Indonesia - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 252

WATERSPORTS AND DIVING
Four-day PADI Open Water dive courses cost about $350-
550; two-dive excursions to superior reefs beyond south
Bali cost from around $115.
Blue Oasis Beach Club Beachfront of Hotel Sanur
Beach, south Sanur T 0361 288011, W blueoasisbeach
club.com. As well as diving, they offer parasailing, wake-
boarding, kitesurfing, kayaking and water-skiing sessions,
courses and equipment rental.
Blue Season Bali Jl Tamblingan 69XX, central Sanur
T 0361 282574, W baliocean.com. PADI five-star IDC
dive centre.

is divine - try the sashimi (from Rp21,0000) or the sushi
(from Rp30,000). Daily 11am-midnight.

DRINKING AND NIGHTLIFE
Jazz Bar & Grille Komplek Pertokoan Sanur Raya 15,
next to KFC at the Jl Bypass/Jl Hang Tuah crossroads, north
Sanur T 0361 285892. Some of Bali's best jazz, blues and
pop bands play live sets nightly from about 9.30pm. Daily
10am-2am.
Laghawa Jl Danau Tambligan 51, central Sanur T 0361
288494, W laghawa.com. Huge, popular place with
regular live music events, including traditional Balinese
dance on Wednesday evenings. It's also a great place to
chill during the day and for drinks at night (cocktails from
Rp69,000). Daily 6.30am-11pm.
Mango Beach Jl Pantai Sindhu. Decorated with flags
from around the world, this reggae bar opens right out
onto the beach and hosts live music events (Tues, Thurs &
Sat night). There are also comfy sofas, pool tables and a
surprisingly good food menu. Daily 8am-11pm.
Warung Sunrise Jl Hang Tuah. Beachside bar with chairs
on the sand, live reggae and strong cocktails (from around
Rp40,000). Daily 10am-late.
The Wicked Parrot Jl Danau Tamblingan 47 T 0361
281814, W wickedparrot.com. Raucous place with live
Irish music by the Bali Leprechauns three nights a week
(Mon, Wed & Fri). Daily 7.30am-late.

ACCOMMODATION
Ari Homestay Jl Danau Tamblingan 40, central Sanur
T 0361 289673, W homestaysanur.com. Elementary but
cheerful and low-cost rooms (most with shared bath-
rooms) s et behind the family shop. Large breakfast
included. Rp100,000
★

Flashbacks Jl Danau Tamblingan 110, central Sanur
T 0361 281682, W flashbacks-chb.com. Beautifully deco-
rated rooms (the cheapest only have shared bathrooms)
and bungalows, run by friendly and profe ssional staff .
The attached Porch Café has divine espressos. Rp300,000
Pondok Santi Homestay Jl Hangtuah 39, north Sanur
T 0361 285592. Ten simple rooms in a friendly family-run
compound, do wn a quiet si de road a few minutes' walk
from the beach. Rp150,000
Yulia Homestay 1 Jl Danau Tamblingan 38, central
Sanur T 0361 288089. Attractive, terraced, fan-cooled
bungalows in a homestay com pound fille d with the
owner's prize-winning songbirds. Rp200,000

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DIRECTORY
Banks and exchange There are ATMs and exchange
facilities all over the resort, including an authorized
moneychanger at Jl Danau Tamblingan 18.
Bookshops Periplus, inside Hardy's Grosir supermarket,
Jl Danau Tamblingan 193, central Sanur (daily 8.30am-
10pm; T 0361 282790, W periplus.com); Ganesha Books,
Jl Danau Tamblingan 42, central Sanur (daily 8am-10pm;
W ganeshabooksbali.com).
Embassies and consulates UK consulate at Jl Tirta Nadi
20A, Sanur T 0361 270601, E [e-mail];
US and Australian consulates in Denpasar (see p.246).
Hospitals and clinics All the big hotels provide 24hr
medical service; try the Inna Grand Bali Beach ( T 0361
288511, W graninnabali.com). Expats tend to use the two
international clinics on the edge of Kuta (see p.252); the
nearest hospitals are in Denpasar (see p.246).
Internet Centres on all main roads.
Pharmacies Guardian Pharmacy next to Hardy's Grosir,
Jl Danau Tamblingan.
Police The police station is on Jl Bypass in north Sanur,
just south of the Paradise Plaza hotel ( T 0361 288597).
Post o ce The main post o ce is on Jl Danau Buyan,
north-central Sanur. There are postal agents opposite
Respati hotel at Jl Danau Tamblingan 66, central Sanur,
and inside the Trophy Centre on Jl Cemara in south Sanur.

EATING
The night market, inside the Sindhu Market at the Jl Danau
Tamblingan/Jl Danau Toba intersection, central Sanur, is
good for inexpensive local eats from around 5pm through
to the early hours.
Manik Organik Jl Danau Tamblingan 85, south Sanur
T 0361 855 3380, W manikorganik.com. Ubud-style
health-food café with rejuvenating juices, smoothies,
salads, soups and veg, vegan and organic mains
(Rp35,000-80,000). It also hosts yoga sessions, cookery
classes and Friday open-mic nights. Daily 8am-10/11pm.
★

Massimo Jl Danau Tamblingan 228, south Sanur
T 0361 288942, W massimobali.com. Excellent south
Italian restaurant serving more than fifty types of pizza
(from Rp60,000), plus specialities from Lecce and delicious
home-made gelato (sundaes from Rp23,000). Daily

11am-11pm.
Ryoshi Jl Danau Tamblingan 156, south Sanur T 0361
288473, W ryoshibali.com. Cross over a cute little humpback
bridge to this Balinese institution, which is perfect if you're
fed up with nasi goreng and the like. The Japanese food here