Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Jimbaran Bay Accommodation

By Mike McQuire

Jimbaran Bay beaches are lined with excellent places to stay from hotels to traditional villas, the type of hotel that you should expect here is from mid range to 5 star Bali accommodation. As with all more expensive places in Bali the service that you should expect is unmatched. All the Jimbaran Bay Hotels will supply what are basic facilities for these sorts of establishments ; air conditioning, in house restaurants, bars and twenty-four hour room service will be the standard package and the private service you should expect will become more quality orientated as the rates increase. Just a few min from the beach there is some more isolated hillside accommodation that offers better views and more personal facilities. Hotels all offer shuttle services for you to go to the beach or visit Kuta which is only 5 min drive away.

Even though there is still the presence of local fisherman staying here, Jimbaran Bay budget accommodation is sparse and is more tailored to the up market tourist, with the more expensive resorts offering personal swimming pools, and as you travel a touch more south or north, private beaches. All hotels are fantastically landscaped with tropical gardens that are extremely well tended and presented. Bali has always created hotels and villas that have outstanding views and fantastic services and Jimbaran resorts provide all that can be anticipated from quality Balinese hospitality.

Jimbaran is situated in the south not far from Bali International airport, where all Bali flights land. Though this is a very popular holiday destination it hasn't become as commercial as the other places in Bali. Almost all of the seaside resorts that have sprung up along the coast of Bali were little fishing towns at some time, that have transformed into large commercial visitor attractions. All of these resorts have left behind their fishing history and concentrate totally on tourism as a source of income.

Staying in one of the Jimbaran Bay hotels is a unique experience as the town, though aimed at tourism, has still kept its fishing industry and it isn't uncommon to see the fisherman on the beach with their traditional fishing boats and nets. The town itself is also a mixture of the old and the new. Almost all of the other places to stay in Bali have a beach lined with cafes, bars, clubs and shops that are 100 percent for the utilization of tourists. Jimbaran is an excellent place to stay as the main strip is still suggestive of an Indonesian town that has not been exploited by the tourist industry. Walking along here you'll find food stalls and other facilities that are primarily utilized by the local Balinese fishing community.

Jimbaran beach is a long beach with the dazzling white sand that Bali is famous for with flat water all year round. The mixture of native and tourist places makes it a lively and engaging place to stay, the architecture although principally consisting of visitor resorts and hotels is also jumbled in with the local inhabitants conventional dwellings. It is a pity, but as the holiday maker industry grows, this tranquil village will likely go the way of the other popular destinations and it will not be too long before the colorful fishing boats of the fisherman are not lining the beach.

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