| T Fooks |
01 January 2002 |
Stayed at Wana Villas & Beach Resort - Bali, Indonesia.
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Legian and Kuta very crowded with severe traffic jams and narrow streets. Very different
architecture to Java. People extremely friendly and helpful. The Nusa Dua area is cleaner and more relaxed.
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| L Hamilton |
31 December 2001 |
Stayed at Le Meridien Nirwana Golf and Spa Resort - Bali, Indonesia.
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Ubud is definitely worth the trip and is easy to navigate on foot. Kuta was a little disappointing - lots of polution and traffic.
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| P Cross |
12 December 2001 |
Stayed at Ibis Arcadia Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Hotel is located near a lot of good restaurants at reasonable prices.
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| P Lee |
27 November 2001 |
Stayed at Balihai Resort and Spa - Bali, Indonesia.
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We had a car & driver from 9.00am to 8.00pm for 250,000 + 20,000 tip. Only regret was the choice of places the driver brought us to was probably influenced by the commissions he got, and I understand it could be quite high. These places typically charged higher even after discounts (probably to pay for the commissions) when we compared later at other shops on our own.
We enjoyed Kintamani and Ulu Watu very much. The museum at Denpasar was also very interesting but best be clear with the unsolicited guide about his charges first.
The best restaurant we enjoyed was an Indonesian one, can't recall the name, about 100m down from Matahari Dept store on Legian Road, same side. It had a antique furniture shop in the front and the restaurant is further in.
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| P Rajoo |
27 November 2001 |
Stayed at Bali Holiday Resort - Bali, Indonesia.
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A very cheap place for shopping. Excellent choice of food and restaraunt outlets, in many areas. Taxi travel by the meter is cheap within the city only. Bargaining , is the name of the game, in BALI. Many travel agents to assist you to suit your personal tours.
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| P English |
05 November 2001 |
Stayed at Poppies Bali - Kuta, Indonesia.
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Great place..the tour of the island is good, but you spend a lot of time in the car (% hours out of 8)
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| J Watson (dr) |
17 October 2001 |
Stayed at Poppies Bali - Kuta, Indonesia.
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Best way to get around Bali is to make use of the hotel driver/minibus service. Reasonably priced. However, the minibus stops at prearranged "tourist" spots and you are immediately surrounded by street sellers. This begins to get overpowering since a simple "no thankyou" doesn't seem to work. This is also true on the beach where it is impossible to more than two minutes between "sales visits".
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| P Van putten |
01 October 2001 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Resort Lombok - Lombok, Indonesia.
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Hiring a car is quite cheap (about US$20 per day) and a great way to see the island at your own pace. The pottery shops at Banyumulek are a must - great choice at great prices.
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| T Ferguson |
19 September 2001 |
Stayed at Poppies Bali - Kuta, Indonesia.
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We have travelled to Bali many times and as a result have quite a few contacts. So we use local transport or negosaited driver/ transport. There is a great range of restaurants/ eating places in Bali from US$1 to US$60 per head all are good.
Note: wine is very expensive, Beer is cheap, good quality spirits are normal western prices.
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| K Francis |
16 September 2001 |
Stayed at Garden Palace Hotel - Surabaya, Indonesia.
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If you're staying at garden Palace hotel and lack of places to go to, try the discothe at Kowloon on the fifth floor of Surabaya plaza, just a 100m walk from your hotel. Nice hangout for the young yuppies of Surabaya. Entry is 20,000 rupiah on weekday, R25,000 on weekends. You get one soft drink (coke in a 250ml bottle).
Ask any taxi drivers at Surabaya to drive you to a massage centre (this is located near to Shangrila hotel). The price there is R30,000 for 1-1/2 hrs of traditional massage but there are other "typical" massage. There are total about 10 massage centres in this community.
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Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Indonesia
