Once a small, sleepy, hard scrabble fishing village Kuta woke up andsmelled the money. This is Bali's premier beach area. You will either love the excitement of this
unique and dynamic area where East meets West or not because of the noise and ever present street hawkers. Kuta today often refers to the entire area of what is really three separate villages (Kuta, Legian and Tuban) and is the main entertainment area for tourists - especially famous (and justly so) for its nightlife.
Kuta started to develop after it was "discovered" by Western surfersand backpackers some 40 years ago. As such Kuta still has a lot ofinexpensive - but good -accommodation. Same goes for the restaurants and shops.However that being said, Kuta alsohas it share of fine, family oriented 3, 4 & 5 star hotels with manyestablishments being renovated and moving upscale. FYI, in order to remain objective, hotels are listed in alphabetical order