Had a great month in Bali,the weather was not as usual but we still really enjoyed ourselves.
We stayed 2 weeks in Seminyak and 2 weeks in Penestanan outside Ubud.
We rented a small villa in Penestana called the Villa Susanta. This was just perfect for a couple and only about $430 for a week It was very private ,had a small swimming pool and was really comfortable. We loved just being by ourselves. Or lovely room boy Lopo came every day and prepared breakfast and cleaned the villa.
This was a chill out trip for us so we did not do sightseeing. Lots of lovely walks and eating out. There were 6 or 7 restaurants within 5 mins of the villa . The best of these by far was Warung Baba. The owner bought fresh every morning from the market and then prepared to order, even things like Lumpia. the food was great and ssoooo fresh. We also ate at old favourites Casa Luna , always restful, Ari'e warung, and also the Fly Cafe which also does home deliveries. We used them when we did not want to go out. the food was good.
Back in Seminyak we stayed with family so can't comment on accommodation.
we ate a lot at Grocer and Grind near Seminyak Square. This is a mostly Western place but just lovely when yo are feeling boiling hot and want to cool down and feel clean. Food was of a high standard and they also home deliver. Had high tea at Biku and that was great as well. Another cheaper place we ate at often was Warung Erope on JL Pettitinget, good prices and check out the desserts.
The star as usual was Pearl, i love their food and the atmosphere is just beautiful.
Apart from that we just went to a few Spa's and relaxed. Tried Eve in Ubud, good, Wellbeing in Se4minyak, Bali Moon In Seminyak, basic but good treaments, amd Cool , very quirky near Seminyak sqare.
All in all we had a lovely holiday, nice to have month rather that the usual 2 weeks.