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Old Jun 12th 2016, 1:20 pm
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No idea, I stayed at the Intercon..... LOL

https://indonesia.tripcanvas.co/bali...d-places-bali/

https://indonesia.tripcanvas.co/bali/hidden-side-bali/

Bali Water Palace Tirtagangga - Wonderful Bali is the water palace i mean.

Also, take a quick 2 day one night trip to Yogyakarta and see Prambanan and Borobudur, both sites you can see in a day, one morning one afternoon then fly back the following day.

Don't get ripped off by the touts. Just say "No".

And no point in doing white water rafting in June-September, it's shoite.
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Also, take a quick 2 day one night trip to Yogyakarta and see Prambanan and Borobudur, both sites you can see in a day, one morning one afternoon then fly back the following day.
That would be a great side trip, depending on if you were after a bit of culture. Yogya has a half decent backpacker bar scene as well for your one night. There are Javanese dance and gamalan music performances at Prambanan at night, plus shadow plays at the palace in town etc, although on just a fleeting visit I'd probably go to Bar Lucifer and drink Bintang and provide my own dancing.
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No idea, I stayed at the Intercon..... LOL

https://indonesia.tripcanvas.co/bali...d-places-bali/

https://indonesia.tripcanvas.co/bali/hidden-side-bali/

Bali Water Palace Tirtagangga - Wonderful Bali is the water palace i mean.

Also, take a quick 2 day one night trip to Yogyakarta and see Prambanan and Borobudur, both sites you can see in a day, one morning one afternoon then fly back the following day.

Don't get ripped off by the touts. Just say "No".

And no point in doing white water rafting in June-September, it's shoite.
Ha good shout intercon!

Perfect thanks for the links, will take a look and sort my shit out 😊
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Hi all, looking at going to Bali in August for 10 nights. Thinking of staying in Seminyak and hiring a villa rather than staying in a hotel. Any recommendations on areas to stay and what to do and see, places to eat etc....
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Unfortunately and undeservedly Bali gets a bad wrap as most people only associate Bali with Kuta.

We go to Bali for a week each year for complete rest and relaxation. Don't go anywhere near Kuta.

Why not split the 10 days between Seminyak and Ubud? We did this a few years ago. Altho I enjoyed our time in Seminyak we came to the conclusion it was basically an upmarket Kuta

That said there are some lovely hotels, good shopping and good restaurants.
Potato Head, Sea Circus, La Lucciola. There's always new places opening.

However, we adore Ubud. Can eat like a King there. In fact one of the top 50 restaurants in Asia is there - Locavore. Each year we run out of nights to try all the restaurants we want.

Must say very little nightlife in Ubud if that is your thing.

We might do an early morning trek (Campuhan Ridge) or a cycling tour and then spend the rest of the day perhaps doing a cookery class (Paon Bali was a blast), sightseeing, having spa treatments or chillaxing around the pool.

Highly recommend the Komaneka chain if looking at hotels. Last month we spent a wonderful week here:
VILLA GUSKU UBUD BALI

Happy to answer any further queries.
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Originally Posted by OzSheila
Unfortunately and undeservedly Bali gets a bad wrap as most people only associate Bali with Kuta.

We go to Bali for a week each year for complete rest and relaxation. Don't go anywhere near Kuta.

Why not split the 10 days between Seminyak and Ubud? We did this a few years ago. Altho I enjoyed our time in Seminyak we came to the conclusion it was basically an upmarket Kuta

That said there are some lovely hotels, good shopping and good restaurants.
Potato Head, Sea Circus, La Lucciola. There's always new places opening.

However, we adore Ubud. Can eat like a King there. In fact one of the top 50 restaurants in Asia is there - Locavore. Each year we run out of nights to try all the restaurants we want.

Must say very little nightlife in Ubud if that is your thing.

We might do an early morning trek (Campuhan Ridge) or a cycling tour and then spend the rest of the day perhaps doing a cookery class (Paon Bali was a blast), sightseeing, having spa treatments or chillaxing around the pool.

Highly recommend the Komaneka chain if looking at hotels. Last month we spent a wonderful week here:
VILLA GUSKU UBUD BALI

Happy to answer any further queries.
To echo the above I would split it 5 and 5, Seminyak and Ubud, do the beach, party, beach club thing in Seminyak then head off to Ubud to relax, massage, do some hiking and kick back.

Locavore is awesome! Look at the Chedi for accom, can be pricey but they do some great deals at times!
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To echo the above I would split it 5 and 5, Seminyak and Ubud, do the beach, party, beach club thing in Seminyak then head off to Ubud to relax, massage, do some hiking and kick back.

Locavore is awesome! Look at the Chedi for accom, can be pricey but they do some great deals at times!
Went 2 years ago for 2 weeks - as some have suggested - we did half Seminyak and half Ubud.

Loved it. Preferred this trip to Koh Samui or Langkawi or the Gili Islands (though all of these holidays were also good).

If you had the time Seminyak, Ubud and Gili Islands / Lombok would be a great 2-3 week holiday.

Seminyak - great food at Sarong and Mamasan (both possiblely world class I'd say) and Sardine. Potato Head is good fun. There is also more upmarket places like Ku De Ta and others. From Seminyak easy to get to Jimbaran by taxi etc.

Avoid Kuta entirely.

Ubud - maybe getting a touch developed, but we loved it. Again good food there. Try Naughty Nuri's street shack for the ribs and cocktails (it really is a shack on the street), Dirty Duck and Ibu Oka Ubud for the suckling pig...

Good location to go on day trips to the mountains etc.

It was also great climate in the summer.

Little villas with own pools are quite affordable.
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Unfortunately and undeservedly Bali gets a bad wrap as most people only associate Bali with Kuta.

We go to Bali for a week each year for complete rest and relaxation. Don't go anywhere near Kuta.

Why not split the 10 days between Seminyak and Ubud? We did this a few years ago. Altho I enjoyed our time in Seminyak we came to the conclusion it was basically an upmarket Kuta

That said there are some lovely hotels, good shopping and good restaurants.
Potato Head, Sea Circus, La Lucciola. There's always new places opening.

However, we adore Ubud. Can eat like a King there. In fact one of the top 50 restaurants in Asia is there - Locavore. Each year we run out of nights to try all the restaurants we want.

Must say very little nightlife in Ubud if that is your thing.

We might do an early morning trek (Campuhan Ridge) or a cycling tour and then spend the rest of the day perhaps doing a cookery class (Paon Bali was a blast), sightseeing, having spa treatments or chillaxing around the pool.

Highly recommend the Komaneka chain if looking at hotels. Last month we spent a wonderful week here:
VILLA GUSKU UBUD BALI

Happy to answer any further queries.
Thanks so much for the info, we will probably stay just in Seminyak as friends are taking their baby along so easier than moving different places, also why we are looking at a villa rather than a hotel too
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Old Jun 14th 2016, 4:41 am
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Went 2 years ago for 2 weeks - as some have suggested - we did half Seminyak and half Ubud.

Loved it. Preferred this trip to Koh Samui or Langkawi or the Gili Islands (though all of these holidays were also good).

If you had the time Seminyak, Ubud and Gili Islands / Lombok would be a great 2-3 week holiday.

Seminyak - great food at Sarong and Mamasan (both possiblely world class I'd say) and Sardine. Potato Head is good fun. There is also more upmarket places like Ku De Ta and others. From Seminyak easy to get to Jimbaran by taxi etc.

Avoid Kuta entirely.

Ubud - maybe getting a touch developed, but we loved it. Again good food there. Try Naughty Nuri's street shack for the ribs and cocktails (it really is a shack on the street), Dirty Duck and Ibu Oka Ubud for the suckling pig...

Good location to go on day trips to the mountains etc.

It was also great climate in the summer.

Little villas with own pools are quite affordable.
Thank you will definitely look into your suggestions it sounds great :-)
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In Ubud, the 17th best restaurant in the world according to TripAdvisor

Locavore

(beaten at #13 by Table 9 in Dubai).

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Same comments as all of the above.

Went about 8 years ago before it truly blew up and the locals twigged on. Then it was excellent. Hired a car and drove up the east coast. So Kuta, Semiyak, Uluwatu, Padang Bai... then got the ferry over Lombok and drove across there before getting a fast boat to Gilli T.

Since then I have been back for a wedding. Stayed in the Anantara in Uluwatu - amazing hotel but a bit rough round the edges and not cheap.

If I'm honest I wouldn't hurry back again. There's too much in SEA to see and do.
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Same comments as all of the above.

Went about 8 years ago before it truly blew up and the locals twigged on. Then it was excellent. Hired a car and drove up the east coast. So Kuta, Semiyak, Uluwatu, Padang Bai... then got the ferry over Lombok and drove across there before getting a fast boat to Gilli T.

Since then I have been back for a wedding. Stayed in the Anantara in Uluwatu - amazing hotel but a bit rough round the edges and not cheap.

If I'm honest I wouldn't hurry back again. There's too much in SEA to see and do.
Thanks think we will split our time between Ubud and seminyak in villas and then do other tours maybe too
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Thanks think we will split our time between Ubud and seminyak in villas and then do other tours maybe too
Gilli T is worth the boat trip for a night or two.
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Gilli T is worth the boat trip for a night or two.
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