This hotel at the far south east end of the Amed Beach area is far enough from the dive shops and tourist restaurants to be an oasis of older style Bali. The single most important fact visitors must understand is the hotel is right on the edge of the beach but this is a working beach packed full of fishing boats, locals and their families and is not a great choice for sunbathers. In the pre-dawn, the fishermen push the boats out into the surf and within a few hours haul them back up the beach using motor winches and muscle power. Dogs bark, cocks crow and you'll understand why earplugs are provided in the hotel rooms. I was up before first light every morning chatting to the fishermen and photographing the spectacle of dozens of spider-like boats being dragged up with their load of small mackerel, The families were friendly and many spoke English. Yes, there's a little touting of snorkelling or other boats trips but it's the way the fishermen can supplement their falling income as fish stocks diminish. We were twice invited to families' houses to eat and we enjoyed the atmosphere immensely.If you want to feel isolated from locals and sit on white sand beaches drinking overpriced cocktails this is not the place for you. The beach is clean but littered with pieces of coral and fishing great. The waves can be rough and there's both...This hotel at the far south east end of the Amed Beach area is far enough from the dive shops and tourist restaurants to be an oasis of older style Bali. The single most important fact visitors must understand is the hotel is right on the edge of the beach but this is a working beach packed full of fishing boats, locals and their families and is not a great choice for sunbathers. In the pre-dawn, the fishermen push the boats out into the surf and within a few hours haul them back up the beach using motor winches and muscle power. Dogs bark, cocks crow and you'll understand why earplugs are provided in the hotel rooms.
I was up before first light every morning chatting to the fishermen and photographing the spectacle of dozens of spider-like boats being dragged up with their load of small mackerel, The families were friendly and many spoke English. Yes, there's a little touting of snorkelling or other boats trips but it's the way the fishermen can supplement their falling income as fish stocks diminish. We were twice invited to families' houses to eat and we enjoyed the atmosphere immensely.If you want to feel isolated from locals and sit on white sand beaches drinking overpriced cocktails this is not the place for you.
The beach is clean but littered with pieces of coral and fishing great. The waves can be rough and there's both coral and big rocks underfoot.
The hotel staff were friendly and helpful but it's not 5*. The food was reasonable but not great and it's a short distance to restaurants in the next bays, many of which will pick up and bring you home.
The countryside around can be absolutely stunning and you'll not see any tourists unless you go the famous temple nearby which was utter hell with thousands of foreigners taking selfies and posed shots for their social media accounts.More