I'm living in Sanur it's always been my favourite area of Bali because it's nice and quiet, the investment and development happening here is nice in some ways but it's slowly taking away a lot of the charm and peaceful atmosphere that people loved about Sanur, all the little beach warungs are being pushed away to make room for bigger beach restaurants which is a huge shame the beach warungs were my favourite places to go sit and relax.
Sanur has been my favourite area of Bali as it is quiet and has a village feel I had seen over the years the changes in Seminyak with all the large foreign owned restaurants with international prices. That pushed out the smaller warungs and pushed up prices right through Seminyak. Most bars in Seminyak sell a Bintang for 45k+ or 60k at the Beach clubs. It will happen in Sanur eventually
@@nowgettheretravel Yep, I know quite a few of the little warung owners at Sanur it's actually heartbreaking to talk to them about it, sure the development pulls in more tourists and their money but it also sucks everything away from the little local businesses, the big new hotels and restaurants totally change the spending habits of the visitors that come here. I recently moved back up here from Perth after not being here since covid shut the borders, one of my favourite places to go was the long row of warungs on the beach south of the Sanur beach parking area, but they are all gone now, demolished and removed, Titties Warung was a favourite place to go relax and have something to eat and drink, she's still there trying to make a living but she has to carry any food and drinks down there each morning to try sell, so sad, she's trying to stay optimistic but I think she knows once they start building the new restaurants it's all over. I live up the top end of Sanur near Sindhu which used to be a very village like beach area, during the covid shutdown it's had a huge makeover there are a few little warungs left if you walk further past the new restaurants but once again the restaurants are sucking the life out of them, it creates a kind of awful almost apartheid atmosphere, the warungs are for the local people with little money, and me, I go eat and talk with the locals at warungs I always will.
Thank you for your videos. We can't get back to Bali until January so we love seeing how everything is going. A correction in case people were looking for the Besakih Beach Hotel during your walk; the hotel you first said was Tandjung Sari is the Besakih Beach Hotel which is 3 star and has a combination of rooms and bungalows. Tandjung Sari is next and is a boutique all bungalows resort.
Just love Bali. So much to see and the people are so friendly. Can I recommend a cheaper place to stay? Agung's Annexe, only eight minutes walk from the Sanur beach. Lovely separate bedrooms from the main house. There is air conditioning and lovely gardens with tables and chairs on patios. Breakfast is provided and you are free to come and go as you please. Lot cheaper than hotels but there is no swimming pool, who needs it when you are so near the beach.
What you called the Tanjung Sari was in fact the Besakih Beach - we've stayed there a few times pre-covid; I love the pool. Edit: I see someone else noticed this but didn't name the hotel in question. Cheers.
Heading your way in February, but where I usually stay, Puri Tempo Doeloe appears not seem to be open, it was a tiny oasis of small wooden houses with a tiny bedroom and bathroom, made of a series of traditional wooden parts (mismatched creaky and wobbley) but delightful. Please does anyone have any ideas for my next visit.x
Hello, We’re enjoying your posts around Sanur very much. We had been thinking about the Prime Plaza suites as an option to stay however our concern now is all the development work with Icon etc up that way. Is this the case from what you’ve seen ? We also had thought of the Grand Palace but that’s on the bypass road which leaves us a distance from the beach. So your beach walk video was helpful in looking for options a bit closer… keep up the good walks..👍
I think Prime Plaza would be OK as close to the bypass. All the construction work a little bit further north. Not much work happening at Icon Bali for now
there are 2 Prime Plazas, both on the Bypass. The Prime Plaza Hotel is up the northern end up near the Grand Inna. The Prime Plaza Suites is close to Karang Beach close to the heart of Sanur, but as on the Bypass still a decent walk to get to the beach
Hi there , I love you uploads , much more informative than others , I wonder if you could answer a question, I'm staying at the Mercure resort in Sept. , I see you've stayed there before , if I were to step out onto the beach in front of the resort would I see the sunrise and possibly mount agung from there ? or do I need to walk further North? hope to hear from you and keep up the great work, Cheers buddy , Simon 🏴
Hey Simon. Thanks for your lovely comment. The Mercure has a nice wide stretch of sand right out the front where you can see the sunrise and Mount Agung, if it not shrouded in clouds
@@nowgettheretravel ahhhh that's great !! hopefully will catch some early morning shots , Thankyou for your quick response , look forward to more content 😎👍
@@simonleek7969 I got another video coming soon walking from the Mercure up the back lane way to the main rosd. There are heaps of good restaurants close to there
I cant recommend any. I have used many in Sanur and never had a problem with being scammed. You do need to be careful. Just calculate how much you should get done and count your money carefully after they hand it to you. If there is a problem as them to give you your money back or you will go to the Tourist Police. They will quickly give you your money back
There is no way I would pay the price to stay at the Andaz, I totally can not warrant paying prices like that for a bed and shower as that is all I use my room for when in Bali. I spend most my time out and about exploring not in my room. As long as I have a relaxing view, good bed, good air con and a nice clean bathroom I am happy and rarely pay over $100/night for any accommodation. I would also much rather spend less on accom and more with the locals instead of filling some rich guy's pocket who probably lives in China or wherever lol I wi8ll miss not being able to stay at Grand Inna Bali Beach on my next trip, was the best value for money accommodation near the boat harbour and had an amazing buffet breakfast included.
you got the property before Tanjung Sari wrong, Tanjung was the area you said it's part of, this hotel despite its age is an icon to Sanur the rooms are historic and great
Yeah I first heard they were going to build a Private Hospital. Then I heard it was going to be a massive hotel / conference centre. 5 star and 4 star hotel with Convention centre. Who knows until it happens in Bali!
Very informative.. thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I'm living in Sanur it's always been my favourite area of Bali because it's nice and quiet, the investment and development happening here is nice in some ways but it's slowly taking away a lot of the charm and peaceful atmosphere that people loved about Sanur, all the little beach warungs are being pushed away to make room for bigger beach restaurants which is a huge shame the beach warungs were my favourite places to go sit and relax.
Sanur has been my favourite area of Bali as it is quiet and has a village feel
I had seen over the years the changes in Seminyak with all the large foreign owned restaurants with international prices. That pushed out the smaller warungs and pushed up prices right through Seminyak. Most bars in Seminyak sell a Bintang for 45k+ or 60k at the Beach clubs. It will happen in Sanur eventually
@@nowgettheretravel Yep, I know quite a few of the little warung owners at Sanur it's actually heartbreaking to talk to them about it, sure the development pulls in more tourists and their money but it also sucks everything away from the little local businesses, the big new hotels and restaurants totally change the spending habits of the visitors that come here. I recently moved back up here from Perth after not being here since covid shut the borders, one of my favourite places to go was the long row of warungs on the beach south of the Sanur beach parking area, but they are all gone now, demolished and removed, Titties Warung was a favourite place to go relax and have something to eat and drink, she's still there trying to make a living but she has to carry any food and drinks down there each morning to try sell, so sad, she's trying to stay optimistic but I think she knows once they start building the new restaurants it's all over. I live up the top end of Sanur near Sindhu which used to be a very village like beach area, during the covid shutdown it's had a huge makeover there are a few little warungs left if you walk further past the new restaurants but once again the restaurants are sucking the life out of them, it creates a kind of awful almost apartheid atmosphere, the warungs are for the local people with little money, and me, I go eat and talk with the locals at warungs I always will.
Another informative video. Thank you. Now I know where to stay in sanur.. Thank you
So nice
Really informative. Thanks.
Thank you. Glad to share info
thanks for the review
No problem!
Beautiful place & the best video
Glad you liked it
Thank you for your videos. We can't get back to Bali until January so we love seeing how everything is going. A correction in case people were looking for the Besakih Beach Hotel during your walk; the hotel you first said was Tandjung Sari is the Besakih Beach Hotel which is 3 star and has a combination of rooms and bungalows. Tandjung Sari is next and is a boutique all bungalows resort.
Thanks for the correction
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Thanks for video
Most welcome
thanks for shared this content...
My pleasure
Just love Bali. So much to see and the people are so friendly. Can I recommend a cheaper place to stay? Agung's Annexe, only eight minutes walk from the Sanur beach. Lovely separate bedrooms from the main house. There is air conditioning and lovely gardens with tables and chairs on patios. Breakfast is provided and you are free to come and go as you please. Lot cheaper than hotels but there is no swimming pool, who needs it when you are so near the beach.
Thanks for the tip! I love Bali too. There are many cheap accommodation in Sanur just minutes walk to the beach.
What you called the Tanjung Sari was in fact the Besakih Beach - we've stayed there a few times pre-covid; I love the pool.
Edit: I see someone else noticed this but didn't name the hotel in question. Cheers.
Thanks for the info! I got confused with the name
Heading your way in February, but where I usually stay, Puri Tempo Doeloe appears not seem to be open, it was a tiny oasis of small wooden houses with a tiny bedroom and bathroom, made of a series of traditional wooden parts (mismatched creaky and wobbley) but delightful. Please does anyone have any ideas for my next visit.x
What price range you looking at?
@@nowgettheretravel The Doeloe was a double room at £30 a night with a great breakfast, so B&B double room up to £50 for 14 days
Good to see that "our" Gazebo Hotel is open.
And also good that the noisy Artotel next door to Gazebo is now closed.
Hopefully never to open again
I think that Artotel Beach Club will stay vacant for a long time
@@nowgettheretravel thank God
thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
Hello, We’re enjoying your posts around Sanur very much. We had been thinking about the Prime Plaza suites as an option to stay however our concern now is all the development work with Icon etc up that way. Is this the case from what you’ve seen ?
We also had thought of the Grand Palace but that’s on the bypass road which leaves us a distance from the beach. So your beach walk video was helpful in looking for options a bit closer… keep up the good walks..👍
I think Prime Plaza would be OK as close to the bypass. All the construction work a little bit further north.
Not much work happening at Icon Bali for now
Thanks…. Isn’t the new hospital work near the Prime Plaza Suites ?
there are 2 Prime Plazas, both on the Bypass.
The Prime Plaza Hotel is up the northern end up near the Grand Inna.
The Prime Plaza Suites is close to Karang Beach close to the heart of Sanur, but as on the Bypass still a decent walk to get to the beach
Are shops walking distance, how far? Thanks!!
Yes loads of shops, conveniences stores all within walking distance
Hi there , I love you uploads , much more informative than others , I wonder if you could answer a question, I'm staying at the Mercure resort in Sept. , I see you've stayed there before , if I were to step out onto the beach in front of the resort would I see the sunrise and possibly mount agung from there ? or do I need to walk further North? hope to hear from you and keep up the great work, Cheers buddy , Simon 🏴
Hey Simon. Thanks for your lovely comment. The Mercure has a nice wide stretch of sand right out the front where you can see the sunrise and Mount Agung, if it not shrouded in clouds
@@nowgettheretravel ahhhh that's great !! hopefully will catch some early morning shots , Thankyou for your quick response , look forward to more content 😎👍
@@simonleek7969 Enjoy Sanur! Best place in Bali to stay.
@@simonleek7969 I got another video coming soon walking from the Mercure up the back lane way to the main rosd. There are heaps of good restaurants close to there
@@nowgettheretravel brilliant !! look forward to seeing 😉👌
You stopped too early. There are still some hotels and restaurants further up north, passed the Le Mayeur museum.
There are more, even more down south
Can you recommend the best money exchange place? Some people have said they can be dodgy?
I cant recommend any. I have used many in Sanur and never had a problem with being scammed.
You do need to be careful. Just calculate how much you should get done and count your money carefully after they hand it to you. If there is a problem as them to give you your money back or you will go to the Tourist Police. They will quickly give you your money back
@@nowgettheretravel thank you 😊
The safest place to exchange money is at the local bank such as: BCA, Mandiri.
There is no way I would pay the price to stay at the Andaz, I totally can not warrant paying prices like that for a bed and shower as that is all I use my room for when in Bali. I spend most my time out and about exploring not in my room. As long as I have a relaxing view, good bed, good air con and a nice clean bathroom I am happy and rarely pay over $100/night for any accommodation. I would also much rather spend less on accom and more with the locals instead of filling some rich guy's pocket who probably lives in China or wherever lol I wi8ll miss not being able to stay at Grand Inna Bali Beach on my next trip, was the best value for money accommodation near the boat harbour and had an amazing buffet breakfast included.
Fair enough 👌
you got the property before Tanjung Sari wrong, Tanjung was the area you said it's part of, this hotel despite its age is an icon to Sanur the rooms are historic and great
ok thanks for the correction.
I heard the Grand Inna is going to be a hospital
Yeah I first heard they were going to build a Private Hospital.
Then I heard it was going to be a massive hotel / conference centre. 5 star and 4 star hotel with Convention centre.
Who knows until it happens in Bali!
Icon has gone bankrupt the guy who owns the sands owns the land but builders gone bust.
Oh interesting. I wondered why no progress has happened in the last 4 months.
Shame, I would love a cinema in Sanur
What a shame. Nothing will be left alone
ok
Wrong it’s the Besakih
Ok