Puri Mangga Sea View Resort & Spa

Lovely place. Beautiful gardens extremely well kept, and staff are super friendly and genuinely very sweet and helpful. They can't do enough for you. Food in restaurant is delicious and reasonably priced. Only a couple of things on the menu each evening, depending on what they got in the market that day I guess, so always super fresh, and prepared from scratch. Accommodation (we had the family room) is very comfortable, and interestingly laid out in traditional Balinese style with lots of artwork and handmade Balinese furniture. Local area surrounding the resort is real Bali. Paddy fields and kampung life right outside. However, it is very well located for all the highlights of Northern Bali, which itself is stunning. Forget the South, this is the real deal! Unfortunately the weather when we were there was very wet, with the rainy season hanging on an extra couple of weeks longer than usual. However, this did not dampen our stay, as the resort itself is such a nice place to hangout and simply admire the real Bali laid out right in front of you. We had a toddler with us (18 months), and had to watch her like a hawk, as the resort is not the most family friendly if you have a child this particular age with a lot of hard stone floors, and sharp edged furniture (also worth bringing a travel cot and child seat for mealtimes, as ones they have not really suitable for this age). Slightly older kids would be absolutely fine though. ps WIFI is excellent!