Hotels & eateries.
Stayed at
Lokha Hotel. Good location, almost opposite Indonational. Good clean rooms, breakfast ok, staff friendly. Would stay there again.
Melati beach apartments. Good location opposite Poco Loca on Jl Padma Utara. Doesn't look good from the front as you enter thru coffee shop. Good self contained accommodation. We had upstairs apartment with balcony overlooking pool. Only worry was that balcony is shared with next apartment & their outdoor area was adjacent our bedroom window so could be a problem if you had rowdy entertainers next door. Luckily it was not occupied during our stay. Would stay there again.
Kuta Seaview Cottages. Fantastic location on beach road between Poppies 1 & 2. Smelly room, not ever cleaned properly, towels aka sandpaper) taken in the morning & laundered & returned late in the afternoon, 15 pool lounges (for over 150 guests) all claimed with towels & hats by 9am & not used most of the day (mostly by persons who have trouble wearing ROUND hats). Breakfast- not a lot of choice & staff that need leadership & direction. Items would quickly run out & not be replaced until a guest asked. Not enough cups to go around & even less spoons. Most guests I spoke with said they would not return. We wouldn't either.
Ate at:
Indonational 4 times. Good food attentive pleasant staff.
Ours 2 times. Best Beef Randang (only surpassed by Pondok Bali restaurant in Adelaide) & Crumbed butterfly prawns in Bali. Enak sekali.
Yutz's 2 times. Best fillett steak that I have tasted ANYWHERE in the world. 45000rp.
LaMonde (above Loji supermarket) good food.
Legends. Food ordinary (MT was ill after eating there). Floorshow very ordinary.
Billy's food good, band entertaining.
Febris. 2 times. Best Lumpia in Bali
Green Garden. 2 times snacks good.
Gracie Kelly's. Randang not good, Beef & Guiness pie #satu
Ibu Oka at Ubud. Babi Guling. Interesting place. Tasted good going down But MT & I both loose in the plumbing next morning..
Corner Restaurant on Padma Utara. Food OK
A&W curley fries fantastic & got hooked on Krispy Crème donuts at Centro. (Not yet available in South Aust).
Next episode.
Trip to Gianyar orphanage
Trip to Village at Munti
Carrefour shopping centre
Shopping
Fab forumites at S&S.
Etc.