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Tuban’s six seaside, international-class hotel properties are among the most exclusive on the island. The stretch of beach here is narrower and quieter than Kuta’s, and just as beautiful. Access to the airport, Kuta, and Denpasar is quick, cheap, and easy. The tourist promoters at Tuban have in fact disassociated themselves from Kuta’s unsavory reputation. They are marketing their slice of Bali’s southwest coast as a separate, more “remote,” alluring, and tranquil destination with a sunset beach, a full range of hotels, and plenty of places to shop and dine.

Technically, Tuban extends from the Hotel Patra Jasa by the airport to the Kartika Plaza Hotel near Jl. Bakung Sari, but for convenience, only hotels in the southerly section of Tuban are included here.

The neighborhood’s least expensive is the Palm Beach Hotel, Jl. Pantai Banjar Segara just north of the Bali Holiday Inn. From the hotel it’s only a few minutes walk to the beach, five minutes walk to the main road, a handy five minutes drive to the airport, and a 10 minutes walk to Kuta.

More upscale is international-class, beach front Santika Beach Hotel at Jl. Kartika Plaza, Tuban with 168 Bali-style rooms in a three-story complex with two pools, tennis courts, restaurant, and bar. Also two-room family units facing a kid’s playground. Rooms have all the conveniences one would expect from a four-star hotel. Located just south of the Kartika Plaza Hotel. In a class by itself, sprawling over 10 hectares, is handsome Hotel Patra Jasa located on Jl. Kuta Beach, the first five-star hotel on Bali and the southernmost hotel of Tuban.