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OK for short stays, although it is a cheap place and restaurant sucks big time - other guests had pointed this out, too; street food right across the street is way better and tastier. I've got a room upgrade upon check-in for which I'm very greatful; however, they failed to extend the courtesy for the remainder of my stay in Bali, which has caused some inconvenience later on. But what you care most about is what the place (I mean the city) has to offer in general; they've just lifted the travel restrictions earlier this year. This will certainly be my last visit to Bali; I hated it the first time I've been here, as well. Overall dirtier and more messed up than other locations in ID, and nowhere near to what Batam has to offer. Full of rats, smelly garbage, cheats, pickpockets and scammers. Poorly trained hotel staff when it comes to ensuring and promoting tourist health & safety. Upside overall: low rates and general cost of living; Downside: hotels, entertainment venues and airports are now filled up with locals, and many of these can successfully compete to be the most obnoxious and uneducated people not just in SE Asia, but in the whole f world. I almost forgot about the tourist visa fees: 500k IDR whether you stay for a month or just a few hours, and it's applicable to all passports, and their f immigration feel so f good about it, as it's meant to boost tourism in the country, of course; that's exactly what the country needed after the extended lockdowns! Their tourist visa renewal process is a blast, as well: day1 - you submit lots of documents and photocopies, and they put it in a red paper folder; day2 - you have to go back to the same place so they can take a photo, and no, you can't do that on the same day no matter how much you'd insist and tell them how f stupid this is; day3,4,5 or 6 - you have to go back there, in person once more, to check whether the visa has been issued and stamped into your passport. In my case this meant taking a taxi from hotel to the immigration office twice every f day for nearly a week, thus doubling the visa renewal costs; on day2 I actually returned to pay the f 500k fee, and on day3 I came back for the f photo shoot, because they won't do any f work after 4 PM, despite the fact that their working hours are from 8:00 AM to 5 PM. They don't tell you it takes nearly a f week to renew it, and if you've never done this before, then you'll learn all about it the hard way, after submitting the documents and paying that f 500k f visa fee. Their immigration staff do not understand or care how embarrassing and damaging this is to their tourism industry, and will meet complaints with lousy wretched smiles.