Reviews of Paradise Palm Beach Bungalows and Dive Center 4 stars

Having stayed at Paradise for 20 times over 28 years, we obviously love it. Stones throw from the ocean. Julie was always a lot of fun and laughter at breakfast.

Included breakfast was fine, but meals in the restaurant are more expensive than Mata Hari next door? It's always been like that. A revue on pricing could turn this around.

The size of the room and comfortable bed. Great location if you like snorelling or diving.Lovely clean pool and on the seafront. (black stony beach) A great place to come and chill.

We would like to have seen more variety at breakfast. No drinks such as juice were included in the breakfast, instead our 9 year old got offered tea or coffee. Although there were a handful of warungs around, there wasn't much to do or see in the evening. Taxi service from here has been the most expensive in my six weeks of travelling.

Awesome location. Clean neat comfortable room. Quiet area with great views

We had one of the best experiences of our lives in Tulamben: we discovered the incredible world of diving. The owner of the place was very kind and helpful throughout our stay. He arranged everything for us: provided a scooter, helped us plan our dives with the dive school, and made sure we had everything we needed. As for the property itself, we really enjoyed the pool and the beautiful beach view. The outdoor area was lovely, with a well-kept garden, and we often had the pool all to ourselves, which made it even more special. One of the biggest highlights was the location, the best dive spots are right in front of the property, making it a perfect place for divers.

Anyway, we had to leave a less-than-great review due to the condition of the rooms. When we arrived, the owner immediately asked if we wanted to upgrade from a room with no air conditioning and only cold water (the option we paid in the first place apparently) which we accepted right away, as the weather was extremely hot. Given the price we paid, we were expecting something of higher quality. Instead, we ended up in a fairly basic room, and unfortunately, the bathroom had some insects — including cockroaches. This made the stay a bit uncomfortable, as we were constantly worried about finding another “visitor” under the bed or in the bathtub. That said, this was really our only negative experience.

Location for diving in Tulamben was good. Room was comfortable and seaside pool was nice.

Not sure why but no one ate at restaurant. It wasn’t great value for money compared to other places at 500k per night for aircon room.

Convenient, friendly

The plumbing needs some attention

The location was good, in this mecca for divers and snorklers. Staff was very friendly.

We were NOT given the room that was pictured on the net, but an older one in mediocre condition. Bedside reading light blown out, no mosquito netting, holes in window screen stuffed with toilet paper by previous guest ... manager responded to this report by saying "Oh there was a guest in there a day or two ago; he must have done it"... The fact that no one noticed this is indicative. The 'shower' was a flexible hose attached to the bath faucet, but it would only reach to mid-chest, so one had to sit in the tub to shower. The tub was deep and narrow, with nothing to grip when getting out, so getting out was VERY difficult; it took me, a senior, several frustrating minutes. The only bath amenities supplies were a couple of tiny bars of soap. I was told that there was a safe, but discovered after searching that it was a locking wooden cabinet. "Breakfast included" was a choice of pineapple of banana pancake. That was it. We were told that the place was being renovated. I hope that they make SUBSTANTIAL improvement.

It is in a very convenient location, just on the seaside. The coral reef is a 50-meter swim away. An extraordinary wrecked ship is easily reachable, offering a spectacular experience if you dive around it or even just snorkel above.

Breakfast could be more generous. Renting snorkeling equipment was expensive - about 50% the value of the equipment for one day

Our rating of 8 is based on the current hotel status, with construction. We have no doubt it will be back to a 10 once the repairs and upgrades are complete! Loved the infinity pool overlooking the ocean. Location for shore diving and snorkeling can not be beat, you are steps away from the best dive sites in Tulamben. The staff was incredible, friendly and accommodating - big thank you to Gede for all his logistics help, and to Juli, Ketut and the entire kitchen staff for keeping us well fed. While there is currently no dive shop on premises (they are building a new one as of Nov 2024) Gede (manager) was amazing in coordinating all our diving logistics, and the shore diving is available literally steps from the property, even during construction.

The hotel was shut down for several years and is currently in the process of being brought back to its former glory. So while we were there (November 2024), construction was going on for new rooms, a new dive shop, etc. This did not bother us, as we were happy to see resources going into repairs and upgrades, but it can present minor inconveniences.

Comfortable room, nice pool.

No aircon

Amazing place with so kind staff I do recommend it 👌🤗

Good location

Got bed bugs staying here. Overpriced accommodation for no air conditioning

Nice cooking, good swimming pool. The place near "underwater temple", it is suitable for snorkeling. Very friendly and good personnel, rooms are cleaned.

1. It was divers hotel, the requirements is slightly low, but the bugs in the room is not good neibours. 2. Eggs is not included to the breafast.

Location was so tranquil

Nothing

Staff were lovely and very helpful, room was very spacious, location was perfect.

Bed wasn't very comfortable, there isn't actually a dive centre attached anymore, they organise for you to go through a dive centre down the road which ended up being more a bit expensive than other centres.

*Fantastic location with a nice Coral Garden right there and USAT liberty shipwreck 300 meters away *Helpfull staff, that gave us advise about the city and helped us with transportation to our next stay, they also allowed us to trade the included pancakes in the breakfast for eggs prepared in a variety of ways. *Room was nice, but get the one with aircondition, even though the price is very steep, it is well worth it. If in doubt about where to live in Tulamben, then I can assure you that the location of this Resort i phenomenal. Which was the reason we chose it.

There were cockroaches in the bathroom when we arrived, that seemed to be coming from the bathroom drain. Wish they would put some kind of metal mesh into the drains. Out Solution was to put a stone to block it when it was not in use, which seemed to keep them out. Although cockroaches is really common everywhere in Indonesia, so I would not disqualify the place on that premise.

Gede and the staff were wonderful in accommodating all our requests. The location was perfect for diving and snorkeling the reef, the food from the restaurant was excellent. The pool and surrounds were great.

Not much to dislike, bathroom looking its age but clean. No fridge or kettle in the room.

Location was great. right in front of a great snorkel spot and not too far from shipwreck dive spot:)))

Good deal hotel and a very helpful staff. The bungalows were clean and build with the local standard accordingly. I felt being in the middle of the jungle with the ocean nearby

AC not available for all room

Location

No longer a dive centre on site, no fridge in room , some hot water would be have been nice in the shower. Place looks like it needs a revamp and it appears from the building work that they are revamping it, I’m sure this place will be amazing next high season

Nice people, simple but ample breakfast.

Old building but renovations happening. rp200k extra for aircon is a bit steep. No tv, barfridge or coffee/tea making facilities in room. Neighbor hotel could look in our bathroom!

Nice beach side pool made it a good stay.

Washrooms not clean, no ac in the room.