First birthday without snow

Written: 10 january 2011
Travel time: 14 november — 1 december 2010
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We rested in Inna Putri Bali in November 2010. We read the reviews in advance and were ready for some shortcomings of the hotel. The hotel is located in the Nusa Dua area - a closed area of ​ ​ ​ ​.5 * hotels. On the hotel website it is also 5 *, but it was sold to us as 3+. More like 3+))
Flight
Nord Wind Company The plane is quite new, the food was good there, but it was just awful on the way back Flight 12 hours, 13 hours back is exhausting, but it's worth it
After flying for 12 hours, from the winter we ended up in "paradise" (even the airport is called the Gate to Paradise) Visa 25 dollars and then back upon departure a fee of 15.000 rupees

We read in the reviews that they hang a flower necklace when leaving the plane, but we were not lucky, although later we saw them on arriving tourists. Already at the airport there is a very picturesque nature, a lot of flowers and greenery. From the airport to the hotel about 30 minutes (if there are traffic jams, otherwise it’s faster)
Hotel
They settled very quickly, the room was given on the 4th floor, the view is not the ocean, some tried to change the room, but ours suited us: the elevator is close, which leads to the reception and the breakfast restaurant on the 2nd floor.
From the room itself, at first they were shocked, especially from the bath: everything was shabby, old, the taps in the bathroom were rusty, the bath itself too
Over time, they stopped noticing, since they only spent the night in the room
There is a TV in the room, a Russian channel is indicated, but it was tuned to us only a week later. Cleaning in the room every morning, towels too (even in the evening they bring), the bathrobe is not changed. Every day 2 bottles of water (small ones) were brought to the room.
The territory is small and less picturesque compared to neighboring hotels, but hotels such as Grand Hyatt and Ayiodia are nearby and many “hang out” in them (the hotels are connected by footpaths), the main thing is not to show that you are not from this hotel.
For example, we did just that, but from our hotel some compatriots were “expelled” outside
Of course, everything is known in comparison: in these hotels there is real beauty, developed infrastructure (a large number of different types of pools, jacuzzis with hot and cold water, slides, etc. )
There are few sun loungers on the beach, many occupy at 6 in the morning. Those who did not have time sunbathe on a mattress without a sunbed. The role of umbrellas is played by sprawling trees.
Entertainment
From entertainment, water sports (we rode a scooter) and bicycles for rent $ 3 per hour
Discos are all in Kuta on Legian street. On this street, entrance to all discos is free, music for all tastes. Hashish and Viagra are offered right on the street! All discos are filled with deranged Australians under the age of 20, who hang out in the same as they were on the beach - in swimsuits and shorts, flip flops, and many barefoot. But the fun is indescribable! ! !
Food

Breakfasts are very modest, but you can eat: croissants, toast, jam, fruit, cheese (similar to our melted cheese), papaya juice, scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs, be sure to have something meat (usually spicy in their style) and a side dish, rice porridge with chicken, tea, coffee and juices are instant.
In the afternoon we usually ate in a small cafe Yasa Segara (if you look at the ocean, then to the right 2-3 minutes walk) Good food and reasonable prices We took fresh juices and juices, hot and soups - everything is quite tasty. Once we ate in a cafe on the beach itself - it was tasteless and the prices were high, plus a 21% tax.
In the evening we went to the village of Bualu (from the entrance to the hotel to the left 5 minutes), there is a small street right behind the checkpoint where shops and restaurants begin
We were in Loko Cafe - I didn’t like either the food or the atmosphere, then every day we passed by there, as usual, there were no visitors, while in the rest there are always a lot
Mai Mai is a good restaurant, we watched national dances there, the menu is varied, but we decided to try the "Balinese" duck and chicken - it's impossible to eat pepper!
Beer Garden is a German-style restaurant, there are pictures of views from different countries on the walls, there is even our Red Square Live music and singing - they sing in all languages, in Russian "Murka", "Vladimir Central", "Black Eyes", "A should I sing a song ..."etc.
I also liked the food, there is a free salad bar
Kakadu - here we had dinner all the other days, while in others we were 1-2 times.
The interior is not as pretentious as in others, everything is very simple, but sincerely Very friendly staff, delicious food (everything they took there was pleasant, but they took different every day), the prices are pleasantly surprising (dinner for two is about $ 15 without alcohol) In all restaurants offer fresh and mixes, tried all sorts, settled on mango and strawberries, but for some reason other restaurants didn’t have either (mostly papaya, banana, orange, lime, watermelon, melon), but in Kakadu you are always welcome.

Of the dishes, delicious fish in sweet and sour sauce, grilled fish, fish in tiriyaki sauce, mai-mai fish in lemon sauce, delicious Caesar salad with shrimp, grilled chicken, cordon bleu chicken and much more
Live music and singing on weekends
All restaurants provide a transfer from the hotel to the restaurant and back At the first visit, ask for a discount next time (they give a discount card) Basically, it is summed up (2 times 5%, then 10% and max 15-20%)
We ate sushi in "Ryoshi" - this is a restaurant in Kuta, to the right of the water park, about 5 minutes walk. We liked it - a large selection and prices cannot be compared with Russian ones - much cheaper.
If you want real impressions - you are in Jimbaran - this is a fish village. Tell the taxi driver "old Jimbaran" because the new one is the same, but more expensive.
Our guide recommended Cafe Menega to us, we liked it very much! All restaurants are close to each other, tables are on the sand to the ocean. First, come, choose and book a table (remember its number), go to the kitchen and choose fish and seafood yourself. We took a delicious red snapper, shrimp (they didn’t fit on a plate! ), mussels. There are a lot of things and lobsters, and crabs, squids, etc. knew this and ordered separately french fries and salads - it’s unreal to eat everything!
It is worth going there at 5 pm to watch the sunset and how the planes land in the rays of sunset. When it gets dark, candles are lit, it's beautiful and romantic. Sit down only on the first line from the ocean, further is not the same!

SPA
We went to the SPA near the Kakadu restaurant in the village of Bualu "Bali Refresh" - a very decent place and reasonable prices: a massage for 1.5 hours $ 30, a body mask $ 25, but in general they offer a lot of things and give a discount

money, shopping
The rupee rate is 8880 per dollar when exchanging $ 100 bills and further, the smaller the bill, the more unprofitable the rate, so bring large ones from Russia for exchange

The exchanger is good in the village of Bualu near the Adimart supermarket (we were frightened by dishonest Balinese, but we didn’t encounter this anywhere, but it’s better to count several times and be careful, because at first it’s hard to deal with these zeros - exchanged $ 200 and you are a millionaire! )
In Kuta in Matahari they bought clothes, everything else in Bualu: food, fruits in Adimart, souvenirs - there are many small shops
Bargain everywhere, feel free to name the price 2-3 times less For example, if they say 12.000, then you will definitely buy it within 5.000

Tours
We overslept the meeting with our guide from Pegasus due to the flight and the time difference (as we realized later, we lost a little), we came to the end when she was already collecting money for excursions - many scored $ 500-1000 Pegasus prices are too high. We knew about this in advance from the Internet, so we didn’t buy anything from the guide at all
We read that it’s more profitable and more convenient to take a guide with a car for a day and drive yourself and that it costs $60-70 per car, but in general, how can you agree - our tourists found it for $40, we first found it for $35 - in the Kakadu restaurant our agency and a girl works there, calls herself Anya in Russian, speaks broken Russian, but as an option it’s very normal.
But in the end we went with Christiano (as he calls himself), agreed with him for $ 25 for the whole day. True, he only speaks English (at a good level), but we were only happy to practice the language. Not only did he take us everywhere, he also walked with us and told, showed and photographed everything. All the Russians also bought a local Simpati SIM card for calls to Russia and communication with locals, which cost about $ 15 with replenishment, and he himself gave it to us so that we would call him and when we ran out of money on it he went and replenished it himself, refused to take money from us. He spoke very interestingly, knows a lot about the country and other countries.

1 day we went

- Barong dance (acting in the national style takes about an hour, price $ 9), then the park - Safari entrance $ 35 - I liked it very much: elephant show, white tiger feeding, aquariums, safari itself - you get on the bus with a guide and watch animals in the natural environment (according to advertising about 60 types)
- Dreamland Beach - a beautiful beach with many surfers, huge waves - it's unlikely to swim, but it's beautiful!
- Uluwatu Temple to see the sunset and the monkeys - only they are very aggressive there and before entering you need to remove everything shiny and it’s better to remove everything from your hands. Before our eyes, the monkey snatched the wallet from the Australian with money and credit cards and they didn’t catch up with her
2 day
Waterboom water park in Kuta $ 25 entrance and plus you need to put a credit for renting a towel, a safe, and if you buy something on the territory, they put an electronic bracelet on your hand. Lots of slides and fun
Sushi restaurant "Ryoshi"
Matahari Shopping Center - souvenirs, clothes, etc.
3 day
Batik workshop
Bird Park and Reptile Park entry $26 - great! Incredible nature and birds, you can take pictures with animals - $ 1, the nature of different parts of Indonesia and other countries is recreated on the territory
Painting workshop
Pearl Workshop
Wood carving workshop
Orchid Park (admission $ 8) - nothing special, everything is very poor
The Kecak dance takes place after sunset - it's a dance with fire, the actors go into a trance and dance on coals - impressive

On foot from the hotel you can go to the right from the beach for about 40 minutes walk a beautiful beach near the rocks and a temple on the mountain, to the left until the end you will reach a beautiful park, a beach and a beautiful view of the waves beating against the rocks
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