In Reply to: novotel nusa dua posted by katie on Monday, 9. July 2007 at 15:31 Bali Time:
We stayed there in May 2007. As we are Advantage Plus members we got 50% off food and 15% off drinks in their restaurant. Our breakfast cost us $18 for 2Aduls 3 Children each morning. Room service meals were great, however the restaurant menu for night time was very limited in choice and I would recommend you try some of the great restaurant outside of the resort to get some variety.
The location of the Novotel was a little frustrating as we ended up going into Kuta every two or three days (shopping, waterbom park etc) but it was nice to be away from the hustle and bustle as Nusa was very relaxing and less haggling.
We also looked at staying at the Kartika Plaza but it worked out cheaper to stay at the Novotel in the end. Bali Garden Hotel is also in a good location compared to the Novotel but this hotel is a lot older and with less to offer for younger kids. So, as the Novotel worked out to be only a little bit dearer ($10 night) than the Bali Garden and much cheaper than the Kartika Plaza, we decided to stay that bit further away and just not worry about the cost of taxi fares for each of our trips into Kuta. It took about 25 minutes and 65,000 - 70,000Rph to get in and out and you will get to see all of the other shops on the way in and out - if you see somewhere you would like to stop, the taxi driver will just pull over for you.
All in all we loved it and will definitely be going back!! Enjoy yourself