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Why is this luxury hotel almost no reviews? Yes, because there are very few representatives of the CIS among the hotel's clients, and these are mostly very wealthy people.
So this was our honeymoon trip. At that time (2007) the hotel belonged to the Ritz Carlton chain and was, without exaggeration, the best hotel in Bali.
Our budget was quite limited, but I really wanted something to be remembered for a lifetime and we did not lose. Next, I will give recommendations on how and on what you can save a lot.
From the first minutes of the settlement, we were amazed by the luxury of the hotel and the attention of the staff. Deposit upon check-in was $500. The Standard See View room is large and comfortable. Cleanliness at every turn. The staff is friendly and unobtrusive.
The territory of the hotel is huge. It is divided into several zones. One is the area of the hotel building, restaurant and large pools. The second and third are the zones of villas and SPA. You can walk everywhere without restrictions.
The beauty of the landscaping and pools is amazing. The pools need to be said separately. They simply permeate the hotel and shift from one form to another, matching the ponds filled with mirror carp. Some pools offer ocean views. This hotel has been recognized as the best spa and thalassa hotel in Asia for several years in a row and was one of the top 10 in the world (awards hang at the entrance). The hotel has 2 of its impeccably cleaned sandy beaches. On the second round-trip delivered by car. Ahhh romance.
Now for the facts. Located 20 minutes from the airport on the western side of the island on a high bank. That is, you will have to go down and up the stairs to the beaches, but this does not bother you. But the tides are several times smaller, and the ocean is clean and with waves! You feel that you are on the ocean, not in a puddle.
The hotel is expensive, so we ate (except for breakfast) at restaurants in Kuta and Jimbaran village nearby.
You should have seen the faces of the staff when we brought a few blocks of beer and water from the supermarket into the room : -). Nobody said a word.
Upon arrival, the guide offered us excursions and that the taxi driver would take us to dinner. Be vigilant, if you are brought to dinner, then 90% will give the "second menu" - in it all prices are doubled. We were warned, so when they brought us, we politely declined and went to a nearby restaurant. From the belly to eat shrimp and bolsters with coconuts and beer on the seashore by candlelight - we got 60-100 dollars. A day later, we found a local restaurant in Kuta where locals and surfers eat, by the way, the owner himself is a surfer, once he came to Bali and stayed to live. Gluttony in it cost about 30 dollars for two.
I won't forget their local Bintang beer - very nice.
On excursions. We did not take them from the guide and in general forgot about him right away - they undress them godlessly.
We arrived in the city (by taxi 10 dollars) and ordered a local Cheburashka (driver) for 40 dollars a day, who himself drove us around the island and showed everything. We traveled all over the island in 3 days. Fortunately, the peculiarity of excursions is such that they do not need to be listened to - they need to be watched.
In general, we saved a lot of money on excursions and meals, and the rest in a luxury hotel turned out to be affordable and unforgettable.
By the way. This hotel is so good and popular with wealthy Japanese that it was bought from the Ritz a few years ago and is now called Ayana.
So this was our honeymoon trip. At that time (2007) the hotel belonged to the Ritz Carlton chain and was, without exaggeration, the best hotel in Bali.
Our budget was quite limited, but I really wanted something to be remembered for a lifetime and we did not lose. Next, I will give recommendations on how and on what you can save a lot.
From the first minutes of the settlement, we were amazed by the luxury of the hotel and the attention of the staff. Deposit upon check-in was $500. The Standard See View room is large and comfortable. Cleanliness at every turn. The staff is friendly and unobtrusive.
The territory of the hotel is huge. It is divided into several zones. One is the area of the hotel building, restaurant and large pools. The second and third are the zones of villas and SPA. You can walk everywhere without restrictions.
The beauty of the landscaping and pools is amazing. The pools need to be said separately. They simply permeate the hotel and shift from one form to another, matching the ponds filled with mirror carp. Some pools offer ocean views. This hotel has been recognized as the best spa and thalassa hotel in Asia for several years in a row and was one of the top 10 in the world (awards hang at the entrance). The hotel has 2 of its impeccably cleaned sandy beaches. On the second round-trip delivered by car. Ahhh romance.
Now for the facts. Located 20 minutes from the airport on the western side of the island on a high bank. That is, you will have to go down and up the stairs to the beaches, but this does not bother you. But the tides are several times smaller, and the ocean is clean and with waves! You feel that you are on the ocean, not in a puddle.
The hotel is expensive, so we ate (except for breakfast) at restaurants in Kuta and Jimbaran village nearby.
You should have seen the faces of the staff when we brought a few blocks of beer and water from the supermarket into the room : -). Nobody said a word.
Upon arrival, the guide offered us excursions and that the taxi driver would take us to dinner. Be vigilant, if you are brought to dinner, then 90% will give the "second menu" - in it all prices are doubled. We were warned, so when they brought us, we politely declined and went to a nearby restaurant. From the belly to eat shrimp and bolsters with coconuts and beer on the seashore by candlelight - we got 60-100 dollars. A day later, we found a local restaurant in Kuta where locals and surfers eat, by the way, the owner himself is a surfer, once he came to Bali and stayed to live. Gluttony in it cost about 30 dollars for two.
I won't forget their local Bintang beer - very nice.
On excursions. We did not take them from the guide and in general forgot about him right away - they undress them godlessly.
We arrived in the city (by taxi 10 dollars) and ordered a local Cheburashka (driver) for 40 dollars a day, who himself drove us around the island and showed everything. We traveled all over the island in 3 days. Fortunately, the peculiarity of excursions is such that they do not need to be listened to - they need to be watched.
In general, we saved a lot of money on excursions and meals, and the rest in a luxury hotel turned out to be affordable and unforgettable.
By the way. This hotel is so good and popular with wealthy Japanese that it was bought from the Ritz a few years ago and is now called Ayana.
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