In Reply to: HOTEL ADVICE PLEASE posted by bali dolphin on Wednesday, 21. September 2005 at 08:56 Bali Time:
LMAO Sorry couldnt resits :)
I stayed at Puri Santrian in June and while a lovely hotel, well maintained etc etc etc its HUGE and impersonal. I wouldnt stay there again because I prefer smaller balinese-ey hotels where I befriend staff and feel comfortable getting up at 10, knowing that bed hogs wont have grabbed every single day bed by the pool.
That said, rooms are gorgeous, grounds are beautiful and location is pretty good. if you do stay there then I recomend DONALDS resturant (step out onto beach and turn right, you will walk past it) And also when swimming grab every frangipani before the flower nazi (okay he was a nice guy but why throw out such beautiful flowers?)comes and throws them away and place them on the rock water feature that flows into the pool (the pool with the bar) My small attempt at balinising the hotel :)
Very european in clientelle and the staff are (sadly) not very chatty, due to the standard holidayers being extrememly unfriendly, rude and pushy.
Hmm give me a cheaper, smaller, friendlier hotel anyday.
BUT if you like the idea of an impersonal hotel, with nice grounds and are happy to claim daybeds at the crack of dawn then you wont be dissapointed with it.