Nusa Dua's hotels are geared to
tourist groups, beach fanatics and international conferences.
Each hotel has its own combination of first-class business and
resort facilities. Located in a large, landscaped park, the complex
also comprises an international convention center, a championship
18-hole golf course, a luxury shopping center, a medical clinic,
and an amphitheater for music and dance. More facilities are located
in the village of Bualu, just outside the resort. A strip of hotels,
restaurants and watersports operators is located along the narrow
cape north of Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa. And a new area is being
developed at Pecatu or South Nusa Dua, south of Nusa Dua proper,
anchored by the Nikko Hotel.
Prices in US dollars. AC = Air conditioning. Telephone code is
0361.
Bali Tourist Information
Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) at the center of Nusa
Dua complex, Phone 771010.
How to get to Nusa Dua
The airport taxi co-op counter is outside customs ' near "left
luggage". The average fare is Rp35,000 to Nusa Dua, Rp40,000
to Tanjung Benoa and Rp45,000 to Pecatu/South Nusa Dua.Most hotels
have a taxi counter run by a private company or co-operative.
Prices are significantly higher (30%) than other resorts, with
the drive to the airport costing $10 or more. Open-topped buses
with tropical motifs travel throughout the complex and to Benoa
village. The fare is Rp1,000. There are car rental companies at
each of the three gates of the Nusa Dua complex, near the Tragia
Supermarket and at several hotels. There's also a bemo terminal.
The fare is between Rp 1000 and Rp2,000 to Denpasar, and Rp2,000
to Tanjung Benoa.
Eating in Nusa Dua
The Nusa Dua complex has many international restaurants (with
international prices) in the five star hotels. A 7-course French
meal at the chic Semeru Rotisserie in the Putri Bali costs $55/person.
All hotels hold theme buffet dinners featuring Balinese dance
for $30-$40/person. The Galeria area offers Spanish, Indonesian,
Balinese, Italian, Korean, Thai, Swiss-German, Chinese, Japanese,
and Western cuisines. Try Warung Bali to taste some local flavor,
Sendok Restaurant for a variety of international dishes and Escargot
for French cuisine. For fresh spicy seafood, try the Jala-Jala
restaurant in the new Nikko Bali hotel. For excellent Japanese
food including sushi and teppanyaki, the Matsuri Japanese Restaurant,
next to the Galleria Shopping Complex, is a must.
For cheaper food and more natural surroundings, head for the village
of Bualu just outside the resort. Outside the main gate to the
right is the big Lotus Garden (free transportation in Nusa Dua
area) restaurant which serves fesh, homemade pasta, grilled seafood
and steaks. If you like spicy West Sumatran food, try Mega Meriah
Padang on JI. Bypass Ngurah Rai. The best price-quality deal,
though, is the Ulam Restaurant, just outside the gate facing the
Hilton. The specialty is the seafood basket for $8 per person.
It's a favorite haunt of ministers and celebrities. Kuta's popular
Poco Loco Mexican food has opened a branch at JI. Pantai Mengiat.
Also on JI. Pantai Mengiat is the Nyoman Beer Garden with its
extensive international menu, featuring great pasta and fresh
seafood.
Finally, if you decide to go native and eat for a dollar, there's
a sate stall near the main entrance, or try the bakso Solo (meatball
soup) at the night market in front of the local movie theater. |
