Denpasar hotels · head to head
Two three-star city-belt budget hotels — Mahendradata against Gatot Subroto Barat — with no POI kilometres in our seed and honesty about cleanliness at both.
By Kaiser Khan · last reviewed
Rates for both move constantly, so nothing here quotes a price. Each full review carries the rate comparison for that property.
Same star class, same Denpasar city-belt job, different ASTON-family brands. Readers actually choose between the larger-sample Quest and the thinner-sample Neo; Sanur beach would be a different trip.
We publish a handful of comparisons per city, chosen by an editor. We do not generate a page for every possible pairing: at thirty hotels that would be 435 near-identical pages per city, and at five hundred it would be 124,750 for one city alone — which is a doorway-page pattern, not a service to anybody trying to pick a hotel.
Should you book this hotel?
Quest if the 1,642-review sample and slightly stronger room-quality scores matter; Neo if you want Gatot Subroto Barat and accept an even thinner sample — neither offers a strong cleanliness story.
Neither hotel has POI rows. Quest is on Jalan Mahendradata; Neo is on Jalan Gatot Subroto Barat. Location scores 7.54 against 7.59 — Quest’s guest prose calls the pin remote with long taxi rides; Neo’s calls it convenient for purpose with noise issues named.
Supplier ratings favour Quest — 8.2 from 1,642 reviews as of 8 January 2026 against 7.9 from 180 at Neo as of 16 January 2026. Quest’s sample is nearly ten times larger. Room quality 7.99 against 7.04; value 8.48 against 8.03; cleanliness 7.53 against 7.58 — nearly tied and soft at both.
Facilities: both list outdoor pool, restaurant, airport shuttle and spa/massage. Quest adds free parking, soundproof rooms and spa/wellness centre; Neo adds garden, private parking and ATM on site. Chain splits Quest versus Neo.
Cons: Quest names cleanliness issues and remote location; Neo names noise, maintenance and old linen. Check-in and check-out times are not published for either property in the editorial we cite.
Verdict last reviewed . Rates, refurbishments and management change — re-check anything time-sensitive before booking.
3-star hotelDenpasar city beltQuest
A three-star Quest on Mahendradata — largest review sample in the city belt, friendly staff praise, remote location and cleanliness complaints in the same analysis.
Third-party guest reviews: 8.2/10 from 1,642 reviews — as of
3-star hotelDenpasar city beltNeo
A three-star Neo on Gatot Subroto Barat — friendly staff and decent value beside noise, maintenance and old-linen complaints in the same analysis.
Third-party guest reviews: 7.9/10 from 180 reviews — as of
Every row is checkable against the supplier data on the two property pages. “Level” is a real answer and is used — a comparison where one side wins every row is usually a comparison somebody wrote backwards from the conclusion.
| What is being compared | Quest San Denpasar by ASTON | Neo Denpasar by ASTON | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official classification | 3-star | 3-star | Level |
| Position | Jalan Mahendradata, Denpasar city belt. No POI km rows in seed — guest prose calls it remote. | Jalan Gatot Subroto Barat, Denpasar city belt. No POI km rows — guest prose names noise. | Level |
| Supplier rating (our hotel data provider, /10 — display only) | 8.2 from 1,642 reviews, as of 8 January 2026 | 7.9 from 180 reviews, as of 16 January 2026 | Quest San Denpasar by ASTON |
| Room quality (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 7.99 — large, comfortable in most reviews | 7.04 — mouldy smells; mattress replacement needed | Quest San Denpasar by ASTON |
| Cleanliness (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 7.53 — linens and mould concerns named | 7.58 — maintenance issues; old linen | Level |
| What guests complain about | Cleanliness issues; remote location | Noise; maintenance; old linen | Level |
| Review sample size | 1,642 reviews | 180 reviews | Quest San Denpasar by ASTON |
| Free parking | Free parking listed | Private parking listed — free parking not in cited list | Quest San Denpasar by ASTON |
| Chain | Quest | Neo | Level |
Rows taken: Quest San Denpasar by ASTON 4, Neo Denpasar by ASTON 0, level 5. Counting rows is not how you pick a hotel — one row usually decides it, and the verdict above says which.
Every property we cover in Denpasar, the areas they sit in, and the verdict on which area suits which trip.
City belt versus Sanur beachfront — the four stays on this page, with supplier scores dated and no invented POI distances.
