Travel Reference
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north coast you can take any Seririt-Ubung bemo as far as Antosari and then change onto the
Ubung-Gilimanuk service. It's about 800m from the main road to the beach.
By charter
All the accommodation can arrange onward transport to destinations throughout
Bali (for example, Kuta costs around Rp350,000).
Banks and exchange
Pondok Pitaya
changes money.
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
All the following are accessed via the road that turns sharply south off the Gilimanuk road;
look for signposts for
Gajah Mina
and
Pondok Pitaya
. All accommodation is on the village
road to the coast or the shorefront itself; none is more than a 5min walk from the sea. Ask at
the warung for really cheap rooms. All hotels except homestays have restaurants, and there
are a few warung behind the beach.
Ayu Homestay
On the shorefront 0878 6328 1244.
A fairly basic surfers' crash pad that
scores most for its good location just up from the beach. The cheapest rooms are dark and
dated, so it's worth paying
an extra R
p50,000 for one upstairs with ocean views. Expect to
pay Rp50,000 extra for a/c.
Rp150,000
Gajah Mina
Side road right off descent to beach 0812 381 1630,
gajahminaresort.com
.
Although not as smart as it was, this French-owned spa hotel remains one of the more up-
market options, with rough-walled antique-furnished bungalows secluded in tropical garden
compounds - a good option fo
r a r
omantic hideaway, especially in one of the two Honey-
moon Suites with beach views.
$150
Made's Homestay
On left before descent to the beach 0812 396 3335.
Shame that a new
villa development has rather spoiled the view, yet this four-room place at the top of the hill
to the bea
ch remains a comfortable stay, with clean cold-water fan rooms close to the beach.
Rp200,000
Pondok Pisces
On descent to beach 0361 780 1735,
pondokpiscesbali.com
.
Rich teak,
old doors and traditional furniture lend charm to this long-running place in two locations; just
above the beach and in a garden beside the Balian River (swimming in the river is safe). Ac-
commodation is in rooms and bungalows - from the cute
Bu
cu Bungalo
w fo
r solo travellers
(Rp460,000) to two-bed bungalows for families. Doubles
$52
, bungalows
$63
Pondok Pitaya
Behind the beach 0819 9984 9054,
baliansurf.com
.
There's laidback
surfer style here, both in an unbeatable location overlooking the waves - a great spot to laze
by the pool or enjoy the relaxed restaurant - and a range of accommodation. Basic “Surfer
Suite” rooms have hut-style castaway cool, while better houses, which have been imported
from Java then rebuilt
here
, some dating back to
the 1
930s, sleep up to seven. Also runs yoga
classes daily. Doubles
$62
, bungalows (for four)
$125
