I arrived in Seminyak by Uber from Ubud on 2nd February. Having enjoyed my afternoon tea at Mandapa, I decided I needed to upgrade my accommodation for a few days. I found a great deal at the Double Six Luxury Hotel in Seminyak. The hotel had only just opened and had highly discounted rates during the off season. I had a nice room with a balcony.

There was a lovely pool and the weather was great for most of time (it just rained for one afternoon during my 3 day stay)

Unfortunately, I wasn’t that impressed with the rest of Seminyak. It is a mixed tourist/residential area on the west coast of Bali. It is marketed as an upmarket area, popular with expatriates, with some of the highest land and accommodation prices in Bali. However, I just found a black sand beach and lots of tacky bars and shops.

Despite the grim exterior, the hotel was excellent and was a great place to lounge about and do nothing for a few days. I read a couple of books, binge watched some illegally downloaded episodes of Father Brown, got this blog setup, started running again in the hotel gym and spent time by the pool.

I flew out of Bali, back to Jakarta, on 6th February. I then spent 2 more days in Jakarta before departing for Australia.