Gajah Mina Beach Resort

Just wished to make a comment complimenting the kitchen & restaurant staff for a relaxing evening with delicious food the other night. My wife and I enjoyed the squid steak, and our friends enjoyed steamed fish in banana leaves, and a grilled fish. All fresh and tastefully garnished. The fries are quite unique, made from cassava - delicious. The name may be Secret Bay, but we shouldn't keep it a secret.

A very wonderful relaxing and revitalising 10 days. Food and staff were very good.|All in a semi-rural location with very good surf.|Old school Bali.|Excellent value for money.|Only downside is you are 3 hours+ drive from the airport. Well worth it.|We will definitely be back.

Yes the resort is very aged and run down but there is a sense of magic with the wild, over grown gardens and the run down buildings. The staff are typical Balinese - warm, friendly, relaxed. Secret Bay restaurant was delish. Stayed in the largest villa - and was great. Some small updates to bathrooms, lighting (especially at night) and a couple of minor repairs and it will go from 4 to 5 stars for me! Will be glad to return one day

Love this beautiful beachside setting. Just a short walk to pristine beaches,and verdent rice padis. Rooms supplied with all you need, staff delightful, breakfast yummy. Do yourself a favour and experience Bali in a timeless setting,

Gajah Mina has a secret bay. A private secluded beach at the front of their restaurant & that is unique & cool 😀 (in my opinion) well, actually i had been observing this resort quite long before i really decided to stay. But i didn't dissapointed with my choice. Rooms are clean, bed comfort enough, they all look good compare to the pictures in internet. Food also nice. Gajah Mina is not a new resort but it is well maintained, clean, with huge gardens, big swimming pool, private beach, very peaceful & quiet, what else could we want? 😊

If you are looking for a quiet place, that's it. |The restaurant delivers yummy food and the rooms are well equipped. |Endless beaches and a bat cave near by. |And you can get here a really good massage too.||Plenty of restaurants and warungs in walking distance.

After reading earlier reviews I was quite apprehensive about our stay at Gajah Mina. The location was stunning and more than made up for the many shortcomings of the resort. My husband and I stayed in one of the two honeymoon villas on the headland. The bathroom was seriously out dated but the views were so good we could overlook that. There wasn’t a mozzie net over the bed or screens on the windows which meant we chose to have windows closed and air conditioning on rather than enjoy the sea breeze at night. The food at the restaurant was a little overpriced but quite nice. Service was really, really slow but the smiling waiters made up for that. Patience and an early dinner is the way to go. However, the included breakfast was very poor. The pool was lovely and clean and there was ample shade. A new change room was being built by the pool but there wasn’t a lot of noise. I feel this resort is starting to bounce back and rebuild after COVID. If I stayed again I would probably take a villa near the pool or just come for lunch. As I said earlier the location is stunning but the resort needs to lift its game to match. If you can forgive it’s shortcomings and remember that you are in Bali and away from the crowds of kuta then I would stay here for one or two nights. Bonus for us was that an enormous Asia water monitor strolled past our room one afternoon.

Spectacular place to stay. The views and location are stunning. Great service and staff except a few things left a bit to be desired. One of the restaurant employees was kinda lazy, he brought us a cheesecake to share with only one spoon, when we asked for a second one he walked back into the restaurant and after a few minutes I had to follow him in there at which point he handed over the spooon to me. The rooms are slightly run down but it doesn't negate the location. The rest of the staff were good except on check-in we had to rush off for a while and asked if they could please put our bags in the room (containing all of our money, laptops etc) came back a few hours later with the bags sitting in full view unattended in the reception. It's the little things. Breakfast was great. Dinner on our first night was AMAZING, second night it was shockingly bad... And we ordered the same dishes both nights. Consistency is needed there. Would definitely stay again though.