Food & drink prices at The Sintesa Jimbaran
Guests report aggressive charges for basic items (fork, ice) and poor-value breakfast offerings, suggesting a problematic approach to food and beverage pricing and value.
All specific claims date from late July 2025 (139311, 139316, 138996) or lack dates, with one additional claim from November 2024. The recent cluster in July 2025 suggests these practices may be current rather than historical issues.
What the reviews tell us
Bar staff charged guests for basic items including a fork and ice, practices that contradict standard hospitality norms
Paid breakfast offered only two options daily instead of the expected buffet variety
At least one guest felt the breakfast quality did not justify the cost
Additional charges attempted for room modifications (single bed addition) alongside food pricing issues suggest a broader pattern of unexpected cost escalation
The Sintesa Jimbaran appears to employ questionable pricing practices around food and beverage. Multiple recent guests report being charged for items that would typically be complimentary—including a fork when requesting one for takeaway food and ice when requested alongside bottled water purchased outside the hotel. Breakfast presents a separate concern: those who paid for breakfast report receiving only two options daily despite expectations of a buffet selection, and at least one guest questioned whether the quality justified the cost. The pattern suggests a nickel-and-diming approach to hospitality that undermines reasonable guest expectations around basic service items and breakfast inclusion/value.
The evidence
Representative quotes from 5 supporting reviewswe came back from a late excursion with a takeaway, asked for a fork, and were told we had to PAY for it
I even bought a bottle of water from a shop and asked for some ice – again, they wanted to charge me
They even tried to charge us extra for adding a single bed
every day they gave us two options for breakfast
J'arrive pas à croire que j'ai payé pour ce genre de petit déjeuner
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