In Reply to: Puri Raja versus Bounty versus Jayakarta posted by jmeyers on Thursday, 29. March 2007 at 02:28 Bali Time:
your age group and needs.
Age group: Bounty
Location to Beach: Puri Raja
Location to good surf: Bounty/Puri Raja
Location to night life: Bounty 4 min walk
Pool bar for younger people mixing:Bounty
Nicer Hotel: Puri R
Familys stay at the Bounty as well and can be a good mix of ages.
The Bounty is a 5 min walk to beach but poor surfing at Kuta beach, a little better at Legian/seminyak but not much.
The better surf beachers are out from this area, about a 15-20 min ride/drive. Most surfers stay in the area where the Bounty is as there are quiet a few back packer style accomodation, cheap eating places and very close to the night life. Many also stay for exstended
periods of time as there are surfers from all over the world.
Many surfers in Bali hire motor bikes with board racks on them to carry their boards. Others hire cheap 4 wheel drive type vans or have drivers drive them.
Hope this helps.
Bob