In Reply to: Fruit and straws posted by perthtripper on Wednesday, 16. February 2005 at 08:44 Bali Time:
I think (maybe) what people mean is when you buy fruit yourself from the markets etc, its probably safe to stick to fruits that can be peeled. I wouldn't have any worries about eating fruit from the hotel, especially complimentry baskets. We have a guy from our beach in Sanur, not employed by the hotel that brings us fresh, already peeled and bagged pineapple everyday. I literally eat my brekky at the hotel then grab a bag off him and eat the lot. Its the sweetest pineapple I've ever tasted and I've never been sick - year after year! Don't know what the straw caper is about?? I use them.
Your hotels and restaurants all have standards, they couldn't really afford to make people ill considering the word spreads quite quickly.