Anda Amed Resort — Hotel in Kecamatan Abang

We wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the tourist hotspots of southern Bali so headed north and stayed a couple of nights in what would have been a series of traditional fishing villages at Amed. The Anda Amed is a bit away from the main parts of the town but with a beautiful outlook across to the sea and close to nearby beaches and snorkelling venues.||||This resort appears to have been around for a while though we had no issues with the state of our villa. Rooms are spacious, with very comfortable beds, good aircon, clean bathrooms perhaps with minimalist furniture although having direct access to outside furniture was great. The place was so quiet in the evenings and at night, the silence punctuated by the calls occasionally of what we were told were large geckos likely in the ceiling.||||The gardens are beautiful leading down to a fantastic infinity pool - we spent quite a bit of time there over the few days we stayed just enjoying the ambience and peace and quiet. Breakfast was included in the price and the freshly squeezed juice and fresh tropical fruit sensational.||||Staff are obliging - they organised the gear and a boat for us to go snorkelling, a cab (private car I suspect) to go into the town, lugged our things up the hill to our room. We had one meal in the restaurant - grilled tuna - which seemed very fresh and very flavoursome.||||There was a lovely feel to this resort, a mix of traditional Balinese hospitality and reasonably modern facilities that worked well. Amed was certainly worth a visit and I can think of nowhere better to stay...

Set on the side of a hill, these villas offer amazing views over the sea. We watched ships cruising by on the horizon and could hear the waves. We started in room 7 which is a bit of a hike up a lot of stairs, but offers the best views. Unfortunately we had to move due to a roof leak, the staff were very good about this and moved us to room 1, which was not as high, but still lovely. Amed is spread out along a road that winds around the cliff...we were in the middle part, so not in the busy northern end of Amed, but there was still plenty of restaurants and shops within walking distance. A convenience store is about 200m to the right of the resort, along with Diversity Diving, and the best restaurant in Amed, Bukit Segara. Right next door is Gusto Resto - another fantastic restaurant. Infinity pool is lovely, clean, well looked after. Breakfasts were standard offering in these parts of Bali - banana pancakes (yum) and choice of eggs, but the bread here was homemade - not the thin sweet toast you sometimes get...so thick and yummy. Room was comfortable, plenty of space, huge bathroom, mini bar too which is great. Thanks to the staff for looking after us so well, we had a great time and found Anda Amed Resort...

Anda Amed is a nice choice in the medium price range for Amed. The hotel is on the hillside, not low next to the beach, but it's just a 10 min walk down to Lipah beach. The cottages have the tradition high thatched ceiling/roof and a nice bed with mosquito net. Not quite luxury level, but nice. There were geckos living in the roof, which left some evidence in the bathroom in the mornings, but nothing got into our things. Rooms were a bit on the spare side e.g. nothing to put the luggage on to get it off the floor. Each cottage had a terrace seating area - some with ocean views. The key feature was the beautiful pool facing the ocean. Infinity pool style (although just over the main road with inconvenient power lines in the view). Staff tried hard to please - but a few times we had a challenge with language/communication. The breakfast was reasonable with enough choices for a few days stay. I tried the local massage (80K or about 6 to 7 USD) which was a fun experience. Although we had lunch there around the pool one day, I'd say other local restaurants were better for dinner. I'd say a tad...