In Reply to: Accommodation in Sanur for friends posted by gillb on Saturday, 15. January 2011 at 08:41 Bali Time:
You could try the Respati.
Nice little hotel not far from Sindhu Beach markets and almost directly opposite the Ugly Duckling.
Mrs Skiggy's kids stayed here in 2009 and it looked like a very nice mid-range hotel. They loved it.
The pool from memory was rather smallish, but had steps. The aircon deluxe rooms close to the pool and beach were very nice, quite large and well priced. We manged to look at the traditional bungalows as well and they also looked nice and clean.
In typical Sanur style, the hotel grounds are long and thin, stretching all the way from Jalan Tamblingan right through to the beach where they also have a nice little restaurant for perfectly acceptable food.
A definite jump up from UD and SBV.
While there, we had a quick look at the Gazebo Hotel next door (where we stayed in 2003) but it looked a bit tired and run down, so I wouldn't recommend that.
The Griya Santrian seems to be popular on this forum, but have never stayed here.
Hope this helps.