In Reply to: You will get the hang of Taxi hailing posted by didiaust on Sunday, 30. January 2005 at 05:06 Bali Time:
We stayed at the Aston last time we went to Bali - Dec 04. We booked 2 normal rooms for my husband and I, and the two teenagers. they upgraded one room to a suite - v nice.
Taxi's - there are not many blue taksi's just cruising the streets in Tanjung Benoa. The Aston will call you a car with driver - they have a fleet of Blue Kijangs with their own - ASton employed- drivers. It's dearer than a blue taksi. They will take you to Kuta for about 50,000 -100,000 rupiah. You then just hire a blue taksi in the street to take youback to the Aston when you are ready - it's about 30,000 rupiah return. Asyou can see the Aston cars are dearer and when you have teenagers who are used to being able to take a quick trip to Kuta, Bali Mal Galleria, Denpasar, Seminyak etc the lcoation of the Aston became a drag. However not bad hotel, nice pool, didn't like the beach much but the kids liked the jet skis.
Have a good time. There's an interesting guy there that does hospitality at breadfast- trying to get you to sign up to tours etc His name is Agung, he is from Mas. Good english and very interesting and knowledgeable. Recommend him.