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Group of 15 guys at Bounty Hotel, My 4th stay there.
Flew with Air Paradise and very good service and food.
Hotel 96% occupied ,staff are very friendly and willing to assist.
Breakfast was good and rooms clean.
Bagus pub is close by and is an excellent place to get cold bintangs and organise tours etc.We did the rafting for 175,000rph, great value.
Restaurants that rated were
Bubba Gumps-fried prawns with chips 50,000rph
Papas
Macaroni's
Poppies
Visited Sammy and Susies a few times, Smudge UK and Roo Ted were there as normal and the smile on Sammys face when i brought along 15 thirsty lads was worth gold.
Susie got us some cheap fire crackers that provided some light entertainment and we bought stuff of the locals off the beach.
Waterbom Park was very good.
New Centro shopping centre is huge and has everything for the shopoholics.
Helgie delivered DVD'S but most of the guys purchased heaps from the local shops, seem to be less dud cinema copies these days.
Stadium bar is great to watch AFL.
A few tried the Elephant rides and 1/2 day tours and enjoyed themselves.
Paddys bar and the Bounty ship were full of action most nights, i witnessed a foam party for the first time that looked fun for most of the people in it.
Clothing, sunglasses and DVD'S are still a winner in Bali.
Tank tops and t shirts for 15,000 to 30,000 is great value.
Boardies 30,000,Sunnies 25,000 and good leather belts 45,000.
Louis Vitton handbag 60,000.
Things that did not go according to plan were.
One of the guys breaking his arm in 2 places after slipping, people should be very careful on wet marble floors.
Gold chain was taken from around the neck of one of the guys by a very skillfull thief, beware of these people on motorbikes.
Very aggressive hawkers in Poppies II who touch and are in your face,worst in Bali.Everywhere else was ok.
Yobo's who should be kicked out of the Hotel when they go over the top.Some arrived on our last day and were out of control.
In all another great Bali trip for me and most of the group.
Bounty Hotel is definitly for the younger party type.
cheers
Yappa