Karma Kandara

Recently stayed at Karma Kandara in January 2026. To say this was not a great experience is an understatement. This was our second time coming to Kandara so our expectations were high, unfortunately this trip was a complete disappointment. On our first night the air conditioning in the master bedroom was making an incredibly loud noise like a lawn mower plus dripping water all over the bed making it difficult to sleep. At approximately 3am it got even louder then came a burning smell like an electrical fire. We obviously turned it off which made for no sleep for the rest of the night. This also woke my children up who could not go back to sleep. We then wanted have some water to which the water filter had not been replaced when we checked in. After contacting reception we were told we had to wait till 8am for water. After advising them we needed water they reluctantly brought us some. We then spoke to reception about the air conditioning system, we were advised that it needed to be fixed and they would send the engineering team. We asked to be moved to another villa but this was declined. We then spent 3 1/2hrs in the villa while they “fixed” the problem. First day of our holiday wasted! The second night the air conditioning unit felt like it was raining on our heads all night. Again no sleep! We were then meeting with the sales team, we advised them of the issues. They managed to get us moved to a 3 bedroom villa for our final night. Too little too late! Also the beds in our initial villa were like sleeping cement. As Karma members we expect better service and better quality. Completely disappointed and will never be back to Kandara let alone Bali.

We really enjoyed our stay at this resort perched high on the cliff top. The staff is great and the food excellent. The Indian restaurant was very good. The Beach BBQ was a bit noisy, so after our sunset cocktail, we headed over to the Indian restaurant. We highly recommend this resort.

Beautiful, welcoming, friendly staff who approach every moment as an opportunity to bring joy, comfort and adventure in what is truly a gem of a location. Imagine floating on the edge of an infinity pool to an expanse of water that never ends. Or catching a hill tram down to a beach that offers both party and serenity modes, as well as a suite of entertainment, great live music, DJ’s, fire dancers. Snooze under a cabana, embrace the ocean, walk the sands in between sampling some delectable cuisine from early to late. Then make your way back on a buggy that is always at hand to transport you to your villa or in our case a spacious, modern studio apartment with first rate aircon, filtered water, and an ocean view that is a joy to wake up to.

Family friendly and the facilities very good, Beach club is cool, the F&B price is make sense , very recommend for family holiday

Relaxing and beautiful. Only left resort once in the week stay. We loved the villa - so close to the restaurant - a minute walk. We loved the professional helpful welcoming friendly staff. We loved the themed evenings. Our favourite was the Tandoori Tuesday at the Indian restaurant on the beach. Our feet in the sand watching glimpses of the movie screen on the beach showing Grinch for the Karma guests. The restaurant De Mere was fantastic - had several lunches and diners with some Italian dishes (one of our favourites. Breakfast plentiful - as we are fractional it was free for us. The ready to order omelettes were amazing. The only 1 complaint is - the monkeys - cheeky and trying to get into the villa (make sure you lock your doors as they are clever).