The hotel is outside the main Kuta area but you can walk there in 20 minutes (or 30 mins in a taxi). There's a lovely boardwalk along the beach all the way.

The south Kuta area itself is perhaps not that interesting. Seminyak is better but perhaps less suited to young kids. The taxi ride between the two takes absolutely ages. It's easy to get to Jimbaran though (and the airport).

Rooms were great (we got the 1 bedroom room). Very clean and cool. Would benefit from more clothes storage.

The pool and spa are great. The kids loved the basketball hoop. Bicycles are provided to explore he boardwalk.

The restaurants are OK. The breakfast buffet is good but by day 7 we were suffering! We thought that eating outside the hotel was better for lunch/dinner.

Kids club was a bit disappointing. There weren't many other kids (we were out of school holidays) and our kid just watched / played with screens the whole time. I tried to encourage the staff to do some crafts with them or play some games but apparently as soon as I left the kids club the staff just went back to their own screens. So, disappointing in comparison with other clubs which are much more hands on and interesting. The room itself seemed to be well stocked with toys.

The hotel staff in general were fantastic. Particularly housekeeping who moved us to another room and very nicely dealt with a few other requests. These staff really made our stay hassle-free. The restaurant staff, reception staff, pool staff, spa staff etc were all fantastic.

The hotel arranged a couple of drivers/cars for us. Both were successful.

The free wi-fi was usually very good.

We had split our bali holidays in to 5 nights Ubud & 5 nights beach.. And beach was 1 night at Nusa Lembongan & 4 nights at HIBB.
One of the prime reason for selecting HIBB was the kids club since we wanted our kid to be 'busy' while we R&R. Not too pleased, details below.

Initially we were keen on Sanur..One of the property that we had liked in Sanur was not going to be able to put an extra bed in the room while the bigger rooms were 'falling apart' based on the reviews. So Sanur was out & HIBB was in.

The booking was direct & interactions were smooth. We were allocated the corner sea-view room on the 3rd floor..nice uninterrupted views of the sea as requested.. Huge room.. big comfy bed.. lovely bathroom area.. everything was well-maintained & modern

House-keeping was efficient.. Buffet breakfast was really nice.. Special mention to Sri at the breakfast.. loveliest hostess we have ever met.. smiling friendly & lovely to chat with.. Huge huge spread of breakfast to suit all tastebuds.. also had a local Indonesian stall, & a separate kids spread.. We loved the breakfasts :)

Not too many options for us for dinner since we were vegetarians.. We had it at their lovely restaurant (beautiful setting) ENVY all days except one when the tables were full (had it at their other casual dining restaurant that night).. Good food.. But wish we had more selection.. Overall service was good across the hotel

We had requested for a special meal for our kid everyday providing our ingredients & it was well-managed (at a cost).. Wifi was free.. We hired a motorbike through the hotel for 1 day & everything was well managed, prices reasonable.. We also used their spa (bit expensive) & I found it to be ordinary (hubby thought it was one of the best though so guess his masseur was better than mine)

Hotel is located on quieter part of the Kuta beach.. Was never crowded or noisy.. the sunsets looked lovely.. We had a nice time sitting at the beautiful lawns & watching the sea.. Nice walking / cycling path around the hotel (I think bikes were available for free but we never needed them).. Superb security in the lawn & beach area - extremely vigilent caretakers & they deserve a special mention since the beach around is a public beach.. The lawns were huge & well-maintained - football, yoga, etc. Airport is so close-by & one can see (not noisy) all the planes landing from the hotel.

The pool is excellent & we had a real fun time there.. pool area & the sitting around it was so pretty.. Loved the floating mattresses in the pool as well as the canopy beds spread all around the hotel premises.. really nicely laid out & made the ambience so very romantic :)

There is a shopping market nearby at walking distance.. The main Kuta stretch / market is a small walk away & has lots of restaurants, spas & shopping places. Easy to access Kuta/Seminayak/Legion/airport from here.

And now the kids club.. well, perhaps I had a lot of expectation here.. And maybe i have seen better clubs elsewhere & didn't find this unto the mark.. There was a board that said the new club will be ready soon while this was only a temporary setup.. Well, I didn't find the size or amenities within to be a issue at all.. However, I was not too happy with the way the activities at the club.. 1. The selection of the activities was not the very best.. 2.If there was not enough footfall, the activity is called off or changed to something else more like a free-play.. 3. The kids got bored in the kids club beyond a certain time & this was so surprising..I have been to other clubs where kids would not come out of the club & pleaded for more & more time.. The activities there were so interesting & kept one & all glued to the club.. In fact, they looked forward to every hourly session.. That was not the case here.. There were a few scheduled activities each day but I didn't find them so appealing or well managed.. Plus I observed kids in groups doing mostly free play or watching TV or busy on computers.. The idea should be to 'digitally detox' the kids at such clubs.. And for single kids (without accompanying siblings/friends), this was not a very attractive in my opinion & mine got bored after a couple hours every day & wanted to come back or sometimes not go at all.. The only good thing here was they give the parents a mobile phone so that they can call us or we can call them if we needed to check for anything about the child.. That was a nice one.. Rest I think needs some over-haul..

Anyways, it was a super stay overall - nice room, nice beach, nice location, nice ambience, nice breakfast, nice service, nice staff.. Would have got full marks if the Kids club was better since that was my main reason for selecting this hotel.

This beach front hotel is about 10mins from the airport and walking distance to Kuta with the Lippo Mall and busy night life with bars and clubs. We really enjoyed watching the sunrise from our hotel room and also a short walk to the beach. I was very impressed with the friendly and attentive staff. I even had a birthday cake waiting for me in the room! I will definitely be staying here the next time I am in Bali.