This was the 3rd hotel my husband and I visited while on vacation in Bali. I will say the front desk staff was definitely not as friendly as the previous two hotels we stayed at. Seemed like much of the staff on the grounds were not the best at english and that is totally fine! Everyone was so sweet and nice. We vistited the spa one day and it was wonderful. The pool is gorgeous although it definitely could use a facelift. Tiles were missing on the sides and bottom of the pool. We LOVED the sushi restaurant and all staff in the restaurant that we went twice during our stay. Each time we went though, sadly, we were only 1 of two parties inside. We noticed it does not pop up on the local maps and definitely think it would benefit from being online. The italian place was also very good! All in all, we had a great stay but my husband and I were a little bored. The town does not have any night life walking distance and the hotel has no evening activities which I think they could benefit from. It would get many people inside to eat/drink at their restaurants.

This hotel is rated as a 5 star hotel, however, in comparison to other 5 star hotels I’ve stayed in worldwide, it falls just short of the mark. I’d rate it 4 at the best.

We stayed for ten days and found that the staff are very friendly, courteous and helpful. Nothing seemed to be a problem for them. This included reception, restaurant, security, housekeeping, spa and maintenance staff. These are the hotels best assets.

We upgraded to a room with a balcony overlooking the pool and the sea. Great for sitting out in the late afternoon, having a few drinks and watching the world go by. Unfortunately, the room lets the hotel down. The room, whilst big, is very tired and needs updating. We had issues with the shower hot water in our room as it was only luke warm. A call to housekeeping and we very soon had a maintenance person come up and check. Yes there was a problem, however, they fixed it very quickly. Unfortunately it was only a temporary fix as we suffered from irregular hot water for the rest of holiday. The shower unit itself was showing signs of wear with a tile broken and rust from the metal frame running down the tiles.

The toilet was another matter, it seemed to smell every time it was used. Talking to other guests, they seemed to have the same problems. Obviously a hotel issue.

We had breakfast every morning and again the staff were excellent with a wide selection of food to cater for every taste.

The pool area was very well maintained as are the grounds. A credit to the staff who looked after this area. There were always plenty of deck chairs which we used on a daily basis. At times we used the pool waiter service for lunch and had no issues with our orders.

We did dine at one of the three in house restaurants, but for most of the time we utilised the street restaurants as this gave us a more interesting experience of the Balinese culture. We found the food in these street restaurants to be excellent and the service superb.

We also availed ourselves of an hour long massage each and found it to be a very relaxing experience. Again, the staff were excellent and very professional. I would recommend this as a great way to unwind.

Would I stay there again...... Taking everything into account, the positives outweigh the negatives, so probably yes.

My husband and I are currently staying here at the Nikko, it has been amazing from the moment we arrived. The staff here are the most friendliest we have ever met on any of our travels. Always a smile and...how are you?

Our room has a beautiful view, with a nice balcony. The pool area is lovely overlooking the private beach. Lots of jet skis etc.
Breakfast here will not disappoint, such a great selection to choose from, we never really felt like lunch afterwards.

We have tried a couple of the restaurants which were not overly expensive and the food was delicious.

There are several restaurants across the road, we ate at Mr Bobs Bar and Grill a few times, the waitress Kriss was so lovely, she was very efficient and just such a friendly soul.
Dwi welcomed us with a big smile every time. Can definitely recommend this restaurant....5 stars.

Other restaurants were Ketuts...(Speedy is a character) ☺️Coco, Casanova all of them were very good also with great food and service.
There are a couple of minimarts across the road and a good money changer too, next to one of the minimarts....turn left when coming out of the hotel, look for the big orange sign (no commission) too.

There’s a free bus to Kuta from the hotel, it leaves at 11am to return at 3pm. You have to book at reception the day before. It stops at the Discovery Shopping Mall.

We took a trip to Ubud with our driver Nyoman Dana who we highly recommend, he was full of information on all the stops we made and is also very friendly. There is a little hut across from the hotel in a car park, this is where you would normally find Dana.

A few more days then we will be going home, it has been so relaxing here but, we will definitely be back to stay at the Nikko again.

Thank you, to you all for a wonderful holiday.....see you next time.