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CANDI DASA
MENDIRA
Perama
Oice
SENKIDU
Police
AT M
Condi Beach
Cottage
Sub
Ocean
Bali
Food
Stalls
ACCOMMODATION
Ari Homestay
Kelapa Mas
Puri Oka Beach Bungalows
Puri Pudak
Temple Café and Seaside Cottages
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Amuk Bay
wooden furniture and bedside lamps that you won't find
elsewhere for this price. The more expensive beachside
bungalows with a/c a nd hot wat er have lovely views.
Breakfast not included. Rp200,000
of well-prepared Western and Indonesian favourites, a
popular happy hour (6-8pm) and live music several nights
a week. Daily 9am-midnight.
Vincent's Opposite the post office, near the lagoon
T 0363 41368, W vincentsbali.com. This is the classiest
venue in town, with comfortable sofas, lounge jazz
on the speakers and a large, candlelit garden at the
back. The varied menu (mains from Rp68,000) features
treats such as crab tortellini, while the drinks list offers
a good range of imported beers, as well as bottled
Guinness (Rp46,000). They hold popular live jazz nights
on the first and third Thursday of the month. Daily
10.30am-11.30pm.
FOREST ROAD
Puri Oka Beach Bungalows Forest Rd T 0363 41092,
W purioka.com. Accommodation at this resort ranges from
simple budget rooms with ornate, colourfully painted
doors to spacious beachside bungalows with four-poster
beds, modern finishes and go rgeous view s (Rp750,000),
all set around an inviting pool. Rp335,000
Puri Pudak Forest Rd T 0363 41978. The best rooms are
those on top of the little two-storey pagodas. These offer
gorgeous sea views and an airy aspect. All rooms have a
dressing room, large verandas and s weet touches such as
carved animal tiles and ornate doors. Rp250,000
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DIRECTORY
Banks and exchange There are ATMs in front of
Seaside Cottages and next to Kelapa Mas , north of
the lagoon.
Bike rental Sub Ocean Bali in central Candi Dasa
(from Rp25,000/day). Beware of the busy traffic on the
main road.
Car and motorbike rental Ask at your hotel: Cars from
around Rp200,000, motorbikes from Rp50,000. There's
also no shortage of touts on the street to negotiate with,
though be careful what insurance is included if you rent a
vehicle through one. To put together your own day-trip,
you'll be looking at Rp400,000-650,000/day for vehicle,
driver and petrol, depending on your itinerary.
Doctor Dr Nisa (see p.268) will visit Candi Dasa.
Internet There are a few internet cafés on the main street.
Police Just west of the Perama o ce.
Post o ce Near the lagoon (Mon-Fri 8.30am-noon).
The Asri supermarket sells stamps and has a postbox.
Spa and massage The spa at the small hotel and
restaurant Aquaria (off Forest Road; T 0363 41127,
W aquariabali.com) offers massage, scrubs, hot-stone
treatments, crystal massages and facials in their
oceanfront spa from Rp150,000.
EATING, DRINKING AND NIGHTLIFE
For an inexpensive meal, head to the food stalls on the
waterfront opposite the police station to the north of
town (11am-9pm). Candi Dasa's nightlife, such as it is,
consists of live music nights at venues such as New
Queen Pub .
Aquaria Along a side road near the junction of Forest Rd
and the main road T 0363 41127, W aquariabali.com.
Tiny restaurant attached to a small hotel with tables
overlooking a pretty swimming pool and serving inventive
fusion food. The fixed-price menu (Rp143,000 for three
courses) changes daily, makes full use of local produce and
offers vegetarian options. Daily noon-10pm.
Bali Bagus East of the lagoon T 0363 41363. This
keenly priced restaurant, also known as Warung Astawa ,
specializes in fish and seafood (from Rp47,000), and also
has a great-value three-course set meal (Rp75,000). Daily
8am-10pm.
New Queen Pub Near the Perama o ce. One of the
liveliest nightspots in Candi Dasa, with an extensive menu
 
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