In Reply to: help! cheap holiday with kids posted by Bigpeete on Sunday, 28. June 2009 at 11:56 Bali Time:
Yes, Dynasty prices have gone up quite a bit, but this is consistent with most of the properties. Depending on how much you are willing to spend, we can highly recommend Jayakarta Private Apartments. They are located in Legian, easy reach to Kuta. They have two and three bedroom apartments, which you can book on line directly with the NZ owners at www.puketoki.com. A three bedroom apartment cost us around $165 per night back in April. Whilst they may have gone up marginally, they are spacious and immaculate. They have three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living room (inc sat tv), dining, equipped kitchen and balconies. They are in the grounds of the Jayakarta Hotel, which is right on the beach and within easy walking distance to great restaurants. They have the space you need and when compared to hotels and the need for interconnecting rooms, they compare favourably. They have three large pools.
If you do want to stay up the Tuban end again, we have also stayed at Green Garden Hotel in their family rooms above the restaurant. They have bunks and would fit you all, but it is one large room. The pool is small and the property has also gone up considerably. When we stayed there we paid around $60 a night!! But not anymore. You could also try the family rooms in Bali Garden, although again, one large room, plus we found the pool very crowded, although the location is great.
From our point of view Jayakarta provided us the best value for money, but go direct with the private apartments.