Posted by Liz on Wednesday, 3. February 1999 at 17:38 Bali Time:
In Reply to: Nusa Dua posted by Kate on Tuesday, 2. February 1999 at 08:01 Bali Time:
It is lovely to be "looked after", but I think you can achieve that AND be located closer to more interesting bits of the island. For instance, we loved Ubud, but only managed day trips there. When we go back to Bali we will definitely stay there for at least three or four days, and there are some fabulous boutique hotels around there where you would find accommodation and service to rival (or beat) anything in Nusa Dua. By being located in Nusa Dua it was also a very long trip to the north coast of the island, and we would have liked to go to Lovina and Pemuteran but it was just too far to go in a day.
So when we go back we will hire a car, and stay in three or four different places, exploring the less touristy bits of the island as we go. But I'm not sure we would ever have decided to do that on our first visit, so we don't regret staying in Nusa Dua at all - it gives us a great excuse to go back! Keep reading the forum and get a good guidebook, and you will soon find out where you would be interested in going.