Very sad no topless chics..... can't stay longer cos gonna miss my afternoon flight liau mah. I din get enough tan oso

Yeah, those mat salleh and japanese really spoil the prices. Most of the time I went for local food except for Jimbaran and Kintamani.

Overall, I find that Bali is too comercialised.

what is the best hotel(but no very expensive one)in the bali.and how much for it.thxs

Simpang Inn, Kuta.. last time I went was around RM60 per night.
Very nice 3 stars hotel..

This post has been edited by Civil: Jun 22 2007, 10:02 PM

I just found out that I might have an event to attend in bali earlier than my planned holiday. Does anyone know if its possible to change my first flight on AA? Cos I booked the holiday package already with flight. I just need to change my first flight to bali. How much needed to pay? thnx

Very pricy..I did check this arrangement last yr when I got the news of my Co meeting at Langkawi almost similar to my Holiday timing...I think I got my langawai AA ticket at RM29.90.+~RM150 .To change u need to add another RM200/person (can't remember but I think the total cost will increase to RM1K++ from RM500 for 2 person....Not worthwhile & so I visited langkawi twice within 2 mth last year!

Hi Guys, planning for a trip to Bali on the first week of October, is it considered as a low or peak season then ?

Thanks

hehe not to scare u...Oct no doubt is a peek period but also the annivesary of both Bali Bombings!

Anyway..my 1st visit to Bali was 2 weeks after the 2nd Bombing also in Oct 2005!! ...1st view on Raja Restaurant at Kuta Square....that restaurant had been replaced by "Dulang Restaurant" & the original famous Raja now relocated further to Seminyak (Beside Bintang Supermarket Seminyak..business realy bad... now..

This post has been edited by stimix: Jun 25 2007, 08:09 PM

Thanks for the info

We are actually planning to stay there for 5D4N, still hesitating whether we should just take AA package stay at the same hotel at Kuta area for the whole trip.

Or, book AA tickets and stay in two hotels at two different areas - Kuta and Ubud/NuruDua (Are these two places nearby each other ?)

Which will be a better choice from your experience as we are thinking if we take the AA package there could be less hassle

UBUD, Nusa 2 and Kuta forms something like a triangle on the map

Yes and not near to each other..Ubud is about 25KM North from Kuta or about 40min journey & Nusa Dua is about 15KM South of Kuta or about 20min away.

U can actually hire a car & driver, refer to the package brochure from the airport & ask the driver to drive u there..it is cheaper this way...

Hi, there.

There's only two of us going so I'm wondering whether hiring a driver is cheaper or take those day-tour package from hotel. According my friend, take those hotel package is cheaper coz include lunch and entrance fees.

What do u guyz think?

This post has been edited by amyho3: Aug 17 2007, 04:52 PM

400K is way above market rate!! It is rack rate to me....as I said my colleague managed to get Rp180K per day but exclude drinks & entrance fee...entrance fee is not much the most Rp5K/pax...except those in Besakith temple...u really need to bargain kow-kow there...

It is even better if u can rent a car as what I did....no hurry....just follow the map...

for those who miss topless in Bali... nah my collection..


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Besakih is really awesome. I think it's that very special atmosphere one feels when being there. Dunno, if it's just me, or if the rain helped in generating the feeling.

However, the visit is marred by an incident which many a visitor also encountered and very commonly seen posted on the net.

The touts that came in the guise of temple guides that insist that it is mandatory to engage and the dorning of a sarong as a form of respect. We are to find out when we were in there that it was not true as a group came in ; sans sarong nor guide in tow.

While the guide ask for a voluntary 'payment' for their services, they demanded more despite us offering an amt which was advised earlier by our local driver cum guide. And to add insult to injury, our 'guide' did nothing except to follow us around and forbade us from entering many of the temple grounds. He had the gall, later, to demand further 'tip' from each one of us and harrassed us from top of the mountain all the way down

And there was this woman who tried to rent us umbrellas as it was drizzling ..asking for RM 2 per pc. I said No...she still followed us...then it started to pour ( did she perhaps said a special prayer??) the pc shot up to about RM5 per pc...no bargain We reluctantly gave it to her, she puts on a muka masam..see here



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Don't let the #$% at Bersakih stop anyone from experiencing Bali.

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Hi, there.

May I know which agency did u go to for your tour? Or perhaps which driver did u rent?

got my local agent fr JB to book me a free and easy pkg ..

2 way transfer to/from airport to hotel
3 nites stay at Jayakarta hotel (Legian beach) with bkfast
free 1/2 tour (that ended up being a full day tour


all for RM290 pax..it's a great deal as i cant get the same pc even for just the rooms. The hotel is great on location and the facilities, with the beach right in front.

The driver I used was recommended by the guide for free tour..had a new vehicle, anothe Pak Gedel, charge is 300,000 rph for the whole day..very accomodating . Couldn't get anything cheaper as other ppl has managed. Those advertised on the brochures which you can find all over also about the same price but are sticky about going to certain routes on the same day :altho they say we are free to go where we want

I'll try to find the driver's tel no and post it up if anyone wants to use him

haha...This experience was almost similar to what happening to me...Imagine wnated to charged me US$10 to enter Besakith....when I F-up them & turn bck, they reduced it to US5...still unhappy & walking away..atlast they accept Rp10K/pax...That also I have to pay for the umbrella & sarong as it was drizling at that time...

So future tourist to Bali...Beware of Besakith!...My 2nd trip recently I skipped Besakith entirely!




This post has been edited by stimix: Jun 29 2007, 11:40 AM

But for those who havent been to Bersakh, it's too nice to forgo becoz of those @#%!..just have to be more garang than them!

those offering less than 300k vehicles are a trap..when i called to re-confirm the details, they say must add parking charges, then those 180k ones tak include petrol (altho the brochure print like it's included!)..and most will not allow you to go too many places ( they are thinking of the petrol consumption)

This post has been edited by ??!!: Jun 29 2007, 12:16 PM

After hearing all of ur stories, I'm a bit worried. I scared there's a lot of hidden charge when hiring a car with driver. So, I thought most probably will follow the hotel / agency day-tour. At least the price u pay for is stated clearly what are things included / excluded. My friend asked me to go to Kuta to survey the prices first since I'm spending 7 nights in Bali.

BTW, have u guyz heard of Intercontinental hotel? The resort I'm staying is directly opposite this hotel. Is it within walking distance to the Jimbaran Beach, which have a lot of restaurants selling seafood?

Also, can u pls. recommend me a restaurant at Jimbaran Beach, which the price is reasonable and the food tastes good.

Appreciate ur help!