In Reply to: Puri Raja posted by Joden on Friday, 6. February 2009 at 16:57 Bali Time:
The hotel has been recently renovated, but the room sizes are the same as before, except for one deluxe room that has a verandah now instead of a little lounge and hence has become smaller. I am not knocking the PR as it is a very friendly place with wonderful staff, but the rooms are a minimum size and the price has gone up enough to make you look elsewhere. The problem is that beach side hotels are all expensive. The main difference between a deluxe and superior room is the the deluxe rooms, of which there are four, are close to the main pool and restaurant. I might add that the superior rooms were called standard rooms before the renovations. There are two pools and you should be able to get and umbrella at one or the other. I have not stayed at the Niksoma, but at PR many times. I think your parents will find a huge difference in standard between the two hotels, but if they really want to stay in that area they have the Mahata, Sari Beach and Melasti as well as PR.
Loz