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Where to stay in Bali?

Post by slinky » 23rd Jun, '08, 11:40

I'm sure we've done this before but it's gone with the old board......

To all the frequent Bali travellers -- I'm looking for suggestions on where to stay. If we go, it will be with the small slinkies, so places that are good for families would be needed. We won't need to be in the middle of the clubs & night life - rather be in a quieter area. We pretty much only require a nice beach & places to eat :D

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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by Burbage » 23rd Jun, '08, 11:56

A hotel?

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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by Snaffled » 23rd Jun, '08, 12:07

If you want quieter and with beach & kids facilities, maybe Nusa Dua is best - only disadvantage is that there is not a huge amount of food choices in the area. There is a range of hotels there - mostly in the 4-5* range, and mostly international brands. I have pretty biased preferences that I shouldn't be plugging here so I won't .. ;) Pricing varies greatly on the time of your trip, but maybe others have recommendations for more local hotels if that is what you wish for?
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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by BFG » 23rd Jun, '08, 12:13

If you need to be near a beach Nusa Dua or Jimbarang (sp) would be my choice - and if you have Slinkettes, I guess a beach is good. We spent a couple of days of a 7 day break in Ubud with the BFG-lettes. By day 2 we needed to get back to the sea to stop the incessant whining.

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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by Fat Bob » 23rd Jun, '08, 18:49

Sanur, Kuta, Seminyak and Legian all have nice beaches, some more full some less full. Depends what you really want. There's a much larger range of hotels and there's plenty of places to eat.

Nusa Dua tends to be more international hotels and therefore you don't get the full Bali experience. But that is only my impression, I'm sure others (as you see from above) have different.

Could always try a villa?
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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by slinky » 23rd Jun, '08, 19:06

Any names and/or links for villas, FB?


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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by daffodil » 23rd Jun, '08, 19:22

Here's a site worth looking into Slinks:
http://www.indovillas.com/

I've stayed here a few times, great villas and location.

http://www.villakubu.com/contact.htm
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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by Fat Bob » 23rd Jun, '08, 19:31

Ones I used are http://www.coconuthomes.com but unsure if they do family villas. They seem to have moved form their original plan of 5-6 villas across Bali to one villa resort with some central facilities.
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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by daffodil » 23rd Jun, '08, 19:50

Tried the coconut site a few weeks ago - seems it's still unavailable.
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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by Mabel » 24th Jun, '08, 10:52

Not sure if it's quite what you're after (because it is pretty much right in the middle of Kuta), but we have stayed here: http://www.balidynasty.com/ and found it to be very family oriented. The kids loved the water slide,playing with all the other kids and the organised games. And while we didn't take advantage of it last time, they do have a kids activity club. We loved the swim-up pool bar and the fact that we could relax poolside (with a foot massage and a cocktail) and still keep an eye on them. There is a beach right behind it but the biggest benefit for us was the proximity to Water Bom and the restaurants on the strip. We're going back there again in a few weeks.

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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by Kooky » 24th Jun, '08, 12:39

Villa Kubu is lovely and definitely in a quiet area but more than a slinklette (or a kooky) walk to a beach, and I wonder if they'd prefer a hotel where they can play with other kids.

snaff - gwan, give your recommendations, biased or otherwise I'm sure they're informed. :) Didn't you once recommend me The Conrad, between Nusa Dua and Tanjong Benoa? We used the spa there last time we went to Bali(lovely!) and thought it was a very attractive hotel, but more "family" than we'd want. Perfect for the slinkies, I think.

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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by slinky » 24th Jun, '08, 13:46

Thanks for all the tips so far - been going through the list & there are some good possibilities.

Oh, and, yes, Snaff, go ahead & give your recommendations :D

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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by Snaffled » 24th Jun, '08, 16:22

Me recommend the Conrad... I doubt it :-)

The Westin is a very nice hotel, great pool area, tennis, on the beach & well known for its Westin Kids Club! Maybe either ask for a ground floor garden or pool room..
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Re: Where to stay in Bali?

Post by albia » 31st Dec, '10, 14:23

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