yo guys..anyone been to bali recently? how's the accomodation over there? anyone got any experience..pls tell me!! which hotel is better..!! not too luxurious pls!! which place IS A MUST TO visit?! would renting a car there be recommended during our stay there?!

still planning on where to go


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Additional Info added by Stimix/Juichuan (As & When Basis):

For easy navigation & locations markers, here're 2 portions of Zoom-out GPS maps of Bali (Courtesy of http://navigasi.net/ )




U can also use wikipedia as a rough guidelines: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-8.431621&lon=11...=10&l=0&m=m&v=2

Weather in Bali
http://bali.sawadee.com/weather.htm

Compilation of "Must" List of Attractions in Bali (From all LYN forumers that visited Bali):

1. Uluwatu
2. Tanah Lot
3. Bedugul (On the way probably stop at Tmn Ayun complex at Mengwi)
4. Kintamani & Mount Batur. Although the buffet sux. (On the way choose either Tegalalang rice field or Tempak Sireh (Diff road!)
5. Ubud massage and spa! & Taman Ayun Pura & Goa Gajah
6. Shopping at Sukawati. It's damn cheap! And please bargain. I always bargain with 80%. Then you can go on from there.
7. Nusa dua & surrounding beaches (Geger/ Bali Cliff) beaches are incredibly clear.
8. Hire a driver. Don't kena potong. Please search for the standard price in this thread (Min 300K rupiah). Or even rent a car..min 120K Rupiah
9. Eat sate babi at Warung Mayde Kuta(if you are a non-muslim)Eat dirty duck at Ubud. It's nice & Babi Guling.. (ermmm the taste is good but it's not excellent). For Jimbaran seafood choose Lia Cafe at the old Seafood complex...others are expensive
10. Hard Rock Bali. & also window shoppings in Kuta Square, DVD shoppings, Discovery Centro Mall or even Carrefour at Sunset road
11. Stay at ubud. As it'll overlook a paddy field. Nice


Secondary List if Having more times & also $$$

1) Bersakith mother of all temples - Damn far & watch out for those blood suckling temple committee that ask for >US30 for temple visit! Pls bargain kaw-kaw if u intend to go there! - Lotsa bad experiences here
2) Batu Karo Pura 2nd sacred Pura in Bali - Very deserted at the foot of Mt Karo - very far
3) Goa Lawah - Very far too on the way to Padang Bai port (In between nothing else) Do visit the beach opposite - It's pure black volcanic beach!
4) GWK park - Heard it's not even completed yet but $$ entrance fee
5) Dreamland beach - More like surfing beach. So water quality so-so only
6) Tempak Sireh -
7) Kunklung royal Bathing
8) Lovina Singgahsana- Very far
9) Penida & Lembongan island ($$$)
10) Tumbalen & Amed diving (Far/ deserted & $$$)
11) Denpasar - Just a city, u will pass-by anyway on your way North

Don't
1. Hire straight away a driver from airport. They'll think you are desperate and take advantage of u.
2. Eat at jimbaran restaurant that's recommended by your driver. I think the driver will bring you to an expensive place to eat. Go somewhere that's introduced in this forum. I learnt my lesson. Don't go to Damoz! It's blardy expensive.
3. Errr walk at midnite back to hotel at ubud. LOL a lot of dogs running around during midnite at that area. They'll keep on barking at u. Scary! haha
4. Forget to put on your sunblock.
5. Don't buy things from people that are hording you!! They come in a pack!
6. Don't go to Pacung for buffet. The food is terrible and it cost us 70k damn!
7. Batu Bulan Kecak dance - Very expensive & unreal dance. Better goto the real dance performed in Uluwatu or other temples.

Taxi Rates from Airport to (Courtesy of Giorgene):

Tanjung Benoa Rp.95,000.- up to Rp.105,000.-
Nusa Dua Rp.95,000.- up to Rp.110,000.-
Jimbaran Rp.60,000.- up to Rp.135,000.-
Tuban Rp.35,000.-
Kuta Rp.45,000.- up to Rp.50,000.-
Legian Rp.55,000.-
Seminyak Rp.60,000.- up to Rp.70,000.-
Kerobokan Rp.70,000.- up to Rp.85,000.-
Canggu Rp.135,000.- up to Rp.195,000.-
Denpasar Rp.70,000.- up to Rp.100,000,-
Ubud Rp.105,000.- up to Rp.195,000.-
Padang Bai Rp.365,000.-
Candi Dasa Rp.385,000.-

Car rental Price start from 120K rupiah for Suzuki Jeep at Airport (After hard nego). Recommend Indotrans Astri located far right hand side after the departure hall.

Car Rental + Hiring Driver:
You can hire from those car rentals company in the airport & also surrounding Kuta (Price Rp300K-RP400K). They normally parked their cars/Jeeps beside or opposite any hotels around Kuta...Otherwise you can pre-booked them from the some of forumers here such as :


Pre Hotel Booking - For those wanted to assure of hotels once reaching Bali (Certain ppl prefer walk-in . According to them cheaper!)

My favourites:
http://www.asiarooms.com/indonesia/bali.ht...nesia/bali.html

Others:
http://www.agoda.com/asia/indonesia/bali.html

Sample Itineraries from those visited Bali & also spending cost:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=15798824 (Very nice photo travelogue by PS )
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=12811896
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=12117298
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=13478320
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=13606461
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=18447026
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=19167362
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=20153802 (King of budget traveler spent RM450 in Bali!!)
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=21041656

This post has been edited by stimix: Mar 19 2010, 12:01 AM

i also going soon in November hehe.. tumpang thread lor...
but tips from my relative is dont book at internet! go there and see first, if not later get cheated..

Try to stay at kuta towm. Just 10min from the airport. Is the most famous beach towm in bali. Hotel, try hard rock cafe. The room is nice and you can party at night around the area. Shopping is near. For sightseeing, book a taxi and bargain with him. Book like one or two whole day. Ask him the nice place and nice food. He will bring you around. Or at the airport and hotel lobby, pickup some brochure and see what place is nice than ask the taxi driver to drive you there. Don't forget to try out the traditional bali massage. It is the best.

Happy Holiday.

was there back in June 2004

i stayed at the Inna Grand Bali Beach hotel, 5 star hotel (my parents went to MAS travel fair and got this package, around RM 800 for 4 days 3 nights, includes return air tickets and hotel accommodation heheh)

hmm.. my suggestion, rent a driver for a day to bring you around. you're bound to see them everywhere, keep bargaining with them, you'll get a good price. tip, speak malay! they'll most likely think that you're a local if you speak malay with them, which is good. example, i went for a white water rafting trip for half the price than what i was suppose to pay (paid USD 30 instead of USD 60 hehehe )

oooh, you must try out Cola Susu! definitely not for those who are diabetic

omg..airasia recently offered package on the website including air fare n accomodation is rm1.9k

i try booking during the august holiday period..checked just now!!! mm..gotta replan it

dude..rm800 only from the matta fair! per-person or the ur entire family?!

per person la hahah. if whole family, wa lau eh, deal of the century


hmm.. i remember air asia had a package for Bali in October 2004. for RM 399, 4 days 3 nights at a 4 star hotel with return air tickets. at that time, a redang package was costing RM 400 at that time lol

how do u get those holiday package? the airasia website? the holiday package?

it was in the newspapers. i remember seeing the ad on the front page of The Star

elo bro... Im at bali rite now...hehe... can u give me info about your hotel budget?? so I can help u out if i can...

I stayed at Sari Inn...RM60 per day..5 minutes walikng distance to the legian beach(beside kuta beach) and 15 minutes leisure walk to kuta town centre...trip to kuta using kijang will cost u 20k rupiah..never take a taxi if they quote u a higher price..

by the way, if money was not a probs for u..choose nusa dua..there a lot ofr 5 star hotel there compared to kuta..and a lot of privacy also mehh...


upss..another tips...RM2k to 4K was more than enough to explores a whole bali with your scandal for a whole week! (7days like I do)hehe..plz note that was not including airasia ticket and condom price..

okay..wanna lepaking at legian beach rite now...chow!

opsss..forget 1 more thing...my favorite drinks at Bali....the cheap and refeshing TehBotol!!!!hehe

another 1..hehe

1) it was advised to rent a jimny plus driver to take you around Bali rather than to drive it by yourself..you may lost or lanngar org..the road was sempit an full with sepeda motor(kapchai)cost including bensin+driver+suziki jimny+tips+parking ticket+lunch+entrance tikets will be around 300k to 400k rupiah per trip....

2)place of interest = papuan routes(sawah padi along bukit bukau,kinta mani,kuta(for shopping),gua gajah,singaraja,ubud,bedugul and its lakes,tanah lots,spices farm,etc etc..arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh tooo many la... Bali was a paradise in earth..I will come back one day!!!!!

if you were to take taxi, do take the blue cabs. they run according to meter. there's another taxi company which does the same thing, but i can't recall which taxi company it is

Teh Botol? hmm..never encountered it when i was there. Cola Susu FTW!

ps: musangpulut, how's the internet connection in Bali? i remember paying a fortune for some shitty connection back there lol

would it be advisable to go at the end of the year? around december?

hmmm... i stayed at Bali Cliff in January 2005... was there for honeymoon... so Bali Cliff was superb for me.. it quite far from the town... bout 30 minutes... but it's a 5 star hotel with superb surrounding... got it for about rm650 for 2 person (including flight)... 4 days 3 night....

moving around in bali is easy... usually ur package shud include some visits to interesting places... but if u have other places to visit just arrange with the tour operator.. it will cost u a bit...

staying at kuta is a good idea... coz that's where all the action is...

would it be better if i just go with USD instead of rupiah ?

dun ler... thing are cheap over there... use rupiah better... if dollar they might mark-up ler...

Went to Bali earlier this year. Stayed at Conrad Bali in Tanjung Benoa (just a little north of Nusa Dua), for USD120/night (nett). Be aware that hotels in Bali add about 21% tax (10+11) to the offer rates that you usually see. I managed to get a special nett rate at the Conrad that was about 30% lower than normal nett rates.
So if you are sharing with a friend, then the cost is only USD60/night. Plus because I stayed for 4 nights during a promotion, I got a free one-night stay in any Hilton/Conrad hotel worldwide . Will probably use that in Europe, where a 1-night stay in a Hilton is about 150-200 euros... not bad value eh?


I think if you are going to Bali, you should either go for the really cheap accomodations (coz it's so cheap there) or go for the high-end places (also coz its so cheap there!). IMHO, Bali is the best place within 3 hours flight of KL to go splurging coz it's cheaper to splurge in Bali in luxury than it would be to travel mid-range in Malaysia.

Comparatively... a 6-hour spa treatment package in Conrad is about RM330/pax (incl. dinner), while at Pangkor Laut, it is RM1k/pax (no dinner). So from here alone, you can see the relative values.

Teh Botol is a bottled tea la, hahaha. very famous in indo

uhh .. okay, will still bring some USD just in case hehehe.

dear quack...internet connection at Bali was slow like shit! still using the dial up connection and in the same time charge me Rp15,000 (+-RM6) per hour..damn pricey for window98 pc!!!!

well it is the peak period, it will be a bit more expensive to go then. then again, i might be wrong on this

i used mainly rupiah when i was there


well said, agree with you on being the best place within 3 hours. was tempted to do something like a day trip there when air asia had the free air tickets thing going on hehe

haha, i remember the good ol' connection. they charge you by hour? mine was charged per minute after paying the initial 10 minutes

When is the peak period over there ?