Hotels in Bali

I stayed at three places in my trip.  The first was this place called AP Inn.  It's a pretty ok place.  Relatively near Kuta beach and it was quiet.  A bit dingy, but it's a no-frills place, so it was ok.  I thought the lighting could be brighter.  

View from my balcony

Creepy "angel" that was dangling on my roof

I'm guessing that angel thing is to protect me, much like what a dream catcher does, but it looked so creepy that I was just hoping not to get nightmares, especially since my dreams tend to be really wild.

And so, nothing remarkable about the hotel, or my stay in Kuta.  I guess if you're a sports lover and like seeking attention in a tiny bikini with peddlers coming up to you every step of the way, Kuta would be your place. I just found it way too overpriced.


Next up, Raffles Holiday Hotel in the far flung, remote area of Bali.  It was so far, but actually kind of worth it if you're looking for a romantic getaway with no traffic noise, nothing city-like around you.  Seriously, there wasn't wifi either.  I had my own cottage. 

Isn't this room cozy?

Outdoor shower!

I don't know about you, but I thought an outdoor shower was one of the most romantic things I've heard of, so when Karri found this place, I jumped it.  Only to realise after, that one of the flaws of having an outdoor shower is the biting cold that you have to deal with when showering in the morning.  ALSO, when it rains, I can't shower!  Kishy said that I could have just bathed in the rain, very natural, but then I thought about acid rain and water dripping from the trees overhead, etc.  I'm just not a very nature type of girl, am I? I don't know why I keep trying to be. 

The breakfast spread

 Initially, we thought the breakfast was just going to be clingwrapped slices of bread and some jam and juice.  Then, this amazing spread came, complete with rice.  It was a bit much for Karri, but I thought it was okay!  The food was pretty ok, but we were speculating about the freshness considering that this place was so far out from civilisation.

Our breakfast building

 The breakfast building was a bit creepy.  It had that echo-y feeling, as if you could be murdered and no one would ever find your body and no one can hear you scream.  Besides us, there were two other old-ish couples there. Everything was clingwrapped.  The bread, our juice, food left for us, etc.  It was a bit strange but I guess it was a good precaution since there were quite a lot of flies, which Karri often positively exclaims that if it's good for the bugs, it must be delicious.  -_-

The pool! And to the left you can see my cottage.

On our second night, it started raining and the rain leaked through Karri's roof.  What a lucky ass because hegot upgraded!  Apparently my cottage is the cheapest accommodation there, and he got a swanky room! I was so bummed I was wishing I would have a leak on my third night too so I could be upgraded.  Just look at his rooms!  That boy was gloating!

Swanky INDOOR toilet with bathtub!

Four poster bed that puts mine to shame!

Pool with Nölli, Jr.

If you're wondering why there is this seal popping up randomly, it's Karri's obsession.  It was his best friend on this trip, his only friend, in fact.  He's weird that way.  It's a finnish thing.  Go figure. :-P

And lastly, Ubud Aura!  My favourite stay the entire trip!  It was kind of pricey.  It's located in the yoga street of Ubud, Jalan Hanoman.  It was more pricey but still affordable.  I took this place because it is located right beside my yoga place, Yoga Barn.  Will talk more about that in the next post.  

Look  at the standalone shower in front of my bed!

I thought this was a really good idea!  One of my dream apartments would be like that, where the shower is in the room itself and I basically live in one big room with partitions separating each section.  :-D 

This place always had fresh flowers when they cleaned up.  It was so pretty and relaxing.  I had the best sleep ever in this room.

Princess-y, isn't it?!  :-D

The toilet and cabinets, etc

My standalone shower.  :-)