7 Comments on “Top Hotels of Bali & Lombok”

1. Chris says:
   October 12th, 2011 at 11:17 am

   I forgot to mention also that it is also possible to leave more detailed reviews about the hotels on their booking page.

   If you’re wondering what to write, some examples are below. Actually, there aren’t so many review of Balinese and Lombok hotels, so there are also reviews from other locations:

   Champlung Sari Hotel, Ubud

   Shangri-La Hotel, Central Jakarta

   Majapahit Hotel. Surabaya

   Reviews don’t have to be positive to be published. If the place is no good, you can tell it like it is as David Tan did here:

   Sanno Hotel, North Jakarta

2. Oigal says:
   October 12th, 2011 at 4:17 pm

   Just back from Bali and for the life of me I will never understand the attraction.

   Overpriced, crooked cops, dirty Beaches, hustlers, bogan drunks and scam merchants (both foreign and local). If you manage to escape the underlife then the dreaded mungbeans are only amusing the first dozen times or so.

3. stevo says:
   October 12th, 2011 at 5:29 pm

   Just back from Bali and for the life of me I will never understand the attraction.

   For me its the Aussies in all their Bintang fueled glory. You should have stopped and asked them ( your country men) instead of being such a snob Oigal. At least you will never be short of transport and massages there. I find that such a problem in Germany and are often walking miles with stiff sore tense muscles.

   The Champlung Sari is fun, especially when those wretched little Monkeys come and raid the tables at the restaurant and indulge in lewd acts outside your room. I love animals but those little buggers need a good boot.

4. HeavenlySword says:
   October 12th, 2011 at 11:01 pm

   All, this is unrelated. I’m planning to visit Indonesia for about 2 months (business trip), and I need an unlimited internet connection while I’m there and most of the time I’ll be mobile. I have an unlocked Mifi and all I need is just a sim card. Do you guys know any good and reliable provider in Indonesia that provides unlimited data service?

5. Chris says:
   October 13th, 2011 at 1:42 pm

   Hi Heavenly Sword,

   It might be difficult for a visitor (not a resident) to get an unlimited data package.

   Here are some possible solutions:

   1. INDOSAT BROOM (Pre-paid 3.5G)

   2. Perdana Telkomsel Flash Unlimited – Website is in Indonesian only, but you should be able to understand enough to know how it works.

   3. XL Internet Monthly Unlimited

   When choosing the package, check there is coverage where you are – it varies a lot between different providers.

6. Chris says:
   October 13th, 2011 at 2:18 pm

   Hi Oigal,

   Just back from Bali and for the life of me I will never understand the attraction.

   Some people love it, some people loathe it. I have been to Bali a few times and can understand both perspectives.

   Maybe one reason is that it has the best tourist infrastructure and you can do everything within a short trip. Surfing, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Culture, Diving, Beaches, Nightlife – you can go all over Indonesia for the best places, or you can save a lot of time and energy doing the next best thing in Bali, often as a day-trip.

   By the way, speaking of “bogan drunks”, I noticed a statistic recently that the number of Australians visiting Bali has increased sharply. There were more in the first eight months of 2011 than all of 2010.

7. Oigal says:
   October 13th, 2011 at 3:33 pm

   Probably drop off a bit now…heaps of bad press in Australia

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