Choosing where
Where to stay in Bali for a group or family
There is no single best area in Bali for a group or a family: each has a different pace. Seminyak suits groups who want restaurants and the beach on foot from a quiet lane, and families with older children; the others suit other weeks. What matters is the week you want.
Choose the week first
Decide whether the trip is beach and restaurants, surf and cafés, culture and rice fields, or a calm seaside for small children. The area follows from that, and so does the kind of place to stay.
Seminyak
Restaurants, shops and beach clubs close together on the south-west coast, with quiet residential lanes behind them. It suits friends who want evenings out and families who want easy meals. Is Seminyak good for families? Yes, for older children and for adults who like to walk to dinner; for toddlers, read Seminyak with kids for what to plan around. Villa Aniri is in a lane seven minutes on foot from the restaurants.
Canggu
The surf and remote-work base: more cafés and coworking spaces, a younger crowd and more traffic and building. See Seminyak or Canggu.
Ubud
Inland, among rice terraces and temples, with no beach. It suits a culture, yoga and nature week; most visitors add it to a beach stay rather than choosing it alone.
Sanur and Nusa Dua
Both are calmer, seaside areas on the east and south-east, often chosen by families with young children for their gentler water and quieter streets. They are less lively in the evening than Seminyak.
A villa or a hotel
For eight people a villa gives one address, a kitchen and a pool of your own; a hotel gives services and no work. See villa or hotel for a family and, for sixteen or twenty-four, groups of 8, 16 or 24.
Questions people ask
Straight answers
Where is the best place to stay in Bali for a group of friends?
Seminyak suits a group who want restaurants, shops and the beach close together. Canggu suits surf and cafés, Ubud suits culture and nature.
Is Seminyak good for families?
Yes, particularly with older children, since restaurants and the beach are close. For toddlers, read the guide on Seminyak with kids for what to plan around.
What is the best area in Bali for families with young children?
Sanur and Nusa Dua are often chosen for gentler water and quieter streets; Seminyak is livelier.
Is a villa better than a hotel for a family of eight?
A villa gives one address, a kitchen and a private pool; a hotel gives services. It depends on whether you want a house or a holiday without chores.
How many people does Villa Aniri sleep?
Eight in four bedrooms; sixteen or twenty-four with the adjoining villas when they are free.
The next question
Check your dates
Villa Aniri sleeps eight in four bedrooms — sixteen or twenty-four with the houses either side — from IDR 5.399.156 a night, staff and daily housekeeping included. The availability check is live, and a request costs you nothing but three fields.
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This guide keeps to what we can vouch for: this house, this lane, and things that are simply true of Bali. Where it would need a fact we have not checked — a restaurant’s current form, a price we do not set, a rule that changes — we have left it out rather than guessed, and said who to ask instead. If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will fix it.