Tuesday 9 June 2009

Booking accomodation in Bali




Last few month I went to Bali for holiday with my family. I was stayed at seminyak area, at Samaya Villa. I was there for 1 week only but I won’t forget my holiday experience there.

I was found the Samaya Villa by travel online on internet. Two week before my holiday time, I search at internet for the luxury cheap resort, than I found the balibookhotel.com website who has a detail information about accommodations in Bali. And also this website offering me many kind of interesting tours package & activity, cheap accommodation, and many kind of restaurant. I comparing with another online website who also has same promotion, but its totally different.

In others website, the information not too detail, and they also doesn’t have a many images about their products. And also I found that in balibookhotel.com, they have information about passport to paradise which is can very useful for the people like us, who often go travelling to Bali minimum 2 time a year. Passport to paradise offering a lot of product and special rates and discount. For the terms of payment in balibookhotel.com, also so easy, once we decide to booking the accommodation, we only need to fill in our credit card number.

We decided to booking the samaya villa as our accommodation while we spent our holiday in Bali and also we made a some booking for activities.
As the balibookhotel.com information, the luxury Balinese private villa is a nice resort with high quality service and facility. They have a good service for their guest and we really satisfaction for it. They have a big swimming pool front of beach, restaurants, spa & sauna, and also they provide for wi fi connection in our room.

One day, me and my family came back from the beach after whole day we spent our time for sun bathing on seminyak beach. At the evening we want to looking a nice seafood restaurant, but we don’t have any clue where can we find the restaurant. Than my husband start to search in balibookhotel.com for the famous seafood restaurant in Bali. We find it at Jimbaran area, its mention there that many choices of seafood restaurant. We very interest to try it, than we called to make a booking. It’s most discovered restaurant, normally people have to make a reservation table 1 day after, but lucky for us, because on that time some guest cancelled their reservation and we replaced it.

And the restaurant provide for pick up and return free transportation for their guest. The restaurant operator asking where we stay, how many person will coming and what time we want to picked up. We decide to have our dinner at 8 pm, and their driver will pick up us at 7.30 pm, because we need around 30 minute from seminyak to Jimbaran if no traffic jam. They have on time service, at 7.15 pm their driver already stand by in hotel lobby to pick up us. After we arrived at jimbaran restaurant, they welcoming us so friendly, they also have a nice place front of beach, and they provide a fresh seafood. And for the pricing, its not too expensive if compared to their friendly service, delicious food and nice place.

The next day, we have schedule for tours and activity. We made it before through balibookhotel.com. We will have kintamani and Ubud tours and also will going to Tanjung Benoa for some water activity. Because we took a package of one day tours & activity, so the package included our lunch, entrance ticket, easy booking and all activity. We really enjoyed our day with a nice guide and driver who explained to us all things about bali.

After my unforgettable experience in bali, we tell to our family about our experience and they asking for recommended good travel agent online who can provide all of the guest needed. They interest will come on july, when kids holiday. Its on high season. Of course, they will use balibookhotels.com as our recommended online holiday consulting, and we are very satisfies with their information, their service, and also very competitive rates before. Due to on july is high season, they will make a booking from now. theywant to stay at villa with 3 bedroom with front beach. But they want to try at nusa dua area. They also booking for vip pick up transfer from airport to hotel. Bali bookhotel.com the best travel website for hotels and all product in Bali.

Thursday 7 May 2009

How to Finding the right accommodation in Bali




Some simple advice for travelers to Bali

Bali is a very a popular holiday destination. Depending on the time of year, it can sometimes be difficult to find the type of accommodation that best suits your holiday needs and budget.
One of the most common mistake that travelers make when booking their accommodation in Bali is this….they forget to ask themselves this simple but important question. “What do I want from my holiday experience in Bali?”
Are you after wild nightclubs & bars; lots of drinking; or cheap shopping and restaurants; or adventure thrill-seeking activities; beach related activities such as surfing, skiing or diving; or opportunities to learn about Balinese culture and spirituality?
Once you decide what you want out of your holiday, and then start your accommodation search.
If you want to party, then you should be looking for your accommodation in areas such as Kuta, Legian or Seminyak
Kuta tends to cater for the typical young foreigner from Australia, New Zealand, USA, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. Whilst Legian and Seminyak tends to draw more travelers and expatriates from European countries like Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and Holland. So, if you want to drink, dance and party hard, then focus your search for accommodation in Kuta, Legian and Seminyak because this is where you will find lots of great nightclubs and bars.

The other great thing about these areas is that there’s lots of budget priced hotels to choose from.
For those that love shopping, you should look to locate yourself in any of the above areas as there are hundreds of little places where you can barter for a bargain. But if you are after some fairly sophisticated stuff then Seminyak is definitely where you should seek your accommodation.
If you are after a more lazy, laid-back and peaceful holiday, in luxury style accommodation, then focus your search on hotels and villas in the Nusa Dua or Sanur areas. But be prepared to pay for luxury “five star” hotel or villa accommodation. In Nusa Dua, you can expect to pay anything from $200 to $6.000 per day (USD) for luxury style accommodation.
Another great feature of Nusa Dua and Sanur is that they offers a wide range of water sports, including scuba diving, water skiing, surfing, dolphin and fishing, banana boat, parasailing, and jet ski.
If you are looking for a very relaxing holiday that offers the opportunity to experience the cultural and spiritual side of Bali, then Ubud is the area you should head for. Most tourists who go to Ubud are seeking to experience the tranquility of the thick natural forest and the rich art & cultural traditions practiced by both the local Balinese and some of the many foreign artists that have made Bali (and particularly Ubud) there home.

It is common to see locals and foreigners undertaking yoga sessions in the rice fields or working on their latest painting, sculpture or photographic piece in small art studios.
Because Ubud is located in a mountainous area of Bali, the temperatures are slightly cooler and the air clean and fresh. There are many fine hotels, bungalows and even “homestay” style accommodation in Ubud. Some tourists deliberately chose the unique “home stay” accommodation in Ubud so that they can experience a genuine Balinese lifestyle and meet local villagers.

What is the price range in Bali real estate? Ubud accommodation prices range start from Rp. 100,000 (about $10 USD) per day through to the mid-range hotel accommodation or resorts that typically charge around 350.000 rupiah ($35 USD) per day. Again if you are after luxury style accommodation, you can find it in Ubud. These luxury hotels & resorts offer guests a wonderful range services and facilities, including private pools, spas, saunas and massages designed to reduce your stress levels and refresh your body.
So you know want you want from your holiday, start your accommodation search by entering words such as “Bali accommodation Kuta, or Legian, or Seminyak, or Nusa Dua, or Ubud into your internet search window.

Happy Hunting…….

Saturday 14 March 2009