Tips

We are happy to welcome you! Our team is already living in Bali for years and some of us are born and raised here. Here is a list of insider tips that will make your time in Bali easier, more fun and cheaper:

GETTING THERE:

From the airport, you can just walk to the taxi point, there are always taxi's available. The price to the Canggu Tiny House is normally between 300.000 IDR and 500.000 IDR. There is also a Grab Taxi point at the taxi point. They can order a taxi for you over there, which is normally cheaper (150.000 IDR - 300.000 IDR).

TIP! Download the Grab and Gojek app on your phone and get an e-sim before you arrive with Airalo (more info below). Then you can order it yourself when you are there 🙂 From other locations in Bali, user Grab or Gojek. Or at some locations ask your hotel for a local contact who can bring you.

GETTING AROUND:
- Rent your own motorbike:

this is the most practical, fast and affordable way. Only do it if you are a bit comfortable on riding a bike. Always wear a helmet and don't rush! At walking distance from the house (road: Jalan Tegal Sari) there are several motorbike rentals. Price for Vario / Scoopy: 50.000 - 100.000 IDR per day. Price for NMax / PCX 100.000-200.000 IDR per day.
- Taxi / motorbike taxi:
safe and cheap. Use Grab and Gojek to book this. Bluebird taxis are notorious for asking very high prices. Motorbike is faster in crowded areas (Canggu / Kuta / Denpasar / Seminyak).
- Walking:
for small distances it's ok, in Canggu area there are now more and more paths for pedestrians. But in general, there is a lack of decent infrastructure to walk relaxed and safe.
- Public transport:
almost not available. Don't even try...

SPORTS: In the area there are many nice gyms and sport clubs available.
One very nice way is to use CLASSPASS. Go to gyms, sports, wellness and classes for FREE! Classpass is an app where you can join a great variety of gyms, wellness and sports in Canggu area. Join via this link and get 45 credits for free. https://classpass.com/refer/5G75M3PV28 The 45 credits are valid for 14 days, enough for about 5-12 free sessions at a gym / welness etc.

Recommended sports facilities in the area:
Finns recreation club: 
This is a fancy place with an international expat vibe. Everything is pricy, but really well organized. offers tennis, fitness, swimming, trampoline jumping, bowling, restaurants and a water fun park, called Splash.

Fitness:
There are many fitness clubs around. Some we can recommend:
- Power + Revive: offer great and energetic classes, a fun community, a nice gym and recovery area with ice bath, sauna and whirlpool. Bookable with classpass.
- Finns recreation club. Nice gym with a lot of equipment, classes, recovery area. Not cheap, but nice.
- Wanderlust fitness village: crossfit heaven.
- Body factory: (in)famous gym with Instagrammable crowd and fitfluencers. Gym is really well equipped and they have a nice recovery area. The atmosphere has to be your thing.
- Revive + Pilates: this is located at two locations. Nice and good pilates classes.

Football:
Pretty close is Bali Bulldogs. A nice indoor football playground. Check the schedule where you can join. On saturdays from 16:00-20:00 they have free entrance for kids. At 17:30 they put a movie on for the kids with free popcorn and a drink. There is also a restaurant area where you can have a beer and food (pub-style).

Tennis:
- Liga sports club. This place offers tennis courts, squash courts and padel tennis courts. Book easily via their app.
- Finns recreation club. Offers tennis courts. Often fully booked so be on time. You can book via their whatsapp customer service.
- Island Sports Club Berawa: offers tennis and padel. Very close to the house.

Padel:
Padel is the fastest growing sport in Bali and for padel players Bali has become a padel-heaven within the last two years. There are many nice clubs with lessons, tournaments, competitions and events. Much fun sport and a great way to meet people. Recommended places:
- Island Sports Club: very close to the house, has 3 courts.
- Bali Padel Academy: 10-15 minutes by scooter, but this place is a world-class padel facility. They have a nice pool, restaurant, awesome trainers and great community. Fun for beginners but also advanced players can find challenging games and tournaments here too. Best padel place of Indonesia.
- Jungle Padel: has more locations. Closest to the house is the court at Canggu Shortcut. Jungle Padel Pererenan is slightly furter but nicer to play.
- Bali Social Club: beautiful club. Offering padel, gym and very nice recovery area. A bit pricy, but very nice.

Banking:
- WISE: Spending in local Indonesian Rupiah without the high transaction fees of normal banks. Easily pay without a card but with your mobile phone. It's setup quickly and for free. Use this link and convert your first IDR 9.000.000 (about USD $500) for free. https://wise.com/invite/ihpc/thomasv1498
- REVOLUT: Same as Wise, an online bank with much better transaction fees when spending in different currencies. Easily pay without a card but with your mobile phone. This has a small monthly fee, but comes with nice perks and the transaction costs are even better than Wise: https://revolut.com/referral/?referral-code=thomasws3y!AUG1-24-AR-L1

Ordering food, taxi and motorbike taxi:
GRAB or GOJEK: This app is great for ordering food, taxis and motorbike taxis. Cheap and reliable. Must have when living in Indonesia! https://gojek.page.link/referral

Calling and having internet / data all-over Indonesia:
AIRALO: The e-simcard is like a real simcard but it is digital, so no hassle anymore with plastic simcards. Get very simple and affordable an e-sim for your mobile phone and you will have data everywhere. Order here: https://ref.airalo.com/121z Use the code: THOMAS5371 to get USD $3.00 discount.

BREAKFAST / LUNCH / DINNER:
You can always use Grab or Gojek to get food delivered at the house. Many tasty and affordable options! In the area there are also many great restaurants!
There restaurants are all at walking distance!
- MILK - nice cafe for breakfast and lunch. Western style menu.
- Warung Bulek - local indonesian food. You can choose what they will put on your plate. Eat there or take away. Very affordable and nice to try some different Indonesian dishes.
- Ulekan: Indonesian fine dining. Very atmospheric restaurant with high level Indonesian cooking.
- Sate Tegal Sari: local street stall with super tasty sate and nasi campur. At the corner of Jl. Tehal Sari / Jl. Panati Berawa. It's only open until 17:00. Super cheap, tasty and nice local experience!
- Brunch Club Berawa: great place for lunch and breakfast. Good portions and comfort food. You are overlooking a horse stable from there, so you can see horses while being in the restaurant.
- Milu Bali: nice restaurant overlooking a hidden rice field. Great variety in delicious dishes. Open all day.
- 7 island bakery: great for breakfast and lunch. Nice cakes and good coffee.
- Milk & Madu Berawa: very tasty comfort food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. This restaurant is very popular, and for a reason! On tuesday and sunday they have 2 for 1 pizza night. Also nice with kids since there is a little playgound and face painting.
- Gaya Gelato: yummy icecreams!
- BELLA Canggu: Italian inspired, fancy restaurant. Fine dining. Not cheap, but delicious.
- Nüde cafe Berawa: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nice European style comfort food. Nice coffee. Sushime: a sushi restaurant with a 'sushi-train' in it. You will see sushi dishes passing by. Pick what you want. On sunday they have a discounted price (but then it's very crowded).

Greater Canggu area:
These restaurants are all within 10 minutes by motorbike, or 15 minutes by taxi (but taxi can have severve traffic). We have sorted them by neighborhood. 

Batu Bolong Area:
- Yuki: Stylish restaurant, close to the beach. Yummy asian fusion food.
- Skool: also very close to the beach, cooks a lot with fire. Very delicous. Book on time since this place is almost always fully booked.
- Mason: a Canggu classic. On the sweet spot between comfort food and fine dining. Nice atmosphere and good food.
- Luma: one of our favorites. Delicious, well cooked and very creative dishes. Nice wines, nice vibe.
- Acme: great place for breakfast and lunch. They make their own bread and pastries. Very flavourfull, good coffee.
- Warung Lokal: Indonesian cooking, you can choose at a counter out of a great variety of very tasty dishes, they put it on your plate on the spot.
- Pizza Fabricca: on of the best pizza's you can have in Canggu. They also have nice beers.
- Numero Quattro: Italian fine dining. Everything is just so flavourfull here. Do not forget their tiramisu, it's the best.

Pererenan Area:
Pererenan is a new hotspot, full of very nice places and great restaurants.
- Shelter: can be considered a classic of Bali already. Nice tropical decor, nice people and great food.
- Arte: great italian restaurant with very nice pizzas and pastas. 
- Honey: for lunch and breakfast this is one of the best places of Pererenan. We love their peach-ricotta toast!
- Mostly: a restaurant that has a wide range of culinary choises. Normally that never works well, but in this case it's actually their concept and it worked out really well. Beautifull design as well.
- Bokashi: one of the prettiest restaurants of Canggu. Great food and wines as well.
- Bar Vera: creative, super flavorfull dishes. Fine dining, nice decor.
- The Hula: one of the best places for lunch and breakfast. They make everything by themselves, including their break and pastries. 

Babakan area:
- Warung Anita's: cannot be missed between our favorites. This place is a bit off the beaten track. You feel like you are at an old Italian farm with a touch of Bali. Their Italian food is one of the best in Canggu. Great pizza's, pasta's and many other dishes. Friendly staff and friendly prices.

More questions or need help?

Feel free to contact us! Contact Ayu: +62822-6626-0241 (Whatsapp) or  +62 813 53952542.