Hotel shuffle
1/28 Arrival in Ubud
While still in Sanur we decided to change our itinerary a bit and made calls to the two other hotels we would be staying in Bali. Good thing we did, since one of the receptionist claimed we had already reserved nights for the days we wanted to move to, rather than what we initially thought we had reserved. Although the hotel we wanted in Ubud called Nick's Homestay was booked for the days we wanted, but they said they had a 2nd branch not far from the Homestay with rooms available- Nick's Pension.
Guess it didn't make much of a difference anyway because when we arrived at Nick's Pension in Ubud the guy at the desk said they had no record that we ever called... no worries though, because they happened to have rooms available in yet another chain of theirs down the back road- Nick's Hidden.
So I just had to ask...
"So who is this Nick?"
Guy at desk: "He's my boss."
ah. stupid question.
As we were both carrying all our luggage on our backs, the hotel was in a tropical ravine where there were no taxis to hail, and it was hot, I immediately inquired if this "Hidden" chain of theirs was far.
Guy at desk: "Don't worry, we'll take you there. This way."
They led us across the grounds of the establishment up the other side of the ravine to a narrow dirt back road lined with rice paddies. There was no car. Instead two guys come out of a garage on motorbikes motioning to the back of the seat. Hop on.
Having never been on a motorbike of any kind and carrying 20 pounds on my back I was hesitant, but figured it'd be better than walking in any case. We went up a steep little hill that joined the road and sped down it past onlookers in their homes chilling on the front stoop kicking up a trail of dust along the way. Suddenly we made a sharp right into a rice field onto an extremely narrow concrete path that led across the field up to a looming structure that resembled some kind of hidden temple from Tomb Raider (actually a lot of Ubud reminded me of scenes from Tomb Raider or the game Myst...*ahem*). Here was Nick's Hidden, our 2nd hotel in Bali.
frequented path
our temple-like room with large, ornate wooden double doors with brass ring handles. Everytime we opened it the marble lined room would echo from the doors squeaky hinges like somethin' outta Indiana Jones.
hotel pool lined with pineapples and hibiscus
While still in Sanur we decided to change our itinerary a bit and made calls to the two other hotels we would be staying in Bali. Good thing we did, since one of the receptionist claimed we had already reserved nights for the days we wanted to move to, rather than what we initially thought we had reserved. Although the hotel we wanted in Ubud called Nick's Homestay was booked for the days we wanted, but they said they had a 2nd branch not far from the Homestay with rooms available- Nick's Pension.
Guess it didn't make much of a difference anyway because when we arrived at Nick's Pension in Ubud the guy at the desk said they had no record that we ever called... no worries though, because they happened to have rooms available in yet another chain of theirs down the back road- Nick's Hidden.
So I just had to ask...
"So who is this Nick?"
Guy at desk: "He's my boss."
ah. stupid question.
As we were both carrying all our luggage on our backs, the hotel was in a tropical ravine where there were no taxis to hail, and it was hot, I immediately inquired if this "Hidden" chain of theirs was far.
Guy at desk: "Don't worry, we'll take you there. This way."
They led us across the grounds of the establishment up the other side of the ravine to a narrow dirt back road lined with rice paddies. There was no car. Instead two guys come out of a garage on motorbikes motioning to the back of the seat. Hop on.
Having never been on a motorbike of any kind and carrying 20 pounds on my back I was hesitant, but figured it'd be better than walking in any case. We went up a steep little hill that joined the road and sped down it past onlookers in their homes chilling on the front stoop kicking up a trail of dust along the way. Suddenly we made a sharp right into a rice field onto an extremely narrow concrete path that led across the field up to a looming structure that resembled some kind of hidden temple from Tomb Raider (actually a lot of Ubud reminded me of scenes from Tomb Raider or the game Myst...*ahem*). Here was Nick's Hidden, our 2nd hotel in Bali.
frequented path
our temple-like room with large, ornate wooden double doors with brass ring handles. Everytime we opened it the marble lined room would echo from the doors squeaky hinges like somethin' outta Indiana Jones.
hotel pool lined with pineapples and hibiscus
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