The Mercure Resort Sanur, a great family-friendly beach resort
Book your stay at Mercure Sanur HERE
The Mercure Resort Sanur located in the southern tip of the village has corrected what the Inna Grand Bali hotel in the northern part of Sanur has failed to do with their ugly 9-story building.
When you arrive at the beautiful Mercure Resort you notice the bright and clean lobby with a friendly reception.
This Bali beach resort is located right on a private beach in a quiet area where expats and wealthy Balinese live.
It has 189 guest rooms and 41 Balinese cottages with thatched roofs divided in the hibiscus rooms, lotus rooms and jasmine rooms.
Reception at the Mercure Resort Bali
All the guest rooms and cottages are located behind the lobby in a park that leads to the beach with tropical flowers, palm trees, a mini-rice field and a Balinese cow.
Balinese cow?
Yep, I had to rub my eyes to believe it but the cow seems perfectly comfortable eating as much Mercure grass as she can gets among those travelers who are enjoying a Balinese massage under the palm trees. (around Rph 50.000, which is a great deal ;-)
One of the Balinese bungalows
The mini rice field located on the hotel grounds
The Mercure Resort Sanur also has a Kids Club next to the beautiful garden pool where several activities are organized by the very friendly Activity Coordinator Tamy.
He’s the one to go to if you or the kids want some more action on the resort. This is also the place to go to if you want to rent a bicycle for a day. (around Rph 20.000)
Babysitting is also available and costs Rp90.000 per child for an 8-hour full-day rate, Rp60.000 per child for 4 hours or Rp20.000 per child for one hour. A bargain if you ask me...
The Pandawa restaurant has stunning views on the beach pool and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with live music on certain days of the week. T
If you don’t feel like early breakfast there’s always 24-hour room service that can help you out.
View from the Pandawa restaurant
Swimming pool number 2 at the Mercure Resort Sanur
The golden beach is one of the best on Bali and here you can doze off for hours in one of the many beach chairs. Luckily there are plenty of them so don't worry, you don't have to go there at 7am to get one.
Lazing at the hotel Sanur beach
Don’t forget to use sun lotion and look for some shade under the trees after a while. I’ve seen too many travelers getting sunburned quickly which makes sense since Bali is close to the equator.
The only thing about the Mercure which is a bit surprising is the gym located next door of the Kids Club.
Kids Club
I am still not sure if I should call the gym with its basic ’80 equipment a real gym.
It’s also very small and I think it needs an upgrade quickly but like many other Sanur Bali hotels this isn't the most important thing since not that many travellers go for a work-out.
Nonetheless I felt instantly at home at the Mercure Resort Sanur and the atmosphere is just right, not over the top but just like a beach accommodation in Bali should be, relaxed throughout the resort with a fine stretch of private beach and some great pools.
The beach is all yours at the Mercure Resort Sanur
Especially for families with small children this is and ideal get-away from daily life. There are many activities and kids will find it easy to make friends here.
Average price per night is around $100 but hey there might be even better promotions and flex rates available on the internet.
Pro's: beach location, gardens, clean rooms, great pools, friendly staff
Con's: tired rooms, overpriced drinks/snack meals, language barrier staff
Address:
Jalan Mertasari 80034
Sanur, Bali
Tel +62 361 288 833
Book your stay at Mercure Sanur HERE
