In Reply to: JBR First Timer posted by Morganna55 on Friday, 18. February 2005 at 20:55 Bali Time:
That's exactly how I felt the first time we went. I hated it! Didn't want to ever go back. The hawkers were horrible, and I stressed constantly. The second time we went I decided I was definitely all Bali'd out. Then the third time, 6 months after the bomb, everything was much quieter, more relaxed, I fell in love with it and went back again last year, and am going again May.
Sanur is lovely. I have a preference for the Griya Santrian (well documented on this Forum), but of course most hotels in Sanur are well represented here. We like it at Sanur because it's not so busy, there's not as much nightclubbing, and there's no arm grabbing. That's the bit I can't take when we go to Kuta. If I get grabbed now, I just stop and say "Don't touch!" in a very firm voice. It usually works.
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip (in a peculiar kind of way), and I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time in September.