Stark Boutique Hotel & Spa
3-star hotel · Kuta, Bali
Long Weekend score
StrongNo serious reports. in 140 reviews
- 83% of guest comments are praise
- 92% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- 83% of guest comments are praise. 256 praise, 52 complain. Counts for 60% of the score.
- 92% of guest photos show no damage. 55 of 60 photos. Counts for 40% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- $23 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $19
- 8 min walkto Jerman Beach
- 140 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 8 min walk to Jerman Beach566 m by road
- Staff74 praise · 5 complain
- Location46 praise · 0 complain
- Pool18 praise · 3 complain
- Room size17 praise · 0 complain
Against
- Quiet at night12 complain · 6 praise
- Problems in the bathroom14 of 140 guests
- Room conditioncomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 5.3 now6 complain · 5 praise
- Insects or pestscomplaints rising: 3.8 in 100 a year ago, 7.0 now9 of 140 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
140 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (74 guests). Weakest: quiet at night, where 12 of the 18 who mention it complain.
Location460Strength
Very good location and walking distance from different establishments.
Google, February 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
A very comfortable hotel, strategically located in the Kuta area.
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room size170Strength
The location is strategic, the room is spacious and clean.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Awesome service from every single staffs, receptionist was very helpful during the problem we had because of Agoda, the room was spacious and clean, the rooftop pool was great!
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Value130Strength
The hotel is very suitable for accommodation considering the price, and the hotel manager was very friendly.
Google, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Great value for money and very friendly staff.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Staffcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 4.4 now745Strength
The staff was incompetent, except for the gentleman who helped carry our belongings.
Google, July 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Thank you also for the extremely friendly and exceptional service.
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Communication was extremely slow, and I had to keep following up while my holiday was only a week away.
Google, July 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Food152Strength
The service is good and friendly..the food is delicious..a little suggestion..the room lighting should be improved...over all its good
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The food is delicious and served quickly.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Hotel was lovely, food was AWFUL
Google, September 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Pool183Strength
Pool is great but no shade.
Google, October 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Great breakfast and amazing pool.
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
However, I think the rooftop pool is poorly maintained.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Cleanliness3513Mostly good
A comfortable hotel with spacious, clean rooms, and close to Lippo Mall and the beach.
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The room is quite clean at 264, but there is a problem, the loud music sounds very disturbing when asking for an omelet, oh my, there was so much MSG that it felt bitter on my tongue and didn't go away.
Google, January 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
The cleaning was like that and several misses there.
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Breakfastcomplaints falling: 11.5 in 100 a year ago, 4.4 now218Mostly good
The breakfast was also quite good.
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Strategic location, good service and definitely a very good breakfast menu...
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The breakfast menu is too monotonous, I stayed 4 nights, the menu is not very varied
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Views63Mostly good
This hotel has a swimming pool on the rooftop floor with a great view.
Tripadvisor, October 2024, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 5.3 now56Split
The facilities are outdated.
Google, April 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
The bathroom, was slightly worn, but if you're staying there for a couple of nights/ before your flight, it does the trick!
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Although the hotel facilities are quite old and there are certainly areas that could be renovated and improved, my overall experience was very positive.
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Quiet at night612Weak spot
A bit noisy and you could feel the tabaco smell in the corridor and a bit in the room coming from other rooms what I really didn’t like, but maybe was just bad luck for me.
Google, February 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
I found the smell of the beds unacceptable and there was noise from the street, especially the music coming from the bar next to the hotel.
Google, September 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Other guests very noisey but I listen to brown noise to cancel it out.
Google, December 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: beds.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 1,779 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: problems in the bathroom, in 14 of 140 reviews.
Problems in the bathroom14 of 1401 in 10 reviews
On top of that, the shower was broken and getting hot water was a struggle.
Google, April 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Cons: The hotel is a bit tired, the hot water in the upper rooms is very weak, and you can encounter the traditional Bali plague – cockroaches.
Google, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Insects or pestscomplaints rising: 3.8 in 100 a year ago, 7.0 now9 of 1401 in 16 reviews
Only good location, but so many cockroaches.
Google, May 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
There were flies coming from the bathroom.
Google, August 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Mould or damp5 of 1401 in 28 reviews
Rooms that did have windows smelled like mold (Executive Room: The booking site didn't specify that the window didn't open).
Google, February 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
The room smelled very damp, and the breakfast wasn't very good.
Google, September 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Heating and air conditioningcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 4.4 now5 of 1401 in 28 reviews
I and my family think the air conditioning still needs improvement.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Not much air-conditioning but having a live band starting at 9 PM
Google, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Something broken in the roomcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 4.4 now5 of 1401 in 28 reviews
I had trouble with the key card, and the room itself felt far from comfortable.
Google, August 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 140 reviews.
Photos, checked
5 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (8%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt5 of 608%
Of 60 guest photos, 5 show damage or dirt: stains in 3, peeling paint or cracks in 2, dirty surfaces in 1 and mould or damp in 1, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 40, 0 do.
Guests’ photos confirm: swimming pool (5), bar (3), bathtub (2).
The hotel says it has no gym.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$23 is a typical night, from 304 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Nov 2026, $19Dearest month: Apr 2027, $23
Prices on booking sites, the day we checked
What each seller advertised on the one day we checked, so these sit outside the year-wide figures above and can fall below the typical price.
- evendo.com$19
- tiket.com$19
- Agoda$20
- hutchgo.com$20
- bluepillow.id$20
- EaseMyTrip$21
- qantas.com$21
- Booking.com$22
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
Jerman Beach is 566 m away by road, about 8 minutes on foot. There is 1 bar or club within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: Alfamart1 min walk44 m by road
- Nearest beach: Jerman Beach8 min walk566 m by road
- Bali airport19 min walk1.4 km by road
- Kuta Beach2.8 km
- Seminyak Beach7.7 km
- Uluwatu Temple13.7 km
- The Ubud Monkey Forest33.6 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
6 room types, from 26 to 28 m².
- Executive Stark Room26 m²1 Queen Bed
- Superior Stark Room26 m²1 Queen Bed
- Executive Room26 m²1 Queen Bed
- Superior Room26 m²1 King bed
- Deluxe Room26 m²1 Double bed
- Grand Deluxe Stark Room28 m²1 Queen BedBathtub
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Not enough comparable hotels to rank it.
Every review site, out of 100
21 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 12 guests complain about noise.
If quiet at night matters to you
Here, 12 of the 18 guests who mention quiet at night complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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The nearest first, with our score for each.
How we know
140 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 403 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 140 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 171 older, 18 in other languages, 69 with a score but no words and 5 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 194 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 1 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 6 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 100 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 60 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.