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Cheap hotels near the station in Bali

Ellie Brandt

Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

Updated 1 September 2026 · 19 Bali hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Bali, out of the 19 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.1.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $8.

Urbanview Hotel Arta Guna Casa

Highest rated of the five

Urbanview Hotel Arta Guna Casa

★★★★★4.8 from 80 reviews

Urbanview Hotel Arta Guna Casa comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 80 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under city centre and around $8 a night on the dates we checked.

19 hotels in Bali qualified for this list and five made it. Urbanview Noja Guest House near Living World Denpasar is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Urbanview Hotel Arta Guna Casa1

    Urbanview Hotel Arta Guna Casa

    ★★★★★4.8 from 80 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Urbanview Noja Guest House near Living World Denpasar2

    Urbanview Noja Guest House near Living World Denpasar

    ★★★★★4.6 from 106 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Collection O at Jalan Padma near Legian Beach3

    Collection O at Jalan Padma near Legian Beach

    ★★★★★4.2 from 45 reviews

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    • Celebbest Kuta4

      Celebbest Kuta

      ★★★★★4.1 from 288 reviews

      • Pool
      • Parking
      • Kid friendly

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    • RedDoorz @ Putri Inn Homestay Sanur5

      RedDoorz @ Putri Inn Homestay Sanur

      ★★★★★4.1 from 443 reviews

      • Pool
      • Bar

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    How this list was put together

    19 Bali hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

    Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

    The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

    What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

    Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

    Ellie Brandt

    Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

    Works weekends at an animal shelter and saves the pay for off-season flights. Hostels, night buses, and volunteering at animal sanctuaries for a bunk. Six countries in three years.

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