There are literally hundreds of losmens, so many that no more are allowed to be built. Official prices are Rp single, Rp double. Also some beach front bungalows, Rp5000 for a twin bedroom with all facilities; unreal splendour. If you consider the sunsets, the restaurants, and the beach, Kuta is about the most comfortable place to stay in Indonesia. Lots of times you're waylaid at the airport or along the road and brought to a losmen on Kuta, this often turns out good. Some losmens offer rewards (Rp150) to their European boarders for each new customer they bring in. The nicest places are on the wings of Kuta village, just where it starts to get quiet again. These losmens tend to be lower priced, more relaxing, and there are fewer sellers. Each lane is actually a little neighborhood by itself, with its own eating warungs and strip of beach where the neighbourhood gathers at sunset. On the Legian village side of Kuta there are more kampungs, more trees and bushes, more life, more foodstalls and it's generally cheaper and closer to the sea. On the Kartika Plaza side there are only coconut groves, cows grazing, the losmens are further apart and more isolated. There are so many losmens now and so much competition that travelers are beginning to choose their losmen by the services and extras offered, i.e. if the family teaches silversmithing, dancing, Bahasa Indonesia, offers a bicycle, a bigger and better breakfast, or an outstanding collection of books to read. There's little spirit of neighborliness between losmen-owners where money is concerned.