Lusa Beach Studios Lovina

Twelve studios line a garden pool at Lusa Beach Studios Lovina, set back off Jl Seririt Singaraja on Bali's black-sand north coast, a quiet stretch far from the Kuta crowds and well suited to couples and long-stay travellers wanting self-catering privacy.

Each studio keeps a kitchenette with microwave and kettle, a bathtub-equipped bathroom, and a private balcony facing either the pool or garden. Beach chairs sit steps from the shore for early dolphin-watching boats that launch from Lovina's black sand.

Singaraja's old harbour town lies a short drive east, with Lovina's night market strip an easy walk for dinner.