel itself is hard to miss. A large white building set on a hill, it nudges its way up into the Benalmadena skyline. So if it’s views you’re after, request a room on one of the upper floors. Talking of the rooms, this place is made up of a mix of bedrooms and studios. They’re both firmly from the modernist school of design, but with the studios being a more recent addition to the hotel, looks-wise they’re a bit more cutting-edge. Expect Scandinavian-style furniture, walls painted in accent colours like muted orange and lime, and well-equipped kitchenettes. Bedrooms, meanwhile, are just as comfy but less of a style statement. Satellite TVs come as standard in both.

Stayed at Bali hotel in feb 2010 all inclusive,there was 11 of us aged from 45 to 75, we always go on holidays in a group n no matter where we go we always av a gud laugh n a joke. We also met up with anotha couple from home that travelled the day afta us, although they were in a different hotel. The hotel was very clean, maid service daily with clean towels n toilet rolls, meals were quite gud, neva ad 2 eat out. Most of the staff were pleasant n freindly, although in the main bar there were a couple of staff very ignorant n took ages 2 get served. We went 2 a little bar at bottom of road called Busbys, which av turns on, drag act Terri Fox who we thought was very funny n down 2 earth, singer rob stevens, whos worth goin 2 see, owner of Busbys Roger is also their dj who played wot eva we asked 4 on karaoke, def worth goin if ya into karaoke n like a gud laugh n a joke. We r goin bk 2 Benalmadena next yr to celebrate Sheila & George's 50th wedding anniversary, can't wait, would reccomend it 2 any 1.

Di & Daz, Wendy & Dave, Eileen & Shaun, Linda & Dave, Sheila & George, Joyce, Tommy & Angie x

This is our second visit to this hotel. For the money I cannot fault it. Always need to diet on our return home as the food and choice is excellent. OK so its not 'posh' but suitable for every taste, and you eat as much as you want. Very central to all that is going on but unsuitable location for those with walking difficulties as up a short hill. Staff very friendly. Rooms clean and everything you need, including a colour TV with some British channels and a hairdryer in the bathroom.Will certainly be going back for a third stay.

I have just returned from the Hotel Bali in Benalmadena after going with a group of 7 other girls for a hen party. I really couldn't fault the hotel and its facilities. We arrived at 10 o'clock at night. Check in was very quick and easy, and the hotel staff had even saved us some salads for our tea! The rooms were fine - no mod cons but absolutely spotless. The maids came round daily and changed the towels etc. There are 2 main pools and a kids pool within the hotel. Both adult pools had plenty of sun loungers and they also had a pool bar each too. The hotel runs an entertainment programme every night of the week which seemed ok but we didn't really stay to watch it as we went out at night. Food was nice (much better than i expected it to be) There is alot of choice at breakfast and again for tea. Everything was kept well stocked so nothing ran out. The only thing i could suggest with the food is that they get another toasting machine coz sometimes there was a wait but it wasn't the end of the world.

We have just got back from Hotel Bali Benalmadena and have had a great time. The hotel itself is clean and nicely presented. Three swimming pools, having three young children the kiddies pool was excellent for our family. We had read comments about cardiac hill being really hard to walk up but we are not particulary fit adults and didn't find the hill that bad and we had to push a pushchair up and down it. For the last four days of our holiday we decided to go all inclusive, the food was good, the staff in resaurant were really friendly and helpful. Although some times when we went to bar for our drinks the bar staff seemed more reluctant to serve the all inclusive customers and served paying customers knowing they would get a tip from them.

Whilst staying at this hotel, my husband woke up with bites a number of times, but there were no signs of mosquitos. On returning home, he continued to be bitten, as did my young daughter, even more so. We have since discovered it is bed bugs, horrible little blood sucking creatures that come out at night. The creatures are well hidden during the day in the crevices of the mattress or anywhere that's well hidden. Some people are immune to their bite, but beware, as they must have come back in the suitcases. I wish we had never gone to the Bali Hotel, as we have now had to call out the Environmental Health, as they are so difficult to get rid of. BEWARE - STEER CLEAR OF THIS BUG INFESTED HOTEL!!!!!

A holiday with friends at this hotel turned out to be pure paradise. Yes, it's not exactly the Ritz but it's clean, shiny, vibrant and a great place to holiday whether you're a family or a couple looking for some time together. Great location - really close to the beach. The staff are really friendly and look after you if you need help or advice and there's a good relaxed atmosphere while the hotel maintains a sense of quality at the same time. If they've kept up their high standards, you won't be disappointed. I'd like to go back one day to remember what a great holiday we all had.

We have just returned from a fab family holiday (5 Adults, 2x 12 yr olds, 7 yr old, 5 yr old and a 1 yr old) at the Bali, it's our 3rd time we've stayed and our best yet. We had an excellent room on the 4th floor of Bali Block II, great sea views and rooms were very spacious (we had 3 beds, a sofa bed and cot in) and still had a lot of room to walk around etc. The room was cleaned every day without fail with clean towels put out. Three pools, but we stayed down by the toddler pool, it has a grassed area ideal for toddlers to walk/crawl around and just up the steps is a bigger pool where we could take our older kids (7 & 5). We went All Inclusive on the 2nd day of our trip as Under 8s were free and is cost E15 per adult per day for us, well worth the money considering you have water, pop, milkshakes and alcohol on tap from 11am - 11.30pm everyday. Not to mention the food, something for everyone, chips every night, but kids love chips. Entertainment was varied, but the team did a great job. Out of all the Nights defo recommend the Micheal Jackson tribute, 600 people gave a standing ovation..BRILLIANT. Location is great, yes you've got the hill but you can stop off at Pacho's or Murphys Place for a drink half way. Beach is at the bottom of hill across road and exactly 69 steps down (carried the buggy up and down once, then found easier way about 200yds along the road. Bonanza square is about 400 meters up from the hotel, well worth a visit, great atmosphere, nice chinese resturants and canny British Bars (Johnnie's is good crack). You get hounded by the lucky lucky men, but that's life when your on your jollies, they soon leave when you say NO. Paloma Park about half a mile from hotel, kids will love it, wild rabbits, chickens, Cockrels, all running loose along with some huge fish and tarrapins in the lake, two nice bars at either corner. Fuengirola 30 mins on the air-conditioned bus (1.25 Euro per person) and worth a trip to the Zoo (buy tickets from hotel if possible as cheaper) and Mijas is the same distance in time and price but up the mountain (Donkey rides 10 euro per person around the town). Great Italian resturant with superb views of the coast from the top of the mountain, a must if you go there. Harbour is a 15 minute walk along beach front once down past the (69) steps, nice Irish bar on the top with good food. If you want to go a boat ride then cheapest is the Starfish Ferry to Fuengirola (1hr there and 1 hr back) 13.50 euro per adult return and 7.50 euro a child return, a nice and easy boat trip and cheaper than all the dolphin trips, and guess what, we seen dolphins..ha ha, so who knows.. I would definately recommend this hotel and resort to any family with children from a few months old to 16 years, their's something for everyone. Will be definatley be going back an All Inclusive is the way from now on..

PS, Weather was Excellent, so it helped

Hotel located on a very steep hill a short walk from the beach. Not really suitable for those with walking dsabilities. The hotel itself was excellant. Half board, food was excellant something for everyone and plenty to eat. Rooms although small and a little dated were comfortable and equiped with tv and hair dryer. 3 swimming pools of varying depth suitable for all ages. Lots of sunbeds although not really enough for the amount of peopl in the hotel and definitely not enough parasols.Bars and restaurants very good. Entertaiment ok. Staff tried hard and worked nearly all day/eve. some evenings very good other evenings not as good. Overall a very nice hotel that I would definitely recommend

Not keen on this hotel - we supposedly had a pool view - but seeing the studio was on floor 0 - in the basement - the pool was above us and all we had in front of us was a wall. The studio walls were too thin and we had to move rooms because of rowdy neighbours coming in at 5am every morning. We asked to move and was given a room on the 3rd floor which was much better with a partial sea view between tower blocks and a pool view although it was a smaller studio with the same layout. The balcony was too narrow I thought. The carpet in the hotel was dirty and worn and we didn't have our room cleaned once - even when I put out the card asking for it to be cleaned. The card disappeared but the room remained uncleaned. I found the staff not very smiley although quite efficient.

Excellent hotel....up a hill so not suitable for all. We went all-inclusive & food was excellent - great variety & well cooked. Room was very comfortable & very clean with view of sea. Children enjoyed it very much.....2 pools plus a kiddies pool & plenty of sunbeds. Cannot find a bad thing to say about this hotel. Would highly recommend it & would definitely go again !

Spent a week at Hotel Bali with husband, daughter and her friend (both aged 14). Hotel typical 3 star spanish. Rooms adequate and kept clean, two nice pool areas, plenty entertainment throughout the day and in the evening. We were all inclusive so as much food and drink as you like up until 12 midnight. The only gripe we had about this was that half way through the way they decided that if you were on all inclusive you could only have two drinks at a time, so both my husband and I had to go to the bar. You had to wait quite a while to get served for drinks at the inside bar as there is no queueing system and the bar staff seemed very slow, miserable and totally stressed! The worst part of our holiday was that our room was in the middle of two parties of young spanish, who kept us awake every night except the last night. Who goes on holiday and spends the entire evening in their hotel room? My husband shouted at them, I banged on the wall and the door telling them to be quiet but they took no notice. In the end we complained to reception and they sent a security guard up. However we had to complain on three separate occasions and in the end they took the spanish party downstairs and would not let them back to their rooms until 8 in the morning. So I would not go back to this hotel, as I spoke to two other people who were having the same problem. We wanted a realaxing time, I know you don't get as much sleep on holiday as you can hear doors banging and people coming and going, but we had only a couple of hours each night if we were lucky. My daughter and her friend however had a great time, made lots of friends and didn't want to come home.