Karma Kandara

The resort is amazing and its position on the cliff has breath taking views across a great beach. The staff are fantastic and could not help more, the only thing they need to fix is the sun bed situation! Many hotel guests can not get a sun bed on the beach as they are being re sold to day visitors, this is unacceptable when the resort is 5 star and charges 5 star prices! There are beach clubs next door that guests should not have to pay extra to get a bed at!

Resort is well laid out with access to a lovely private beach and the gardens are very well maintained. The restaurant needs an overhaul. We enjoyed a morning yoga session and the Gym is small but functional. Our villa was tired looking. The bed wasn't comfy and the sheets and pillow covers didn't smell fresh. The nightly rate reflects that the resort has seen better days

. Sadly, this was a deeply disappointing stay and absolutely not what you'd expect from a supposed 5-star resort. The hotel is heavily run down—many of the photos on Booking.com are clearly from years ago and do not reflect the current state of the property. The sunset lounge shown in the pictures no longer exists; the bar is a complete ruin (see fotos). The cable car to the beach was unreliable and not always in service. We had dinner at the beach shack, which claims to offer authentic Indian food, but it turned out to be one of the worst dining experiences we've had: side dishes arrived last, the food was bland (tasted like it came from a supermarket), and the Aperol Spritz was just Aperol with water. The room was not dirty, but it was worn down—stained sofas, linens with holes, and a general feeling of neglect. Also, monkeys are all over the property, meaning you need to keep all doors and windows shut at all times, which takes away any sense of comfort or relaxation (see foto). The only positive was the friendly and helpful staff—they were doing their best in a clearly mismanaged environment. This is not a 5-star hotel. At best, it might qualify as a 3-star. I would not recommend staying here or trusting the Karma Group’s marketing.

Villa, Strand , Speisen

Bergbahn zum Strand funktionierte nicht

Got upgraded to 3-bedroom (booked for 2-bedroom) and it’s super spacious. Has a huge living room with open kitchen and full appliances. The beach is very clean and playful for snorkeling , found many interesting tropical fishes and sea animals. The hotel is mainly run for the members of Karma, so be prepared to be hunted if you are new.

Just back from a week at Karma Kandara. As with our past visits to the resort the highlight was definately the staff, in particular the restaurant, room service and buggy staff who were all a pleasure to interact with! We stayed in a two bedroom garden villa which was well appointed and within easy walking or buggy distance of everything. A word of caution though if you want to enjoy the beach facilities as we do you want to make sure that the hill tram is operating. It was closed for maintenance for the first half of our week, and unless you are very fit or a mountain goat (as we know from past experience) that it is not a lot of fun to access the beach without the hill tram. We were advised the week before that it would not be operating and it was only after several testy emails that the resort reached an agreement with the adjacent resort for Karma guests to utilise their hill tram. In fairness this arrangement worked really well, and hopefully this arrangement can apply in the future if and when the hill tram is not operating.

This is my 3rd times stay at Karma Kandara Bali. The amazing view from top cliff restaurant and also the gregorious ocean view with long white beach while going down with gondola to the beach are the unforgotten moment that I want to enjoy again at the next and the next stay. The staffs and the buggy drivers always very pleasant and helpfull. My children enjoy well the villa with the private pool. The apartment room also very nice and clean.

The place in general is beautiful, nice location, nice villa

Breakfast very poor quality, organization of the hotel/staff, inside the villa very old need a maintenance