Sanur is altogether a very comfortable place – not cheap, but long established, leafy and reassuring. The beach may not be Kuta’s but then no beach in Bali is. You are in Indonesia, just about, when you are in Sanur, whereas in Nusa Dua further south, despite all their attempts to prove contrary, you could be on the moon.

Most of the hotels are of the bungalow type and set in shady tropical gardens, most of them fronting onto the beach. And the beach is safe, has yellow sands and colorful fishing boats are sheltered behind a reef where snorkeling is available, and has a fine view east with the mountains of central Bali rising grandly across the bay. All the tourist facilities available in such profusion in Kuta are here too, but presented in a more genteel, affluent way. Sanur is a lush garden where visitors lie on beach bed under palm trees shipping their Camparis or flop splendidly into a pool.

Leather traveling bags replace canvas ones. It’s as discreet and wordly wise as Kuta is fresh and brash and innocent. You pay your money – rather more than in Kuta, but less than in Nusa Dua – and you take your choice.

It takes about 10 minutes drive from Denpasar as the capital city of Bali Province to Sanur Beach or 20 minutes drive from Denpasar International Airport. During the weekend days, Sanur and Sanur Beach is vivid with local people for passing their leisure time by swimming, jojing, cycling, etc. Sanur Beach is also the places for fast boat anchor, transfer to sister island of Bali such as Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Penida, Nusa Ceningan or cruise to Gili Terawangan or Gili Meno in Lombok.