owner holds staff responsible for kicking woman off sanur beach, says all beaches belong to public

Category : Adventure | Posted On Mar 26, 2021

Recently a video went viral on social media when user @mirahsugandhi shared on Instagram that she was approached by the security staff of Puri Santrian inquiring whether she is a guest at the hotel and then told to leave the beach area right in front of the hotel after finding out she wasn't.

Ida Bagus Gede Sidartha Putra, the owner of hotel Puri Santrian has now acknowledged that all beaches are public property and his staff is at fault for kicking out the local who was sitting on the sand in front of the hotel. He further said he has notified the staff 

 that all beaches, including the one that runs parallel to the hotel, are open for everybody.

“All beaches belong to the public, and so if there are any public activities [at the beach] such as simply visiting, fishing, traditional ceremonies, the hotel has no right to restrict them,” he said.

He further claims that this is the first ever unfortunate incident in the 50 years history of the hotel that a non-guest has been treated this way. It is a lesson for him to train his staff better to avoid such "miscommunication" in the future.

“I think this has been a miscommunication and we would never prohibit the public, especially those who are from Sanur,” he said.

“I’m just now learning that a hotel can own a beach. Oh my goodness I’m still in shock, why was I kicked out? Who owns this beach anyway?” Mirah said in the video.

The clips went viral after posting and many locals shared that this isn't just an isolated incident and they occur quite often and not in just the particular area.

Mirah further shared that hotel management has met her and issue has been resolved. She also shared the apology video sent by the security staff in question who has been identified as Alit. 

“Today the management team from Puri Santrian has clarified that the beach in front of Puri Santrian belongs to the public and not privately owned […] and this applies in all of Bali. The beach belongs to the public,” Mirah said. 

“Hopefully with this incident there will be no more discrimination against local residents from visiting the beach,” Bayu Cuaca, a local musician and Mirah’s spouse, said in the video.


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