We're off to Bali and Lombok in mid-May for 14 nights and are so excited! And I must say, so far the planning has been relatively simple: plane tickets are booked, customer service and email responses from Alam Shanti in Ubud and Qunci Villas in Lombok has been great! So now we just have to fill in the blanks. We will be traveling from east coast US and arriving at midnight in Denpasar, after a 23 hour trip. Here's our itinerary so far, and I would love feedback on how best to fill in the blanks, and if we're spending enough/too much time in any area.

Day 1 - arrive at midnight, so sleep and relax the first day
Day 2 - 4 in Alam Shanti, Ubud
Day 5 - 6 - OPEN
Day 7 - 10 - fly to Lombok and Qunci Villas, back to Bali on Day 10
Day 10 - 13 - OPEN

I think I'd like to also visit Gili Trawangen, but do we have enough time? Should it be BEFORE or AFTER Lombok? Are we allowing enough time in Ubud? We could book Day 5-6 in another place in Ubud, maybe more luxury, then do Gili on the tail end, rather than Sanur? I'm hoping we don't lost too much time from jet lag.

Thanks for any feedback!
Lori

So you are thinking of staying at 4 places in two weeks? I'd say that is too much moving around. Can you book days 5-6 at the Alam Shanti?

Then you can stay somewhere else when you get back from Lombok.

The Alam Shanti only has availability in the suite we'll have for 5 nights (the first night we arrive past midnight, then four more). We can certainly either move to another room or another hotel in Ubud. Our original plan was a week in Ubud, then Lombok for a few days, then back to Sanur or a nice beach for a few days, then home. I guess I was wondering if we should make the "nice beach" part at Gili Trawangen.

So you're thinking we should have more time in Ubud? I thought so too.

sorry, I meant to say, we could move to another room or another hotel in Ubud AFTER our initial five nights.

I am also going To Basli and Lombok next month and will stay at the Alam Shanti and Quinci Villas too.

The other days we will be staying in Tanjung Benoa, at the Novotel. The beach is really nice, I was there some years ago.

Tere,
Funny how our trips are so similar. What can you tell me about Tanjung Benoa. I'm having a hard time deciding on the last leg of our trip. We'd like to spend our last few days on the beach, but can't seem to find the right place - Kuta and Seminyak seem too crowded, Sanur not quite enough. I'd love to hear your experiences.