Name: Absolute Scuba Bali Dive Resort
Address: Jalan Panti Silayukti, Bali, ID

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2026

Stefanie

Perfect launching point for our trip to the Gili islands. Lovely view across the Bay and very convenient for the fast boat terminal. Staff were helpful and facilities were basic but clean. Wood fired pizzas were excellent and the menu had a broad selection of local and international food. The pool bar was a bonus.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2026

Darrel

Very nice place to stay. The staff was very friendly. We had a little hiccup with transportation but the owner made it right. That made me feel great. Thank you

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Palle

it's a nice place, close to the sea and cozy, the staff is very nice and helpful, they are always in a good mood, so it must be a good place to work, that makes them treat the guests well.
many greetings Annette and Palle

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2025

John

Staff was amazing!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2025

JAY

Good and clean rooms

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2025

Laurence

Staff were really lovely.
Convenient access to diving.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

juho

오션뷰 룸에 묵었습니다.
므찌요이여어어앙

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2025

Jacob

Nice people and a convenient location across the street from the beach. But that street is ridiculously busy and quite dirty. The drinks were also ridiculously, ridiculously expensive. And unless you’re used to New York City or San Francisco prices.

But very convenient since I had an early morning of scuba diving.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2025

Patricio

Great location for next day for taking the ferry

Good food, room very clean, staff very friendly

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Beth

A lovely stay. Thankyou

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2025

Robert

Great place to stay pre or post ferry. Comfortable rooms, great service. I highly recommend!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

Robert

Excellent service from the gang at Absolute Scuba Bali Dive Resort. Nice comfortable rooms, good food, and a terrific location in Padang Bai. Looking forward to coming back soon.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Feb 2025

Amy

The staff was nice. The breakfast was nice the bathroom and room were very basic for the price.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2024

Jamie

Awesome!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2024

Christine

Gorgeous location and view, very friendly helpful staff.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2024

Terence

the place is older and has been maintained well for its age, the position and staff were great the breakfast was great, and id definatelty stay there again, beefore i looked elsewhere

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2024

Don

Very nice hotel!!! You will love it!!! Oh and you can see monkeys running around in the morning and evening here lol. Nice people and very clean!!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2024

Natalya

We loved staying in Absolute Scuba Bali Diving
Excellent location, good breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2023

Natalia

Hotel was wonderful and the management and staff are very kind and loving. I was feeling myself as If I’m home. I was amazed at the wonderful treatment of animals at the hotel and how well stray animals are treated, and the staff are really animal lovers. The view was also so beautiful because of the ocean view and the sound of waves was so peaceful.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2023

Heather

Novice Scuba Diver

Room was 4 stars, but service was 10! Michael and the rest of the scuba team really made our stay unforgettable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2023

Megan

Great staff and diving facilities, I had a great time, wish I had stayed longer

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Ok for a night

Room was actually ok. Felt like they were trying. However, son’s sheets were dirty.
The bathroom really needs help! The toilet seat was too small for the toilet. The faucet was corroding, the counter around the sink was falling apart. There was no hot water.
The breakfast was very nice.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Nice overall

Good dive resort immediately at the waterfront. The wet room was well equipped and the staff was nice. Would recommend the resort.

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2019

Clive

A nice location on the beach in town - wifi wasn't always great. Pool was nice but not many chairs to use.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2019

Edward

Very eco-friendly. Zero plastic waste from rooms! Beautiful location great pool and dive tank, good food, helpful and friendly staff and great view! Air-conditioning works great too. Room also has fridge and hairdryer (and tv if for some reason you need it!)

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2019

Edward

Eco-friendly with refillable 19 L water jugs in rooms instead of disposed plastics, do not use throw away shampoo or body wash plastics and laundry of room stuff every 2nd day which is all you actually need! Beautiful pool and dive tank for the scuba diver, great location across from beach. Great staff. Cozy clean room with balcony and good sea view. Next time I'll learn to dive!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

The staff is very helpful and warm. Food is great!

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

27 Jul 2019

Patrick

Padangbai is a mafia town - AVOID!

The hotel itself was great. Olivier, the manager, is a good guy. The problem was the town in which the hotel is located (Padangbai), which is controlled by the mafia. They monopolize taxis, shuttle busses, fast boats, and ferries out of Padangbai. They harass and intimidate all online taxis (eg. Grab) and metered taxis (eg. Blue Bird). Most refuse to even enter the town. When I was leaving Padangbai, I arranged a Grab, and the driver told me to walk 10 mins out of town to meet him. The mafia followed me on motorbikes the entire way, and when I reached the Grab driver, the mafia threatened him with physical violence and damage to his car until he drove away. Then the mafia guy got one of his buddies to bring his car around and said he would drive me for 400,000 rupiah. I refused and kept walking. He said 350,000 and I refused again. He said 300,000 (the same price as the Grab) and I accepted. I didnt have much of a choice; they scared off my Grab and were still stalking me so I couldn't call another. They said they would do the same with a Blue Bird taxi. So I got in, arrived at my destination, then the driver demanded 400,000. That's not what I had agreed to. We went into the hotel and the staff translated. Apparantly, the mafia guy had told his buddy 400,000 and told me 300,000 - and the buddy had already paid the mafia guy 200,000 as a \"finders fee.\" The mafia guy lying to us was bad, but extorting the driver for 200,000 for stalking us and scaring off our Grab was worse.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Restaurant food was really good and breakfast was included in my package. It is right on the beach, it has a nice cool which they used to teach diving. It's a little rundown, and right on crazy busy road.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2018

Garth

Fatastic location, comfortable room, good service

Fantastic location, right on the harbour, and near plenty of other places to eat. Hotel food was also good, and complimentary breakfast was substantial, with good choice. Steep stairs to first floor rooms, very comfortable, but small bathroom. We even had harbour glimpses from our balcony. Good air con, good range and reception for satellite TV (incl English channels), but wifi was patchy or even non-existant at peak times. Even though we were not divers, it was still a great place to stay and outside decor added atmosphere, and real holiday feel the moment we stepped inside.

Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

cute resort,staff unpleasant and badly organized

the resort is located in front of the sea port which is very nice, and there are two beautiful beaches within easy walking distance. as soon as we arrived the staff initially welcomed us well, then they behaved very badly promising that we would have done a day of snorkling but instead they invented all excuses for not making us do as if the money sucked, which among other things very expensive.the newly arrived room was very dirty, with a toothbrush on the ground and flies and ants everywhere. the restaurant is very expensive staff friendly but very slow. there are many restaurants nearby that are not taxed. if it had not been for the staff so unpleasant and false we would have returned.but never again!!!!

6/10

Pleasant

07 Aug 2018

Jill

This hotel was nice. It was a great location as a starting point to travel to the Gilis. It was less than a five minute walk to the ferry terminal. The room had everything we needed, including a water container. We stayed in the room facing the water, which offered a great balcony to relax on. The spa was also nice. The massage was great for the price.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2018

Andrew

Rooms are a bit basic but great for the money

Rooms are a bit basic / slightly shabby but the air con works, the bed is comfy and for the money I was quite happy; the resort including the bar area and pool are lovely. Good breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2018

RL

Right on the beach front and great pool and outdoor bar and seating facilities compared to what else we saw of Padangbai. Only stayed here for one night before our boat to the Gills and it served that purpose well. There isn’t too much to do in Padangbai so the pool was a very welcome addition to our stay. Delicious pizza and breakfast.

6/10

Pleasant

02 May 2018

Christine

Average

Really average. Wifi was good. Room was pretty dismal. Sheets were dirty, no hand soap, fridge didn't work until I moved and plugged it in another powerpoint. There was a list on the minibar for prices but nothing was in the fridge. Service was really good though. Buffet style breakfast was delicious though. Staff were really friendly and the pool is very nice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Great spot for transfer to the Gilli Island lovely staff and the room was very comfortable and clean would definitely return

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2018

SCARLETT

Just right

Room was vert comfortable, slept like a baby, staff was attentive and so friendly. Pool was great and so many food options nearby.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2015

patrice

Comfy, friendly, welcoming hotel

We stayed here for two nights, on our way to and back from Gili Air island. The resort is near where the fast boat, Bluewater Express is. We had a fine room, breakfast included, and they coordinated shuttles to and from the airport. The pool was lovely and ordered drinks from bar that's a
next to pool...

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2015

Richard

Convenient and beautiful waterfront ambiance

The hotel is just across a narrow, scenic, street from the snorkeling and scuba boats anchorage and a few hundred meters from the Lombok ferry terminal. Our rooms were clean, comfortable, and spacious, with balconies overlooking the hotel's attractive courtyard and pool. Friendly, efficient staff. Lovely open air dining area, though several items on the restaurant menu were not available. Definitely a place I'd like to stay again.

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2015

Zed

Very affordable stay and great value for money

I stayed at Padang Bai for one night in May 2015 with my friends as a short weekend break from our volunteering project in Ubud. Given how inexpensive the cost to stay was I really should not be entitled to any complaints because it was excellent value for money. The room was spacious with two beds, a clean toilet (with a slightly malfunctioning toilet) and a balcony looking over the lush greenery in Bali and could spot the sea from the corner.

Staff were very friendly and provided welcome drinks on arrival, as well as the wifi code and coupons for free use of beach towel. Unfortunately for us, the air con in the room would not work, which didn't help at night when the air was stifling but apart from that there were no issues. I'm sure if we bothered to tell the hotel staff about this rather than attempt to make it work ourselves there may have been an improvement!

There was a large range of food available for breakfast from eggs, toast, pancakes, cereal, fresh fruit and fresh juices and lots of pastries. Since we had heard much about their pizza we opted to stay in for dinner and did not regret it since the pizza was very appetising.

I am giving this hotel a 4 star rating overall but if the rating was based on value for money alone it would definitely be 5 stars. I had an excellent time here with my friends and I recommend it to anyone staying for a short while at Padang Bai.

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

A Good Find

We spent 2 nights before leaving by fast boat to Lombok. Everyone,staff and other visitors, was friendly and pleasant .The pool was great!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS HOTEL

This hotel is not a resort-the building/garden are nice. Location is convenient if you take a boat to go diving or snorkeling-otherwise there is nothing to do in PadangBai-you can't swim: the \"beach\" is very small and dirty. In the streets you are stopped every 2 mn by a vendor or someone asking if you want a taxi.This hotel is too expensive. We paid 70$ a night which is a considerable amount-even for Bali-for this kind of hotel. The room was very noisy: ferries would horn every 2 hours - even at night! We were 1st floor, under the metallic roof: when it's raining you can barely hear yoursef think! The breakfast was ok The menu for lunch/dinner is good-the pizzas are very good too. The problem is that everythig costs you double price here: shuttle from the airport is 40$ - when is't 20/25$ anywhere -1 hour massage is 150.000idr when usually 65/80.000 and worst of all: the staff is completely USELESS - ask anything at the 3 girls playing with their smartphone at the front desk and they'll tell you to go out and take the information somewhere else. In the restaurant not less than 5 people are standing and sometimes it's hard to find a clean/ready table.Girls were not kind, you have the impression to annoy them when you ask something-they always look bored when it's about working.I don't recommend this hotel unless you are here to learn diving (we didn't try but it looks professional). It would be Ok if 40$ a room or if it really improves quality and SERVICE.

Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2015

Joseph

Enjoyed our time here

Oddly enough, they had GREAT pizza at the café.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2015

Verified traveler

Sweet spot

I only stayed at Padang bai beach resort one night but I will be back! Friendly staff, diving instructor super arranging, many dive sites in the area.. Blue lagoon a short walk from the hotel, and the best pizza in town are waiting for you when you come back from all your activities!

6/10

Pleasant

30 Nov 2014

Verified traveler

One night stay

We only spent couple of hours in the hotel due to our travel arrangement therefore we did not use any of the facilities . We asked for takeaway breakfast as we were leaving as early as 4 am but because the kitchen was closed they couldn't prepare anything for us. We asked them at around nine but that was too late got such a request. Room was nice, bathroom very basic but that is all we needed for one night.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2014

Verified traveler

Great for late check in

Pleasant and very convenient to everything except the best swimming beach. Sells and hires dive equipment it is a major five centre.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2014

Rachel

ok for night stop

We stayed there the night before our ferry.
It was ok, but noisy in the early morning.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2014

CLO

clean room

it was my second time staying there, overall the hotel was great for the price. the locaiton was very close to the dive shop that i used.

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2014

Rachel

Good stop off before Gili Islands

Stopped here for one night before heading over to the Gili Islands. The hotel was good, pool nice, buffet breakfast, clean rooms. No complaints. The cocktails at happy hour are lethal! (Bali has a standard single measure of 45mls in many places)

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2014

Lordie

Nice hotel on the beach

Short trip very relaxing and my little one loved the pool. The staff were great with him.

6/10

Pleasant

08 May 2014

Faye

Ideal location for exploring

Good location, only reason we stay here. If you are not diving or of German descent staff do not bother initiating any interaction with you at all even if you are a return guest.The pool is great if ' not in use by divers' as they always have preference. it is basically for divers and any one else just has to accept that or go elsewhere, as I will be next time Im in Padang Bai.

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2014

Al

Pleasant stay across from beach

Great staff, comfortable hotel, nice pool, restaurant and bar area, good breakfast.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2014

Tezza

Great coral and fish at blue lagoon

Stayed two nights but if you time it well, you only need half a day to see and snorkle blue lagoon, so one night woulod be better. there is little else to do there

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2014

Verified traveler

Value for the price

Nice rooms but area is not as friendly as rest of Bali. Hotel people were nice though.

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2014

Verified traveler

Ideal position - central - close to beach, all fac

Lovely accomodation, helpful staff, able to extend stay on same basis

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jan 2014

Flynn

Good place to stay in Padang Bai

We got there a few days after the negative press surrounding Padang Bai so were a little bit concerned but were pleasantly surprised. The hotel's restaurant was very nice and the food very good, with a pizza kitchen and a good international menu.

6/10

Pleasant

12 Nov 2013

BizMax

For Padangbai ... not bad

Cleanliness of bathroom can be improved ... a lot ! And never trust the guy helping you with your luggage !!! He will try to sale you any boat trip you need, and of course more expensive than it is!!!

4/10

Poor

06 Jul 2026

Jon Thomas

Very nice location for those travelling to the Gili islands with fast boats.
Travelling with the 8 o'clock boat, we had to fast food the breakfast, but had time to spare before 7:30 check-in.

We had issues with the air condition and a insect or reptile inside the hotel room making noise about every 20min during the night.
Nobody were close to rested the next day.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Gabriel

Le coin est très mignon avec des jolies plages. Le tel est parfait pour les arranger. La nourriture est très bonne et le personnel très accueillant.

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2025

Sara

Creo que es el mejor alojamiento de Pandangbai. El personal y la comida y la cercanía al puerto es lo mejor del hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

Takuma

ブルーラグーンまで徒歩10分以内。
ファミリールームはとても快適でした。

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2024

J.

Fijn verblijf op goede lokatie van de ferry’s

Fijn verblijf aan strand op steenworp van de fast en slow boats jetty’s
Flexibele receptie, die last minute kamers nog kon omboeken. Goed avondeten mogelijk. Verblijf in bungalow top!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2024

Haflidi

Yndislegt

Yndislegt fólk sem rekur yndislegan stað, herbergin stór og rúmgóð. Geggjuð sundlaug og enn betri veitingastaður.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2024

CHEOLMIN

에어컨이 고장났어요

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2024

Svava

Väl värt att stanna

Fint, rent och bra stämning. Trevlig personal, bra frukost och väldigt god mat i restaurangen.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2020

Jongwon

좋은 곳입니다

여기 괜찮아요.
특히 호텔내에 다이빙풀과 PADI 다이빙 강습까지
가능하기 때문에 아주 편리합니다.
저도 일박만 하려다가 6일을 머물면서 다이빙라이센스 까지 따고 틈틈히 길리섬을 포함한 주변 관광지도 둘러봤어요.
바로 옆에 다이빙명소인 Blue Lagoon 이 있고 길리섬과 롬복섬에 가는 쾌속선을 탈수 있는 파당항구까지 있고 발리 주요 관광지인 Besakih 사원, Taman Tirtagangga, Tenganan Pegringsingan 등이 주변에 있어서 발리섬 관광의 거점이 될수 있는 곳입니다.
특히 좋은 점은 한국인.중국인이 전혀 오지 않는 곳이고 조용하고 친절하고 별장같이 편안한 분위기여서 편하게 쉬면서 발리섬을 즐기기에 이상적인 곳입니다.

Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2020

Christian

friendly hotel

Very nice hotel with great pool and good food.
The beach in front is mostly occupied with boat and not suitable for snorkelling. The Blue Lagoon is a small place where you could swim or snorkelling from the “beach” if it is very very calm weather otherwise not. The white sandy beach is good and have restaurants and is possible to use even if the wind is there.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2019

Kazu

スタッフはフレンドリーでしたし、部屋も清潔で問題ありませんでした。ロケーションもブルーラグーンビーチにもフェリー乗り場にも近くて良いです。
ただ、シャワーの温水の容量が少なく、水になってしまう点はダメでした。
あとセーフティボックスが壊れており、スマホ、財布、パスポートが出せなくなりました。バックドアの物理キーの鍵穴も壊れており絶望的な状態になりました。奇跡的にボタンキーが復活したため事なきを得ましたが、冷汗かきまくりでした。24号室に泊まる人は要注意です。

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

La struttura è molto comoda se si deve prendere un traghetto o fare diving nelle spiagge vicine. Peccato un condizionatore rumoroso che non ci ha permesso di dormire tutta la notte

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Buona posizione, personale gentile, pulito.
Il bar fa ottimi cocktail

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Posto da evitare perché non c'è nulla è solo un posto di passaggio

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2019

Adam

Trevligt hotell, bodde här innan båtresa till Gili öarna vilket var perfekt. Nära Blue Lagoon vilket måste besökas! Rummen är fina, OK internet och sval AC

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Proche des activités et des commerces. Face à la mer .

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2019

EUN

길리로 가는 최적의 숙소

굉장히 저렴한 숙소라 걱정하며 도착했는데 룸컨디션도 생각보다 훌륭하고 조식도 맛있게 먹었어요 빠당바이 항구까지 걸어서 갈수 있는게 큰 장점! 길리로 가실 분들에게 강추합니다

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2018

Beatrice

Nice hotel, fine drinks and satisfying food

Who doesn't love a poolbar? I only stayed for two nights, and the room was fine. The best about it was the big water provider in the room. 19 liter water for your disposal.
It was weird with salt water though in the shower and in the basin. Brushing your teeth with salt water was an experience.
The distance to Blue Lagoon beach was minor, which is a great beach to visit. At least for one day!
I wished I had a longer stay, then I would definitely tried for scuba diving! The hotel have scuba diving instructors and apparently diving trips along the Padang Bay. Next time :)

Friends