One of our favorite resorts is St Regis Bali. Over the years, the rates have skyrocketed and this trip we chose the Ritz Carlton Bali down the street for almost half the cost. We booked with our Stars travel agent and got Free Breakfast and $100. Resort Credit. Peter (GM at Ta'aktana) said he'd call his friend, Go Kondo (GM at Ritz) to let him know we were coming. At check in, we got a nice Titanium upgrade to 1 bedroom suite for 2 nights and Pavilion Suite with private pool for 3 nights. The 1 bedroom suite was bigger, but laid out in a maze. The Pavilion Suite was a welcomed change. The breakfast is vast and amazing. We met head chef, Kojong and breakfast chef Ariana. The staff is lovely and chef Kojong heard I like Blueberry Jam and he made some specially for my toast. The Director of Culinary is Raymond and the entire team is stellar. Darma, (front desk supervisor) who we met at check-in was so helpful and kind. He brought us gifts, balloons, cake, bracelets, pj, big bouquet of flowers and stuffed animals. He was very attentive and friendly. The pool and beach was very nice and there was a vendor with camels that you could ride ! We had dinner at The Beach Grill a couple of nights and the food was excellent. We could use our resort credit to cover some costs. The resort was very busy when we were there with weddings and other events. It's a relatively large resort on the hillside. How do I compare it to St Regis? It feels a bit tired and outdated, but still maintained well. It feels more crowded and busy. For the price, I think it's good. Overall, we had a very nice stay. Raymond and Kojong came to the lobby to say farewell when we departed and it was sad to leave.