Nusa Penida is indeed great for diving! The Island itself is very, very quiet and totaly uncrowded, but most diving trips depart from Lembogan. However, there's some nice hotels in Penida too if you would like to spend a day or two there./QUOTE]
WOW, hotels in Penida, I did not know about that. I bet building there is not so great for the corals.
In my opinion, you should go to Penida if you have around 10 days. If you stay only one week, I'm afraid it would be a bit of rush since you'll need a day or two to rest a bit after the plane trip, and might need 24 hours without diving before your flight back.
I don;t get this. Why not stay in Padang Bai or CandiDasa and take Geko's <1 hour boat to Penida?