In Reply to: Thanks posted by kupu kupu on Saturday, 25. September 2010 at 21:09 Bali Time:
In my experience a couple of people have an axe to grind on here about this hotel and another owned by one of the partners. They really push the bogan yobbo barrow and I don't know why. Unless it's just plain snobbery because they stay at more expensive places.
I've never met any yobboish behaviour at either hotel so I can only tell it how I see it. It can happen at any hotel though how ever many stars.
We used to stay more upmarket and then one day while we were still working decided to take off at the spur of the moment and so decided to save a few bob since it was an extra trip. We travelled around staying in small budget places starting at Ari Putri in Sanur and taking in Lovina and Candi Dasa then Kuta and Legian and what do you know? We had the best trip ever and found we preferred the small places so this is what we have done ever since.
We now go 3 times a year or so for about 5-6 weeks (retirement is great) made possible by staying in these great friendly little places. Have been to the Ducks Nutz a lot and visited people staying in the Ugly Duckling and so will stay there in January with the granddaughters. We normally spend the first part of our holiday at SBVs and then move on wherever but the Ducks Nutz is in a better location for the 2 teenagers to have a little independence I believe. As you can imagine I would hardly be taking them there if the picture some people paint of this place were true!
As for these places been promoted by friends of the owners, well, yes. (light-bulb moment) Let me see now how did the owners of both hotels become friends of ours? Hmm, Oh yes that's right we met them when we stayed at one and visited the other. To simplify this for the knockers who say only friends and sycophants promote these places.
People, us included, have become friends with these people because of a very positive experience at these hotels. We were not friends who promote the place for the hell of it which would indeed be sycophantic.
Do a report when you get back. I bet you have a good time.