In Reply to: Puri Santrian lovely posted by paulinelkr on Wednesday, 17. August 2005 at 20:07 Bali Time:
Is a beautiful hotel but not a very 'bali' hotel. I wouldnt stay there again but thats beacuase I like a more personal hotel. Its very European, lots of sunburnt sunbathers filling the grounds and nabbing sunbeds all day (and not using them till 3pm)
But Grounds are nice, rooms are nice its just very impersonal and lacking the atmosphere and friendly feel that most other Bali hotels have. The staff are 'not seen' they dont talk to you because they dont expect you to talk to them. I managed to get the pool bar guy chatting after awhile but it was a chore as its not the 'norm'. Personally I like to chat to the staff, make friends, have someone greet me by name every morning, feel like I can leave gifts and that I want to tip. Its not the staffs fault at all, its just the general clientelle dont want to see or talk to them (which is sad because the people are the BEST part about bali.
That said, it is a beautiful hotel, lovely rooms, nice pools and close to some great resturants.