What Nusa Dua is like
The ITDC compound, Peminge and the Sawangan strip are planned developments with resort grounds and gated residential blocks. Benoa is more mixed, with local housing behind the hotel row. Bookings here are mostly resort guests and long-stay residents in apartments and townhouses.
Setting up in a room here
Rooms in Nusa Dua are the most consistent we work in: air conditioning that holds, a desk at the right height, reliable power and enough light. The only friction is the front desk and the gate, so both are worth sorting out a day ahead. Once we are inside, this is the easiest area in Bali for a long sitting.
Price and deposit
Quoting works the same everywhere in Bali: by request. Send the reference, the size in centimetres and the placement, and the artist replies with an estimate. A 40% deposit confirms the date and is not refunded if the session is cancelled.
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Message on WhatsApp
One message is all it takes, in English or Indonesian, whichever you are quicker in. There is no form to fill in and no office hours to wait for.
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Send the reference, the size and the placement
Send a photo or drawing of what you want, the size in centimetres, and the body part it goes on. Those three things make up the estimate, and without them nobody can give you a real number.
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The artist replies with an estimate
You get an estimate for that piece and the time it needs in the chair. Ask anything you like before you commit. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Booking & deposit
Confirmed with a 40% deposit.
- To confirm
- 40% of the agreed estimate
- On the day
- The remaining 60%, after the session
- If you cancel
- The deposit is not refunded
Questions from Nusa Dua
My compound registers every visitor at the gate. How do we handle that?
Register the artist name, the vehicle and the plate the day before, and message us so we can send those details in the format security usually asks for. If your block only lets a resident call visitors in, be reachable by phone at the session time.
I have a long session booked. Can we split it over two days?
Yes, and for a larger piece that is often the better plan. We settle the split together with the design, so you know what happens in each sitting and roughly how long each one runs. Nusa Dua rooms are comfortable enough that a second sitting the next day is easy to arrange.
Also travelling near Nusa Dua
Same artist and the same setup. Pick the page for the area you are staying in.