Author's product rating: 
| Advantages: |
Great beach location, facilities and staff that will become your friends ! |
| Disadvantages: |
Very quiet, nothing for children |
| Recommend to potential buyers: |
yes |
Visiting Bali for the 1st time, as a family for Christmas, La Taverna was booked 'blind' from the internet but what a find.
Right on Sanur's golden beaches the complex is a mixture of bungalow units and some larger 2 floor suites. All rooms were perfectly clean, made up daily with well stocked mini-bar, linen and much needed Air-con.
The on site restaurant was one of the best and most reasonably priced in the whole of Sanur, by the 2nd day we new the staff by name and the service was informal but excellent, like the food. The choice of food was good and meals could be taken in the main restaurant or on the beach for lunch and dinner with entertainment provided on selected nights.
La Taverna has its own private beach area on which to relax and a small swimming pool also. The private beach (one of the only ones on the entire beach), prevented unwanted 'sellers' from constant pestering for massage, and local goods.
Prices in La Taverna were very reasonable compared with other bars/restaurants in sanur, 2 weeks bar tab on the final day did not cause a heart attack, even though daily drinks and food had been placed on the room! Meals were not included in the deal although they will provide a deal ith regards to breakfast.
The complex itself was basic and beutiful with numerous quiet areas for reading, sleeping or having a social drink, perfect for a quiet relaxing break and as a base to see the wonders that bali has to offer. There are lots of private 'taxis' offering tours of the island from teh main street and these should be bargained with and a 'fixed price' agreed- so called misunderstandings over price were common. Reception were happy to arrange tours for those not willing to bargain with the locals.
I would recommend booking direct with La Taverna, Bali seems to still be suffering following the bombing, and
hotels are desperate for tourists, so a good bargain could be gained here- we booked online and recieved an upgrade on arrival and then a further upgrade after one week when the honeymoon suite became vacant!-fantastic!
Prices for room varied on size and style but generally were about £60-£100 per night.
The currency in Bali is 'Rupiah' .Money changers are frequent in Sanur and good exchange rates can be found with a little searching.
I cannot recommend this place enough, the atmosphere is so relaxing with friendly staff, for whom helping never seemed a chore.
