We stayed here at the start of our trip and had a great experience. David was so helpful. We took his advice for restuarants and things to do for the rest our trip and ended up coming back to stay the last night again. It's off a busy road but fairly quiet. There is a rooster in the morning but I just put in my ear plugs and was fine. The staff were very helpful with hiring scooters/ taxi's. Rooms were clean and sufficient. Breakfast was good. Would go back for sure.

I stayed at Ellis for a week on the strength of the excellent reviews on Trip Advisor and it ticked all the boxes I expected it to. It is located in a busy area and the beach isn't lapping at your dodrstep by any means. However the residential alleys and retail outlets on either side of the busy bypass are interesting in themselves to explore. The only dogs I saw ( which did follow me up the ,far from "sinister", alley to the Hotel) only posed a threat that their collective tail wagging might have bumped me. The rooms are a great size and really, really clean, bathrooms clean - no odours as mentioned by one other review, water pressure took a little while to come through but no big deal. The rooftop terrace is so relaxing and the view is quite mesmerising. Breakfasts are freshly made and ( in my opinion) just the right size with healthy choices . Staff are friendly and know their jobs, not overbearing just very competant and all seem to love where they work - a good sign. I am looking forward to taking my husband back next year. David was helpful and nothing seemed too much trouble, calling taxis, organising drivers etc. Earplugs are an idea :Bali = roosters !

We went here for our first night in Bali. Friendly staff and the room was good quality for the price. It is a little hard to find but there will soon be a big bank in front so will be lots easier to find.
The next morning we got up slowly had breaky and went for a swim. Had a great chat to David, the owner, and he gave us some great tips and recommendations. He also sorted out exchanging some money for us.
We ended up going back after we got over the hustle and bustle of Seminyak. Again they were really friendly and accommodating. Took David's recommendation again and took a ride down the Birkit Peninsula to a few beaches. A great way to end our holiday. The only reason they deserve less stars is because the high rating will make it hard to book! ;)
Oh yea there is a rooster out back, like most of Bali, so take some ear phones if you don't want a 6-7am wake up call.

Firstly the location isn't 5 star but it has a view north and it's really handy to a bunch of places by taxi.

David the boss is more like that mate you are visiting in Bali. Always has the time to give you sound, no B.S. advice and recommended too many great things for us to see, eat and do to list here.

They hooked us up with bikes, rental car etc. at decent rates.

Definitely check out their massuse.
Worth every penny.

We stayed with our then 18month old and everything possible was done to accommodate us.
And as others have said you won't get a better breakfast in Bali in this price bracket (or probably any other).
Highly highly recommend Ellie's !!

N. Wallwork