Sukawati Art Market
Sukawati Art Market
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Sukawati art market, Gianyar, is a perfect place for those who just love to shop around or even for those who just want to see what typical Balinese souvenirs, gifts or crafts look like. If you can haggle and learn the average price, it will save you a lot of money compared to Legian, Kuta or Seminyak.You must dare to cut the offered price by 90 percent. They will probably pout or mumble in front of you but Sukawati art market is well known as a wholesale heaven so it should be that cheap; especially if you buy in bulk.
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Marshall H
Phitsanulok, Thailand939 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Family
We were here 5 years ago so we decided to go to the Guwang art market, after reading that the new Suksawati was disappointing. Upon arrival Guwang was closed for renovation. No choice but to revisit Suksawati market. It now consists of two modern shopping blocks, and a street down the middle that is like the old Suksawati. We went into block one. 3 floors, of cramped small booths 95% apparel. Vendors were a bit aggressive but not rude, I'm sure the businesses are all hurting badly after COVID. The only plusses about the new building is that it has a lift and a bathroom on each floor. We bought 1 mans sarong at a reasonable price after a bit of dickering. We were mainly looking for art. We then spied the street (old section) in the center running to the back. There are art, souvenir shops and warungs. Not many shops. None the less we checked out the art shops. The first one on the left seemed to be a bigger and more interesting shop. After exploring all the art shops we went back to the aforementioned shop as we had seen a painting that did strike our fancy. It was large at about 3 ft by 5 foot, on canvas. The owner asked 600,000 idr. We ended up at 350 idr, happy all around. They removed the wood stretchers and rolled the painting and wrapped it with a carry strap. Suksawati is worth checking out until Guwang is reopened. We did not go into block two. Note also, that all of the streets around the market have a lot of shops especially big items like furniture and statuary.
Written 21 October 2023
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Peter N
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May 2023 • Couples
The new building which contains the market .. is full of cheap clothes … and really, REALLY persistent sellers.. who loudly demand you buy from them..
My Indonesian wife advised me later that as we walked past stalls and didn’t buy, the sellers, mainly women, would say very rude statements to other sellers..
I returned to my car … it was such a horrible experience … and my wife continued shopping.. but left after she heard some of the truly demeaning statements being made in Balinese .. which she understands .. the management of this market needs to tell its vendors clean its act up, NO ONE should have to deal with this level of abuse.. who only came to shop…
this was such a great place to go once… it isn’t any longer ..
The stalls in the streets around the multi floor buildings give a totally different.. and I would say pleasurable shopping buildings
My Indonesian wife advised me later that as we walked past stalls and didn’t buy, the sellers, mainly women, would say very rude statements to other sellers..
I returned to my car … it was such a horrible experience … and my wife continued shopping.. but left after she heard some of the truly demeaning statements being made in Balinese .. which she understands .. the management of this market needs to tell its vendors clean its act up, NO ONE should have to deal with this level of abuse.. who only came to shop…
this was such a great place to go once… it isn’t any longer ..
The stalls in the streets around the multi floor buildings give a totally different.. and I would say pleasurable shopping buildings
Written 27 May 2023
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Cheryl M
Oakville, Canada52 contributions
Nov. 2022 • Family
If you are looking for mass produced, cheaply made flea market type items, you might find this market worth visiting. I bought 2 sarongs from a vendor on street outside building.
Written 7 November 2022
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Harry K Harkbipolar
Santa Monica, CA119 contributions
Jan. 2020
souvenir shopping time to spend. you need a real good bargain skill to get fair place. somehow i found some items they sell is cheaper in some particular area in Denpasar. there are numbers of art shop where you can buy some painting along the street
Written 20 August 2020
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Monterey
Cape Town Central, South Africa666 contributions
Mar. 2020 • Friends
Very nice market
A lot to buy
But sellers are agressives
Divided in 2 parts
Food
And cloths , painting , artistic, souvenirs
The best is to come early before all tourists coming around 08h00/09h00 am
You need to be able to negotiate the prices down
A lot to buy
But sellers are agressives
Divided in 2 parts
Food
And cloths , painting , artistic, souvenirs
The best is to come early before all tourists coming around 08h00/09h00 am
You need to be able to negotiate the prices down
Written 13 March 2020
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Stella
48 contributions
Feb. 2020 • Friends
The market was a disappointment. Expected it to be an art market but in reality it was just expensive souvenirs, paintings and tie dye pants.
Walked on a parallel street and found a small Stål were I lovely woman and her husband were selling bags. Bargain is a must. Wanted us to pay 250k but finally got it for 60k.
Walked on a parallel street and found a small Stål were I lovely woman and her husband were selling bags. Bargain is a must. Wanted us to pay 250k but finally got it for 60k.
Written 11 February 2020
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snowmanlotte T
21 contributions
Jan. 2020 • Family
Our driver recommended to visit this traditional market as we wanted some better bargain items. Things they sell in Bali are similar across stalls but compared to shops o Semiyak, you can get better bargain here, will need to bargain! If you walk outside the streets further up the road, price gets much cheaper. We bought a few t shirts ranging 20K to 45K IDR. Mangosteen fruit is super fresh and yummy! The weather is super hot in Bali so we couldn't stay for too long.
Written 30 January 2020
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Jane B
Cairns, Australia102 contributions
Dec. 2019 • Family
Certainly not the most visited market, as there was hardly anyone there when we went, but our driver took us here as he said it is much cheaper and less touristy than the Ubud market.
When we got there, there were hardly any visitors there, so it did make the sellers a little more ‘enthusiastic’ with their selling techniques. But both my 10 year old daughter and 17 year old son loved using their honed skills with bartering from the Kuta markets, on these stall holders, and these stall holders were much more eager to get down to a lower price. Prices were around $3-4 for a t-shirt, $5 for a Long dress, and $3 for a Sarong.
We would have loved to spent more time there but our 7 year old had a low tolerance for the markets unfortunately, but they were definitely the best markets we visited in Bali. Well worth travelling outside of Ubud for.
When we got there, there were hardly any visitors there, so it did make the sellers a little more ‘enthusiastic’ with their selling techniques. But both my 10 year old daughter and 17 year old son loved using their honed skills with bartering from the Kuta markets, on these stall holders, and these stall holders were much more eager to get down to a lower price. Prices were around $3-4 for a t-shirt, $5 for a Long dress, and $3 for a Sarong.
We would have loved to spent more time there but our 7 year old had a low tolerance for the markets unfortunately, but they were definitely the best markets we visited in Bali. Well worth travelling outside of Ubud for.
Written 2 January 2020
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Tina R
18 contributions
Dec. 2019 • Couples
Nice place for souvenir shopping.very good prices for f u bargain well.some are always ready to cater for your needs. Do visit before buying at Ubud market
Written 8 December 2019
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Jilly7Melbourne
Exmouth, Australia17 contributions
Nov. 2019 • Solo
Really disappointed. Cheap goods, hig
h prices. Ubud Market so.much better.
Mostly clothing of poor quality. Not an art market as originally sent up
h prices. Ubud Market so.much better.
Mostly clothing of poor quality. Not an art market as originally sent up
Written 25 November 2019
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Kiran Palwasha
66 contributions
Do this market comes in way while going to ubud from seminyak ?
I'm looking for woods dishes, plates and bolls, services plates etc is it the place in Indonesia to found it and by. Thanks
I'm looking for woods dishes, plates and bolls, services plates etc is it the place in Indonesia to found it and by. Thanks
vicwazza
Melbourne, Australia18 contributions
What time is the night on, and what day please....
KirstyDzulkarnain
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia34 contributions
It's on everyday except Nyepi of course. Opens really early at 5am in the morning but closes before sunset at 6 ish. It has been this way for ages
Travellersaus2015
Perth, Australia33 contributions
Hi, what other markets do you suggest. Thanks
KirstyDzulkarnain
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia34 contributions
Pasar Kumbasari and Badung in Denpasar, but beware of unsolicited guides aka comission takers and pickpockets. Bargain hard. Pasar Ubud is nice too, but pricier.
Tony W
Melbourne, Australia117 contributions
3 questions.
1. You say to get there early. What time does it get going?
2. How far/long from Ubud, or Sanur? Which is closer?
3. I am looking to find a puppet- wayang golek. Do they sell such items there?
Thanks, Tony
Marshall H
Phitsanulok, Thailand939 contributions
We want to go by BEMO from Ubud to Sukawati. Where do we get Bemo in Ubud?. What is cost? How long? Does the Bemo take you right to the art market area?
Marshall H
Phitsanulok, Thailand939 contributions
Are there "taxis" (car/driver) there to get back to Ubud. We want to go there by taxi from Ubud, but don't want to pay driver to wait, as we don't know how long we stay. Would like to be able to get a car back to Ubud.
Marshall H
Phitsanulok, Thailand939 contributions
I'm going to answer my own question because we have come back from our trip, for others reference. We ended up hiring a car/driver for the day and combined the trip with some other sights. I did not want to have to pay a driver for a full day but that's probably the best option. When in Ubud we found car/drivers to be extremely expensive for a short trip, (60,000 for 2.5 km-yikes!) so, car there, and car back could be same as a day rate, and we really did not see what looked like car/driver or taxi that could have brought us back. Before you rush to Sukawati read my review. Car/driver for a 10 hr day in Ubud area should cost IDR 500-550,000.
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