Hotel Arena Kuta Bali

So we got back to Kuta in Bali after another ridiculous 12 hour boat - bus - boat - bus trip from the Gili Islands. It was about 9:30pm when we got there and the first ever Asian Beach Games which was being hosted in Bali had just started a couple of ...

... would love some Greek food. (Greek themselves). As we arrived we were separated and shoved into a minivan which took us to Kuta Bali. Arriving in a new place after dark is not only annoying and hassle but it enables accommodation owners to charge you as ...

... of the other hotel, with a couple of pounds cancellation fee, which we were more than happy to pay, and checked into the New Arena Hotel. This was one the nicest hotels we'd ever stayed in and was incredibly cheap. Plus it had a brilliant pool, which ...

... a difficult bemo ride through a lot of towns not on the way to Kuta. Finally got there, and got an A/C room at the Arena Hotel on GOrza, between Poppies I and Poppies II.  Nice pool, outstanding buffet breakfast included—180,000 for 2. WW and ...

... for wear and then danced the rest of the night away in a multi-leveled bar with lots of mixed drinks. I arrived back at the hotel and breathed easy when I knew Max had found his way home and I fell asleep to drunken dreams. Day 183 A hangover day ...

... 3 separate times.). New Arena is on Gang Gorza (the address says Poppies I but it's not).  This place needs management. New Arena hotel is no longer good value.  WM suggests looking at Kedian's II, Kita, Mimpis, or Berlian Inn,  all on ...

Stayed in Jimbaran Bay and Kuta in Bali for a total of 24 days. Bali ids a lot more modern than I ...

... flag down a Bluebird taxi (they have a WORKING meter that they don't *forget* to turn on...) Found a room at the 'New Arena' on Gang Sorga in Kuta. The rooms are OK we guess for 150000Rp ($20AU) a night with air con and a wicked pool (we can't be TOO ...

so we decided to come back to bali for christmas to avoid the christmas price jump that happens in most the other places.  We have had some mixed results while here, some days are beautiful, other days rains so hard to roads flood.   When ...

playing a bit of catchup here.  So Gilli was a ton of fun, but like all places you eventually have to leave.  Bali this time around was a bit of a challenge for me.  Although my blood test came back inconclusive, the doctor was pretty sure ...

... was a little lost on me but the white monkey character comfortably steals the show even before the finale where he comes into the arena and kicks balls of flaming material all over the place! Uluwatu is supposed to be a really nice place to watch the ...

... for a ‘Bintang Singlet’ or they were waiting for the Yvette St Laurent version to come out. After wondering around the hotel for twenty minutes I gave up and admitted I could not find the beach – so we retraced our steps and went back ...

... for a ‘Bintang Singlet’ or they were waiting for the Yvette St Laurent version to come out. After wondering around the hotel for twenty minutes I gave up and admitted I could not find the beach – so we retraced our steps and went back ...

... with all sorts of crudity. Hotel is OK so far, but we had read what Trip Advisor said about it (New Arena Hotel, look it up!), it could end up being an interesting experience! After our night drive and feeling tired we headed straight for the ...

... our good friends Pippa, Jamie and their son Tom, whom we'd organised to meet there.  They were staying in a flash hotel (certainly by our standards anyway), so we surprised them by staying there for the first two nights after they’d arrived, ...

... money-making plan :) We decided at this point to start looking for a taxi to head back to our hotel, but instead ran into a parade for the Kuta Karnivale! There were a couple of elephants, lots of bikes and all kinds of people including the Hare Krishnas ...

... ;      5 880 km days since last shave:   9 Morale:                        High Over and out from Kuta, Bali. ...

... if I was looking for somewhere to stay. They sent me down another gang about 2 minutes. There was a great place there called the New Arena Hotel. Good price, nice, new and clean m- so I signed up!! I went for a quick look around and off to ...