In Reply to: advice on amed please posted by jennyvmc on Thursday, 5. November 2009 at 05:55 Bali Time:
Blue Moon Villas & Puri Wirata and would recommend both but depends on your likes & budget. Blue Moon Villas are beautiful with sweeping views of the ocean (it is set into the hillside across the road from the water). It is really geared towards relaxation & enjoying the view - the rooms have balconies with 2 daybeds, there are bales near the pool & as part of the restaurant with lounging cushions etc. They also feature outdoor bathrooms with a view of the stars. It was sheer bliss but not really suited to our 3yo due to the stairs. The Puri Wirata was a beachfront hotel so more convenient access to the ocean & we thought it was fantastic value for money, clean, comfortable & fairly new. There is no shopping locally - I am a self-confessed shopaholic but all I bought back from Amed was a suntan & a bag of seasalt :o) I have a scanned copy of a tourist info brochure on East Bali - if you'd like a copy let me know, I've left my email open