Kuta

Kuta is a shopper’s paradise. This is partly because it’s an important manufacturing center of summer wear, jewelry and decorative handicrafts which are exported all over the world. Most of the goods are designed by young expatriates from Europe, the USA or Japan.

packed as hell but you haven’t been to Bali if you haven’t go to Kuta.

worth visiting but not in lebaran, end of the year either school holidays; you will get mad with traffic jam!

I actually stayed up the road from Kuta in Legian but travelled into Kuta to look around on most of the days I was in this region of Bali. I was in Kuta about 18 months before the bomb attack. I didn’t like it as much as other parts of Bali as I found it culturally less ‘Balinese’ because the locals were so geared up to provide services to tourists. This is a shame, but understandable – the locals have to make a living.
Anyway, had some fun in Kuta – got my hair braided, wandered around the shops buying clothes, etc. and spent a little bit of time on the beach.
Kuta is worth a look, but if you only have a short stay in Bali I would prioritise other areas over Kuta.

Picture any of the popular spring break scenes in Mexico, add a lot of Australians, and you have Kuta. It’s not really that bad, and if you are looking for a party, it can be pretty fun. And it is “worth visiting” if only for a night or two before moving on to more interesting parts of Bali and beyond.