Just a quick one to pass on some info some people where wanting know before we left.
Have just arrived at the winna holiday villas it's a big hotel with heaps of rooms its in a good location close to the beach and Poppies 2 the rooms we are in are the standard rooms on the ground floor If you were giving them a star rating compared to NZ I would rate them a 2.
The thing about accommadation is that one persons palace is anothers slum so my 2 might be another persons 3 or 4.
Looking at the hotels mentioned on here alot by our lovely aussie neighbours they are way over our budget but are often refered to as cheap so I guess with the Aussie dollar buying mor rupiah they can afford to stay in these places.
Kuta and Legian is nuts it's so busy, Ubud was also crazy busy , prices for food and accommodation have doubled since our last trip 3 years ago and we really have to watch what we are spending now which was never a worry before.
WE also stayed at Barbs Bali Apartments in the Jayakarta hotel we had 2 apartments that were connecting We liked these much better than were we are now at the Winna they are in need of a refurb the paintwork and tiling are looking very tired but for $45 aussie a night I can't fault it and would reccomend them to anyone.
In Ubud we stayed at a small homestay in the rice fields just off Jalan Raya Ubud it's on the way to the Sari Organic restaurant it was fabulous and would rate it 4.5 out of 5.
We also spent 4 days at Kuta Beach Lombok which is a completely different experience than Bali.
Before I finish I have to say something about flying with pacific blue and virgin blue from NZ via aussie on to Bali,
DONT DO IT!!!!
it's a small plane that has 3 seats then the isle then 3 seats it's frickken tiny you cant' get up and walk around because there's no room! 3.5 hours auckland to brisbane then 6.5 to bali and on the way back it will be longer because we fly via Melbourne It's just the pits we will fly Jetstar next time thats for sure.
I know the spelling is rubbish and there's no punctuation but I'm in a hurry to get this done so I can head to bed,
frazz