Too many choices! Guidance Please!

Hi All,

I need help鈥y head is spinning! My husband and I (late 40鈥檚) are going to Sanur March 19th for about 2 weeks. We are overwhelmed with the choice of accommodations. How can such a small region house so many hotels? We don鈥檛 need anything that fancy 鈥?the less we spend on a hotel the more we will have to spend on other things like dining and activities. We would like somewhere quiet but not too dead; since the ocean seems good only during high tide, a nice big pool might be good; a comfortable room for us would be clean, decent pillows and mattress, and functioning AC. All the rest, beautiful gardens, close to the beach and restaurants, balcony with view, fridge, etc would of course be wonderful, but icing.

Since we will be there before high season, we鈥檙e hoping for about $30 to $40 US (the former would be preferable) advice please on whether to book with hotel directly or Asia Rooms which often seems to have better prices. We are batting around: Tama Palem, Sativa Sanur Cottages, Swastika, or maybe Tamukumi鈥e keep changing our minds! Please help us! I know everyone says we can鈥檛 really go wrong, but we don鈥檛 get the chance to travel much anymore (life鈥檚 gotten in the way), so your guidance would be very much appreciated!

Thank You!

Too many choices! Guidance Please!

My sister in law and her family stayed at Taman Palem in January. while we didn%26#39;t stay there ourselves we did visit often and found it a nice place and a short stroll to beach. She had no complaints with the hotel. We stayed at Sanur beach villas. short stroll to beach and the owner is a great easyy going Aussie who will make you feel very welcome, and at approx US$25 a night (including breakfast) they are well within your desired budget.

www.sanurbeachvillas.com

Both these hotels are at the southern end of Sanur but a short and cheap bluebird taxi ride will get you to all the other areas of Sanur, however there are plenty of shops and restuarnts within short easy walk from both hotels.

Too many choices! Guidance Please!

I%26#39;m also going to recommend Sanur Beach Villas. Good quality accommodation at a very good price and the added bonus of a great host.

It%26#39;s not that small a region, the beachfront alone stretches for over 5km! Then you have all the hotels on the streets behind.

I%26#39;ll be staying at the Taman Palem myself this year, but have stayed in the Tamukami and loved it. Check out the hotel reviews section, read the reviews and see if these sway you.

palm garden (hotel taman palem) is closest to the beach only about 2 minutes. in the same street JL kesumasari is stana puri gopa. both good budget places in a good position. i have looked at rooms at swastika but this did not appeal to me at the time i looked BUT it is still good value and very popular. sanur beach villas is a very good choice. some good cheap restaurants down that end of sanur. the good thing is you can pay in rupiah. tamukami is popular and so to is pondok ayu and puri mesari. IF it was me i would get quotes and go for the cheapest as all would be suitable and offer what you are looking for. some places even have a shuttle service around sanur.

Thanks to you all for your advice. We鈥檒l be in Sanur for 3 days before heading off to Ubud, but since it seems so central and such a good place to use as a home base, we will likely be back after our time at the Saren Indah (thankfully, we were clear where to stay in Ubud). So regardless of where we stay initially, we鈥檒l have a look around before deciding where to stay when we return.

You鈥檒l probably see more posts from us as we continue to plan (and daydream) about our trip. This is such an amazing resource! Thanks again for your wisdom!

Hi Vancouver!

I have travelled to Bali 17 times (one more and I get a free set of steak knives!) since 1979. I am about to go again in 3 weeks to celebrate my 40th birthday with my two favourite people in the world, my children. Sanur is and always will be my favourite area on the island of the Gods.

Firstly, I would strongly suggest that you always email the hotel you are interested in directly, before booking through asiarooms (if that%26#39;s what you decide). Ensure that you ask them to quote you for taxes and breakfasts included and don%26#39;t forget to mention if you need a late check out on the day of departure. All hotels are very willing to offer you the absolute best price given the decline in tourism over the past few years.

As for your choice....I would recommend the Bumas Hotel, Sativa cottages, Sari Sanur Resort or the Puri Sading Hotel. I have visited each of these properties and they all offer a little something extra special and they are all very well priced to suit your budget. All are very centrally located. I have stayed at the Swastika twice, and although very nice, I am guessing that you would like a little bit of added luxury. If you want intimacy, tranquility and something unique in concept and presentation, I would suggest the Puri Sading Hotel or the Sari Sanur. Sari Sanur is about 100 metres from the Bonsai Cafe restaurant and the beach. Puri Sading is very tranquil with a central courtyard pool, fountains, etc and quiet.

Hope this helps. Have a great holiday.

When in doubt, try them all. We have done both, gone directly to the hotel and got a good price, and we have used Passion Asia.com and got excellent prices. Make sure you get to UBUD. John

Go to a 4 to 5 star something you can go back to chill out after a day of fun fun fun in Bali. And trust me you are a millionaire when you are in Bali other things are affordable that is no problem... But a good Hotel to a bad is...

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