In Reply to: that's soooo BALI posted by Moreno on Tuesday, 18. September 2012 at 13:56 Bali Time:
The pros and cons of staying at Taman Sari Cottages are as follows:
Pros
Cheap - I normally pay Rp 250,000 per night, though they ask for Rp 300,000.
Own generator - there are frequent power cuts in Bali
Close to everything - a short walk to the Bombing Monument in Jalan Legian
Swimming Pool - small but sufficient
Includes a light breakfast - good, but I pay Rp 40,000 to upgrade the breakfast to an American Breakfast
No Bounty crowd - the Bounty crowd go elsewhere.
Balcony - big enough to sit outside your room.
Reception - they will store your bags after you checkout and you are waiting for your plane
Discount - show your room key and you get a 10% discount on your drinks
Honest - I never had a problem with the bill
Quiet - I never hear the nightclubs inside my room
Restaurant - I like to sit near the laneway and watch the people pass by. The staff are nice and efficient. I have never been sick from the food there. They passed the health inspectors' tests.
Cons
Swimming pool ladder - the ladder has been broken for the last six years
Furniture - the furniture in the rooms is very old
Beds - two hard single beds with brown blankets
Radio - the radios in the rooms have not worked for the last ten years
TV - only local Indonesian stations
Laneway - the traffic on the footpath is hectic with drunks and motorcycles all sharing the footpath