In Reply to: I think posted by cfb on Sunday, 25. September 2011 at 20:48 Bali Time:
especially when they got to the age to do the water sports at Tanjung Benoa and surf the reefs - the water sports can get pricey mind! As a family we prefer places with big pools, and you pretty much get that in most hotels over there. People moan about the 30 minute taxi ride, but to me that's half the fun of Bali, chatting to the drivers and just watching the action on the drive.
That said - the kids really loved staying at the Tuban end of Kuta - Kartika especially to access Waterbom, but our all-time family favourite in that area is further down the beach at Legian - we all loved and still love the Bali Padma.