Describing the experience of my stay at Tugu is a complex task… besides the charming personnel, the impeccable service and exquisite food, there is a majestic aura about it that is nearly indescribable. Mystic and powerful, the note of the hotel is announced the moment one enters the main hall. The powerful red ambiance lingers long after departure. It is a test of confidence for this grand hotel of character to impose on a fairly isolated part at Canggu beach, maybe such unmistakable identity needs a virgin land to stand on…For the beach, try to move beyond the hotel premises, where locals, tourists, surfers, bikers, beachcombers gather together for a moment of contemplation at sunset. one of the sublime moments at Bali!

As in many reviews about Tugu Bali hotel I also can say that this hotel is like museum, full of old Indonesian and Chinese antique and statues. This gives to the hotel a lot positive effect and creates cousy feeling.

We stayed 3 first nights at Walter Spies pavillion and 7 nights in Puri Le Mayeur villa. Both rooms are very nice. Large rooms with very unique interior and furniture. Walter Spies room is perfect for two night visit to get touch from history and person of Walter Spies. What we and our kids loved most there, was outside bathtube and pool. Very good was sleep qulaity in this room, because of stoned walls and owen garden fense. In the later stay in Puri Le Mayeur was a bit disturbing hotel workers eachother noisy talk and working tools noise before starting to work at the morning 7-30-8.00.

Puri Le Mayeur is honestly most unique and memorable room we have stayed. Large rooms, big terrace, large bathtube, own small pool, great fishpound with lotos flowers and other tropic flora around the house. Very nice furniture and decorations. We loved it...

Food is absolutely Indonesian style like must be in such hotel. Dont expect gourmet, but for shure You get full overview about indonesian cooking from brekfast until the dinner. Food serving is absolutely without system, which means, that in one table people get their dishes in very different time and row, but maybe this is speciality of Indonesia everywhere :) Prices for food and drinks are morelike the same as in European restaurants.

For good and tasty alternative I can recomend Echo Beach BBQ and fish restaurant on the right side on the beach while walking out from backdoor and walking 10 minutes on the beach after the temple.

Staff was very friendly and we feel us all the time very welcome. Without this hotel I cant imagine our stay in Bali, because Tugu bali compensated a lot from the not the best feelings from overcrowded island with hughe traffic jams ald unfortunately already spoiled nature and beaches contaminated with trash. Sad to say, but due to those things it was our last visit to Bali island.

It is so nice and kind that Tugu Bali hotel has done so much to keep old Indonesian culture alive. Many thanks for nice moments!!!

Our travel agent totally made a mistake by choosing this hotel for us.

We staid there for our honeymoon. I mean the place is not bad, depend of your expectations and intentions while in Bali.

The beach is nos suitable for tourists, lots of waves (sure nice for surfers), dangerous waters, dark sand, very poor accommodations. We actually had to go all the way to Jimbaran to find an acceptable beach (30 minutes cab - 20 minutes scooter). Even worst when we found our perfect beach all the way down in Ungasan (more than an hour away).
This really limited our bali experience.

Anyway, the Hotel is not all that bad, even if I don't understand why it has so many amazing reviews. The accommodations are sure exotic, but rooms are pretty old and not very clean.
We got a suite with our on internal pool but we didn't use it once because of the aspect.
Bathrooms could really use some new galley and....well actually an overhaul.

The food was not bad but really overpriced.

Too bad that everything was paid for, from the first day we wanted to change hotel but it was not possible.

At least the staff was friendly and helped to make our stay a bit better.

Wouldn't advice this hotel for anyone under 50years old or maybe a surfer.

Apart from the friendliness, the most evident feature of Tugu is the visual history. Everywhere you look is a delight to the eyes. 
This hotel is not for those that crave 5 Star modern perfection aka sterility, but more for those willing to embrace the old, historic and traditional, whilst still benefitting from some tastefully placed and secreted mod cons. Aircon, Internet being the two most obvious. 
We spent four nights in a downstairs suite. The upside, the plunge pool, which assisted our acclimatization to the heat and humidity of Bali coast. Alternately, I am sure the upstairs suites are popular because of the views. 
Which reminds me, get your complimentary hotel tour in early (likely with Stephanie) your wonderful host. So much history to learn about in such a modestly sized hotel. 
I could go on but would be repeating many other's positive comments. 
Alas, like so much accommodation in Asia, you will need to be driven to treats outside the hotel, unless you're a surfer!  Of course, there is plenty on offer in the hotel so no great need to stray often.