In Reply to: Istana Rama or Hotel Sahid posted by Fozzies on Saturday, 12. February 2005 at 17:27 Bali Time:
Have stayed at the Sahid deluxe poolside cottages and they are great. It is very quiet in those cottages and staff are lovely. The pool is fairly big and usually very quiet. The do have a pool bar but the times that we were there not many people around the pool but I think you would always be able to get drinks there.
I also looked at the Istana Rama which is right next door. Very similar to the Sahid. Can't remember if it had a pool bar though but the cottages were very nice as well. Very similar, so I would choose the one that was the cheapest quote. With the Sahid, you can walk out the back of the hotel and you are in Poppies 2 lane, come out just near the Bounty. Great location, gardens are lovely, couldn't fault anything really. Breakfasts were really good as well.