In Reply to: 1st timer to bali posted by louise t on Tuesday, 13. September 2005 at 04:58 Bali Time:
I think you will find the beaches are not as nice as they seem (pretty to look at though).You will have to travel away from the busy tourist areas to find decent snorkelling and nice clean water.I agree with the others. Your kids may be a bit bored with quieter places like Sanur and Nusa Dua.Kuta/Legian has good shopping and there is always plenty happening on the sand at the beach.As for hotels...depends how much you want to spend.A good allrounder would be Kamala Pantai or even Melasti Beach Resort.