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Review : Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian | Marriott Bonvoy

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Review : Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian | Marriott Bonvoy

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Hotel
Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian
Country
Indonesia
City
Bali
Room Type
Deluxe Twin Pool Terrace
Loyalty Program Status
Titanium
Points Per Night
From 10,000 points
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We were able to stay in a multitude of hotels of the Marriott Bonvoy chain in Bali, including the Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian. Here is our review!

Booking

During our stay in Kuta, we had the opportunity to try 3 hotels:

Here is a first article on the Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian. We’ll do the review soon for the other two!

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The hotel Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian is category 2 in the Marriott Bonvoy program. A free night is accessible from only 10,000 points!

And by taking advantage of the Stay 5 nights for the price of 4, you could get 5 nights for as little as 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points in low season!

Here’s a credit card that can earn tens of thousands of Marriott Bonvoy points quickly:

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Annual fee
$120
Our valuation
$990
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$990Total$990Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to 110,000 points
Ends Sep 22, 2026
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Apply with confidence — no impact on your credit scoreApply with confidenceCheck whether your application will be approved before you submit it, with no impact on your credit score*When you apply for a personal American Express Credit Card, we will tell you whether you are eligible without affecting your credit score. So you can apply with confidence.*Instant decisions are only available for consumer Card applications (also called “personal Cards”).

The Marriott Bonvoy® American Express®* Card is the best credit card in Canada for free hotel nights.

New Cardmembers can earn up to 110,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points with the current offer:

  • Earn 80,000 points after you spend $6,000 on your Card in your first 6 months of Cardmembership.
  • Plus, earn 30,000 points by making a purchase during your 15th month of Cardmembership.

This offer ends on September 22, 2026. The annual fee is $120, and there is no annual fee on Additional Cards, so you can add a partner or a family member at no extra cost.

Every year after your first Card anniversary, you receive an Annual Free Night Award good for a redemption of up to 35,000 points at eligible hotels and resorts worldwide. At a valuation of 0.9 cents per Marriott Bonvoy point, that certificate is worth roughly $315, which on its own more than covers the $120 annual fee. That is the main reason to keep this Card year after year instead of cancelling it.

To get the most out of the certificate, aim it at a night that would otherwise price close to the 35,000 point ceiling.

The Card also gives you 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year and automatic Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite status. Those credits count toward the next Elite tier, so you begin every year 15 nights ahead of where you would otherwise start.

You move up to Gold Elite status automatically when you reach $30,000 in purchases on the Card in a year, or when you combine 10 qualifying paid nights within one calendar year with the 15 Elite Night Credits from your Card.

Marriott Bonvoy points are generally valued at 0.9 cents each. On that basis, the 110,000 point welcome offer is worth about $990, and an Annual Free Night Award used at its full 35,000 point ceiling is worth about $315.

Marriott Bonvoy points pull their weight on free nights rather than on gift cards or merchandise, which is why this Card should be judged on the hotel stays it produces.

You earn 5 points per dollar on eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels and 2 points per dollar on all other purchases. Points can be redeemed for free nights with no blackout dates at more than 7,000 hotels around the world.

The Card carries a solid package of coverages: $500,000 travel accident insurance, flight delay, baggage delay, lost or stolen baggage and hotel or motel burglary at $500 each, car rental theft and damage up to $85,000 for rentals of up to 48 days, Purchase Protection for 90 days and a one year Extended Warranty.

Two things to plan around: the 2.5% foreign transaction fee on purchases made in a foreign currency, and the 21.99% purchase interest rate, which makes this a Card to pay in full every month. Like all American Express Canada Cards, no minimum income is published for this Card, and you can see whether you would be approved before you apply, with no impact on your credit score.

Annual fee

Primary card$120
Additional card$0

Annual income required

Individual$0
Household$0

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 5xMarriott Bonvoy hotels
  • 2xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,437
2nd Year Value$312

Travel insurance

Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Auto Rental Collision (primary)Up to $85,000 / 48 days

Location

The Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian is as its name suggests, located in the Legian area in Kuta along a river.

Kuta is a very touristy city with lots of people in the streets and traffic; generally popular with surfers and travelers eager for shopping and nightlife. You will therefore always find a very lively atmosphere and many small shops. Numerous hotel complexes have settled there. There’s no shortage of choices either.

We didn’t like Kuta any more than that but wanted to try the Marriott Bonvoy hotels to offer you some choices.

Although more remote than the hotels mentioned above, the hotel Fairfield By Marriott Bali Legian remains well located and preserved from the ambient cacophony of the beachfront: it was perfect for us as a family!

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Around the hotel

You will reach the beach in about 15 minutes where you can take a surfing lesson at the Double Six beach for example. The nearest and most complete supermarket, the Bintang Supermarket, is also at the same distance.

Various bars and restaurants are only a few minutes away as well as lounges for massage or a museum of illusionism. The beachwalk with its commercial center is about 30 minutes walking distance though.

The reception of the Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian

We will drop off our rented car in front of the hotel upon arrival. While we check in, a valet will go and park our car in the parking lot. The parking service will be free of charge.

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The hotel lobby is pleasant and chic thanks to the noble materials used, but also airy and bright with its various bay windows. A large wooden armchair allows guests to sit down. A standing workspace is available for guests to use freely.

We will get a very good service at the reception where we will get an upgrade from the room. We will have the chance to overlook the pool for the children’s enjoyment.

While waiting for the room to be ready, a welcome lemonade will be offered to us. Our luggage will be taken care of up to our room.

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The outdoor facilities are organized all along. Outdoor chairs and armchairs with a central bar convithroughl will have allowed us to chat with other travellers.

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You can sit at the bar with your feet in the water if you like (or not) and taste the barmaid’s very good cocktails. The kids loved the service in the water. There’s nothing better to feel on vacation!

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Our room

When we get to our room, it is divided into two parts. The bathroom is located at the entrance of the room with a cupboard opposite offering bathrobes, ironing board and safe.

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Afterwards, we enter the living room with the beds.

The room is not very big but very well organized. It offers two beds, a desk space but no space for a chair + coffee table for example. The decoration is sober and elegant with its wooden furniture.

A flat screen TV was available of course, but we will not use it. On the practical side, a refrigerator was also installed.

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Once again, we will be offered a gift: a platter of traditional Balinese cake made from rice flour covered with coconut shavings and accompanied by coffee and a cinnamon stick.

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Finally, a tray for the morning coffee near the office with water bottles, coffee machine and all the necessary equipment.

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The bathroom

The bathroom is small but well organized. On his left, a shower with reusable care containers, at center the sink and on the right the toilet. The space for toiletries was limited.

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The terrace

Our room overlooked the swimming pool and we had our own little terrace with a chair as our only furniture and a log barrel as a small outdoor table.

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Note the quality service, attentive all along with our children whether at the buffet or at the table.

The hotel services

Breakfast

We and the children really enjoyed the hotel’s kitchen. The buffet offers a wide variety of dishes, all equally good. The room offers tables indoors and tables of two outdoors.

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The pool

The pool is central. It is the meeting point for all our guests and we were happy to have direct access to it from our terrace.

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It is built on two levels, one of which is perfect for children as they have feet and can enjoy waterfalls and water games. Our son, usually very cold and shy with swimming pools, was the first to jump into the water thanks to this!

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Finally, numerous installations were arranged around the pool. We had the choice to lie down and rest between classic wooden deckchairs with our feet in the water, original pieces in the shape of a canoe or a multitude of footstools in the grass.

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The gym

The gym is located below the reception level. All wooden, it is clean and well equipped with all its different types of equipment. A television is also suspended if you wish to entertain yourself during your exercises.

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Our general impression of the Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian Hotel

Kuta is not what you might call a « relaxing city », and we wanted to find a place away from the hustle and bustle.

The intimate side of the hotel Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian with its privileged access to the swimming pool pleased us a lot, as well as the very courteous and smiling service of the staff.

We will keep a very beautiful memory of it and recommend it to you, particularly for a stay with a family!

Featured
Annual fee
$120
Our valuation
$990
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$990Total$990Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to 110,000 points
Ends Sep 22, 2026
Apply Now

on American Express's website

Apply with confidence — no impact on your credit scoreApply with confidenceCheck whether your application will be approved before you submit it, with no impact on your credit score*When you apply for a personal American Express Credit Card, we will tell you whether you are eligible without affecting your credit score. So you can apply with confidence.*Instant decisions are only available for consumer Card applications (also called “personal Cards”).

The Marriott Bonvoy® American Express®* Card is the best credit card in Canada for free hotel nights.

New Cardmembers can earn up to 110,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points with the current offer:

  • Earn 80,000 points after you spend $6,000 on your Card in your first 6 months of Cardmembership.
  • Plus, earn 30,000 points by making a purchase during your 15th month of Cardmembership.

This offer ends on September 22, 2026. The annual fee is $120, and there is no annual fee on Additional Cards, so you can add a partner or a family member at no extra cost.

Every year after your first Card anniversary, you receive an Annual Free Night Award good for a redemption of up to 35,000 points at eligible hotels and resorts worldwide. At a valuation of 0.9 cents per Marriott Bonvoy point, that certificate is worth roughly $315, which on its own more than covers the $120 annual fee. That is the main reason to keep this Card year after year instead of cancelling it.

To get the most out of the certificate, aim it at a night that would otherwise price close to the 35,000 point ceiling.

The Card also gives you 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year and automatic Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite status. Those credits count toward the next Elite tier, so you begin every year 15 nights ahead of where you would otherwise start.

You move up to Gold Elite status automatically when you reach $30,000 in purchases on the Card in a year, or when you combine 10 qualifying paid nights within one calendar year with the 15 Elite Night Credits from your Card.

Marriott Bonvoy points are generally valued at 0.9 cents each. On that basis, the 110,000 point welcome offer is worth about $990, and an Annual Free Night Award used at its full 35,000 point ceiling is worth about $315.

Marriott Bonvoy points pull their weight on free nights rather than on gift cards or merchandise, which is why this Card should be judged on the hotel stays it produces.

You earn 5 points per dollar on eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels and 2 points per dollar on all other purchases. Points can be redeemed for free nights with no blackout dates at more than 7,000 hotels around the world.

The Card carries a solid package of coverages: $500,000 travel accident insurance, flight delay, baggage delay, lost or stolen baggage and hotel or motel burglary at $500 each, car rental theft and damage up to $85,000 for rentals of up to 48 days, Purchase Protection for 90 days and a one year Extended Warranty.

Two things to plan around: the 2.5% foreign transaction fee on purchases made in a foreign currency, and the 21.99% purchase interest rate, which makes this a Card to pay in full every month. Like all American Express Canada Cards, no minimum income is published for this Card, and you can see whether you would be approved before you apply, with no impact on your credit score.

Annual fee

Primary card$120
Additional card$0

Annual income required

Individual$0
Household$0

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 5xMarriott Bonvoy hotels
  • 2xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,437
2nd Year Value$312

Travel insurance

Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Auto Rental Collision (primary)Up to $85,000 / 48 days

Go further with Marriott Bonvoy

To maximize your stays and points earning, check our complete Marriott Bonvoy program guide and our best Marriott Bonvoy credit cards ranking. For personal use, see the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card. For business expenses, the Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card earns points on every business purchase. And if a points purchase promotion is running, take advantage via our Marriott Bonvoy points purchase guide.

Our featured card

Featured
Annual fee
$120
Our valuation
$990
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$990Total$990Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to 110,000 points
Ends Sep 22, 2026
Apply Now

on American Express's website

Apply with confidence — no impact on your credit scoreApply with confidenceCheck whether your application will be approved before you submit it, with no impact on your credit score*When you apply for a personal American Express Credit Card, we will tell you whether you are eligible without affecting your credit score. So you can apply with confidence.*Instant decisions are only available for consumer Card applications (also called “personal Cards”).

The Marriott Bonvoy® American Express®* Card is the best credit card in Canada for free hotel nights.

New Cardmembers can earn up to 110,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points with the current offer:

  • Earn 80,000 points after you spend $6,000 on your Card in your first 6 months of Cardmembership.
  • Plus, earn 30,000 points by making a purchase during your 15th month of Cardmembership.

This offer ends on September 22, 2026. The annual fee is $120, and there is no annual fee on Additional Cards, so you can add a partner or a family member at no extra cost.

Every year after your first Card anniversary, you receive an Annual Free Night Award good for a redemption of up to 35,000 points at eligible hotels and resorts worldwide. At a valuation of 0.9 cents per Marriott Bonvoy point, that certificate is worth roughly $315, which on its own more than covers the $120 annual fee. That is the main reason to keep this Card year after year instead of cancelling it.

To get the most out of the certificate, aim it at a night that would otherwise price close to the 35,000 point ceiling.

The Card also gives you 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year and automatic Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite status. Those credits count toward the next Elite tier, so you begin every year 15 nights ahead of where you would otherwise start.

You move up to Gold Elite status automatically when you reach $30,000 in purchases on the Card in a year, or when you combine 10 qualifying paid nights within one calendar year with the 15 Elite Night Credits from your Card.

Marriott Bonvoy points are generally valued at 0.9 cents each. On that basis, the 110,000 point welcome offer is worth about $990, and an Annual Free Night Award used at its full 35,000 point ceiling is worth about $315.

Marriott Bonvoy points pull their weight on free nights rather than on gift cards or merchandise, which is why this Card should be judged on the hotel stays it produces.

You earn 5 points per dollar on eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels and 2 points per dollar on all other purchases. Points can be redeemed for free nights with no blackout dates at more than 7,000 hotels around the world.

The Card carries a solid package of coverages: $500,000 travel accident insurance, flight delay, baggage delay, lost or stolen baggage and hotel or motel burglary at $500 each, car rental theft and damage up to $85,000 for rentals of up to 48 days, Purchase Protection for 90 days and a one year Extended Warranty.

Two things to plan around: the 2.5% foreign transaction fee on purchases made in a foreign currency, and the 21.99% purchase interest rate, which makes this a Card to pay in full every month. Like all American Express Canada Cards, no minimum income is published for this Card, and you can see whether you would be approved before you apply, with no impact on your credit score.

Annual fee

Primary card$120
Additional card$0

Annual income required

Individual$0
Household$0

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 5xMarriott Bonvoy hotels
  • 2xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,437
2nd Year Value$312

Travel insurance

Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Auto Rental Collision (primary)Up to $85,000 / 48 days

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