For current security information, check the State Department’s Web site at www.travel.state.gov. The United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office is another excellent resource for travel advice: www.fco.gov.uk. And Bali Discovery Tours (www.balidiscovery.com) produces an objective and useful roundup of island news every week.
Como Shambhala Estate
Begawan, Payangan Ubud; 62-361/ 978-888; cse.comoshambhala.bz; doubles from $495.
Conrad Bali
168 Pratama Rd., Nusa Dua; 62-361/778-788; www.conradbali.com; doubles from $169.
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
62-361/701-010; www.fourseasons.com; doubles from $585.
ubud hanging Gardens
Susut, Payangan; 62-361/ 982-2700; www.pansea.com; doubles from $233.
Ku De Ta Restaurant Bar
9 Lasmana Rd., Seminyak; 62-361/736-969; www.kudeta.net; dinner for two $85.
La Lucciola
Oberoi Rd., Seminyak; 62-361/730-838; dinner for two $59.
R. Aja’s
Bintang Supermarket Complex, Seminyak; 62-361/847-5758; dinner for two $35.
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