There are hotels everywhere Bali in one form or some other, but the biggest immersions are in the main tourist cities in the south of the island. While exploring for a hotel in Bali it is first really important to be sure that’s what you’re, in fact, seeking. On the island, and as well for the aims from this point, accommodations in Bali are divided into four main categories.

Guesthouses – These are the cheapest places to stay and are generally rather a basic. You will frequently be renting a room side by side to a home, altho particularly in Kuta and Ubud there are large separate constructions that call themselves guesthouses. A room in a guesthouse will commonly have cheap and basic local furniture, a fan, something resembling a bathroom, and not much else. Prices start around US$5 so you wouldn’t expect much luxury.

Hotels – A place calling itself a hotel will usually be a complex of adjacent rooms with outside entryways, alike to motels in the United States of America. They can range to almost as basic as guesthouses all the way up to expensive international resorts. The majority of them are in the middle of this range, and as the price goes up the more likely the room will have air-con, a TV, and a small fridge. Especially during the wet season, Bali can be stifling hot, even at night. If you are sensitive to humidity you should probably find a hotel with air-con if you are coming during the rainy season.

Resort hotel* – A resort in Bali can be a small, upscale hotel with attractive grounds in a settlement, or an international hotel chain with every imaginable luxury available for a price. Most of the latter kind are concentrated in Nusa Dua at the southern tip of Bali, but a few are near Kuta and elsewhere on the island. If a “resort” in Bali charges under $100 per night it’s very likely a local version since the international chains tend to be in a price category above that.

Villas – Bali has a lot of big houses on landscaped grounds with swimming pools or other luxuriousnesses included. A lot of of these are leased by the night or the week, and prices can range from reasonable to unbelievable, depending on the specifics.