The beach is a great place to hang out in Bali and comes with many more options than at home. As you take a leisurely stroll from Seminyak down to Kuta and back, you will be kindly invited to take a seat from the many vendors lining the beach! You may also be asked if you'd like to take home some quality Bali merchandise such as sarongs, paintings, jewellery or carvings. (My favourite is the 'jiggy jig pig') If they don't have anything that interests you simply say 'Tidak' or no thanks. Try to avoid eye contact and don't feel the need to explain yourself. Relax and keep walking - if you look like you've been to Bali 20 times before, they're less likely to bother you.
If you'd like to hang out on a nice sun lounge under an umbrella for the day then expect to pay! Although, as with pretty much everything in Bali, you can barter! Sun lounges are around 15,000 rupiah or about $2. There are also plenty of surf or boogie boards available for hire. If you think you'd like to have one, negotiate a weekly rate, rather than a daily rate.
And of course, there are plenty of kindly balinese guys that will fetch you a cold Bintang (or soft drink) on request!
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