Bali - Kamadalu

For the 6 nights in Bali we stayed at the Kamadalu Resort in Ubud. It was about $150 per night for our cottage. Kamadalu is not the most expensive place in Ubud and there are fancier and larger "cottages" at Kamadalu.

Kamadalu is outside the center of Ubud and we had to take a taxi or use the Kamadalu shuttle to and from the center of Ubud. This was somewhat of a hassle but it made staying at the Kamadalu very peaceful. After a day of touring it was nice to relax in a serene, calm and beautiful place.

This is the front of the resort, every time we drove up in a taxi, the guard would examine the taxi for bombs.

In 2002 and 2005, extremist Indonesian Muslims exploded bombs in Bali. The first bombing killed more than 200 and the second 20. Those bombing targeted the Westerners in the coastal city of Kuta and killed more Balinese than Australians and Westerners. Tourism took a big hit after each bombing but is back bigger than ever now. Our driver said that he didn't want his children to work in the tourism industry because the work is so irregular. Australians and Japanese are the largest nationalities coming to Bali and in the week we were in Bali there were lots of cancellations from the Japanese because of the tsunami and nuclear problems at that time.

Our cottage had this picturesque bed, but the mosquito net wasn't really necessary in the air conditioned room.

In our private courtyard there was this gazebo fashioned like a temple for afternoon naps.

Breakfast was included and the buffet was set up to cater for both Australians and Asians so it was varied. The staff at the resort were always friendly and helpful. We ate once at the resort outside of breakfast but found the food better in the restaurants in Ubud.

The grounds were peaceful and beautiful, but we were so busy going places that we didn't even try the pool and poolside bar.

The grounds were immaculately tended and used the terraced rice fields as a decorative motif.

It was a wonderful place to relax, too bad that on vacation we never relax, we always go, go, go.