If you have kids, stay here. Kids of any age will love the rambling green layout complete with tree houses child friendly pools and play area.

Our child had a blast playing with other kids from all over the globe.

I was kind of dragged there to the surfless north from the amazing surf breaks in south Bali by the wife and while the ocean is always flat the location is awesome. It's quiet and relaxed. The beach perfect for kids.
The only negative I'd say about Rambutan is the breakfast is pretty average but apart from that its an really great place and we'll definitely be back!

My family (2ad and 2ch, 6yo and 4yo) stayed at the Rambuttan for a week in January 2012, this was our second visit to the Rambuttan. We stayed in the Permaisuri 2 bedroom villa and we found it to be very comfortable with perfect facilities for a young family (secure interconnecting room, TV/DVD, lounge). We even had our own private bale! The resort also has an outdoor children's play area, tree house plus an undercover play area adjacent to the restaurant.

The gardens are beautiful and a delight to stroll through. Walking through the gardens on our first day was like coming home!

Both pool areas are lovely, but our favourite was the large pool near the restaurant. Breakfasts are great with plenty of choice. I particularly loved the porridge! Our kids loved the play area near the restaurant and this was perfectly positioned so that we were able to enjoy a cuppa while the kids enjoyed having a play. The library was also great for spending a wonderful lazy afternoon sipping cappuccinos, reading, dozing on the comfy couch, and taking an occasional dip in the pool.

We have really enjoyed both of our stays at the Rambutan. Our first visit in 2010 was only for 3 nights and we felt it wasn't long enough. This time we really pleased to extend our stay to 7 nights, this really allowed us to unwind in lovely Kalibukbuk.

Hosts Tini and Richard, and their staff, provide an excellent personalised service and it is lovely to be remembered as returning guests.

We highly recommend the Rambutan and have no hesitation staying there again. Its a wonderful, peaceful spot to relax and unwind, a true gem in Lovina!

We thought the property was beautiful and the room okay - some nice Balinese touches and overall decent value. I would drop the name "honeymoon suite" for the Putri. I think it set our expectations too high, but no big deal. However, we found the food very poor. In fact we had a hard time finding decent food in Lovina. Also, for Christmas day some sort of celebration was held for the local children and teenagers, which is a nice thing to do but perhaps poorly timed and located? Very loud dance type music was played in the afternoon which for some mysterious reason stopped and started repeatedly every. 20 secs. This went on for a couple hours (musical chairs?). Not too considerate to the guests that came for a relaxing Christmas. Our biggest disappointment was the depressing beachfront nearby covered with garbage, layered deep in the sand all along the shore and in the water. Very sad thing. Complicated problem I"m sure but sorry to say we were sorry we made the long drive and left 3 days early. I would be very interested to know more about this problem as a beach vendor told us it was due to heavy rains but have also seen the garbage problem further west at Pemuteran one December when the winter rains had failed to arrive yet.

Stayed here with a small group of friends. Enjoyed EVERYTHING. The spa was an added plus. I have been to Bali many times and have to rate this place all around as one of the best. Richard and Tini couldn't be sweeter. I will recommend this place...actually already have...to all my friends. Took a snorkeling trip to Menjangan. Amazing! I will be back!