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Place in Bali, Indonesia
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Sanur is a town on the east coast of South Bali. Sanur is Bali's oldest upscale resort area and is a mature beach-side town. Despite the abundance of restaurants and accommodation, it has a quiet and relaxed feel to it. Sanur tends to appeal most to middle-aged and older families, especially Europeans.
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This is the former home of Belgian impressionist painter Adrian Jean Le Mayeur, and is now a museum dedicated to his works. Le Mayeur arrived in Bali in 1932 and soon immersed himself in the culture of the island, and married a noted Balinese Legong dancer. Much of the house stands just as it did when he died in 1958, and apart from viewing his works, visitors will gain an insight into what it must have been like to be one of Bali's very first expats. The whole place is in need of some maintenance, but this remains one of Bali's hidden treasures. Has a small but beautiful garden.
Not suitable for wheelchairs; includes high steps.
Mangrove Forest Suwung Kawuh
Visit the well-appointed Mangrove Information Centre set in the huge 600-hectare mangrove forest which fringes the east coast south of Sanur. There are two different boardwalks through the mangrove forest. This centre is doing great work in educating local schoolchildren as well as visitors, about the importance of mangrove forests. A good place to spend half a day for adults and children.
Blanjong Temple
The most notable temple in Sanur which contains a major, important inscription on a stone pillar called the Prasati Blanjong. The inscription tells of a Javanese king who visited Bali in the 10th century and installed what was probably Bali's first formal government. This is Bali's oldest known artifact.
Turtle Island
Visit the Turtle Conservation and Education Centre and learn about current conservation initiatives. This island used to be the centre of the Balinese trade in turtle meat until the practice was banned.
A specialist water sports centre which offers sea-kayaking, kitesurfing, parasailing, wakeboarding, waterskiing and windsurfing, as well as being a dive school.
IKO certified kite surfing school. The lessons are conducted in a safe, user-friendly environment and lessons can be structured to suit individual needs. The school uses three specially designed rescue boats to keep a close eye on you.
The annual international kite festival takes place here every July. Traditional Balinese giant kites up to 10 m in length are made and flown competitively by teams from different villages around Bali. The origins of this event are as a festival intended to send a message to the Hindu Gods to create abundant crops and harvests. Aside from the organised festival, from June to August each year, visitors will see many giant kites being flown.
Grilled seafood accompanied by a Balinese dance performance. Great service too with a local hotel pick up and drop off.
Every Sanur expat's favourite cafe hang out. Good deli food and passable coffee.
Western and Asian fusion cuisine at great value prices. A favourite with both travellers for the price and foodies for the quality of the meals.
The superb home made gelato here is the ideal treat after a hot day wandering in Sanur. Also excellent pizzas and pastas at this authentic south Italian-owned and -run restaurant.
Perhaps the best coffee shop in Sanur. Homemade sandwiches, pastry and quiche. Owned by Swedes and they make their own gravlax.
Beach-front restaurant from the Stiff Chilli chain. Mid-priced, mainly Italian food in a great location.
Attached to the Griya Santrian Hotel, this is perhaps the best known upmarket eatery in Sanur. The food is slick Italian style and they do a reasonable job of creating a suitable atmosphere. Not a good as it was and certainly not cheap, but a decent option in a part of Bali not known for it high quality restaurants. Has an independent street front entrance, and you would not know it is attached to a hotel.
One of the best places to eat Balinese in Sanur. They are especially well known for their pepes be pashi (steamed fish wrapped in banana leaves), and the be siap betutu (chicken prepared similarly) is also good. Very much worth a visit.
Healthy western-style Chinese Restaurant, no MSG, organic ingredients, they also have free delivery in Sanur. Popular with expats.
Gastropub style food, cold beer and cocktails.
fish and chips
British-style fish and chips made by the wife of a Londoner. Optional mushy peas.
Sanur has a long running McD's that can be a useful landmark due to its main road junction location.
Serving modern Asian cuisine with distinct European influences.
Austrian owned and run sports bar and cafe. The beer is very cold, reasonably priced and this place is always busy.
A coffee shop at Sanur beach.
Good, clean budget accommodation in a convenient location. Has a cafe which is open 19:00-23:00. Airport pickup.
Has traditional beautiful garden, but no swimming pool.
Kesumasari Guest House
On the beach with a spacious and well kept tropical garden and a swimming pool open until 22:00 daily.
Nice laidback homestay with a small pool. Good value basic rooms and can get full easily during peak season.
Long established and well-known budget accommodation at the northern end of Sanur's main street.
Comfortable and clean rooms are in a garden full of birds with a small pool. Wi-Fi and breakfast of fruit and toast, tea/coffee is included. You can save Rp 30,000 by refusing the included breakfast.
Big dorm (20 beds, some double), shared bathroom in dorm: toilet w toilet gun+paper x3, showers x3 (soap, shampoo), towel, aircon, wifi (AP in dorm), Big locker downstairs, small in dorm (key provided). Water refill Rp3,000,000, no laundry service (but some nearby).
Good, clean budget accommodation located at Sanur Beach, about 100 m from the Grand Bali Beach Hotel and close to the boat boarding point for Nusa Lembongan. Airport pickup offered.
Cozy framed complex with budget villas. Lots of details that capture your eyes. Very friendly staff, goes well beyond the call of duty. Rooms have hot water, air-com, fridge. Breakfast included. Decent sized pool. Free Wi-Fi. Small library with English, Dutch, German and Swedish literature. Highly recommended for families as well as the lonely traveller. 200 m from the beach, 200 m from shopping street.
Batu Jimbar
A small service apartment complex with holidays lettings on a weekly basis. All studios and apartments have their own kichenette and private balcony.
A not-very-big beachfront hotel.
Each traditional Balinese inspired villa in the compound features its own private entrance and open air living room, dining room as well as a fully equipped kitchen.
A quiet, good value. A bungalow style hotel committed to quality, Located nearest to the beach.
Small boutique hotel with personalised service. Includes a restaurant (Benno's) and a pool. Very quiet, suitable for families.
Situated in between the beach and the main road, two levels of standard rooms are arranged around lush gardens and a swimming pool. The hotel is quiet, clean and has fine service in addition to a pleasant morning breakfast.
Each suite has its own living and dining room and fully-equipped kitchen. Facilities include The Cavern Bar, featuring Beatles memorabilia and a large swimming pool.
On Sanur Beach. Restaurant, 24 hour room service, pool, laundry and safe deposit boxes. It is not a villa, despite the name.
This is a medium standard private villa rental complex in a good Sanur location not far from the Bali Hyatt. Managed by an Indonesian-Dutch couple.
Includes well-kept and picturesque garden area with swimming pool. Spa.
Traditional styled Balinese villas in a lush tropical garden. Private pool villas, restaurant, watersports activities, spa and modern meeting room facilities. Walking distance to the beach
Large hotel with beachfront location. 5 restaurants, 5 bars, huge gardens and a village style spa. Mature grounds with some well established trees.
A minute walk to famous Sunrise beach of Sanur
Contemporary, spacious villas with two floors, outfitted with modern touch including private swimming pool, garden, living room, kitchen, bathroom amenities, satellite TV, AC, free Wi-fi, complimentary breakfast, in-dining, daily complimentary water and cleaning, etc.
formerly Gangsa Private Villa
11 contemporary villas with private pool, fully-equipped gourmet kitchen and 24-hour butler service.
1-bedroom, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom private villas. All have air-con and have private swimming pool, kitchen and living room
20 private villas each with their own plunge pools, massage bale and outdoor shower. The resort also has its own French fusion restaurant, a bar and full service spa.
Large resort on the beach towards the southern end of Sanur. 186 guest rooms, large beachfront restaurant, 3 bars and huge pool.
A quiet, good value resort just off the main street. High quality in-house spa plus restaurant, bar and pool area. The same group also has an impressive complex of private villas in southern Sanur.
Beach front hotel in the quiet southern part of Sanur. Two pools, beach club and good dining facilities. Choose of regular rooms in the garden block, individual bungalows and some very smart suites.
Three 3-bedroom villas located on the beach forming a 9-bedroom estate The villas were built for a large family and are normally rented in a block of at least 6 bedrooms thus giving exclusive use of the entire estate along with its private swimming pool. Fully staffed with cooks, maids and gardeners.
Sprawling, refurbished 6-hectare resort complex with 5 distinct traditionally themed Balinese villages. 120 renovated rooms with balcony, private toilet and bath and other amenities. 3 swimming pools, tennis courts and massage services.
A beachfront resort with 103 rooms, three swimming pools and a 158-meter divided lagoon.
Formerly Hardy’s. This was Sanur's main supermarket before Grand Lucky and a good centrally located place for stocking up on regular items.
This is the outlet for seconds of the famed Jengala Ceramics company (main showroom in Jimbaran). Their standards are very high and you may not notice why some of these items are classed as seconds. Some superb bargains to be had in everything from decorative vases to flatware.
Specialises in the quality woven ikat fabrics from Bali and elsewhere in Indonesia. If you are looking for cheapies, don't go here. You can purchase fabric by the piece, made up as clothing or homewares, and examine their impressive genuine antique collection.
Big supermarket on the bypass.
A comfortable and speedy internet cafe. Air-con, 2 seater sofa and equipped with 17-inch LCD monitors, head sets, scanner & printer. Free mineral water and helpful staff.
By bus
Sanur is well serviced by shuttle buses and bemos from the north and south and also from Denpasar's Tegal terminal.
By boat
Boats from Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and the Gili Islands, including services operated by Setia Fast Ferry, arrive at Sanur Harbour at the end of Jalan Matahari Terbit, and detailed schedules are…
On foot
Walking in Sanur is pleasant.5 m wide along Sanur Beach, suitable for the senior citizens who frequent this town to avoid the loud nightlife in nearby Kuta.
By bicycle
Sanur is possibly the most cycle friendly part of mainland Bali.
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