In Reply to: for 1st timers-1 week only-advice posted by helenb on Sunday, 25. October 2009 at 10:36 Bali Time:
have just a day trip to Ubud to get a feel for it?
Then you have some idea for the next time you go as to whether or not to make it a stay over spot.
You can get a driver and decent car for around 400K for the day, so pretty cheap when spread between you.