We spent last week at the Melia Bali with my wife and friends. This hotel is not bad but very average and definitely not 5-star. I would say 3,5- star the most.
The hotel has beautiful garden, very nice and clean beach, nice swimming pool. Too many restaurants with again very average quality, especially the buffet dinners.
Talking about rooms, we had a superior room - was very humid and one night I ran into a "nice big" cockroach in our bathroom...

My wife and I stayed at the Melia Bali for 5 days in Jan 2011. First up, we didn't get the room type that we had booked as they were all full. Then upon arrival we were put into a room with no power, the power had been out for 2 hours in that block but they still put us in there. So they moved us, to a room with twin beds and their way to fix it was to push them together. Then the in room safe didn't work.

So not a good start. I will admit the pool and the grounds are fantastic, but that is as far as I will go. The breakfast was very below par, the consistency of the quality changing daily. The rooms were dated and the balcony's had mould and old peeling paint on them. The aircon in the rooms was weak too, didn't cool the room enough. This hotel needs a complete refurbish.

This was a return visit to this hotel as we had stayed here in 87, won't be back again though.

Stayed here last year with a group of friends. Loves the pool area and the location provided a break from the days spent in hectic Kuta.

old hotel with great garden, very nice staff and lots of people.
funny to see the signage for fire and tsunami. once indicates right and the other one to the left, but...how to know when the signal is for fire or water?? :)
check the pictures and we hope the manager will know how to instruct the guests when going right and when left!!
Kudos for Buddy, the Hotel Manager, is very good.