Sanur is where Bali’s first luxury beach hotel was built over 30 years ago, and has since been the sport from luxurious seaside accommodation. Conveniently located near Denpasar on the main road leading to the east, Sanur is not nearly as frenetic as Kuta, nor as well-mannered as Nusa Dua. Many foreigners have built lavish villas and bungalows her and this is the preferred pace for up-market, long time stays on the island, especially on the Batujimbaran and Belanjong areas.

The main attraction here is the white sand beach bordering a reef-sheltered lagoon. The beach stretches south from the Grand Bali Beach Hotel and ends up in the mangrove marshes opposite Serangan Island. Due to the protection of the lagoon, this beach is one of the safes on the island, and thus preface for families. Three is no surf apart from out on the reef, and one cannot swim at low tide, bat at other time this is the best place in Bali for windsurfing and sailing.

Orientation
Sanur can be divided into several sub-areas:
The Grand Bali Beach Hotel Area. West and south of the hotel, at the point where the black and the white sand beaches meet. This northern section of Sanur is popular with local crowds.

Sindhu is east of Jl Bypass Ngurah Rai, and south of Jl Segara Ayu, extending south to the first stretch of Jl Danao Tamblingan. This areas is classier, with good hotel on the beach, night and art market, and good restaurants.

Batujimbar, further south, has few hotels, but is the location of expatriate and Indonesian jetset society mansions, Exclusive beaches are reached via small lanes.

Semawang starches south from the Bali Hyatt Hotel to the Sanur Beach Hotel and beyond. It houses both the prices hotel and restaurants, as will as the red light district.