scotttsv
Hello all,
First let me kick my first post of with a big thank you for answering many questions through various dates and posts. There is alot of misconception and direction.... its just great to hear from real stories.
I suppose where i am at is I am looking to rent a villa for a year within or around canggu,seminyak or kerobokan areas.
Is there a preference used for agents/ i think umadibali.com has a great range...
Any other good leads... i understand that there is always the agents fee...
Would really just like to have a look at a few in the three areas to get an idea of prices and what is available for around 400 aud a week... hopefully less...
Three bedroom min and pool. :-)
Any positive feedback greatly appreciated.
Markit
Welcome to the forum.
Come, see and conquer.
Feck the agents, they're for lazy, rich bastards.
Look on lamp posts and if you hang here for a day or 2 Mutshiela will give you the best FB sites to look at.
Go forth and prosper V (Spock sign)
davita
You say you've checked the forum before but welcome anyway.
I agree with Markit to avoid agents...friends of ours found a great villa just off Legian for a few days by searching the web themselves.
It will be better to rent a place for a few days then do your own long-term search. Most supermarkets and Bule style restos/bars, and even power poles, have adverts galore. I would advise that most annual rentals need the whole annual rent up front, although that isn't law...just the way it's normally done. BTW bargaining is almost mandatory and it is a buyers market but July/August is a tourist season here, when the rent may be higher.
matsaleh
Markit wroteWelcome to the forum.
Look on lamp posts and if you hang here for a day or 2 Mutshiela will give you the best FB sites to look at.....
Mutshiela??!! Is that my new nickname? Merkin, Gherkin and Mutshiela.... we sound like a sleazy firm of ambulance chasers.
Markit
Bintang aint good for much but I do get sudden flashes of illumination.
Course that could also be the neurons finally dying in a blaze of gory (sp).
I'm gonna stick with Mutshiela it kinda has a ring, dontcha think?
matsaleh
Markit wrote
I'm gonna stick with Mutshiela it kinda has a ring, dontcha think?
No.:disgust:
Markit
Ok well then I bow to your disgust (I get that a lot from women...) and will never, ever, ever use it again - unless provoked :black_eyed:
It is nice to see you back on the forum though :O)
matsaleh
I check in every day. I just don't say a lot. :lemo:
Markit
I wish others here would take that attitude sometimes...
no.idea
Markit wroteI wish others here would take that attitude sometimes...
I do believe this is called fishing.
Markit
Get up to this century it's called "phishing" now.
SHoggard
Billt4SF wroteMy wife and I are planning to move to Bali for a year to use it as a base to scuba dive around Indonesia.
..... etc etc..... Ubud has its plusses and minusses but at least there are many things to do there!
Thanks in advance for any ideas and questions you might have.
Bill & Emily
One of the minusses for Ubud might be the complete lack of sea/ocean ... unless the plan is to scuba the rice paddies
Market is somewhere near Candi Dasa - I haven't been there for over 15 years, but it was pretty dead then
DenpasarHouse
In my opinion, the success of your plan will basically come down to luck. Which is how I feel about most things in Bali/Indonesia. You'll never be able to predict what problems you might have with a rented house or with your neighbours. If you're really only staying for a year, it's probably better just to rent a place by the month. Then if it all goes to hell, you can just pack up and leave.
Billt4SF
My wife and I are planning to move to Bali for a year to use it as a base to scuba dive around Indonesia.
We did a reconnaissance trip earlier this year and decided on Ubud – which we are now re-thinking. We’re now thinking of East Bali (close to diving and ocean view or breezes). I’m going in a few weeks to check things out and pick a place. We learned the hard way not to choose a place over the internet only!
We know we need a full-on Western comforts – we tried some Balinese-run places and we decided we would rather pay more to have a western-run place with full western comforts.
We are now thinking of East Bali, if we can find a villa with either scuba diving very close or at least a nearby beach.
Wondering what thoughts you all may have about our plans, and specifically East Bali – for a year. Some villas are right on the beach or very close – which sounds lovely during good weather but what about wind, rain, and such? are there strong trade winds in that area? Are there enough services (restaurants, basic shopping) in the area between Amed town and Tulamben? Are these areas developed for tourism?
The area around Candi Dasa also sounds nice but are there fun things there after you get out of a hotel? Ubud has its plusses and minusses but at least there are many things to do there!
Thanks in advance for any ideas and questions you might have.
Bill & Emily
spicyayam
From a scuba diving standpoint you won't find it any better anywhere on the island than in the Padang Bai, Tulamben, Candi Dasa triangle. As to living right on the beach I don't think much of it as it makes for a salty and sandy way of life, OK if you're only going for 2 or 3 weeks but for a whole year something set back a couple of hundred meters would be my personal choice.
You don't need to worry about weather on Bali as a rule we have very kindly breezes and no significant storms. Tulamben and Amed can get very, very warm in our summer season as the prevailing winds (welcome) are from south east usually and get stopped by the mighty Mt. Agung. This also affects the water making it very flat - good for snorkeling but, again IMHO, slightly boring for swimming. Try White Sandy Beach in the east when you visit.
I would recommend you stay well away from Ubud and the south of the island as both are becoming over-run and criminality is on the rise in both places. If it's tranquil Balinese paradise with diving you are are after you couldn't do much better than East Bali IMHO. There's plenty to do and some great restaurants within easy reach and only an hour and a half away from the airport - traffic willing.
I hope this helps and welcome to the forum and Bali.
Billt4SF
DenpasarHouse wroteIn my opinion, the success of your plan will basically come down to luck. Which is how I feel about most things in Bali/Indonesia. You'll never be able to predict what problems you might have with a rented house or with your neighbours. If you're really only staying for a year, it's probably better just to rent a place by the month. Then if it all goes to hell, you can just pack up and leave.
You're wrong, DPSHouse. The success of the venture will be mostly determined by how my wife and I get along.
Maybe there is luck in that.
We do have in mind to flee the scene if we really hate it.
Thanks,
Bill
sherm
I'd like to plug the Amed area. Plenty of dive shops / schools in the area. Population there are pretty friendly and when they learn you're there for an extended time will learn your names before you introduce yourselves (Balinese telegraph). I had been absent for 8 months and the first day back got waves from people riding my motor through town that remembered me from before.
Rentals: Everyone knows someone that has a place to rent. Lots of warungs and restaurants but they all pretty much the same food just slightly different. If you like fish, always fresh choices available. There's a couple of places that specialize in Babi Guling. I never found a place that made a good hamburger or pizza.
If you think you really need AirCon you can find a place, I was fine with no A/C in less than two weeks.
There are many micro-climates in the area. Some places have no breeze but travel a Km and enough wind to knock your hat off.
Downside is for decent selection of groceries / household goods, you have to go to Amlapura about 45 minutes away. Culik has a stall market daily, better deals if you speak Indonesian. There are other small family run markets just learn to make do with what you can buy. Internet can be sucky at times depending on your carrier. I sometimes found myself amused waking in the morning and not knowing the day of the week, even when not heavily drinking the night before. More pretty girls than you can shake a stick at. I'll stop rambling now.
SHoggard
Billt4SF wroteYou're wrong, DPSHouse. The success of the venture will be mostly determined by how my wife and I get along.
Maybe there is luck in that.
We do have in mind to flee the scene if we really hate it.
Thanks,
Bill
Hmm... sounds like a 'let's save our relationship' plan for disaster
Billt4SF
SHoggard wroteHmm... sounds like a 'let's save our relationship' plan for disaster
ha ha ha no -- there's your cynicism showing again!
Markit
I suggest that before you "bed-down" anywhere for a year you come and have a look at the options and let "Bali" do it's work on you. You probably won't leave and just send the wife an SMS "pack, come"...
