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Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel offers the warmth of Balinese service with caring and thoughtful service. Set on 8-hectares of gardens and ponds, along 550-metres of private beach, are 318 rooms, suites, and villas. This includes villas with beachfront access, ocean view suites, and ocean front rooms.The hotel has 3 dining outlets, 2 bars and 2 lounges, and facilities such as a swimming pool, full service business centre, day spa, and Kid’s Club. Spacious function rooms, including a 700 sqm ballroom, and a private helipad allow for grand celebrations, romantic weddings, private business meetings, or large conferences.The hotel proves welcoming for couples, friends, families and business executives. Its convenient location makes it an ideal gateway to the vibrant and colourful sights of central Kuta. It is within walking distance to the main Kuta shopping areas, including the neighbouring Discovery Shopping Mall, Waterbom Park as well as a variety of retail, dining and entertainment options.
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Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel receives mixed reviews, with many guests appreciating its prime location close to beaches and shopping, as well as its clean and well-maintained environment. The extensive amenities, including dining options and a large pool, are a hit, though some visitors suggest they could benefit from upkeep. While the service generally garners praise for being attentive, incidents of inefficiency are noted.
The rooms elicit diverse opinions, ranging from luxurious to outdated, and the value proposition is sometimes questioned due to high costs and strict policies. Moreover, while the atmosphere is deemed welcoming, evening live music may disrupt the peace for some.
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I stayed here for four nights with my sister and brother in law. We booked partial Seaview rooms through Agoda but upon checking in we were informed Agoda had falsely booked our rooms and were only garden view on the fifth floor at the back of the resort, we were so disappointed and will never book through Agoda again. We then offered to pay to upgrade room to Seaview but only available after third night. My garden view room was still lovely but because I was staying here by myself I felt a little out of the way and it’s very isolated walking to the room. My second room with a Seaview and pool view was amazing and I wished I could have stayed here longer. The beach front bar has a beautiful view of the beach and sunset, the food is delicious and ample. The pool is deep in most areas especially for me at 152cms but you can always book a noodle to keep you a float. There is a selection of books for reading by the pool but like most resorts you need to get in early to secure a lounge. The pool is always beautiful and clean and not overly crowded. You have the choice of many nice restaurants outside the hotel. The breakfast buffet is one of the best I’ve had and the staff are all very friendly and happy to assist. I’m already looking forward to another stay here.
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Pool is quite deep
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Response from Discovery Kartika Plaza, Marketing at Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel
Responded 3 Nov 2024
Dear Mr./Miss Tassiegir, First of all, thank you for choosing Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali and for taking the time to leave us a positive review. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, especially our nice, comfortable room with stunning oceanfront views, beautiful pool, delicious breakfast buffet, and the excellent service from our staff. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the near future for another unforgettable stay experience in Bali! Best regards, Luis Daniel Garcia General Manager
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Perfect location only 15 minutes from the airport. It’s right on the beach and walking distance to lots of shops and restaurants. The pool is gorgeous, delicious drinks at swim up bar. The staff are so friendly and accommodating. The daily breakfast that was included had a huge selection of food. Would highly recommend! We will stay again next time in Bali!
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:The airport transfer provided by the Resort seemed overpriced after learning about the local cost...
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Responded 7 Jul 2023
Dear Our Valued Guest, First of all, thank you for choosing Discovery Kartika Plaza hotel for your second home in Bali and leave us a good review on TripAdvisor. It was a delight to hear that you that you love your stay with us, the amazing ocean front hotel and our prime location hotel, the delightful meals during your breakfast. I also appreciate your mentioning our friendly staff, the excellent public area and services. It is really a great pleasure to welcome you again in the near future on your next holiday in Bali. Best regards, Luis Daniel Garcia General Manager
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Great hotel, 5 star level, we stayed in a Discovery Suite which was an excellent choice for a family with 2 large bedrooms, extra bed available for kids room, large living area and balcony. We were lucky to have ocean views. The bathrooms were a little worn / past their prime but cleaned and we were happy to have 2.5 bathrooms / 3 toilets for our family. Excellent buffet breakfast the kids loved. Great pool and large spacious grounds with plenty of room to spread out. Love the koi pond. You can hire floats at the pool for $7.50 aud for 2 hours my kids enjoyed this. The only thing we did not like was the beachfront restaurant plays loud live music until 10pm most nights. If this would bother you maybe ask for a room at the back but then you don’t get the amazing views ! There was a wedding on one night and we were given notice about possible noise but honestly we found the wedding quieter than the usual restaurant music, and not a problem at all. The hotels spa is a little expensive but there are many other options within walking distance. Great location on beach path which is good for morning jogging, many shops and restaurants and waterbom park all in walking distance. We would definitely stay again.
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Date of stay: July 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Discovery Kartika Plaza, Marketing at Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel
Responded 21 Jul 2024
Dear tinrasc, First of all, thank you for choosing Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali and for taking the time to leave us a positive review. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, especially our nice Discovery Suite room, delicious breakfast, fun pool activities and our spacious Kids Playground. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the near future for another unforgettable stay experience in Bali! Best regards, Luis Daniel Garcia General Manager
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First time to Bali and this hotel is the best recommendation for staying with a couple or family. The room is spacious with pool & garden views, friendly service staff lobby, restaurant, pool bar. My son could feed free fish, play in the kids zone. To the swimming pool I give a 9.5/10 of its water is clear, unobstructed and clean. Best view because directly facing the shore. Food when breakfast included varies may be added to the menu 'dimsum' I think is getting better.
If I come back to Bali of course the hotel Discovery Kartika will be on my top list. I'm telling all the staff of the lobby to help us when there's a little trouble. Mbak Septi & Ziria also for his service, the entire staff in my opinion are all friendly, either not distinguishing local or outside. Thank you very much Discovery Kartika for the extraordinary experience ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Date of stay: December 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Discovery Kartika Plaza hotel is located close to Airport and a prime location in Kuta. It's right on the seafront though for accessing the beach you will have to walk 200 m approx as the sea shore right in front of the hotel is rocky. There is a nice walkway in front of the shoreline which you can use for going to the beach or for a leisurely stroll. Now about the hotel, we were a family of three, stayed for 3 nights from 28/10/24 to 31/10/25 in a deluxe pool view room. The room size was decent, had a balcony with a clothes drying rack which was pretty handy. Regarding cleanliness, linens, towels, room facilities etc. standard 5 star quality as expected from a 5 star property. Sleep quality good. Breakfast which was included in our tariff was pretty good, wide range of choices and had everything to satisfy different individual tastes of different cultures. The pool was huge with a pool bar. Only one issue, it was pretty deep (1.72m) so if you or your partner is below 5 feet 10/11 inch and you don't know swimming, you will have to walk on your tiptoes. They also have a nice beachside restaurant called Sokube where you can have your dinner while listening to live music. There are other restaurants also but we haven't tried those. In short, a recommended place to stay in Kuta, very attractive pricing considering its a 5 star hotel and close to beach.
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Parking available for those who want to park their own vehicle
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Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Mr./Miss Prodasg, First of all, thank you for choosing Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali and for considering leaving us a 5-star rating. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, particularly the prime location of our hotel with stunning oceanfront views, comfortable room, delicious breakfast buffet, and great facilities. It would be our pleasure to welcome you back again in the near future for another wonderful holiday experience in Bali. Best regards, Luis Daniel Garcia General Manager
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The rooms were of perfect size for family, the housekeeping staffs too are very kind and always hold a smile whenever you interact. Rooms were clean and hotel is close to the airport, so all plus points! Location too is amazing just on the sea. Septi was really kind as well.
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Date of stay: December 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Responded 16 Dec 2024
Dear Mr./Miss Climber68520377998, First of all, thank you for choosing Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali and for taking the time to leave us a positive review. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, especially our nice, spacious rooms, prime location with stunning oceanfront views, and the excellent service from our staff, including Septi. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the near future for another unforgettable stay experience in Bali! Best regards, Luis Daniel Garcia General Manager
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The staff was incredibly friendly, always eager to help with anything we needed. The rooms were spotless and very comfortable, offering a good night’s sleep after long days exploring the area. The location was perfect—close to popular spots yet quiet enough to relax. Even though it’s been a while, I’d happily return and recommend it to anyone looking for a memorable experience. Kudos to the team for making the stay so enjoyable!”
Great welcome by staff Septi, Ayu and Ari.
Great place to stay & vibe is crazy. Hotel rooms are super luxurious, breakfast is awesome. #must visit place.
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Date of stay: November 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 15 Nov 2024
Dear Mr./Miss 445shubhamw, First of all, thank you for choosing Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali and for taking the time to leave us a positive review. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, especially the prime location of our hotel, comfortable room, and the excellent service from our staff, including Septi, Ayu and Ari. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the near future for another unforgettable stay experience in Bali! Best regards, Luis Daniel Garcia General Manager
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Amazing place .. I get the best room facing the ocean and huge balcony that has bed and table so one can spend the whole day there in case of rain enjoying the sea breeze .. I loved it ! Staff is super friendly attentive and caring. I eat mostly in the hotel bcs the restaurants serve great food with quit a choice for everyones taste …my favorite is Socobe where one can enjoy the sunset and some great music in the evening looking at the sea and people passing by .. room service is great , laundry is perfect even remove spot from my shall! The housekeeping has some great staff that fulfilling every need .. spa is great and very inexpensive so use it a lot ! Staff speak great English everywhere ..location is very good since there is so many option to walk or shopping in the Discovery mall or Sogo just next door … I will be back and will definitely recommend !!!
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Date of stay: January 2025Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Bring your own sleepers for kids and ladies since flip flops are huge size ..
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Responded 8 Jan 2025
Dear Miss Jasmina J, First of all, thank you for choosing Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali and for considering leaving us a 5-star rating. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, particularly our nice, comfortable room stunning oceanfront views, great facilities, impeccable restaurant, and the excellent service from our staff. It would be our pleasure to welcome you back again in the near future for another wonderful holiday experience in Bali. Best regards, Luis Daniel Garcia General Manager
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Very bad hotel, paid a very high price to book the rooms to experience unprofessional service during the new year period. Check-in time was 2 pm, however one room was provided at 2.35 pm and the other room wasn't ready until 3.30 pm. Rara the receptionist was unprofessional, she had lame excuses for the delay and was busy attending others guests and asked us to just keep on waiting without any proper reply, so much so that another guest uselessly got upset with us. She didn't bother to ask us to sit or didn't ask for the welcome drink to be served to us despite the delay but was busy getting it served to guests of other nationalities. It seemed that we were staying in the hotel for free and were discriminated against. Another receptionist Salman was also rude and didn't pay importance to queries, he lacked proper information. The Manager Jo was also highly irresponsible and too busy to attend to our genuine concerns, as was busy loitering around the reception area uselessly. Breakfast was hopeless with hardly any vegetarian options. New Year dinner was a waste as they charged exhorbitant money to us but served only 2 vegetarian dishes, which too were cold. There was nobody to address the concern when we complained, imagine that too in the New Year's eve. New Year program was a waste of time as it wasn't properly organized at all. Will request fellow tourists to avoid this hotel, particularly those who are vegetarians as the breakfast is pathetic with hardly any vegetarian options, and the staff rude and highly unprofessional. If you want to ruin your Bali holiday this is the best place to visit. We saw a few other hotels in the vicinity which were much better at not even half of the price they charged.
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Date of stay: December 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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The public facing swimming pool, bars, lounges etc are well maintained but unfortunately the rooms and maintenance of the rooms are letting this hotel down now. We stayed here exactly 1 year ago, and had a great time. My how much can change in a year. For anyone planning on staying at Discovery Kartika, know that there is a room key issue that the management are not doing anything about. They are aware (and only a bandaid solution for paying guests) - should your room have the issue, all they do is provide you with a second key to enter into the in-room slot which also stops working eventually. Numerous nights we endured the room power sporadically clicking on and off. Also during our stay the hotel was without water from 12am to 4pm. Even then, the next morning it was cold water only. The hotel does not believe that paying guests should be remunerated for not having these proper facilities. Housekeeping was also lacking, some days floors weren’t mopped, daily room amenities weren’t replenished and so on. I would suggest considering staying elsewhere if you are wanting a carefree stay. Management have sadly let this hotel and they’re paying guests down!!
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Discovery Kartika Plaza, Marketing at Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel
Responded 7 May 2024
Dear Tanya_W_Traveller, Thank you for sharing your experience at Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali. We deeply regret that our hotel did not meet your expectations, especially related with the rooms and water issue. We continuously strive to enhance our services and facilities for our guests. Please accept our sincerest apologies for any inconveniences you experienced and rest assured that we have shared your feedback with our team. We sincerely hope for the opportunity to welcoming you back, so that we can regain your trust in Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali. Best Regards, Luis Daniel Garcia General Manager
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Hi Margaret,
We stayed in July before the major renovations took place. The noise from functions held in front of our room was unbearable. The functions were held late into the night and one was organised at 6.00am in the morning with loud speakers blaring music which not only prevented sleep but also vibrated our room making it quite uncomfortable and raised our blood pressure to unacceptable levels. Management was not able to promise that this type of function was a one off event and instead moved us to a villa away from the noise for our last couple of days. You should check if any major events are being held during your planned stay. If there is, I would avoid staying at all costs. If they can guarantee there will be no excessive noise from functions, then it will be up to you to decide. After staying here for 20 years, we won't be returning again as we would never want to repeat this experience.
There are more places to choose from in the Kuta area.
PRICE RANGE
RM 375 - RM 474 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
discovery kartika plaza kuta
LOCATION
IndonesiaBaliKuta DistrictKuta
NUMBER OF ROOMS
316
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