Nusa Dua costs

Hi all

Planning a honeymoon in Oct and considered staying in Nusa Dua this time instead of Kuta / Legian.

I generally dont eat in the hotel as normally it is a rip off so prefer to get out on the streets where i can eat in restaurants and drink in bars for alot less than the hotel. However, I am having some concerns about Nusa Dua as other comments on these forums suggest that there are limited places to eat / drink and the prices are quite high (western prices).

Can anyone give any guidance please? Is it really just like being in Aust for prices?

Also, what are the distances like between the hotels and the restaurants or is everything still fairly close.

Thanks

McCrawsh

Nusa Dua costs

I think hotel dining is always more expensive than outside, and they hit you with the 21% surcharge.

There are a few restaurants around, but not the variet of venues like the city areas.

One thing I would suggest would be to consider an all inclusive resort. The Club Med has one of the nicest beaches of all the hotels in Nusa Dua wide open and expansive - blows away the narrow, crowded beaches at the Laguna/Westin/Nusa Dua Resort hotel strip.

Nusa Dua costs

i have stayed at nusa dua several times BUT it is not my favourite place to stay. If you want to be able to walk to nice budget restaurants and wander along the beach and have some good shops as well and a lovely place to relax then choose sanur over nusa dua. nusa dua hotels are very good but the area is typically a purpose built tourist enclave. the exchange rate is lower, the prices of shopping and food is higher. mainly australian prices at the majority of larger hotels. there is a few choices in nusa dua which are cheaper. such as the bali collection ( a group of shops and restaurants) this is situated within walking distance of the grand hyatt and they have a shuttle bus to pick up from the hotels. NOTE bali collection restaurants are cheaper than hotel restaurants but the shops are a higher price than the rest of bali and for souveners etc the prices are ridiculously high. there is a small supermarket here once again cheaper than australian prices but higher than other areas in bali. imported foods are very expensive. there is also restaurants in tanjung benoa and some local %26#39;cheaper%26#39; restaurants in two places at the local village. first is at the main gate where you enter the hotel security area and the second is the south gate at Jl.Pantai Mengiat. the restaurants often offer free transport otherwise you need a taxi.

here is a link to a map showing the areas i mention so you can get an idea where things are.

tropicalbalirestaurant.com/location_map.asp

the all inclusive hotels are only good value IF you want to stay there and eat all meals etc. not good value if you want to be out and about and trying the great restaurants on offer and doing day trips as you end up wasting your money on food and drinks you don%26#39;t get to take advantage of the deal.

Because Nusa Dua is a purpose built resort, it has overall better security and less aggressive vendors in the beach areas. Lately, the vendors north of the Hyatt at Sanur have gotten a little out of hand, and local banjar should put a stop to that. Its a pain.

The beach at Nusa Dua is generally nicer than Sanur - particularly the southern part of Nusa Dua from the Grand Hyatt to the St Regis. Sanur is experiencing beach erosion, and have had to build break waters to preserve the beach sand - only partially successful. There is also some beach erosion at Nusa Dua in the middle north part around the Melia Bali and Westin.

Both areas have completed long brick walkways along the beach, so its good for jogging or walking. There are more bicycles at Sanur - I never see any at Nusa Dua.

Shopping really is about the same for basics. Nusa Dua has a Hardy%26#39;s superstore close by, which is good for cheap drinks and eats. Its the same chain as at Sanur.

I think visitors can have a great experience at any of the resort areas in Bali. It really depends on personal preference and quality of the accommodation.

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