In Reply to: Hard Rock or Mandira posted by Brockeely on Saturday, 20. February 2010 at 19:43 Bali Time:
The Hard Rock, whilst on the beach road, is quite divorced from the beach. You cannot just wander in with your board and I feel it is more like an office building than a hotel. Also, while it is in Kuta it is still quite away from the nightclubs in Legian Rd so it would only be good for the in house entertainment - which is soemtimes awesome. Yes, the pool is awesome but at that age a pool is just a pool?
Mandira is better for the whole beach feel but is really very different from the Hard Rock and would not have anything other than the direct beach access to offer.