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Reviews of Pesona Beach Resort & Spa

3 out of 5
Pesona Beach Resort & Spa
Jl. Raya Trawangan, Gili Trawangan

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 117 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jennefer, Langley

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gili T a little piece of heaven
Fabulous.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Peggy, Malaysia

Travelled with family
Overall ok. Please improve sound prove of the room. Can hear sound from next room super clear.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Fenda, Assistant Resort Manager on 9 Feb 2020
Hi Peggy, thank you for letting us know know about this. Your feedback helps us get better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly and accurately.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Fenda, Assistant Resort Manager on 9 Feb 2020
Thank you for the 5 star rating! We hope to see you again next time.

10/10 Excellent

Johnny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice little place with a really nice bar area. Staff are super friendly and the rooms are quite nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Fenda on 9 Feb 2020
Hi Johnny, thank you for leaving us such a nice review! We hope too see you again soon. All the best, Fenda

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Alissa on 3 Nov 2019
Thank you for the 5 star rating!

10/10 Excellent

julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Agus on 12 Sept 2019
Hi Julia, Thank you for your review, we hope you had a pleasant stay at our resort. Regards Agus

8/10 Good

David, Orange County, CA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
9/10 for this property. the only downside was the wifi was horrible.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Agus on 12 Sept 2019
Hi David, Thank you for your constructive review. We apologise for the Wifi connection. We will try to solve the issue and provide a better connection in the future for all of our guests. Regards Agus

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very solid choice for a hotel while staying in Gili T. I loved the staff and everyone was helpful. Location is quite good, very safe, and the overall experience was positive. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Agus on 5 Sept 2019
Hi, Thank you very much for your review. We will keep on giving our best service to the guests. Hopefully you can visit us again in your next trip. Warm regards Agus

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Agus on 22 Jul 2019
Dear Dominic, Thank you for your reviews on our resort. Hopefully you enjoyed your time at our resort and you can visit us again next time. We are hoping to provide a better service in the future. Kind regards Agus

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Triple room was bigger than I thought it would be. Nice property
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Agus on 19 Jun 2019
Hi, Thank you for staying with us and thank you for your review on our Triple room. We are hoping that the next time you come to Gili Trawangan you would visit us again. Kind regards Agus

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Agus on 20 Jun 2019
Thank you, Anonymous for taking the time to review us. We hope you had a pleasant stay and welcome any direct feedback to bookings@pesonaresort.com

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel colse to lots of resturants and bars, as a family with 2 childern stayibg righ next door to a night club wasnt to great when trying to sleep. Although the hotel is right opposite the beach tge are a lot of boats and u need to walknuo a fair way to get to the better sunbathing are. The hotel room was good with friendly staff didnt eat there at night but the breakfast was good
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Jen - Resort Manager on 16 Jan 2019
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. You are right, if I had small children I might choose to stay in an area that is a bit farther away from the lively "central" area of Gili Trawangan. Pesona Resort's convenient location, close to the harbor and many of the best restaurants and bars, is perfect for guests wishing to join in on the fun, however, it also means that we have some ambient noise until 12 am (when the bar next door closes). We have refrained from putting out sunloungers on the beach until the new Gili road project is complete. I wasn't sure how much space we'd have and I want to keep the area tidy for guests. In the meantime, our staff are happy to point you in the right direction for a number of our favorite spots around the island to get some sun (and some delicious lunch). We hope you enjoyed the rest of your time on your holiday!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome hotel right on the water! Has a dive shop, restaurant, pool and bar right there.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Jen on 16 Dec 2018
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your time here at Pesona. We hope to welcome you again on your next holiday in Gili Trawangan.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible room, horrible service, no refunds offered... ending up leaving and staying somewhere else at our own expense because the place and service was that poor. No care that i was extremely sick either.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel, great location and warm staff
Located in front of the beach in the heart of everything (perfect location),the hotel is clean and provides great hospitality. Indian and Western menu plus a sheesha bar. The staff are very helpful and will guide you throughout your stay especially Irandra who went above and beyond to make me feel welcome. The hotel provides u almost every facilities from good rooms to awesome spa treatments. They have a couple of pools as well. Overall experience was awesome.I'll recommend dis hotel to singles, couples and families :). Staying here will make your holiday.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Jen (Resort Manager) on 29 Jun 2018
Thank you, Mona, for this glowing review! We are so pleased you enjoyed your time here at Pesona Beach Resort and look forward to welcoming you again on your next adventure in Gili Trawangan.

8/10 Good

Michala, Perth, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location was brilliant, four minute walk from the boat. The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was very clean and comfortable. We had breakfast included, which was nice but limited choice. We ate in the restaurant twice, the Indian cuisine was amazing, definitely recommend. Whist on the island we had a couple of massages, but found the spa in the hotel was one of the best we had. When we booked Pesona, we didn't realise it was also a dive centre, so the only small downside for us, was that the pool in the resort was used for practice diving each day. Overall a fab hotel. Thank you :)
Stayed 6 nights in May 2018
Response from Jen on 3 Jun 2018
Thank you for your lovely review, Michala! I'm pleased you enjoyed your time at Pesona and our vibrant Indian cuisine that we are known for. We realized as soon as Dive Central Gili (our dive center) got busy we needed to add a 2nd pool so that's why we have the new one in the garden area that's only for resort guests. So glad you got the chance to visit Azure Spa as well! Please think of us again when you plan your next holiday in Gili Trawangan.

8/10 Good

jen, los angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, food and atmosphere!
Only draw back was terrible Wi-Fi. Loved the pool area and restaurant/bar. Spa was fantastic. Pretty loud dj on Friday/Saturday nights.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Jen (Resort Manager) on 13 May 2018
Thank you for writing this review, Jen. We're working on the wifi issue and I bought some portable hotspots to help alleviate the situation until we can find a better longterm solution. The DJ is every other Friday night- hopefully, you enjoyed it- he stops by 1 am. Please join us again on your next Gili holiday :)

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would definitely stay here again!
Staff were fantastic - always helpful and gave good advice. Room was large and clean with great aircon. Pool area and bar area are nice and food is good. Spa treatments were also great.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Jen on 19 Feb 2018
Thank you for your lovely review, Heather! It was a pleasure to be able to help you sort out your holiday and we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay. We hope to welcome you again on your future travels to Gili Trawangan.

6/10 Okay

Aveen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad bed
Bead made a squeaky noise and it was uncomfortable. Woke up with back pain
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Jen on 6 Feb 2018
I'm sorry to hear you had trouble sleeping. We would have been happy to move you to another room had you asked. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your holiday.

8/10 Good

Sue

Can only get better
Not a bad place and undergoing some refurbishments so can only get better.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Jen on 31 Jan 2018
Thank you Sue! We hope you enjoyed the rest of your holiday and look forward to welcoming you again when our work is fully finished.

8/10 Good

Nikki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
NZ Stay
Great location, staff all friendly and kind.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Jen on 12 Jan 2018
Thank you for your kind review! We hope to welcome you again on your next holiday in Gili Trawangan.

8/10 Good

Elton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Thank you for taking the time to review our resort. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your holiday.

8/10 Good

Kirstie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location on Gili T
Great location right on the Main Street of Gili T. Room had lovely ocean views.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are pleased you enjoyed the location and stunning views of the ocean and Lombok. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your holiday.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location, nice rooms
within walking distance from the boats. not the quietest area.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Thank you for your kind review. You're correct, the central area of Gili Trawangan where we are located is very convenient and is closely located to all the popular bars and restaurants. We hope to welcome you again on your next holiday.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location amazing staff would definitely come back
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Jen, Resort Manager on 27 Aug 2017
Thank you for your kind review! We are pleased you enjoyed your time here at Pesona Beach Resort and look forward to welcoming you again on your next holiday in Gili Trawangan.

2/10 Terrible

Patrick, singapore

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrendous - property should be delisted
As I lay awake for a second night, covered in bedbug bites, I wonder how Expedia could allow such a property to be sold on their site. The property is a comple construction site. Noisy from 7:00am to 8:00pm with the sounds of drillls, hammering, workers talking, people moving about. The rooms are dark, dingy, dirty and infestated with badbugs. I have more than 50 bites. I couldn't sleep last night and when I opened the bed I saw 5 on the mattress and pillow. When I complained I was greated with a schrug. Do not book this hotel. It's a health hazard. Shame on Expedia for listing it!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Jen on 29 Aug 2017
Dear Patrick, We're sorry to hear of your experience at our hotel. We are currently under construction on part of our resort which we apologise to guests for upon their check in, however the work starts at 8am and very rarely exceeds a 5pm finish. Bed bugs are dealt with immediately if ever reported. As you know, no hotel can guarantee no bed bugs as guests can transport them from other hotels. Upon your complaint the room was immediately closed and fumigated and we apologised for your inconvenience and disappointment. Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Kind Regards Jen

2/10 Terrible

Rahul, Mumbai

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed stay
The room was not at all spacious. Also there is no phone in the room. The air con was not working and hence everytime I had to move out of my room and go to reception to complain. In my 3 day stay air con was repaired 3 times. Limited food options. In breakfast menu vegetarians have only 1 option of fruit plate. Overall very disappointed with the place.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Sarah on 30 Jul 2017
We're very sorry to hear you were disappointed with your stay. Although we do have many vegetarian options available for purchase on our restaurant menu, your review has brought to our attention that the breakfast included in the room rate in fact had only 1 option which was suitable for vegan consumption. We have since added 2 new breakfast options to the breakfast which is included for room guests which contain no animal products. Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant hotel .
Fantastic hotel right on the beach, lovely indian food served till late, plus shisha, staff are great to get on with, rooms clean and fresh.Location is in the the heart of the centre.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay at our resort.

8/10 Good

Jenny, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good and clean hotel
The hotel staff are really friendly and polite regardless of the language limitation. The facilities are basic and the roomis clean and spacious. It would be great if there were more room facilities! The down side is that the hotel is almost at the end of the lane. Its quite dark to walk from the main street to the hotel at night as there are no street lights. The hotel is also a bit far away from the Seminyak Square. In general, its a good hotel for the reasonable rate.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean & homely but noisy due to hotel construction
WOUld have been 5 stars but they were renovating new building which meant I couldn't hear power drills at 8am...could not have been happier with everything else, definitely cleanest hotel room I've stayed in, in Bali, and felt super welcoming and friendly

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Tap water was dirty at first when open. Coz construction other building. Staff are very kind!

10/10 Excellent

Bhaveshkumar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

SEBATIAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
They give us 1st room in area of hotel which is under construction but I did request change and they give us other room on the 2nd floor with beautiful view and room was great ,service was good food not really but overall it's good place to stay.

8/10 Good

Devin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent
Terrible wifi and very weak water pressure but other than that very nice.

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice rooms but not really a resort
The rooms were nice and the staff helpful - we had a few issues with the rooms but they fixed them The one thing that is annoying about this place is, you book it as a resort with a swimming pool but you can't really use it! There is a scuba dive centre inside the hotel and they take up ALL the room and tables in the bar area for their meetings! They use the swimming pool for teaching people how to scuba so if you want to relax by a pool do not book here as you will need to go somewhere else as the area will already be being used by the scuba team

8/10 Good

willhansen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

renato

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel

2/10 Terrible

itene, sweden

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
noisy rooms beside clubbing. small pool.
it was way far below my expectations..the room was ok but the toilet was not clean. the insects keep coming in from the garden. the complimentary breakfast was so small so you have to.buy add onns. the pool are mostly not available because they use it for diving course. the beach in the front of the hotel was full of boat so impossible to sunbathe there. there is clubbing place just beside.. so the room ate noisy from 8 pm to 1 am. the spa is nice the staffs are friendly

6/10 Okay

Nikhil

Disliked: Room comfort
Good for divers and in party area.
The hotel is in middle of the strip. So perfect if you want to party otherwise quite busy and noisy. Beds squeaked a lot and basic facilities. This place seems very good if you want to dive.

4/10 Poor

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
thumping loud music keeps you awake
Dive location, rooms were nice but property next door played thumping loud music until 1am every night!! When we complained to office staff, they only said it is not all night, always stops at 1am! They were reluctant to change our room in case they had other bookings! As it turned out new rooms were no better. Wifi was useless dropping out requiring login frequently, different areas having different passwords making it frustrating at best. It is a dive island after diving and swimming all day - and planning to go following days too, sleep is important! Would not stay there again or recommend it to anyone

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Bed is awful, It sounds really really loud to the point that it can wake you up if you move while you're sleeping.

6/10 Okay

PJ, Australia , Perth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Not a place to stay and relax
The rooms have slit windows at the top of the room so as soon as the sun come up at around 6:30 your room is lit up and struggle to sleep . Also the rooms have paper thin walls and there are always staff laughing and chatting , sweeping and water so you can hear it all from your room in the early hours of the morning . The staff are friendly and the room was clean and location is in the middle of everything. If your a light sleeper don't stay here

10/10 Excellent

Alanna, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing staff
Loved this place! Would definitely come back someday, staff were amazing and helpful. Pool and spa were extremely relaxing, hotel always clean and tidy, room service quick and all food overall great.

4/10 Poor

Aveshan, Istanbul

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
this hotel is near an nonswimmable beach
I was emailed that my room was ready. Upon arrival we were told its not ready. The hotel is near many bars and restaurants. If you want to dive come here. I dont want to dive so this hotel was VERY unpleasant. No beach to swim, loud blazing sounds from nearby bars until 3am, and the bathroom smelled like URINE! We asked many times for it to be cleaned properly but the smell was still there. We stayed 3 nights and I wish we chose another hotel. The breakfast is decent and fresh. Staff was very helpful and nice. I would not stay here again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great cheap hotel for short stay
Hotel was clean, staff friendly and right in the mix of the busy 'strip'. Only negative was air con not great and very uncomfortable heat during the night due to this. Overall recommend

6/10 Okay

Ford, Kuala Lumper

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Actually overall is okay, the location is good and easy to find out where is not too far from the central pier But the behind rooms are not tally as shown for reservation.

6/10 Okay

Maren Skullerud

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Diving resort
The room we booked was not good (room no7, standard room). The bed was not comfortable and the bathroom was smelly and old. We requested a change and luckily one of the bungalows was available. They very kindly changed us to that room without charging us extra. Here the beds are comfortable and the bathroom much better. The breakfast is ok for a couple of days, but it is not very varied. You have to choose between egg and toast, fruit salad or pancake, all including a coffee/tea, orange juice (not fresh) and small fruit salad. The hotel pool is meant for diving lessons but can be used outside diving hours.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
narrow place
not much to say