In Reply to: thanks- tuban posted by solomama on Saturday, 21. November 2009 at 11:14 Bali Time:
I say all this with the best of intentions based on my experiences only...
If you think about the amount of travel you are doing with your little one - flight, journey to Ubud and return, maybe day trips to Safari Park or Elephant park and so on, I think when you are in the south you need to be in close proximity to where you are likely to spend most of your time.
I say this moreso because I presume your child still would have an aftenoon nap (maybe needed even more in the heat of Bali). Getting a taxi back to ?? with a hot, tired, and perhaps grumpy child might spoil the day trip to Kuta. The roads are now much busier than ever.
I don't consider Tuban the same as Kuta and think it is more of a young family area where you are likely to meet up with others with young ones also.
As I said there are many hotels in Tuban to choose from and there is now a nice walkway along the beach right the way up to Kuta for a late aftenoon stroll or a play on the beach.
Good luck with your decision making.