My friend Toby from Oregon is visiting soon, with his young daughter. Man is he in for a shock! Extremely hot and humid right now, and just eating today, I was sweating profusely. Lucky are the local people who work in an AC environment.
The others, who work for example in small shops, local travel offices etc., have to deal with minimal air flow, and steamy conditions. On more than one occasion, I have wandered into a local convenience store, and been aware of the smell of the staff, who have been there all day in the heat.
Toby is going to need a pool and an AC room, with minimal running around, at least at first. Today I rode down to the Puri Cendana on Jl. Dhyana Pura in Seminyak. The place has a nice pool, good rooms and is only 100 meters from the beach. Their rates were 500,000rp for a Deluxe room, and 400,000rp for a Superior. I knew exactly what to do, go to an internet cafe and print out a price. After typing Puri Cendana into Google, the hotel’s own site was #1, Indo.com was #2, and their pages included better prices, $29 for a Superior room, which is around 264,000rp.
In the past I have managed to get 50% off, just by checking the web around the corner.
