Bali’s beach club scene is a major draw for millions of visitors around the world. But many of them come with a big question hanging over their heads, “are Bali beach clubs expensive?”
The short answer to “are Bali beach clubs expensive?” is that some Bali beach clubs are expensive, particularly for Indonesia, but that the majority of Bali’s beach clubs are actually great value for money.
So, here’s a breakdown of our approach that helped us come to this conclusion.
What Does A Night Out Cost In The Rest Of The World?
When we talk about “cheap” or “expensive”, we really need some sort of benchmark for what people might spend elsewhere in the world.
So, we took to the internet to find out how much a night out might cost in popular party spots around the world:
- We found that in Sydney, Australia that Redditors concluded that you could easily get through $200 AUD per person. That’s around $150 USD.
- We found that in London, UK you could easily blow £100 or more per night per person. That’s $125 USD and could easily be much more.
- We found that in New York, USA people would spend $100+ USD per night on a good night out.
- Even in Lagos, Nigeria we found that the typical cost of a great night out was around 150,000 Naira which is about $100 USD per person!
And while we don’t dispute that you can go out and spend less money in all these locations, particularly if you don’t drink alcohol and eat in fast food restaurants, we’re trying to compare like for like experiences.
So, these numbers include something to eat, a few drinks and the admission costs of going clubbing.
Bali’s beach clubs are mainly upmarket watering holes with top-quality restaurant facilities as well as, often, live entertainment, swimming pool access and more.
What Does A Day And A Night In A Bali Beach Club Cost?
Well, that’s often entirely down to you. If you visit our favourite beach club, FINNS Beach Club, you will find that there’s no entrance fee or minimum spend requirement to take a seat at the bar or in one of their onsite restaurants.
Then, you can drink and eat as much or as little as you want and you will only pay for that plus any tobacco you purchase.
Keeping It Real
But that’s not very helpful and in the scheme of things, let’s say that you want a daybed by the pool, it’s high season and that means committing to a reasonable minimum spend.
In this case, you’re typically going to commit to spend between 2 million and 3 million IDR inside a beach club for two people. That translates to $200-$300 AUD or $130 – $200 USD. Or $65-$100 USD per person.
However, you should be aware that while this may seem steep, it’s not. For $200 USD in FINNS, for example, you can easily eat two meals each, and drink a considerable amount of alcohol.
More Than A “Night Out”
The experience at FINNS is not a “night out” either, FINNS opens at 11 a.m. every day. You can enjoy a day in the sun by the pool, before you metamorphose into your best party animal and dance all night long as their DJs rock the place and their entertainers bring everything to life.
Also, unlike on most nights out in London, New York, Sydney and Lagos, you will find that you get free shots at FINNS if you spend the day there – that’s more alcohol for no more money.
In short, while you may pay a similar amount per person, you get a full day of fun for the same money, twice as much food, and if you choose the right beach club, you won’t have to pay an entrance fee either.
Value For Money
We think this supports our case for beach clubs being good value for money, rather than being “expensive”.
We’d also note that Bali is part of Indonesia and as a Muslim nation, Indonesia levies fairly substantial taxes on alcohol, it’s not that much cheaper to buy a drink in Bali than it is elsewhere on Earth.
Comparing With Beach Clubs In Ibiza
We’d also note that Ibiza, once the biggest beach club attraction on Earth but which has been dethroned by Bali, is much more expensive than Bali too.
Typically, you’d expect to spend 200 Euros (that’s about $210 USD) per person for a day in Ibiza and that’s with far fewer drinks than you’d get in Bali.
That’s literally twice as much as a day out in a beach club in Bali.
Which 5 Bali Beach Clubs Do We Think Are Great Value For Money?
Note: With all of our beach clubs if you see the symbol ++ near a price tag that means you have to pay tax and service charge on top of that price. This comes to around 20% at most beach clubs. So, 500,000 ++ IDR is, in fact, 600,000 IDR.
We think the top 5 of our 114 best beach clubs in Bali are a great place to start if you want to get the most value out of your spending:
FINNS Beach Club (and FINNS VIP Beach Club)
FINNS is the best beach club in Bali and in the world. Yet, surprisingly, it’s nowhere near the most expensive beach club on the island.
In fact, it’s next door neighbour, Atlas, and its biggest competitor Potato Head are both more expensive than FINNS!
That means we can confidently assert that FINNS is amazing value for money and given that you can sit in the bar or restaurant areas without agreeing to a minimum spend and that FINNS has no entrance fee – everyone should, at least, check out this beach club when they’re in Bali.
Address: Jl. Pantai Berawa No.99, Canggu, Kec. Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Online: FINNS
Our Review: FINNS Beach Club The World’s Best Beach Club
Our Rating: 100/100
Potato Head Beach Club
Potato Head is more expensive than FINNS but we have to acknowledge that despite some small portions of food, it still represents good value for money.
One of the reasons that Potato Head is expensive is that it’s very eco-conscious and going Green costs money (though FINNS is not far behind with their eco-efforts either).
If you want a chilled out day by the beach and don’t mind paying for it, Potato Head is fairly consistently the second best beach club in Bali.
Address: Potato Head Beach Club/Desa Potato Head, Petitenget St No.51B, Seminyak, Kuta Utara, Badung Regency, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Online: Potato Head
Our Review: Potato Head Beach Club Is It Worth It?
Our Rating: 79/100
Ku De Ta
Ku De Ta was the very first beach club in Bali and it says something about their hard work that they’re still in the top 3 beach clubs on the island.
It gets a bit noisy inside Ku De Ta and we’d recommend that you sit as far from the speakers as possible but otherwise, it’s good value for money.
Address: Jl. Kayu Aya No.9, Seminyak, Kec. Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia
Online: Ku De Ta
Our Review: Ku De Ta Still Going Strong After All These Years
Our Rating: 71/100
La Brisa
This ultra-distinctive beach club has a great nautical theme running throughout the venue and they have DJs entertaining the crowds all day long.
Overall, we found La Brisa to be reasonably priced and that their food was both tasty and served in large portions. It’s one of our favourite warm up spots for a big day out.
Address: La Brisa, Jl. Pantai Batu Mejan, Canggu, Kec. Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Online: La Brisa
Our Review: La Brisa Beach Club A Solid Place To Chill
Our Rating: 70/100
COMO Beach Club
This beach club is in a luxury hotel and that does make it more expensive particularly when it comes to the minimum spend.
However, they do provide you with more space than most beach clubs in return and the service, food and drinks are all very good. That’s value for money.
Address: Jl. Pantai Batu Mejan, Canggu, Kec. Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Online: COMO
Our Review: COMO Beach Club A Great Hotel Beach Club
Our Rating: 68/100
Which 10 Bali Beach Clubs Do We Feel Are Expensive?
We were quite upfront about the fact that some beach clubs in Bali don’t deliver on their promise of value for money and we feel that some of the worst offenders are:
Note: Being included in this section doesn’t mean that we think a beach club is bad. It just means that we feel they’re charging more than is reasonable for the experiences that they provide.
Mari Beach Club
We really like Mari Beach Club even if it is a bit of a replica of a more famous beach club here. It’s much smaller inside than the club it’s modelled on though.
But what stops us going back more often is the insane pricing. $10 USD ($15 AUD) for 3 potato croquettes is the most ridiculous thing we’ve encountered anywhere on Earth.
That’s not even close to being value for money and while they were very tasty croquettes, they were still croquettes.
Address: Jl. Batu Belig No.66, Kerobokan Kelod, Kec. Kuta Utara, Bali, 80361, Indonesia
Online: Mari Beach Club
Our Review: Mari Beach Club Nice But Pricey
Our Rating: 62/100
Atlas Beach Club
Atlas Beach Club is one of the most confusing and confounding places that we’ve been to and it’s a shame because it has so much potential.
But not only do they charge more than FINNS, they provide an experience that’s far below the standard of their neighbour.
And they regularly mess up with offers and pricing too. Recently, they offered free entry and no minimum spend on all their social media channels encouraging people to just drop in. When they did, Atlas wanted them to pay an entry fee and agree to a minimum spend. Meh.
To be fair, Atlas regularly boasts about charging more for nasi goreng than any other destination on Earth. They seem to be fairly proud of being expensive.
Address: Atlas Beach Fest, Jl. Pantai Berawa No.88, Tibubeneng, Kec. Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Online: Atlas
Our Review: Atlas Beach Club Why?
Our Rating: 62/100
Woobar Bali
We completely understand that this beach club is inside a very upmarket resort, but the prices are enough to bring tears to your eyes all the same.
We wouldn’t mind if it was packed out all the time, but it’s not and that’s a shame because if they were more reasonable, it could be. The food, drinks, DJs and view are all very nice.
Address: Jalan Petitenget Seminyak, Kerobokan Kelod, Kec. Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361
Online: Woobar
Our Review: Woobar Bali An Expensive Beach Club
Our Rating: 57/100
The Lawn
The Lawn is a small-ish beach club and it’s often very busy but we found that it was also very pricey on our visit.
We would have been OK with the price premiums if it wasn’t for the fact that the very pretty drinks were also extremely low in alcohol.
Address: Jl. Pura Dalem, Canggu, Kec. Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Online: The Lawn
Our Review: The Lawn Poor Drinks Quality Brings It Down
Our Rating: 56/100
Luna Beach Club
Luna advertised that their New Year’s Eve party would be free and even distributed free tickets online. They then charged people to get in when they arrived, knowing they would have nowhere else to go on that evening.
Given that this place is, quite literally, in the middle of nowhere – it ought to be very competitively priced to bring the crowds in.
But it’s not and unsurprisingly, the crowds aren’t going to pay a fortune for the middling experience that Luna currently offers.
Address: Luna Beach Club and Utopia Cave Club, Jl. Kayangan, Beraban, Kec. Kediri, Kabupaten Tabanan, Bali 82121, Indonesia
Online: Luna
Our Review: Luna Beach Club A Long Way Out
Our Rating: 55/100
Tropical Temptation Beach Club
We’re not sure what it is they put in the water down on the Bukit Peninsula but it’s the home of some of Bali’s most expensive beach clubs.
With a very high minimum spend (and that doesn’t even get you a towel), average service, no real sunset view and middling music and some of the highest menu prices we’ve seen in Bali – it’s simply way overpriced.
Address: Melasti Beach 88, Ungasan, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Online: TTBeachClub
Our Review: Tropical Temptation Ratchets Up The Prices Not The Quality
Our Rating: 55/100
Savaya
Savaya has the most confusing opening hours of any beach club in Bali. There’s a mandatory entrance fee (to cover the cost of DJs) every day.
It also has one of the highest minimum spends of any beach club on the island. It’s part of the trend on the Bukit Peninsula and we don’t see any valid reason for it.
To be fair though, you won’t struggle to spend it when their menu includes items like a 240,000++ IDR beef burger (that’s about $20 USD or $30 AUD!). Though you may not want to eat it when it arrives, the food was really bad on our last visit.
Address: Jl. Belimbing Sari, Banjar Tambiyak, Pecatu, Uluwatu, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80364, Indonesia
Online: Savaya
Our Review: Savaya Bali Has Outrageous Prices
Our Rating: 51/100
El Kabron
This club charges 350,000 ++ IDR (that’s 420,000 IDR in total) just to use the pool! That’s nearly $30 USD or $42 AUD! It’s an incredible amount of money for something all the other beach clubs provide for no cost.
Then, you will also need to pay a minimum spend of 1,000,000++ IDR to sit near that pool! (You could also sit in the restaurant, mind you, for 400,000++ IDR).
And yes, the food and drinks are hugely expensive and no, the quality simply isn’t there to justify the prices. The Bukit delusions strike again.
Address: Jl. Pantai Cemongkak, Pecatu, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Online: El Kabron
Our Review: Bring A Big Budget For El Kabron
Our Rating: 51/100
Sundays Beach Club
Yes, we’re still on the Bukit Peninsula and this time we’re looking at Sundays, where we love heading down the cliffside on their cliffside escalator.
This is then spoiled when they ask for an 800,000++ IDR entrance fee per adult though this includes a 500,000++ IDR per person food and beverage credit. That’s utterly outrageous.
And incredibly, they don’t even have a pool for you to swim in exchange for that massive fee, though you can visit the nearby The Ungasan Resort and swim there with your ticket.
They do have watersports equipment according to the website, but it’s often not available when you visit.
Address: Jl. Pantai Sel. Gau Banjar Wijaya Kusuma, Ungasan, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80362, Indonesia
Online: Sundays
Our Review: Would We Spend Our Life Savings At Sundays Beach Club?
Our Rating: 50/100
Palmilla Beach Club
They charge an entrance fee and then a minimum spend on top. We really dislike the fact that you cannot determine the minimum spend until you get to the club itself.
The food and drinks are expensive and to be fair, they’re also pretty good but there’s no real sunset view, the pool is just OK and the music policy is poor.
We didn’t find Palmilla to be good value for money at all.
Address: Palmilla Beach Club, Ungasan, South Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Online: Facebook
Our Review: Palmilla Beach Club The Loudest Beach Club In Bali
Our Rating: 44/100
5 Budget Bali Beach Clubs (Definitely Not Expensive)
There are also some beach clubs that are downright cheap. This often comes at the expense of not having the same facilities as the big name clubs, but if you’re on a tight budget, they’re better than nothing, right?
Warung Pantai
OK, it’s not really a beach club, it’s more of a beach bar, but there’s no doubt that it’s cheap as chips at Warung Pantai.
It has an unobstructed view of the ocean, some comfortable seating and cold beers and decent local food.
It’s also a very friendly and laid back place and we’d recommend that you visit if you’re ever in the area, this kind of spot is disappearing in Bali to make room for bigger businesses and that’s a bit of a shame.
Address: Jl. Pantai Seseh, Cemagi, Kec. Mengwi, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
Online: Instagram
Our Review: Warung Pantai: A Good Beach Bar
Our Rating: 63/100
Le Pirate Beach Club
OK, you have to go to Nusa Ceningan to enjoy this budget spot but it’s a great place to spend a day chilling by the pool (though please note – children are not allowed in the pool area at all).
We’d recommend getting there early in the morning to grab a day bed by the pool. There’s no minimum spend and no entry fee and even towel rental is just 15,000 IDR ($1 USD or $1.50 AUD). You can’t say fairer than that, really.
Address: Jalan Nusa Ceningan, Klungkung, Lembongan, Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency, Bali 82218, Indonesia
Online: Le Pirate
Our Review: Le Pirate A Small Island Beach Club
Our Rating: 59/100
Magus Warung
This is, for our money, the best value spot in Ungasan and one of the best on the Bukit Peninsula as a whole. Magus Warung proves you don’t need to price gouge to offer a nice place by the sea.
They offer amazing Balinese hospitality and very reasonable prices for their food and beer, which is what we like about it, so much.
Address: Pantai Melasti, Ungasan, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80364, Indonesia
Online: Instagram
Our Review: Can A Beach Warung In Ungasan Compete?
Our Rating: 58/100
Suku Beach Club
You’ll need to hire a bike to get out to Suku Beach Club as it’s quite far from the Yellow Bridge (and the path is a bit treacherous too) on Nusa Ceningan but if you do, you’ll be glad you did.
It’s a slice of paradise with a very low minimum spend requirement and an amazing pool area right on the oceanfront.
Address: Nusa Ceningan, Jl. Sarang Burung, Dusun Batu, Melawang, Kabupaten Klungkung, Bali 80771, Indonesia
Online: Suku
Our Review: Suka: The Best Beach Club In The Middle Of Nowhere
Our Rating: 57/100
Lyma Beach Bali
This is a good old-fashioned beach bar by the sea and it’s one of our new favourite spots. Don’t worry about the low-ish rating score – it’s simply because they don’t have beach club facilities.
It’s a chilled out place, with a great view, excellent service and cheap prices for food and drinks. You can’t go wrong with this.
Address: Jl. Babadan No.225, Pererenan, Kec. Mengwi, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80351, Indonesia
Online: Instagram
Our Review: An Old-School Beachfront Bar After Our Own Hearts
Our Rating: 57/100
FAQs
Are Bali Beach Clubs Worth It?
Yes, we think Bali Beach Clubs are worth it. We wouldn’t run a site dedicated to Bali Beach Clubs if we didn’t. No, they’re not the cheapest day out in Bali but they’re meant to be an elevated experience that improves on the ramshackle beach bar of old. You get what you pay for, essentially.
A day out for two at FINNS, for example, with food and drinks is going to cost you less than a day in the pub in Sydney, Melbourne, London, New York, Toronto, etc. and you’re going to have a much better time at the beach club than in the pub.
Do You Need To Book Beach Clubs In Bali?
It depends on the time of year and the beach club. Some of the smaller, less well-known beach clubs will almost always have a seat available all year round.
If you want to get into FINNS or Potatohead on New Year’s Eve, on the other hand, we’d recommend booking as soon as their event tickets go on sale.
Mainly, if you want a day bed and it’s peak season (this includes the Xmas to New Year period) and the club allows bookings, we’d book in advance.
Yes, it means committing to a minimum spend, but if you’ve worked hard all year to enjoy a great holiday in Bali – don’t you owe it to yourself to ensure you get a great seat by the pool with a view of the ocean?
How Much Is Entry To FINNS Beach Club?
FINNS Beach Club, in keeping with the majority of beach clubs in Bali, has no entrance fee. You can turn up and walk-in for free.
They also don’t levy a minimum spend on seats at the bars and restaurants, so there’s no “entrance fee by the back door”, either.
Do You Need To Book A Bed At FINNS?
FINNS is the busiest beach club in Bali. It’s not always packed out, but it is packed more often that you’d expect even in low season.
So, if you think you’re going to want a daybed at FINNS, we’d strongly recommend that you book one in advance. You’ll get the best minimum spend deal online on their website anyway, so booking early ensures you get the most control over your budget for the day.
Do Bali Beach Clubs Have Dress Codes?
Most beach clubs here won’t allow you in with sports or alcohol branded shirts and/or facial tattoos.
There’s usually a requirement that you wear actual swimming clothes in the pools and don’t wear your t-shirt and shorts.
And some beach clubs may have part or all of the venue with a stricter dress code, particularly in the evenings.
What Is The Minimum Spend At El Kabron?
The minimum spend at El Kabron varies based on where you sit but at a bare minimum, you must spend 400,000 IDR ++ (that means tax and service charges on top) to sit in their restaurant area.
All the other areas are more expensive and are closer to 1,000,000 IDR ++ for most of the year.
Final Thoughts On Are Bali Beach Clubs Expensive?
As you can see, there’s a beach club for everyone in Bali and even some of those we think are expensive for what they deliver are pretty good.
As always, if you only visit one beach club in Bali, we’d make it FINNS, it’s exceptional value for money and sets the standard that other beach clubs around the world aspire to.
However, if you’re on a super tight budget – somewhere like Warung Pantai or Magus Warung can make for a great day out too.
