In Reply to: What area for us? posted by Excited Newbie on Friday, 6. August 2010 at 11:24 Bali Time:
If in Tuban, the beach at the back is good, with the beach path, but out on Jalan Kartika Plaza, very narrow, poor footpath with high kerbs and awkward for pram.
Seminyak...too many drug dealers and posers.
Kuta / Legian, to be honest, not much to tell between them, and as a newbie you won't know when you are out of one and into the other anyway.
Take advice from my old mate Hoolz for accomodation, but don't ignore somewhere like White Rose if you are into say 3 starish accomodation.
Good luck.