It would be about 25 mins Kuta. The taxis are VERY cheap. The only reason we didn't have a night out in Kuta when in Sanur was we had enough to keep us going in the resort. Have already decided that next summer we will make the effort! Sanur is quite quiet and if you want action after midnight you won't find it there.( we just went back to our verandah for a drink or 3 or 4! )
Re the hotel reviews- could you let me know which hotels you stayed at and I will ask for them to be added to the review page. Thanks Jules!

Hi Fiona

Thanks for your reply, I dont want you to get th wrong idea we arent party animals just like a fews bars to walk to so we arent in the same place all night every night, we are usually heading home by midnight anyway for a night cap - our clubbing days are over now so I guess if there quiet a few bars/restaurants we may well stay in Sanur

We stayed in Majestic Hotel in Ho Chi Minh, Sunrise Beach Resort in Nha Thrang Vietnam, they where both very nice hotels and I would like to share that with other forum uses, I always check the reviews when booking a holiday

Thanks again

Jules

well Jules - I would like some recommendations as well-we went summer 2005 so I'm wondering if anyone has been since then and can help. I think I'll try a new thread!
( your hotels should be in our reviews some time tonight- thanks for offering to write them!)

Hi You might like to check out Mic's site, she has a lot of info on all aspects of Bali.

http://micbali.proboards21.com/index.cgi

There are a few good Bali dedicated forums http://www.balitravelforum.com is my favourite. Lots of fabulous JBR's in the archives with heaps of information. Give me a shout and I'll point some out to you. A more recent one was http://www.com-memorate.com/bali.html which was a fabulous read.

The night club and party scene has moved up toward Seminyak these days. I'm a bit like yourself and home by midnight zzzz

Bali Padma in Legian is a great place to stay but it's quiet large but in a great location and near heaps of restaurants and many bars. Depends what you want ... big resorts or smaller boutique resorts.

We are going in May for 2 weeks staying at the newly refurbished Puri Raja in Legian @ $US50 per room including breaky for two. Then over to Puri Santrian Club in Sanur for 5 nights for a special anniversary $US 100 per night (just to give you a price gauge) We have stayed in Sanur before and it was always quiet even before the bombings now I hear it's even quieter.
If your hankering for something British then I hear it's a good night out at the http://catfiddle.com/ I'm going to have a go at that because I hear it's a good night.

I reckon one of the best parts of a holiday is the planning... happy reading. Cheers Geri

Hi

Fiona I will try and write reviews for the hotels in the next day or so although looks like I have plenty of reading to do thanks the gerib

gerib thank you for the information and website they look very good, trouble is now I wont be able to make my mind up where to stay , regarding bars etc, not bothered about them being ''british'' its just we like to sit and have a drink in a bar rather than a restaurant if you see what I mean but Im sure we will give the cat and fiddle a try.

I agree with you one of the best bit about holidays is the planning, thanks to the internet and information people share we can see/read about the country/resort we intend to visit.

Thanks again for your help

Jules

Hi goanaddict we stayed at the Majestic for two nights while in Saigon, we didn`t like the pool there so we moved to the Rex. The pool location was ridiculous at the Majestic, but at the Rex it`s on the roof, so you don`t lose the sun after 2 o`clock. Also we stayed at the Nha Trang lodge while obviously in Nha Trang, he had a suite there on the 12th floor, and the views were incredible, and only $80 a night.

Anyway back to Bali, we stayed at the Bali Tropic near Sanur, fabulous hotel with the best pool i`ve experienced anywhere in the world, very reasonable as well. I would definitely go back there.

Hi pinkie

Thanks for info on Bali will def give it a look at. Regarding Majestic to be honest we never went to the swimming pool, although our friends went for a 'dip' one afternoon, they didnt really say much about it which probably says it all if you see what I mean.

Thanks again

Jules

I hope Geri hasn't chased you away from here Jules .
Thanks for the Majestic review

Hi Fiona

No Im still here its just that thanks to Geri I have plenty of reading to don for our Bali trip

I promise I will write hotel review for Nha Trang in the next day or so.

Just a quick question, I have had a quick look on web and cant see anything but do we need any ''tropical injections'' for Bali or is it much the same as Vietnam. We took malaria tablets in Vietnam do we need them for Bali?

Thanks again for info

Jules

This subject crops up regularly for newbies on the BTF. From memory this is what we've had for travel in South East Asia (you guys call it the Far East... that sounds much more exotic :D) Hep A & Typhoid, polio, tetanus. Malarial medication is only recommended if you are going off the beaten track.
The first time we went to Bali I took malaria pills and it made me feel terrible. I was so ill when we got back I had to have a blood test for malaria. However, it was negative... but I should have realised because just as I felt better it was time to take another once weekly pill and I was sick again Doh!!! The Brits I've met in SEA seem to take malaria medication but the Aussie's don't. A lot of Aussies haven't had any precautionary injections but I think they are silly... particularly Hep A.
We have travelled since to malarial countries and we take a good repellent that contains at least 80% DEET ... those little critters don't even think of landing on you. Also on arrival we buy an aerosol of fly/mozzie spray and give our room a good spray before we head out for dinner.
Hope this has helped. However, you must be guided by your GP or travel advisory centre. Cheers Geri.
PS They reckon Gin is good... must be all the quinine in it.

Hi gerib

I can only apologise for not thanking you for your reply re malaria earlier its just our land line have been down so no phones/email/net etc for last few days and now that they are back on the photocopier is going non stock and my junk mail box is over flowing

Fiona, I will get round to the Sunrise hotel review once Im back up to speed at work

We had to read newspapers at lunch time instead of surfing...........almost forgotten how to

Regards Jules

Jules
I can sympathise- I have had a few days without my computer and it is a nightmare!