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Bali has 20,000 hotel and guest house rooms, which vary from the very basic ‘losman’ (simple fan room with cold water), to villas to the ‘Best Hotel in the World’ (Four Seasons Sayan). In each area you have incredible choice and no one has visited every property. a while ago I visited guest houses and budget hotels in 3 parts of Ubud, Jl. Hanoman, Jl. Kajeng and Jl. Penestenan. LP’s new SE Asia guide lists their choices for accomodation in the Ubud area.
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Seminyak is the center of the expat scene in Bali and has a wonderful array of accommodation, restaurants and nightlife. It's also on the beach making it a cool place to stay. For people not wanting to pay $40 and up for a room there are budget options including the place Andy Walker stayed at recently, the Inada Losman on Gang Bima. I have walked passed Inada hundreds of times and have seen young travelers and surfers arriving. Inada is staffed by Balinese people but is obviously Japanese focused, with a large collection of Japanese books in the bookcase out front.
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My recent trip to Ubud gave me the chance to check out some of the budget accommodation options. I quickly reviewed guest houses (homestays) in 3 different areas close to downtown. Firstly I stayed at Puri Jati Homestay on Jl. Hanoman and visited many of the other guesthouses on that street. I visited 3 guesthouses on Jl. Kajeng, the funky little street off of Jl. Raya Ubud. Lastly I checked out some places on a small alley of off Jl. Penestenan, in the west of Ubud.
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Penestenan is a small village to the west of Ubud. These days you can think of it as as extension of Ubud. Penestenan is reached by heading west along Jl. Raya Ubud in the direction of Campuhan, then taking the sharp left up the hill. Penestenan is famous for painters and beaded purses. The main road, Jl. Penestenan winds thorugh town then swings down towards Sayan. On the way out of town it passes a small gang (alley) which I checked out. Some cute little guest houses were located there.
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After spending 3 nights at Pura Jati guesthouse on Jl. Hanoman in downtown Ubud I have pretty good idea of the routine. The few rooms face the rice fields in between Jl. Hanoman and Monkey Forest Rd. Things start early for the people who live here, up before dawn they are chatting and going about their chores before sunrise. Being a tight little place as far as the layout of the rooms, privacy is not the main factor. Each room has a small porch area with chairs and guests have to pass in close proximity to get to their rooms. The walls are made of bamboo so you can hear somebody burp.
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Ubud is stunningly beautiful place and now, it has a new addition with the opening of the Botanical Garden Ubud recently. Situated some 1.2 kilometres from the centre of town, it offers visitors a relaxed and unique setting.
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Most budget travellers to Bali who are looking for budget accommodation head for Kuta and then spread their wings around the rest of the island. One place they do not usually go is Nusa Dua / Tanjung Benoa because of the prices associated with it. However Benoa has some affordable options. The whole area on the eastern end of the Bukit gets labeled as Nusa Dua but there are well known local names for its separate parts. As you arrive at the main gate to the complex you are actually in Bualu, which comes complete with hotels such as the Hotel Bualu, a clinic (SOS Pratama) and the Bale Banjar, the local community headquarters.
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Jl. Hanoman is a long straight street that runs N-S in downtown Ubud. Starting at Jl. Raya Ubud, the main street in town and finishing at the turn off at Jl. Monkey Forest, Jl. Hanoman runs downhill past art shops, cafes temples and guesthouses. These homestays are family compounds complete with elaborate family temples. The families are usually living in the front section and the newer guestrooms are at the back, sometimes facing the rice fields that lie between Jl. Hanoman and Jl. Monkey Forest. For someone who arrives by Perama bus, you will be dropped off at the bottom of Jl. Hanoman. This makes finding affordable accommodation easy as the street has plenty of choice. Don't be afraid to check a few places out and bargain. Security is usually not a problem as the family is always around, breakfast is almost always included and check out times tend to be around 12 noon. Hanoman is the monkey god and his image can be found at temples along the street.
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Jl. Kajeng is a cute little street right downtown in Ubud. Located on the north end of town, it runs uphill perpendicular from Jl. Raya Ubud. For people wishing to explore downtown Ubud on foot and at the same time live on a relatively quiet local street, this be work. The Pura Desa (village temple) is located at the bottom of the street and street itself is decorated with cement signatures like Mann's Chinese theater in Hollywood. There are a couple of places to eat on Jl. Kajeng as well as art shops and the Padma Bus office. There are probably 20 places to stay on this street, here is a small sampling.
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Every high profile case needs it eccentric characters. The OJ Simpson trial had Kato Cailin, the Corby trail has her lead attorney, Hotman Paris Hutapea from Jakarta. Corby's Perth legal advisors smelt a rat as soon as they got here with the Bali legal team suggesting the best way for a result was to get $500,000 to the appeal judges. They were fired, then re-hired and now Hotman has come on board.
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