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Liked the hotel.
Rooms - bungalow 2 floors, 2 entrances, total 8 rooms in the house. The territory is all landscaped, a real garden of Eden, with streams. This creates a sense of romance and sparseness.
The staff is polite, only at the reception one feels some wariness (confirmed by the fact that the people from the reception did not allow the hotel umbrella to be taken out on a tour on the only rainy day).
Food (breakfast) - nothing special. You can eat, but the choice is not very rich, far from Egypt. However, it didn't bother us. Didn't try dinner or lunch.
The pool is ordinary, but with sharp corners between the children's and adult sections. The tides are very strong. You won’t see the ocean with waves from the hotel’s beach, rather a paddling pool - but it’s not scary to swim with children there. The tour operator gave, among other things, a map of low tides. Each day the maximum time shifts by 1 hour, i. e. 25 hour cycle.
Cleaning daily.
Towels are not folded into swans even with a tip, but everything is changed, cleaned.
For those who like to hang out right in the hotel - not suitable. For a romantic getaway, honeymoons are just the thing.
Very important - opposite the hotel there is a MiniMart store - IT HAS FREE WIFI!! ! Not fast, but a freebie. Before going to bed, they came there with a laptop, bought beer (you don’t have to buy anything), and sat surrounded by local geeks : ) You don’t have to go to the store, there is a small area on the territory of the hotel where Wi-Fi breaks through - but the connection is very bad. In the hotel itself, Wi-Fi costs 5 bucks per hour, they did not take it.
The SIM card was provided by the tour operator upon arrival, there are 5k rupees (15 rubles) on the account, this is not so little - enough for a dozen SMS to Russia! You need to call to Russia through a certain code, the tour operator will give a piece of paper, then talking is cheaper. Replenishment cards are sold at every corner with a 10% mark-up, if you try, you can find them at face value.
They usually try to sell tourists the maximum face value - 50 or 100k rupees (150.300 rubles), but in general there are still cards for 5k, 10k, 20 (or 25).
Everything about the hotel.
I'll tell you a little about shopping, because little is written about it.
There is a bus to the Hardis store - they constantly bought fruits, beer, juices there. Souvenirs can also be taken there, the prices are average. There are clothes, but quite consumer goods.
The bus to Bali Collection also comes to the hotel. For lovers of stores such as European or Mega, the SOGO store will like the assortment of clothes there. There are a lot of high-quality and inexpensive (by Russian standards) clothes, most of the brands are little known here. Those that are known - cost 1.5 times cheaper than ours. And the assortment is much more interesting. For example, shortened (! ) Speedo fins for 1200 rubles (no one has seen such fins in Russia, even in the type of "branded" speedo in Europe), full-size for about the same money, a thin Puma T-shirt - 750-800 rubles (in Russia from 1700 stand), converse shoes from 1800 rubles.
Hawaiians, which are nowhere in Russia. For women's clothing - the same situation, a lot of bright summer things. Plus, there are a lot of shops near SOGO, there are both outright junk and fakes like D&G, as well as great brands. Especially a lot of clothes for surfers - Volcom, RipCurl, SurferGirl (very stylish and positive! ), DC, Quicksilver. On the territory of Bali Collection there is also a large CocoMarket store - there is a high-quality clothing department, local production, the assortment is not the widest, but the prices are low with high quality. (DO NOT confuse with a large local junk shop in about the same building! ) In the same coco market - souvenirs. Feel free to take them there - they already have a price tag, no need to bargain, there is no feeling that you are being bred. The assortment of souvenirs is the same as in numerous shops for tourists, including those with supposedly completely handmade. There is even a sandal.
We did not explore other stores, for a small set of swimsuits, clothes and gifts, a cocomarket and sogo were enough.
Restaurants. In the bali collection area - delicious and the most expensive prices. More precisely, the prices are normal, but the drinks are slightly more expensive than average. Plus, they charge 21% for taxes and services, there is a suspicion that this is added only to Russians. So not an option. If you go from the hotel as you exit - to the right, you can walk to many cafes. You can do the same way by taxi. And there, in the low season, vying to call. They often offer discounts of up to 20%. And if they don’t offer it, you can bargain for it, put pressure on the barker by eating in another place with a 20% discount. But again, prices may turn out to be higher - somewhere they regularly add 15-21%, somewhere drinks are slightly more expensive than average.
As a result, we tried several cafes, but most of all we liked Dewi Shri opposite the Peninsula Hotel - they gave us a 20% discount and did not add any% on top (we paid them voluntarily - in the form of a tip, but this was already our initiative), at the same time, drinks were cheaper than average (fresh - 18k rupees (about 60 rubles), pinocolada - 35k rupees (100 rubles), the most expensive tequila sunrise cocktail - 58k rupees (180 rubles)) and the food was very tasty. We called them almost daily by phone, they came to the hotel for us, after the meal they took us back. The only thing is that no one there speaks Russian, English Ownley. As for the rest, we recommend it, especially since they were going to make repairs right after the new year. If you will - say hello from Russian honeymoons from Bali Tropics : )
Restaurants in sightseeing places (volcanoes, temples, a bird park, etc. ) - I didn’t like it anywhere, food for a triple, drinks are not very good, prices are like those of Bali Collection cafes.
Be sure to visit Jimbaran on the coast - there are a number of cafes specializing in fresh seafood. Meet the sunset in any cafe. Prices are high (compared to our Dewi Shri with discount and no taxes), but beautiful! The sun looks great, and the airport is nearby, the planes take off beautifully. Behind the line of cafes, closer to the airport, there is a seafood market - you can buy all the freshness and cook right there, it turns out quite budget. But we didn't try.
About excursions. There are many things to see in Bali. We did not go with a tour operator, but met a local taxi driver (or rather, he is with us), and after a couple of days we agreed that he would ride us for several days, bargained for a very good price. Let's just say that you can, just by talking well in English with taxi drivers, agree for $ 45 a day, there are even those who know Russian.
We managed, by buying several days of skiing at once and the gift of persuasion, to agree even cheaper : ) True, for this we were regularly brought to tourist shops, but no one was offended when we didn’t buy anything there, but just look at the work of pearls and trees are really interesting. Tickets everywhere on the tour. places cost a penny, the most expensive - local dances ($ 8), elephant riding (15 minutes - $ 40), bird park ($ 25), did not go to the zoo. Separately, I will mention the largest temple - Pura Besakih. Here, calm and polite, in general, the Balinese are not like themselves, they rush like Arabs in Egypt with demands to use their guide services. There are much more of them there than tourists - that's why they get them, they won't let you watch in peace. The rest of the places (temples, monkey forests, rice terraces, GWK park, botanical garden) - I liked it, no one climbed. More precisely, tourists from Jakarta climbed in the GWK park - they asked to take a picture with them : )
Those who wish can ride a scooter
. To the right of the hotel there is a car rental, where you can arrange to bring a scooter. We were stupid, we rented a scooter in the distance - almost a Bali collection, also in a car rental. But they handed it over right at the hotel - they called, the man came to us and took it away, he didn’t even check the equipment and gasoline. The price of $ 5 is considered normal, but this is if you find and bargain. We took for 1 day - $ 8, we did not try to bargain because it was purely for a test drive. The movement is left-handed, hard to get used to, we personally decided not to strain and drive a car with a driver. Taxi to Kuta - 80k rupees (250 rubles), to bali collection - 15k (50 rubles).
For party people - in Kuta there is a Legian area, there are many clubs. Judging by the reviews, the most lethal is Bounty. Unfortunately, we did not make it to the club on this trip.
Separately - about the tour operator, whose name does not matter, because the problem is common to everyone.
The representative girl claimed that cafes to the right of the hotel are expensive, where they take you for free - expensive, but to the left along the path along the beach - excellent and inexpensive, restaurants near Bali Collection are also excellent and inexpensive, you must always pay 20% on top and everywhere. In general, everything turned out to be absolutely the opposite - in its places everything is more expensive than the average, and even with taxes, and in other places where it is "impossible" - inexpensively, not everywhere they take 20% (or take less than 10-15%), more and many cafes will give you a ride for free. The work of representatives of the tour operator is to direct the flow of tourists to the "right" places. Keep in mind.
About the rainy season. In the south of Bali, it rained 1 time in 12 days. Cloudy but very light, even dark glasses were worn. In the north of the island - it rained more often, but also not every day. Strong and usually not protracted.
That's all in a nutshell, I hope our experience will be useful to someone : )
Rooms - bungalow 2 floors, 2 entrances, total 8 rooms in the house. The territory is all landscaped, a real garden of Eden, with streams. This creates a sense of romance and sparseness.
The staff is polite, only at the reception one feels some wariness (confirmed by the fact that the people from the reception did not allow the hotel umbrella to be taken out on a tour on the only rainy day).
Food (breakfast) - nothing special. You can eat, but the choice is not very rich, far from Egypt. However, it didn't bother us. Didn't try dinner or lunch.
The pool is ordinary, but with sharp corners between the children's and adult sections. The tides are very strong. You won’t see the ocean with waves from the hotel’s beach, rather a paddling pool - but it’s not scary to swim with children there. The tour operator gave, among other things, a map of low tides. Each day the maximum time shifts by 1 hour, i. e. 25 hour cycle.
Cleaning daily.
Towels are not folded into swans even with a tip, but everything is changed, cleaned.
For those who like to hang out right in the hotel - not suitable. For a romantic getaway, honeymoons are just the thing.
Very important - opposite the hotel there is a MiniMart store - IT HAS FREE WIFI!! ! Not fast, but a freebie. Before going to bed, they came there with a laptop, bought beer (you don’t have to buy anything), and sat surrounded by local geeks : ) You don’t have to go to the store, there is a small area on the territory of the hotel where Wi-Fi breaks through - but the connection is very bad. In the hotel itself, Wi-Fi costs 5 bucks per hour, they did not take it.
The SIM card was provided by the tour operator upon arrival, there are 5k rupees (15 rubles) on the account, this is not so little - enough for a dozen SMS to Russia! You need to call to Russia through a certain code, the tour operator will give a piece of paper, then talking is cheaper. Replenishment cards are sold at every corner with a 10% mark-up, if you try, you can find them at face value.
They usually try to sell tourists the maximum face value - 50 or 100k rupees (150.300 rubles), but in general there are still cards for 5k, 10k, 20 (or 25).
Everything about the hotel.
I'll tell you a little about shopping, because little is written about it.
There is a bus to the Hardis store - they constantly bought fruits, beer, juices there. Souvenirs can also be taken there, the prices are average. There are clothes, but quite consumer goods.
The bus to Bali Collection also comes to the hotel. For lovers of stores such as European or Mega, the SOGO store will like the assortment of clothes there. There are a lot of high-quality and inexpensive (by Russian standards) clothes, most of the brands are little known here. Those that are known - cost 1.5 times cheaper than ours. And the assortment is much more interesting. For example, shortened (! ) Speedo fins for 1200 rubles (no one has seen such fins in Russia, even in the type of "branded" speedo in Europe), full-size for about the same money, a thin Puma T-shirt - 750-800 rubles (in Russia from 1700 stand), converse shoes from 1800 rubles.
Hawaiians, which are nowhere in Russia. For women's clothing - the same situation, a lot of bright summer things. Plus, there are a lot of shops near SOGO, there are both outright junk and fakes like D&G, as well as great brands. Especially a lot of clothes for surfers - Volcom, RipCurl, SurferGirl (very stylish and positive! ), DC, Quicksilver. On the territory of Bali Collection there is also a large CocoMarket store - there is a high-quality clothing department, local production, the assortment is not the widest, but the prices are low with high quality. (DO NOT confuse with a large local junk shop in about the same building! ) In the same coco market - souvenirs. Feel free to take them there - they already have a price tag, no need to bargain, there is no feeling that you are being bred. The assortment of souvenirs is the same as in numerous shops for tourists, including those with supposedly completely handmade. There is even a sandal.
We did not explore other stores, for a small set of swimsuits, clothes and gifts, a cocomarket and sogo were enough.
Restaurants. In the bali collection area - delicious and the most expensive prices. More precisely, the prices are normal, but the drinks are slightly more expensive than average. Plus, they charge 21% for taxes and services, there is a suspicion that this is added only to Russians. So not an option. If you go from the hotel as you exit - to the right, you can walk to many cafes. You can do the same way by taxi. And there, in the low season, vying to call. They often offer discounts of up to 20%. And if they don’t offer it, you can bargain for it, put pressure on the barker by eating in another place with a 20% discount. But again, prices may turn out to be higher - somewhere they regularly add 15-21%, somewhere drinks are slightly more expensive than average.
As a result, we tried several cafes, but most of all we liked Dewi Shri opposite the Peninsula Hotel - they gave us a 20% discount and did not add any% on top (we paid them voluntarily - in the form of a tip, but this was already our initiative), at the same time, drinks were cheaper than average (fresh - 18k rupees (about 60 rubles), pinocolada - 35k rupees (100 rubles), the most expensive tequila sunrise cocktail - 58k rupees (180 rubles)) and the food was very tasty. We called them almost daily by phone, they came to the hotel for us, after the meal they took us back. The only thing is that no one there speaks Russian, English Ownley. As for the rest, we recommend it, especially since they were going to make repairs right after the new year. If you will - say hello from Russian honeymoons from Bali Tropics : )
Restaurants in sightseeing places (volcanoes, temples, a bird park, etc. ) - I didn’t like it anywhere, food for a triple, drinks are not very good, prices are like those of Bali Collection cafes.
Be sure to visit Jimbaran on the coast - there are a number of cafes specializing in fresh seafood. Meet the sunset in any cafe. Prices are high (compared to our Dewi Shri with discount and no taxes), but beautiful! The sun looks great, and the airport is nearby, the planes take off beautifully. Behind the line of cafes, closer to the airport, there is a seafood market - you can buy all the freshness and cook right there, it turns out quite budget. But we didn't try.
About excursions. There are many things to see in Bali. We did not go with a tour operator, but met a local taxi driver (or rather, he is with us), and after a couple of days we agreed that he would ride us for several days, bargained for a very good price. Let's just say that you can, just by talking well in English with taxi drivers, agree for $ 45 a day, there are even those who know Russian.
We managed, by buying several days of skiing at once and the gift of persuasion, to agree even cheaper : ) True, for this we were regularly brought to tourist shops, but no one was offended when we didn’t buy anything there, but just look at the work of pearls and trees are really interesting. Tickets everywhere on the tour. places cost a penny, the most expensive - local dances ($ 8), elephant riding (15 minutes - $ 40), bird park ($ 25), did not go to the zoo. Separately, I will mention the largest temple - Pura Besakih. Here, calm and polite, in general, the Balinese are not like themselves, they rush like Arabs in Egypt with demands to use their guide services. There are much more of them there than tourists - that's why they get them, they won't let you watch in peace. The rest of the places (temples, monkey forests, rice terraces, GWK park, botanical garden) - I liked it, no one climbed. More precisely, tourists from Jakarta climbed in the GWK park - they asked to take a picture with them : )
Those who wish can ride a scooter
. To the right of the hotel there is a car rental, where you can arrange to bring a scooter. We were stupid, we rented a scooter in the distance - almost a Bali collection, also in a car rental. But they handed it over right at the hotel - they called, the man came to us and took it away, he didn’t even check the equipment and gasoline. The price of $ 5 is considered normal, but this is if you find and bargain. We took for 1 day - $ 8, we did not try to bargain because it was purely for a test drive. The movement is left-handed, hard to get used to, we personally decided not to strain and drive a car with a driver. Taxi to Kuta - 80k rupees (250 rubles), to bali collection - 15k (50 rubles).
For party people - in Kuta there is a Legian area, there are many clubs. Judging by the reviews, the most lethal is Bounty. Unfortunately, we did not make it to the club on this trip.
Separately - about the tour operator, whose name does not matter, because the problem is common to everyone.
The representative girl claimed that cafes to the right of the hotel are expensive, where they take you for free - expensive, but to the left along the path along the beach - excellent and inexpensive, restaurants near Bali Collection are also excellent and inexpensive, you must always pay 20% on top and everywhere. In general, everything turned out to be absolutely the opposite - in its places everything is more expensive than the average, and even with taxes, and in other places where it is "impossible" - inexpensively, not everywhere they take 20% (or take less than 10-15%), more and many cafes will give you a ride for free. The work of representatives of the tour operator is to direct the flow of tourists to the "right" places. Keep in mind.
About the rainy season. In the south of Bali, it rained 1 time in 12 days. Cloudy but very light, even dark glasses were worn. In the north of the island - it rained more often, but also not every day. Strong and usually not protracted.
That's all in a nutshell, I hope our experience will be useful to someone : )
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