about the pros and cons

Written: 27 september 2010
Travel time: 31 august — 15 september 2010
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rested with her husband from August 31 to September 15.
I'll start with WHAT I DID NOT FIND FOR MYSELF in the reviews. About the hotel: there are beach towels, you don’t have to carry one with you (you can, of course, grab one, for a comfortable swim in the pool at night, it is round-the-clock, closed for chlorination from 21:00 to 22:00). There are bathrobes in which it is convenient to go to the pool at night. They changed them once.
There is a kettle in the room; And much more expensive than, for example, in Thailand and often not tasty cooked. You can eat cheap and tasty in Kuta, for example, in Centro, there are cool pastries on the 1st floor, and 4 very cheap cafes (but you won’t go there specially, so on occasion)
Hotel-territory, lobby and other premises are beautiful, the rooms are not ah. Everything is old, but it works. Be sure to visit the territory of neighboring hotels - especially on the right - (there is the Grand Hyatt) - that's where a piece of heaven on earth is!

Our first room on the 3rd floor, we didn’t like it, there was a very unpleasant smell (it’s often there in the rooms), we approached the reception, agreed and changed it to the Deluxe on the 4th floor. Everything is the same there, only there is no smell and a view of the ocean.
Breakfast is the weakest of the 7 hotels and countries in which we have been. If you go on an excursion and have breakfast at 7-8, when the Chinese eat en masse (and there are many of them), then there is simply no sausage, cheese, or meat.
The ocean is dirty! Algae, bags, trash, cups, flip flops, labels, etc. They clean the beach and bury the garbage in the sand, then it all pops up again. Neighboring beaches were cleaned better, and the ocean was cleaned with nets and garbage was thrown into bags. THERE BASIC AND SWIM. The ocean is not predictable at all, it’s all warm, sometimes in layers, cold, warm, sometimes a strong current in one direction, then in the other, there are corals and fish, but once it was very hard to swim back, don’t get carried away, first check how it swims back. Either it is deep, or it is almost non-existent. But it smells great! You probably won't get much pleasure from swimming in the ocean. If only you're lucky, there will be no debris and a strong wave.
At other resorts in Bali, there is no garbage in the ocean, but a very strong wave and the sea leaves so that it is often not visible beyond the horizon. And so often.
Excursions: Borrowed from locals. 30-40 dollars (car for 4-6 people) for 8 hours. In principle, I don’t want to recommend anyone. I want to describe their methods of deception.
1) Whether in the bureau (for example, near Kakadu), near the hotel, they speak decent Russian with you and promise that the guide who will arrive will either be the person who is currently communicating with you, or SPEAK RUSSIAN well. THEN ANOTHER COMES who does not speak Russian (English), or speaks poorly. Allegedly, the first person with whom you agreed fell ill. And this happened more than once. Even if this guide has already been tested by other tourists, remember THAT IT IS NOT A GUARANTEE that you will be the same. Set the condition that if another arrives, the payment will be lower.

Excursions from tour operators are more expensive. In general, choose for yourself. Fighting locals or spending a decent amount of extra money.
5) When you are told the price of a trip, find out if fuel is included and, for example, the use of air conditioning.
It is better to buy a SIM card from echelcom, but you will not find it in Nusa Dua. Take the Temkomcel Collection to Bali. A call to Russia is about 9 rubles per minute. And bargain when buying SIM cards for replenishment, they wind up strongly. It is advisable to find replenishment points in Kuta, there are almost no%.
The cheapest souvenirs at the market near the Tanah Lot temple. Bargaining formula in Bali discount 70%, agree on 50%. No, we're leaving.
Food value for money liked in Kakadu.
About the good: The island is beautiful, a lot of interesting things. I really liked rafting for 50 USD FROM LOCAL GUIDES (river Ayung, ROUTE 9 km). The beauty there is extraordinary. Temples of Tahan Lot and Royal. Bird parks, monkey parks (entrance $26 per person), orchid park ($5). Monkey Forest Ubud (if you don't want monkeys to jump on you) it's better to come without bananas. Entrance costs 20.000 per person. You can't see the volcano on a rainy cloudy day, which happened to us, go on a sunny day (and don't dine there for 10 bucks for total crap). Very beautiful terraced rice fields.
Tour operator ITM grope, host of Vizi Tour, liked everything, meeting, guide Russian girl Vika, gives a lot of information you need. Thanks. At the Capital tour guide, for example, barely spoke Russian.

Conclusion: Fly to Bali, tune in for a good excursion with a large abundance of exotics. Interesting, even if it's not the first country in Asia. We liked. It is better to choose Singapore Airlines as a carrier. Even with a change in Singapore, people flew in satisfied with everything. We are very tired for a direct flight at 12 o'clock. It is outrageous that nothing works, and you have to pay 1000 rubles for a player with movies. Food is poor, hungry. Take a snack with you on the flight. When it is not possible to swim in the ocean, step to the right to the neighboring Grand Hyatt, THERE ARE GORGEOUS POOLS. The staff at the hotel is pleasant, polite, they asked for a needle and thread, they did not have time on the elevator until 4th floor. to get, as we have already brought everything.
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