Articles tagged ‘Hotel News’
Rama Garden Hotel Goes Online
By Barrie | April 21st, 2008 |
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In today’s world it seems as though everybody and everything is available online. Such is the electronic world we live in. Actually, it is great because you can secure your flight to Bali online and even book your hotel and then sit back without having worries if you are going to secure the place you [...]
Looking for a cheap hotel in Bali
By Nick | December 20th, 2006 | 7 Comments »
Bali has 20,000 hotel rooms supposedly. Today is December 20th, which is high-season. That means prices are increased and rooms are harder to get. My friends from Oregon wanted to change hotels this morning. The Puri Cendana in Seminyak was nice, but they didn’t want to pay the 300,000rp price tag. Their combined requirements were, [...]
Hotel Banyualit Quality Resort in Lovina Bali
By Nick | December 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Lovina is a sprawling strip of coast, that includes several villages. I have stayed in western and central Lovina, now I wanted to try the central-eastern end. The main road wasn’t that inviting, last night, but I spotted a sign, on the corner of a side street heading towards the beach. The street featured many [...]
Waka Shorea: Jungle Huts in Bali
By Nick | October 5th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
The Bali Barat National Park (Taman Nasional Bali Barat) has one very nice place to stay. Its called Waka Shorea, and is located in the middle of dence forest. The bungalows are on stilts, built in an eco-friendly way, without destroying the forest by clear cutting. The whole are is populated by wild animals including [...]
Bali Hilton to Become the Ayodya Resort
By Barrie | July 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
It always gives me a laugh when a hotel changes its name. There has to be a damn good reason for it.
Oasis in the mountains: Sanda Butik Villas
By Nick | May 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Climbing the mountain roads, which twist and turn quicker than a Kuta moneychanger, I felt raindrops. Two minutes later it was raining full on and the trusty poncho got some use. Climbing higher the power of the rain increased, traffic dropped off as did my speed. Now there were sheets of water on the road [...]
All Seasons Resort: Legian Bali
By Nick | March 4th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Bali tourism is in transition. Older businesses are going down the crapper, new ones are opening up. There are all kinds of reasons / excuses, but one of the most powerful is ‘the customers want different stuff now’. Twenty year ago people came to Bali for bamboo bars, Wayan singing Bob Marley and guest houses. [...]
Interview with Made Purnami at Aneka Beach Hotel in Kuta
By Nick | January 20th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Back in 2003 I visited the Aneka Beach Hotel on Jl. Pantai Kuta and interviewed Made Purnami. Made is the Sales Manager and showed me around the property. The Aneka Beach Hotel I remember had very nice gardens and a few bungalows with natural bamboo and alang alang roofs.
Bali hotels rate with the best in the world
By Nick | November 21st, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Bali hotels gives you the total relaxation in tropical paaradise you are looking for. That is the opinion anyway of the readers of Conde Nast Traveler. Conde Nast Traveler focuses on the high end traveler who values quality and luxury, over affordability. I usually don’t spend too long in fancy hotels but for a [...]
Chris is cosy at the Grand Bali Sani Suites in Kerobokan Bali
By Nick | September 16th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
My brother Chris arrived this afternoon from London via KL. He is staying not at the Bali Sani in Legian, but the Grand Bali Sani Suites in Batubelig Beach in Kerobokan. We went out there and I called Ika to come over for a swim. She brought Jevon and we took turns sitting in the [...]
