First time to Bali, and I'll be there for 25 days in between college semesters, starting the 19th of June. I'm used to travelling solo and going to major hostels to meet people to find out "where to go next", as I try not to plan out my trips too much in advance.
But hotels, not hostels seem to be the thing in Bali, so I was wondering what places ya'all might reccomend (sub US$20.00) a night in Kuta beach that are close to the surf yet in a good atmosphere to meet people and kind of "find out what to do next" - am i right to assume that Jl Benasari is the ideal, "best of both words" kind of place?
I plan on spending about a week in Kuta beach and then travelling to wherever people reccomend is a nice place with good (but not too heavy) surf - which seems to be Uluwatu.
Any help or additional information on what to do/what not to do would be greatly appreciated, thanks guys.