We know that Starbucks tries to create the ’3rd place’ for people to be, beside their home and work. I reckon there’s an opportunity for someone to create a 4th place for tourists in Bali.
Sitting at a beachside hotel typing away like a little benchong, I overheard 2 older Aussie couples complaining that their flight home was later this evening, but they had to check out of the hotel at noon, and hang around until the flight was due. Having their bags packed and with nowhere to really relax, they didn’t fancy going for a swim in the ocean, or hauling their bags around town, instead preffering to sit in the restaurant for hours.
Maybe someone should open a ‘tourist’s rest stop hotel’ in the Kuta / Legian area. You pay 50,000rp each, get a small, clean, AC room, access to a pool and a restaurant, with a taxi rank outside, ready for the airport run. I reckon it makes sense. Imagine if you came down from Lovina in the morning, and your flight was at 10pm. Wouldn’t it be nice to relax in a clean, cool place, where you can shower, nap and lock up your stuff.
Its true people in this situation could check into a guest house, but by trading duration (they are leaving the same day ) for quality / cleanliness and convenience (have an internet cafe on the premises plus a wartel, it could be a very attractive package.
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Good grief,Nick,why are you tellin this to soooo many people?You are in a great position to have this sort of business.You have Ika and her family who could manage the place for you.You could even have your own private accomodation onsite saving you a fortune on rent.I am sure some of your Balimad and epat friends may even jump on as co investors.Great idea but don’t let someone swipe it if you could do it yourself.
Cheers laurs
Laurs,
Thanks for the tip. Someone once said to me that ideas are like sperm, 50 million come out at once. I have good ideas everyday. I tell you I seriously think of businesses and products and the thing is that I don’t have the resources (time, capital, knowledge, connections, experience) to make them work.
Even with this hotel idea, someone is still going to have to come up with a quality product, to make it actually work. If someone can, good for them. I’ll write abuot it on Baliblog.
Nick
My experience of the situation comes down to three choices.
Choice one. Pay the 50% of a day rate at your hotel for a late check out which is normally 1800 hours or;
Choice two. I have done this one myself, when I have travelled back over the Island from Lovina and my flight was not until 1 am the following morning. Book your self into a Losman/cheap hotel. You pay for the whole day, but its still a cheap option. All you want is a safe room to leave your suitcase and a shower so you can freshen up before leaving. You can do reconnaissance a few days before hand.
Choice three. Not always available to all destinations. Choose your Airline that fly’s at a time that suits you.
Everyone’s circumstances are different. When we had small children, we would pay the extra, because the upheaval was not worth it, but now it is just Bapak and Ibu we decide on the day
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