The Mansion Resort Hotel & Spa

“Perfect place to touch down in Bali ✨”

The Mansion Resort was our first stop on our trip to Bali. It was a relatively long commute given Bali traffic 🤯 but once there, that was quickly forgotten. We thoroughly enjoyed our five nights staying in a two bedroom pool villa - perfect for our travelling family of 4. Rooms were clean and spaci… more

The Mansion Resort was our first stop on our trip to Bali. It was a relatively long commute given Bali traffic 🤯 but once there, that was quickly forgotten. We thoroughly enjoyed our five nights staying in a two bedroom pool villa - perfect for our travelling family of 4. Rooms were clean and spacious and nothing was too much trouble for staff. The grounds are beautiful - so much colour and serenity and the abundance of pools thrilled our two boys aged 8 and 12. The included breakfast was a bit lean in terms of options - the boys enjoyed the homemade ‘chocolate jam’ - but the variety of food and drinks generally was wonderful. It did feel more like a yoga resort than a hotel “proper” but that was perfect to immerse ourselves in Balinese culture. We independently booked (though I believe the resort can facilitate) a day trip to see rice terraces, temples, waterfall, coffee plantation, and monkey forest. The Mansion resort was the perfect base and staff were so friendly and helpful, organising cars etc. Would recommend.

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“Family Holiday”

We stayed in a 2 bed pool villa here for 4 nights at the start of our family holiday to Bali with 2 children (13 & 15). We had a lovely welcome and staff ensured we and our luggage were quickly shown to our room- very much needed after our marathon journey from the UK and 2 hour transfer from the a… more

We stayed in a 2 bed pool villa here for 4 nights at the start of our family holiday to Bali with 2 children (13 & 15). We had a lovely welcome and staff ensured we and our luggage were quickly shown to our room- very much needed after our marathon journey from the UK and 2 hour transfer from the airport!! We were a little apprehensive, having read some of the reviews on here and this style of accommodation is different to our normal choice but we really need not have worried. Rooms are rustic so if you’re expecting modern, white, bright, clean lines then this is not the place for you. Rooms were clean and really spacious, large, comfortable beds, bathroom with huge bath and powerful shower. It lacked a little in storage space but for a short stay, it didn’t affect us. Bathrooms are semi outdoor and given the woodland style setting, this area is never going to be spotless but we loved it! The outdoor area was huge with several different seating areas and although a little cold for me, pool was a hit with the kids. I would suggest the hotel considers leaving some pool towels in rooms with pools. In their excitement on night one, kids jumped in pool and had to use our bath towels afterwards which weren’t dry in time for use the next morning. We got towels from the main pool but when our room was cleaned, they were removed again. Something to consider if staying with younger children, our villa was more like 2 separate rooms, within a courtyard, sharing a pool area, there was no internal access between the rooms and the external doors were around a corner from each other. Our 15yo has additional needs but fortunately, we have a very sensible 13yo who locked the door and put the key out reach to prevent any night time escapes!!! The hotel setting is beautiful, little paths through the trees lead to rooms and public areas. I enjoyed sitting quietly, listening to nature. I think I remember seeing some umbrellas at main reception which is a nice touch, however, it would have been useful to have one left in the room, due to the setting, you can’t go anywhere without going outside and we did have to just make a run for it during a heavy downpour, to get to breakfast or reception. People have commented on the pools being dirty. Again, I refer to the setting, it’s impossible to stop leaves from falling into the pools. Ours was cleaned daily, yet would still be full of leaves after a few hours. Staff were often seen tending to the gardens and maintaining the grounds. As others have mentioned, they host a lot of yoga retreats and on the odd time we used the main pool, it did feel like we were ‘gate crashing’ a retreat. Groups of people chatting loudly about everything yoga which is fine but we don’t all want to hear about it!! We had dinner in the main restaurant and ordered room service. Both were good quality and very reasonably priced. They advertised traditional dancers at dinner one night but when we went to check it out, there was no sign of anything. Breakfast was ok, not a huge choice and the egg station (once we found it!) was our main choice. Restaurant staff were really friendly but service was slow, even when we were the only table in there! It didn’t bother us, we were on holiday and in no rush. It would have been helpful if staff greeted you at breakfast. At other places, they check if you’ve been before and show you the ropes. The egg station was separate to the other food and was outside so we completely missed this on day one. Hotel is well positioned for accessing Ubud, without being amongst all the craziness and a very welcome retreat!! We used the shuttle to get into Ubud which was great but taxis are also really cheap and we worked out the best times to avoid the traffic- journey could take anywhere between 10 minutes and an hour! We hired a driver who organised trips to suit us but we did book the ATVs through the hotel which were fab and well organised and staff on reception made recommendations and reservations in local restaurants for us. After a busy day out, we were always welcomed back with a friendly smile. If we were to return to Ubud again, we’d definitely consider staying here again. Thank you all for a great stay!

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“Hotel needs refreshing back to its’ pictures…”

Overall, it is a nice place, however, it is quite run down and the pools are a bit dirty. The shared toilets were disgusting when I had to visit them. The food at breakfast was nice, however, there is not much of a range. The fresh egg cooking station saved it. Whilst we were there, we had dinner … more

Overall, it is a nice place, however, it is quite run down and the pools are a bit dirty. The shared toilets were disgusting when I had to visit them. The food at breakfast was nice, however, there is not much of a range. The fresh egg cooking station saved it. Whilst we were there, we had dinner and some drinks in the restaurant. The food wasn’t great and we had a grab delivered one night which was nicer and less expensive. The next morning, one of the waitresses made a comment about how we had drunk a lot even though we’d had a few drinks each and then I felt judged from that point on. There is nothing to do there in the evenings and as I said, after feeling judged in the restaurant, we didn’t return. However, the hotel does offer a free shuttle into the centre of Ubud which we used once and it was really useful. It is in a nice location if you want to be out of the way because central Ubud is so busy! We visited a spa in the centre of Ubud and the restaurant Merlin’s whilst we were there. Amazing food and a fab experience!

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