Legian Express Hotel

We had this hotel booked for our first stay in Bali. We arrived at Kuta late and exhausted and checked in to the hotel from hell. This should not be classed as anything other than a 1 star Faulty Towers. Do not be deceived by the entrance and the lobby. The rooms are in DIRE need to a revamp. The room stank of mould and we don’t think it had actually been cleaned. There were bugs in the room, stains on the sheets. The bathroom was filthy. We managed to find a last minute booking at MAMAKA hotel which was on the beach front and we would 100% recommend that instead. The Fashion hotel is just grim. Don’t ruin your holiday by staying here.

The room was acceptable (you can sleep in it) but not at all what we expected: Pluses: - Cleaning every day, along with this they bring water, tea, coffee, sugar and towels to the room - Comfortable enough bed - There is warm water (sometimes there were interruptions) - There is air conditioning - There is internet - The location is quite convenient: near the beach and a lot of cafes, stores, but... leaving the hotel, you get literally to the bazaar, where everyone wants to sell you something unnecessary or even deceive you: an abundance of massage parlors of unknown quality, shops with clothes, etc. at prices x10 from the prices in the shopping center, where even haggling can not buy a bargain, drug sellers, bike rentals and continuous traffic of bikes and cars on Legian street, a bunch of cafes with loud music until the night (which was great to hear from our room). Minuses: - Cleaning is mediocre: As I understand it, the bed linen is not changed (it is made but does not smell clean), towels, perhaps, similarly - The room is tired, the photos were obviously taken after the construction (2014?): in the shower all the shelves for shampoos are ripped out of the wall (there are traces). On the mirror were incomprehensible marks right in the center. The towel drying rack is practically falling off the wall. If you hang anything larger than two towels on it, it will probably fall off. The toilet seat is scuffed and yellowed (no odor, but not pleasant). - There is no bathroom (we took a regular room with a friend). According to the photo did not give it much importance. However, this is ABSOLUTE minus: the window directly into the room. Although it is blurred, but still quite well visible. If you are traveling as a couple, it is not so bad, but in our case (2 male friends) it is at least strange. And due to the lack of a full bathroom, the audibility is just amazing, all the sounds from the toilet can be studied with maximum detail. - Audibility. We lived on the 5th floor across from the pool. We had the impression that there was no wall in the room. You can hear everything that happens outside the room, and since the pool is opposite, you can hear everyone who is swimming in it or sitting near it, listening to music, watching movies, etc. (they may not even be staying at the hotel, anyone can go upstairs). Our hotel stay coincided with a choir that rehearsed singing right by the pool, i.e. our room, at 5:40am for two hours, which the hotel management ignored. After complaining on the second day of rehearsals (also at 6am) they were dispersed. - Internet is mediocre. Mobile internet is faster. - There is a huge number of people sitting at the hotel entrance and in the lobby all the time. The reason for them being there is unknown, looks strange. - Breakfasts are mediocre. The choice is quite small, the menu does not change, a lot of tasteless food, flies fly around the vegetables. By the middle of the stay stopped having breakfast in the hotel. - There is no refrigerator. Under the table is a cupboard with a light.

Budget hotel with best location in legian area near night club. Clean room, the staff friendly and helpfull and good service. Best sunset view from plunge pool on 5th floor. Thanks for the experience overall is perfect. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️