Rating8.0Rating8.0Rating8.0Adults OnlyGood
Based on 12.6k reviews
Lush Tropical Grounds
Guests consistently rave about the resort's stunningly beautiful gardens and pools, providing a serene and picturesque backdrop for relaxation.
Exceptional Staff
The staff receive outstanding praise for their amazing, attentive, and helpful service, contributing significantly to a positive guest experience.
Prime Beachfront Location
The resort's direct access to a pristine white sand beach in Nusa Dua is a major draw, offering picturesque views and easy beach enjoyment.
Diverse Family Amenities
Families appreciate the extensive facilities, including the new Aquazone water park, Kids Club, and Teen Kingdom, catering to all ages.
Quality Dining & Breakfast
Post-renovation, dining is generally well-received, with the breakfast buffet frequently highlighted for its variety and high quality.
Comfortable Accommodations
Rooms are consistently described as extremely comfortable, clean, and relaxing, featuring excellent beds that ensure a restful stay.
Children's Play Area Surface
The new children's area features a paved, hard surface that can become very hot and poses a potential safety risk for young children falling.
Fine Dining Value
Some guests found the resort's fine dining options to be overpriced for the portion sizes and quality, with occasional issues of excessive saltiness.
Family Dinner Options
Families on all-inclusive plans noted that family-friendly dinner restaurants might be closed, leaving only fine dining options available.
Ongoing Touches
While major renovations are complete, a few guests observed that minor finishing touches were still underway in certain areas during their stay.
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EarthCheck Platinum
First hotel in Asia, one of five worldwide
EarthCheck
Best Luxury Resort in Bali for Families
2021
Holiday with Kids Readers' Choice
Preferred Plus Program
Booking.com
Paradisus by Meliá Bali is a newly reopened property—a 1.5-year, ground-up renovation of what was formerly Meliá Bali, which had operated since 1985. The resort relaunched under the Paradisus brand in February 2026 with 492 rooms, suites, and villas (485 suites plus seven exclusive villas), fresh Balinese-influenced design, and a meaningfully different all-inclusive structure.
The most distinctive element is the Destination Inclusive® program, which treats cultural immersion as part of the all-inclusive package. Guests staying four or more nights receive complimentary curated excursions to Balinese temples and local markets—not just a resort activity schedule, but actual off-property experiences included in the rate. This is genuinely unusual for all-inclusive in Southeast Asia. Eight restaurants, daily minibar refills, 24-hour room service, Kids Club (Kidsdom), Teen Kingdom, and Wi-Fi are all included.
The property segments into a family zone and The Reserve, an adults-only section (16+) with its own private pool, exclusive pool bar with a lobster roll as the signature item, and the Sante Restaurant exclusively for Reserve guests. Families get the Aquazone water park with slides, Kidsdom for ages 4–12, and Teen Kingdom for 13–18. This is one of the few all-inclusives in Bali structured enough to serve both family and couples markets simultaneously without either feeling shortchanged.
Nusa Dua sits 20–25 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport. The area itself is Bali's most protected beach enclave—gated, calm, and predictably maintained. Guests who want the chaos and culture of Seminyak or Ubud will need to arrange transport; the Destination Inclusive® excursions help bridge this, but Nusa Dua is fundamentally a beach-resort setting rather than a cultural immersion destination on its own.