Ungasan is rapidly becoming one of the most popular places to open a beach club and the once pristine Melasti Beach is lined end-to-end with beach clubs touting their wares. In our experience, the beach clubs in this area often tend to have very premium pricing without necessarily matching the price tag with quality services.
So, our interest was piqued when we heard that the Umana LXR Bali Resort (a Hilton hotel) had opened the Uma Beach House in Ungasan on Melasti Beach. Thus, our team was summonsed and they sprang into action heading down to the Bukit Peninsula to see what they would find.
This is what they learned at the Uma Beach House in Bali.
Introduction – Getting To Uma Beach House
Uma Beach House is in Ungasan which is on the Southernmost tip of the Bukit Peninsula here in Bali. That means it’s a fairly long drive for most people staying in places like Canggu, Seminyak, Ubud, Kuta, Legian, etc.
If you’re in nearby Uluwatu or Pecatu or in Nusa Dua it’s going to be a bit shorter, though there isn’t exactly a wealth of transport available in Ungasan and that’s worth bearing in mind when deciding how to get there.
Once you reach Ungasan, this is a hotel beach club so you will want to drive up to the door of the Umana LXR Bali Resort which is part of the Hilton chain and get access to the beach club through the hotel.
It’s a relatively easy process from the front door of the resort to get to the Uma Beach House and hotel staff will be happy to point the way if you do find yourself getting a little lost.
Where Is Uma Beach House? Jl. Melasti beach, Ungasan, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80364
Website: Hilton
Opening Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, except Nyepi
What’s Inside Uma Beach House?
Uma Beach House has a beachfront infinity pool, bar and restaurant facilities as well as some comfortable seating options for you to enjoy.
Our Review Breakdown For Uma Beach House
We endeavour to ensure that our reviews are always conducted in a consistent manner. This helps us to assure fairness to the beach clubs that our featured in our reviews and a standard format that allows our readers to easily compare different beach clubs.
Thus, all of our reviews begin with the team being sent out to visit a given beach club. They do not all visit at the same time or even, necessarily, on the same day.
While they are at the beach club, they will grade the place on a rating scale of (1) worst to (5) best against the criteria that are laid out below.
After all of our team members have been to a venue, they meet up to discuss their experiences and to take a vote on the final score in each category.
Then, a single member of the team is assigned to write up our review and to incorporate the discussions and final gradings.
Once a review goes live, it remains in place, until we revisit the club – usually, at least, a year after the review has been completed – and only then will we amend or adjust scores.
Pre-Club Advertising
It’s fair to say that we hadn’t seen any advertisements for Uma Beach House or we’d probably have gotten there a bit sooner than we did.
Hotels often don’t advertise their beach clubs as this helps them to ensure they have enough space for their own guests who get preference for seating.
However, this is a downside for casual users of a beach club because the best bit of the beach club experience is the social side of things and a half-empty beach club just isn’t as much fun.
Location
Ungasan is a real pain to get to from most of the island and while it does seem to be a very popular place to build a beach club at the moment, we often wonder why.
A 2-hour drive from most of the island in each direction, practically demands that you stay in the area unless you want to spend most of the day in Grab/Gojek moving at a snail’s pace through the traffic.
We’d also note that while Melasti Beach is nice enough, it’s starting to feel quite overbuilt with no free space along the shoreline and you have to pay to enter the beach, unlike most other beaches in Bali.
Also, it’s not in an ideal location to enjoy a great Bali sunset either as it’s facing in the wrong direction.
Finally, because it’s a bit away from the main beach towns, you can find it’s hard to get Grab or Gojek services here when you want to go home.
Booking Process & Seating Options
If you want to book a room at the hotel, their website will be overjoyed to take your booking, but if you want to book a seat at the beach club? Forget it.
Yes, it’s 2025 and one of the world’s largest hotel chains can’t be bothered to let you book a space at their beach club online. Words fail us on that.
You can call or email and arrange something if you’re prepared to go back and forth over it, but it’s even more hassle on top of getting to Ungasan in the first place.
Entry Fee
There is no entrance fee at the Uma Beach House which is in keeping with the best practices of beach clubs in Bali and something we wholeheartedly approve of.
However, unless you are a hotel guest (in which case the fees is waived), you do have to pay for access to Melasti Beach. While there’s not much that the beach club can do about that – it feels like a fairly petty way to start your day.
Minimum Spend
There is no minimum spend at this beach club if you just want to sit in the restaurant and bar area. This is a good thing and we’re fine with that.
What we’re less fine about is that there are minimum spends associated with all the other seating in the beach club. These are not advertised on their website (except to acknowledge they exist – but without specifying amounts) and cannot be booked or paid in advance.
For us, the whole point of a minimum spend from a customer perspective is to secure a nice seat in advance, so that you can travel with confidence, knowing your seat will be waiting for you.
In return, the beach club gets to guarantee a certain amount of income from the seat. The arrangement at Uma Beach House is all take and no give on behalf of the beach club. Meh.
Welcome And Security
This is a 5-star hotel’s beach club and it won’t come as any surprise that the greeting and welcome are first rate examples of how this profession should welcome people.
However, we weren’t asked to submit to any kind of security check and as regular readers will know, we like bag checks.
We believe that one of the reasons that Bali’s beach club scene has proven so safe for its guests is that regular security checks deter potential troublemakers.
Inclusions
We confess, that we’re not overly impressed with beach clubs that charge a minimum spend but still expect a locker rental fee on top. Sure, it’s fine to levy this charge on “free seats” but not if someone has already agreed to spending a couple of hundred dollars.
But you do get a towel rental included and we suppose that’s something. But we feel that this beach club is missing a trick when it could be offering an extended VIP-style service for a little more commitment in the minimum spend.
We like perks and we don’t mind paying for them indirectly, it makes you feel a little extra special on the day.
Service
The service at Uma Beach House is excellent but you’d expect that from a 5-star hotel property, their training and development teams will be out in force to ensure service standards are maintained throughout the property.
We didn’t have any complaints at all during our time at this beach club. The staff are a real credit to the establishment.
Entertainment
Hotel beach clubs generally don’t tend to offer any kind of entertainment. They’re looking to provide chillout zones for their hotel guests first and foremost and then to fill the place out with a few casual visitors.
So, there’s really no need to try and create a party vibe inside as it’s not their intention and that’s fine. A chill day by the beach is sometimes in order, particularly if you’ve had a great night out at FINNS the night before.
Pool Quality
The pool area is quite nice but it’s not very big and if you wanted to swim at the Uma Beach House, if there are a few people in the pool, it’s an impossibility.
However, it offers a pleasant view over the ocean and is well-maintained and kept clean enough. You won’t have any qualms about jumping in here to cool off after a day in the sun.
Menu/Drinks Pricing
It’s a Hilton hotel beach club on Melasti Beach, we were expecting this place to cost a fortune and we were pleasantly surprised to find that they’d reined in the corporate greed a little.
Yes, it’s expensive for a beach club in Bali, but given that it’s in this part of Ungasan, it’s actually reasonably priced for the locale.
Though the drinks prices are higher than average, we think that’s because it’s in a 5-star hotel.
Food And Drink Quality
We thought that the food was very good as we’d expect in a resort of this quality, however, it didn’t quite match the price tag, which comes pretty close to fine dining in many other parts of the island.
The Mexican Pork Ribs and Grilled Octopus were good enough that we’d be happy to eat them again, though.
Sunset View
There’s a sort of half sunset view on the beach at Melasti Beach, that’s because it’s on the wrong side of the island for the kind of majestic sunsets that you get in places like Canggu.
Music And Ambiance
There’s piped music in this beach club and it didn’t stand out in any way in either a good way or a bad way. It acted as a decent backdrop for conversation without being overwhelming.
That’s fine by us, it’s what we expect in a hotel environment where there’s an emphasis on keeping everyone happy.
Payment Options
You can pay by cash or card throughout this venue and if you’re staying in the resort, you can sign for your bill and have it added to your room bill for when you check out.
We didn’t see any signs up advertising QRIS payments though and that’s a shame because it’s our favourite way to pay in Indonesia.
Exit Process
Getting out of this beach club is relatively straightforward, you just follow your way back through the resort and then head to the hotel car park to await transport or pick up your own transport.
This is a nice touch as it means you won’t be hassled by the taxi mafia that normally hang out at the general use car park on Melasti Beach.
Transportation
If you drove to this beach club, then driving back is an easy enough process. However, if you’re in need of Grab or Gojek services, you may have to wait a while to find a driver.
This is especially true at peak times and later in the evening. So, keep that in mind, when you book your ride.
Social Media Presence
They do have an Instagram account that’s kept separate from the resort account, but it’s a bit of a bland, corporate mess that gives very little indication of what it feels like to be inside.
It’s also updated sparingly and there’s a lot more they could do to make you want to visit Uma Beach House.
Other/General Comments
5-star hotel beach clubs tend to be much of a muchness and they all offer pleasant service, food and drink for a premium price tag. Uma Beach House didn’t break the mold on this.
Our Overall Opinion Of Uma Beach House
We liked Uma Beach House overall, in fact, we prefer it to some of the big name clubs in this area that are over-priced and under-delivering.
However, it’s also very much a standard hotel beach club and it’s not worth travelling all the way to Ungasan to experience this place.
If you’re in the area, it’s worth dropping in and enjoying the facilities, but there are often better beach clubs closer to where you are, otherwise.
FAQs
Can You Swim At Uma Beach House?
Yes, there’s an infinity pool at this beach club where you can enjoy a pleasant splash around in the sun. It’s not the biggest poll ever though, so you can probably only get away with lengths when the club is quite quiet.
However, you also get direct beach access at this beach club and that means you can swim in the ocean at Melasti Beach. It’s quite safe to do so and the hotel provides guests with towels and shower facilities, so you can make sure that you go home without being coated in sand.
What Can You Do At Uma Beach House?
The Uma Beach House is a hotel beach club which means you can enjoy their bar and restaurant facilities, some very comfortable seating (including daybeds on the sand of the beach itself) and their pool.
This isn’t the biggest beach club in Bali, so don’t expect live music or entertainment of any kind, nor a DJ. It’s built for relaxing on holiday rather than partying hard. This is in keeping with the Hilton Hotel brand.
Is Uma Beach House A Family-Friendly Venue?
Yes, as you’d expect the Uma Beach House is a family-friendly venue. It’s part of a Hilton Hotel on Melasti Beach and as such, families are welcome throughout the hotel.
There are no special children’s facilities at the Uma Beach House though and parents will be expected to keep an eye on their kids while they are there.
This is both to ensure the safety of your children and to ensure that your kids aren’t getting on the nerves of other guests enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.
Who Owns Uma Beach House?
Uma Beach House is owned by the Hilton Hotel Group. This is an internationally owned publicly traded entity with various shareholders.
Final Thoughts On Uma Beach House
Uma Beach House is a decent enough hotel beach club, but with the disadvantage of being in the Melasti Beach area. That means having to pay to get onto the beach and travelling a long way to get there from most parts of the island.
We’d certainly go back to this beach club if we were in the area and had some time to kill. It’s better value for money and more enjoyable than some of the big names here in Ungasan, in fact, but we wouldn’t make a special effort to get there from Canggu.
There are better beach clubs, like FINNS, much closer to home and without the 4 hour round trip.
