We had a fantastisk and relaaaax stay at Damai. You don't find a hotel closer to Paradise !
Food was like a Michelin restaurant.

My husband and I are at the end of a 4-night stay at the Damai. Overall we have loved this place. The villas are beautiful with charming Balinese bathrooms and outdoor showers. The setting is lush and tropical and jungly. The food is delicious and top-notch, although expensive; similar to what you would pay at a fine dining restaurant in the US. We are grateful breakfast is included and it's more than ample. The fresh bread is so good! The is also a nightly happy hour and we highly recommend the ginger- honey mojito: it's the best ever. We enjoyed the nightly bonfire as well when weather permitted.
The staff is warm and friendly, very helpful and quick to address any issue.
Our only disappointment is the town of Lovina. From what we saw, the beach is trashed and not very nice. It wasnt the Bali paradise we pictured, although we didn't explore too far. The beach east of the dolphin monument ended in a pile of trash and stray dogs. There is not much in the town to recommend with the exception of Amarinth spa, which offers wonderfully relaxing massages at half the hotel prices. So we have stayed at the Damai pool since our first venture to Lovina. They do offer a free shuttle to the town. Overall if you like luxury in a jungle setting and don't miss the beach too much for a few days, we definitely recommend the Damai.

We stayed just one night at Damai on 19 Jan and was a true pleasure. The staff were excellent, the room was beautiful and the location was stunning. We originally were booked into a Deluxe (which looked amazing) but due to the fact that it was a little further away from the pool/bar area and my husband had a broken leg they moved us to a Superior which was just as nice (less the hot tub which I had my eye on!).
The rooms were extremely well maintained and there were so many little touches which made our short stay special. From the welcome we received, to the fruit in the room, the Balinese treats which were left when the room was turned down and the leaving gift.
Loved the outdoor shower and the beautiful canopy bed too.
I had a massage and the manager of the Spa was very knowledgeable and explained many of the treatments in great detail.
The best part of our stay though was the food. I've lived in Bali (in the south) for 2 years and I can honestly say it was the best steak I've had here. Breakfast was delicious too!
Well worth a visit - we'll be back for sure!

The last trip here was my third time at the Damai. It's always beautiful and always a pleasure to be back. It's always a nice touch to be recognised by the staff as well.

This time I picked one of the new Studio pool villas. These are placed next to the Master Pool Villas and they can be combined to create a three bed villa with two pools. The style of the villa was modern asian and was pleasing to the eye and very well laid out. The room was spotlessly clean as well.

The Damai is a boutique vila hotel,and is small but perfectly formed. The staff are great too however the General Manager was conspicuous by his lack of interaction with the guests, he should take some tips from his predecessor...

I do have one moan and it's at odds with some recent reviews...the food.

The food is of a very very good standard and I didn't eat anything that I was unhappy with. Two things strike me however (1) the standard has dropped below the excellent level it used to be. I understand the long serving chef has left and, of course, it takes time for someone new to find their level; (2) the core menu does not seem to have changed in the last 5 or 6 years.

Overall a very very good hotel. One star knocked off for the dip in food excellence but otherwise excellent. And yes, I would definitely go to Damai again.