Mara River Safari Lodge

Recent Reviews: 813

• User:Vinit V

  Trip type: Family

  Amazing stay

  23 May 2026

  We stayed for one night at Mara river safari lodge and had a wonderful stay! The resort is built around theme of wildlife around Mana river in Africa. There is variety of wildlife and the various presentation on animals is amazing. The wonderful part is we get chance to feed the animals from the hotel room. They have wonderful restaurant inside it called Lion and we were greeted by a hostess Suwitri who was very warm and receptive. Would recommend Mana river lodge to anyone visiting Bali.

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• User:Locko100

  Trip type: Couples

  Absolutely Fantastic Place!

  26 Mar 2026

  I had booked this hotel quite a while ago with us being huge animal lovers and I ll be honest, leading up to staying here I started having slight reservations on what it was going to be like. I will give my honest feedback both good and not so good. Firstly I was shocked and stunned by previous reviews stating that the staff at the hotel were rude and arrogant, I found this to be completely untrue and if anything, the absolute opposite. The two guys at reception helped us check in no problem and the concierge guy, we called him “Super Lee” was amazing! Nothing was too much trouble for him. This then takes me up the restaurant which in my opinion, the menu needs to be a bit bigger and the buffet changed so it’s not just the same food every other day. I appreciate not everyone stays for a week but that’s the only downside we found was it was a bit too repetitive so we founds ourselves going out in taxis at night to other restaurants. Going back to the restaurants there were so many fantastic. Staff but a certain lady stood out to us immediately and her name was Ayu Eka, she was just delightful and we looked forward to seeing her when she was on shift, she looked after us so well along with our other favourite staff members who I also feel need mentioning who were Agus Nova, Anik Allin, Juliantara & Suwitri, all these staff deserve a recognition in our eyes, they are a credit to your hotel. Now onto the rooms, fine although a bit tired looking and holes in curtains etc, could really do with being modernised now as the views are so fantastic but the rooms let it down a bit. We were in 110 and could not have been anymore happier with the view, in our opinion we felt it was one of or even the best room to have a full view of most of the animals and was easy to throw the carrots too, whereby other rooms were too far away and set back etc. The Safari park is great and the fact the Safari bus is included in your stay was fantastic, however the long dark haired girl checking the wristbands to access the Safari bus was nothing but a power trip and in our opinion with her attitude is in the wrong job. The Marine park is fantastic new addition to the park too. But on behalf of myself and my husband we absolutely loved staying at Mara and hope to return again some day in the future! Keep up the great work, job well done guys! 5*👍👏

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• User:BenjaminW87

  Trip type: Family

  Excellent Safari Stay!

  17 Mar 2026

  It was our second time staying here with our kids, aged 7 and 8, and still a wonderful experience for all. Family room overlooks the pool, which itself faces the African Panorama with zebras and rhinos. Free daily carrots to your room, for use in feeding the zebras from your balcony or pool.Included: it's fun to be able to stroll into the park every morning right after breakfast. Daily park guided tram was good fun - we knew the sequence by heart after day 4, but still v fun to see all the animals up close! Twice daily tiger and Elephant shows are not to be missed. There's a free water park with fun slides for young families. My boys were also fascinated by the outdoor cultural fire show after dinner. Paid extras: Varuna show (incl the Marine Park walk before dinner) was great. Kids especially loved the Night Safari and Tiger feeding (with the tiger literally on top of the cage we were in!). Very attentive and friendly staff - special mention to Mr Dewa, who ferried us multiple times on the buggy, always with a smile. His colleagues were excellent as well. 🙏🏼

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• User:Meander37856656367

  Trip type: Family

  I LOVE MARA HOTEL

  17 Mar 2026

  Love waking up to animals by my balcony! The children absolutely loved all the animals interaction

• User:Venture07270283677

  Trip type: Family

  A Must-Do Experience in Bali, Especially with Kids

  01 Mar 2026

  We stayed at Mara River Safari Lodge for one night and it was truly a one-of-a-kind experience. The rooms and overall stay were very comfortable and well maintained. We got a room with a beautiful view where zebras were roaming around freely. It was so adventurous and fun to feed them carrots. In fact, every morning the zebras look towards the balconies expecting carrots. The hotel keeps carrots in the room and if you request, they happily send more free of cost.The fire show at night was absolutely amazing and something we totally loved. Feeding the predators was also a very interesting activity and should not be missed. The entire experience was well organized and enjoyable. We stayed in a higher floor room, which I highly recommend because the view of animals moving around was fantastic. We also visited the giraffe area and it was wonderful to see them up close in the morning.One of the highlights was seeing lions sitting near the restaurant during breakfast and dinner. It almost felt like they were trained to pose for the guests. Even the washroom had a window facing the lion enclosure, which was very exciting as you could see them just a glass away.The dinner and breakfast buffets had many good vegetarian options, which was a big plus for us. However, the restaurant was extremely crowded during both meals, and the staff appeared overwhelmed and sometimes confused. Unfortunately, the restaurant staff were also quite rude and not very welcoming. The front desk staff were similarly unfriendly, which was disappointing.On the positive side, the housekeeping staff were excellent—very sweet, helpful, and accommodating throughout our stay.Overall, it is a must-visit place, especially for families with kids because there are so many unique and engaging activities like giraffe feeding and animal interactions. The price is definitely on the higher side, but the experience is totally worth the money. This is something you must do at least once when visiting Bali, even though the service in some areas could definitely be improved.

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