In Reply to: Candidasa info please posted by Bintang Girl on Monday, 17. August 2009 at 18:25 Bali Time:
Hi Bintang Girl
I agree with returntravel, only small patches of beaches, but White Sands beach about 5 kms east is good. Boat rides & snorkelling also available.Apparently snorkelling is good in front of Candi Beach Cottages west of town.
We enjoyed Lotus Bungalows, just on the west end of the main street. Ida Beach Village to the east was a nice Balinese style place, but check it out, as it looked very quiet last time we dropped by. Grand Natia, in the middle of the main street we also liked, especially the 2 rooms on the sea side by the pool.
There are a couple of small bars down the eastern end of the main street, which I think have bands. You could walk to these from the hotels.
No hawkers, except the odd sunglass guy, good mini supermarkets, where you can get most things. (some of the cheapest Bintang and wine in Bali)
About 2-3 hours from sanur (my driving too!), around 1 hour from Kuta.
If you want to see local markets, the best we have been to is Klungkung, huge and full of interesting sights, sounds and smells.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Rodger