In Bali fist time, looking for a place according to the following requirements
#1
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In Bali fist time, looking for a place according to the following requirements
Hello club,
Looking for a short, 4 days trip in Bali from Singapore in the first week of August, when there is extra long weekend at Singapore.
The place should satisfy following requirements:
- clean beach (no plastic bottles or trash laying around)
- outside of beaten tourist trap areas - I do not want swarm of foreign tourists with screaming kids around and filled with vendors trying to sell you Chinese made plastic junk.
- clean, air conditioned room free of bugs for no more than $80/night with all taxes and fees included.
- safe place
I would also consider other places/options for the same time period satisfying above requirements, but AFAIK, Malaysia is not a good candidate due to Hari Raya and seems the same week everything will be shutdown.
Thanks.
Looking for a short, 4 days trip in Bali from Singapore in the first week of August, when there is extra long weekend at Singapore.
The place should satisfy following requirements:
- clean beach (no plastic bottles or trash laying around)
- outside of beaten tourist trap areas - I do not want swarm of foreign tourists with screaming kids around and filled with vendors trying to sell you Chinese made plastic junk.
- clean, air conditioned room free of bugs for no more than $80/night with all taxes and fees included.
- safe place
I would also consider other places/options for the same time period satisfying above requirements, but AFAIK, Malaysia is not a good candidate due to Hari Raya and seems the same week everything will be shutdown.
Thanks.
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You might consider the resorts/beaches accessed through Jakarta: or even non-beach activities. Cheaper to get to, cheaper to stay at and (mostly) domestic tourism. If interested, take a look at http://getout-jakarta.blogspot.co.uk/
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The place should satisfy following requirements:
- clean beach (no plastic bottles or trash laying around)
- outside of beaten tourist trap areas - I do not want swarm of foreign tourists with screaming kids around and filled with vendors trying to sell you Chinese made plastic junk.
- clean, air conditioned room free of bugs for no more than $80/night with all taxes and fees included.
- safe place
- clean beach (no plastic bottles or trash laying around)
- outside of beaten tourist trap areas - I do not want swarm of foreign tourists with screaming kids around and filled with vendors trying to sell you Chinese made plastic junk.
- clean, air conditioned room free of bugs for no more than $80/night with all taxes and fees included.
- safe place
Or go to Lombok instead. Direct Singapore - Lombok flights available. Ticks all your boxes.
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#7
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Don't think you'll get withing budget and will struggle with availability but have a look at Puri Mas & Qunci Villas. Just hit your favourite online agency and see what they can offer availability wise.
But whatever you get in Lombok will be 30% better than what you'd get in Bali for the same price.
South Lombok is changing - might be possible - I havn't been but the Novotel Lombok in Kuta (nothing like the Bali Kuta) may be close to budget.
But whatever you get in Lombok will be 30% better than what you'd get in Bali for the same price.
South Lombok is changing - might be possible - I havn't been but the Novotel Lombok in Kuta (nothing like the Bali Kuta) may be close to budget.
#8
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Agree with the suggestion to try North Bali. There are a number of little beach accommodations all along the coast. It's much more peaceful than the southern areas. Also agree with avoiding Kuta at all costs, I would make a comment about the people who stay there but it wouldn't sound nice.
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Well, my colleague who went there last month said that the place is packed with tattooed Australians and lesser degree - Brits and Germans, who drink beer and stronger alcohol 24/7 and make noise which is audible several km away.
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Haha, you said it, not me. Sounds accurate.
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We stayed in Padangbai on the east coast of Bali a few years ago, here:
http://www.padang-bai-beach-resort.com/rooms-rates.htm
We were there to dive, but there were plenty of non-divers at the resort.
We stayed in a Garden Bungalow, nice.
It seems like it might fit the OP's parameters.
http://www.padang-bai-beach-resort.c...-bai-tours.htm
http://www.padang-bai-beach-resort.com/rooms-rates.htm
We were there to dive, but there were plenty of non-divers at the resort.
We stayed in a Garden Bungalow, nice.
It seems like it might fit the OP's parameters.
http://www.padang-bai-beach-resort.c...-bai-tours.htm