Westin Resort Nusa Dua Bali
Executive Suite

We booked the balance of our stay into an Executive Suite. It’s the smallest suite configuration at this property, but was still a full suite with a separate dining and separate sitting area with one and a half bathrooms.

We used 20,000 Starpoints per night for the room, with the fifth night free (a regular room is 10,000 Starpoints). One advantage to using points was that the points rate covered all the taxes (11%) and the compulsory service charge add on (10%) saving us an additional 21% on top of the rate. The best thing about hotel points are no ridiculous taxes and fees (or fuel surcharges).

Executive Suite 3524 was nicely featured with two flat screen televisions, a large bathroom, a powder room bathroom and a very large deck (lanai) with two comfortable chairs. The room size was perfect for travelling with a youngster, as we were able to have him sleep in the dining area and were able to have our adult conversation time after he went to bed without disturbing him.











The room also offered a dry bar. It was full of souvenirs counter space by the end of our trip.



My son tucked himself into a rollaway bed placed in the dining room. The rollaway was included free of charge.



The suite offered a massive bathroom, which was family sized. This meant I could toss my son in the shower while MrsWT73 was getting ready for dinner using the mirror without massive amounts of cross over or inconveniences. There were just a few luggages too, with great storage space.









We took coffee outside every morning on the deck, which had a nice resort view.





The hotel featured Indonesian, Italian, Spanish and International restaurants. None of them were really special or memorable. Except for the fact that the breakfast restaurant was an absolute zoo most days; literally hundreds of screaming kids, Chinese talking on wireless cellular phones wondering aimlessly through the buffet area, and kids zig zagging while unsupervised feeding koi fish with bread from the bakery bar. It sets the scene a bit for this place: fortunately the business atmosphere and sleekness that was prevalent in many North American Westin Hotels was totally lacking here. We actually skipped breakfast after the first two days for the rest of the trip since this breakfast atmosphere wasn’t all to relaxing.

What was relaxing were the nice grounds of the hotel. The footprint of the resort was quite large, but there were a few areas along the sides that were nice. I wouldn't call it a spacious resort. There were a few traditional bales and massage areas. We never saw anyone actually use these.

















The property offered a large pool area. Strangely, for a family oriented resort, the main pool photographed here was too deep for children. It was even too deep for me to stand in, clocking in at about 7 feet deep.









The beach area offered a stretch of still beach. The beach did have a gentle wave break, meaning that it was suitable for smaller kids. Calling a spade a spade, It’s by no means the nicest beach in the world. There are nicer offerings in Australia, Hawaii or the Maldives. I realize that most people wouldn’t compare the Maldives to Bali but since we were travelling a long distance half way around the world to get here, I think it’s a reasonable comparison. MrsWT73 thought I was nuts for travelling from the Americas to get here for this, but the trip wasn't all about the beach, more of the experience and culture of Bali.













Overall, the property echos what has been previously reported. There are heaps of families and kids staying at this resort. In fact, MrsWT73 described this resort as “Bali Birth Control” as there were so many screaming kids staying here. We definitely wouldn’t stay here on our own if we were looking for a get away- instead opting for something a bit more swank like the W Seminyak or the Laguna Hotel (The Luxury Collection) next door. The property was previously flagged as a Sheraton, so that can get an idea of the type and style of the property; family oriented with an older style. Despite this dire warning, the hotel was perfect for our needs as a family travel destination and I’d recommend it for anyone making a trip with children (not teenagers) in tow. The hotel allows you to dine next door at The Laguna and charge to your Westin room account. The kids food that was presented was of international standards (ie: the satay for my son was not spicy here compared to the spiciness of the satay next door at the Laguna). Overall, I found it was also a good value for Starpoints redemptions due to the low amount of points for a room and covering all the taxes and fees.