Amed is quietly becoming one of Bali's best places to travel and live with kids
Visiting Amed with your family, or thinking about making the move here? Amed’s reputation used to be all about diving, sunrises and fishing boats on the shore. These days, it’s also becoming a genuinely great place to raise kids. That’s part of why so many families who arrive for a holiday end up asking about land for lease in Amed before they’ve even flown home.
A big part of that shift is Amed Honeycomb School, the first international school in Amed. It was established in 2022 by a group of dedicated parents and offers quality education to both expatriate and Indonesian students. It follows the British National Curriculum from the Early Years (EYFS) through to iGCSE, and takes enrolments for students aged 2 to 16. For families who love the idea of village life by the sea but worried about schooling, that changes everything.
Alongside the school, more and more local venues are starting to cater to little ones. You’ll now find a dedicated family hub, a beachfront resort with its own free kids’ club, and cafés with play areas, high chairs and kids’ menus. Amed still has the slow, old-Bali feel that draws people here, but it’s getting easier for families to put down roots.
Here are four of our favourite family-friendly spots, whether you’re here for a week or here to stay.
Klub, The Family Hub
If your kids need somewhere to burn off energy, Klub is the place: a gated jungle garden built for climbing, pedalling, building forts and making friends. And parents finally get a chance to sit down.
The playground is packed. It has a bouldering wall, bike track, treehouse fort, rope bridge, balance and games trail, market playhouse, toddler area, and complimentary games. Afternoons follow an easy rhythm. Gates open at 2pm for free play across the garden, and at 4pm there’s a daily activity like messy play, group games or story time. On top of that, there’s a movie night under the stars on Saturdays, weekly art, craft and cooking workshops, and a themed holiday camp during school holidays with snacks included.
While the kids play, parents can relax in the café. The menu includes satay and rice, sandwiches and fries, tenders and mac and cheese, and house-made desserts, with the full menu chalked up daily at the counter. Klub also hosts birthday parties. Packages start at 120,000 IDR per child and include a kids’ meal, fruit, juice and a balloon setup, with optional extras like themed decorations, face painting and take-home craft workshops.
Passes are good value, and there’s a discount for locals. At the time of writing, the community pass for KITAS/KITAP holders and Bali residents is 85,000 IDR per afternoon, and the traveller pass is 110,000 IDR. Each child pass includes one accompanying adult, unlimited same-day re-entry and a 20,000 IDR food credit. If you’re living in Amed or staying a while, monthly memberships are also available, valid for 30 days.
Parent tip: Klub opens in the afternoons only. It’s open Wednesday to Monday, 2pm–8pm, and closed Tuesdays. That makes it easy to spend the morning at the beach and the afternoon at Klub. Look for the colourful monkey mural at the gate.
Salt Resort & Spa
Salt Resort & Spa is a small, easygoing beachfront resort, not a big corporate one. Guests often describe it as warm and homely, with a personal feel, and it’s right on the beach, so you can snorkel straight from the shore. That’s a big win for families: no boat trips or long transfers needed to see fish.
What makes Salt stand out for families is Salty Monkeys Kids Club. It’s air-conditioned, which is a lifesaver in the middle of the day, and it’s stocked with a small ball pit, a colouring area, toys, a play kitchen and plenty of books. It’s aimed at ages one to five, though older siblings aren’t turned away, and it’s perfect for a cool-down between swims or a quiet rainy-day hideout.
The best part: it’s free to use, and it’s open to outside guests as well as people staying at the resort. So even if you’re based elsewhere in Amed, you can drop in. The club is open from 8am to 8pm and staffed from 10am to 6pm, so plan your longer stretches around those hours. It can also be booked for kids’ parties, which is handy if you’re living in Amed and have a birthday coming up.
There’s plenty to fill a day beyond the kids’ club, too. The 17-metre pool is the centrepiece, and there’s a chill-out zone where you can relax with a book. Add a sun lounger, an onsite spa and a sea swing for the obligatory family photo, and you have a day that keeps everyone happy without leaving the property.
Mealtimes are easy as well. There’s a special kids’ menu and high chairs. For adults, there’s a menu worth staying in for, and the on-site Salt Kitchen restaurant focuses on seafood. Breakfast covers plenty of bases, including continental, Asian, full English, gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian, so even fussy eaters should find something.
Small Time Cooks
Every family trip needs one reliable spot where everyone is happy, and in Amed that’s Small Time Cooks. It’s a newly refurbished eatery serving burgers, veggie burgers, salads, chips, juices and milkshakes. It’s now open for breakfast too, so you can start the day here as well as end it.
It’s properly set up for families. There’s an outdoor play area to keep little ones busy while you wait for your food, and it’s also listed as kid-friendly, with high chairs, outdoor seating and a kids’ menu. The food gets good reviews from adults too: diners love the homemade burgers with a choice of patties, the vegan options and the friendly staff. The thickshakes come with generous scoops of ice cream, and the sweet potato fries are a highlight. That’s two hits for the kids right there.
It also has an eco-minded side that’s a nice talking point with older kids. They take a sustainable approach to packaging with details like cups made from recycled wine bottles.
OM Karma Café
Over in Melasti, OM Karma Café is the kind of place you end up returning to every day of your trip. If Small Time Cooks is your go-to for a no-fuss burger dinner, OM Karma is where you’ll want to spend a slow morning.
The fenced play area is the drawcard. It means parents can actually sit down and finish a meal while the kids play safely nearby. One visiting family called it a total game-changer when travelling with little ones.
The food holds its own too. The menu is varied and fresh, with hearty brunch plates, smoothies and seriously good coffee. The standout is the pink pancakes, which one visitor’s daughter loved so much she now insists breakfast must always be pink. The space is light and beautifully designed, and the staff get consistent praise for being warm and attentive.
Tips for Visiting Amed with Kids
Amed is a long way from the airport, so plan the journey. Salt Resort is roughly two hours 40 minutes by car from Ngurah Rai International Airport, and if you’re flying out on the same day you check out, give yourself plenty of time for traffic. A private driver with a car seat arranged in advance will make the trip much easier.
It’s also worth knowing that Amed is spread out along the coast, so you’ll likely need transport between spots rather than walking everywhere. Pack reef-safe sunscreen and snorkel sets that fit your kids, since snorkelling right off the beach is one of the best free activities here.
Thinking About Making Amed Home?
Many families arrive in Amed for a week and start doing the maths on the drive back to the airport. A school that goes through to iGCSE, a kids’ club you can walk into for free, cafés with fenced play areas: the pieces are finally in place for family life here, and that’s exactly why interest in Amed land is growing.
It’s still early enough that the options are genuinely good. Families looking to buy land in Amed are finding ocean-view blocks and quiet village plots at a fraction of what the same outlook costs in the south. And if buying isn’t the right first step, land for lease in Amed is often the smarter way in. It gives you 25 or 30 years to build the life you’re imagining without the upfront commitment of a purchase.
Whichever route suits you, it’s worth understanding the structures before you fall in love with a block.
The good news is that you don’t have to figure it out alone. Have a look at our current listings for land for sale and land for lease in Amed, or get in touch and tell us what you’re picturing. We’ll show you what’s available and walk you through how it works.
