Bali Lodges - Reviews and Rates

One of our goals for our Round the World trip was to enjoy a tropical vacation. After considering lots of tropical islands, we decided on Bali, since traveller satisfaction rated it consistently the highest. Imagine our thrill when we arrived, and our family-run little hotel looked exactly like the tropical paradise of our dreams. (Picture #1) T...

(Jim) Since we arrived in Bali, a lot of our time here at Alam Indah has been spent in the pool, which lies right below our Gardenia Suite. Yesterday Amy decided to walk to the library in the heat of the day. The kids and I stayed at the hotel and went for a swim. When we got down to the pool, most of the chaise lounges were taken up by the grou...

Transport? 28th May Ubud Well so far this seems to be a nation of transport salesmen. I got a tourist bus from one tourist town to another (Kuta to Ubud). This part of Bali seems to be quite built up all the way, with whizzing trafic, cars, mopeds, noise. The heat can be quite tiring. I think I need a snooze and a two second period where no one ...

Finally things has started to get better. Yesterday, on my visit to Monkey Forest I met one Mr.Transport but he was not so disturbing. First of all he was alone, usually you hear the Hallllooo Transport in Dolby Stereo 5.1. Secondly I had decided to go around and the best way seemed to be with a hired car and driver. Anyway, I agreed with him fo...

We are back in Ubud (still in Bali). Sometimes while travelling you find a place that just feels right.. Ubud has been it for us. The streets are lined with art galleries and great restaurants in between the hundreds of temples. We have been told that in Bali there are more temples than houses. So it's not surprising to see such a strong spirit ...