Australian's love of Bali and Bali Private Villas

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BaliPrivate Villas, Villas in Seminyak - Bali, in Indonesia is a firm favourite with tourists from Australia as well as around the world and has built up a reputation for being a great holiday destination in Asia. From its early days in the 60's when there were only a few rough footed surf travelers to today where you have hordes of Australians getting off their cheap, direct Jetstar flight from Australia. Bali has so many things to do and really does cater for almost everyone, from the 24/7 parties of Kuta to the relaxed spa's in Ubud. So with quite a varied type of traveler a top 10 things to do in Bali might be hard to pin down. I am sure this list of the following top 10 things to do will appeal to the majority of visitors to Bali:

10 - Ku De Ta Bar and restaurant – From your Bali Private Villas, Villas in Seminyakexperirience this restaurant as it's just very cool, so take a look and be part of the cool crew.

9 - Bungy - OK, so not suitable for everyone but even if you don't jump its fun to watch. The one down in Legian allows you to ride bikes off.

8 - Hire a Vespa - Any scooter will do really but a nice old school Vespa is a great fun way to explore the island. Take it easy as the roads and traffic are both pretty bad. Not a place to learn to ride a scooter.

 

7 - Temples - Bali has loads of them and they are usually really interesting and ornate. Get lucky and watch one of the ceremonies if you time it right.

6 - Shopping - Everybody loves shopping and more so in Bali where you can haggle over a few pence. There are some good bargains to be had and some nice things to buy, but beware like most tourist areas there is good and bad.

5 - Surf lessons - These are a must on Bali being such a surf orientated island. Try it now and if you are a beginner get one of the huge boards that float and have soft edges.

 

4 - Monkeys - You can see them at many temples such as the one in Ubud, or if you prefer not to risk your sun glasses or camera go to the zoo.

3 - Seafood - Bali is an island and it has great seafood. Pretty simple really, so get down to Jimberan Bay and eat some fresh seafood right on the beach.

2 - Party at Kuta - The party place on Bali where anything goes. Drink, dance and make a fool of yourself and try not to be sick or have you wallet stolen by kids on the street.

 

1 - Nothing - Make sure to take to relax and do absolutely nothing.

BaliPrivate Villas, Villas in Seminyak - BALI is often described as being too touristy. In my opinion that is a rather superficial statement, as all it takes to discover the Bali which has enticed visitors to return time and again, is to leave the tourist enclaves of Kuta, Legian, Seminyak and Sanur behind.

Bali Private Villas, Villas in Seminyak - Let me help you discover Bali - an island which, although quite small, tends to leave a huge impression on visitors who make the effort, and spend the time, to have a good look around.

Bali is easy and inexpensive to get to:

Air Asia operates flights to Bali from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Jetstar also has direct flights to Bali, making Bali a prime destination, serviced by the best known budget airlines in the region. Of course, most full-service airlines also fly to Bali

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Bali offers a huge variety of hotels, resorts with spas, as well as simple bed and breakfast establishments. Of course there are also the typical Balinese homestays, which are often found in family compounds, offering a rare opportunity to observe how the Balinese live.

If you are planning to stay for any length of time, one month or longer, I would suggest that you base yourself away from the main areas in the south. You could split up your stay as follows:

1 week around Tabanan, which gives you easy access to Tanah Lot and the western part of the island.

1 week around Padang Bai or Candidasa, for access to the north-east coast.

From the East Coast townships of Padang Bai, Candi Dasa, Amed, and Tulamben, it takes but a few minutes to reach some of Bali's most spectacular scuba dive sites.

1 week in one of the small villages near Lovina on the north coast, to make it easy for you to explore the north of the island.

1 week in the Ubud area, to explore the cultural heart and the central region of Bali.

Ubud is home to many stylish Bali Private Villas for holiday rental, Ubud however, still attracts painters and writers from all around the world, and successfully stages an annual writers festival. The silver and goldsmiths of mass produce some wonderful jewelry which is exported all over the world, and maybe it's best not to take your credit card when visiting their showrooms.

There is so much on offer in Ubud so a stay in a Bali Private Villas overlooking beautiful landscapes is a must. You can sign up for silver jewelry making classes, batik making classes, cooking classes - and the list goes on and on. There are also plenty of yoga schools and spiritual retreats. It is not unusual to rent a room in a home-stay, and realize later that the owner is actually a famous artist. For the more energetic, Ubud is a perfect place from which to plan a hike up Mt Agung, Bali's sacred mountain.

Since I am a diver, here is a little more information about scuba diving in Bali.

Scuba diving in Bali is still something of a secret. Having dived in most of the more "fashionable" dive areas in Indonesia, such as Bunaken, Lembeh, Raja Ampat, Ambon, Banda and Komodo, I can say that Bali is still one of my favourite dive destinations.

In the meantime you should take a look at the pages of The Leading Villas of Bali for the many splendid stylish Villas, Bali Private Rental Villas that have grown in the beauty of their surroundings. http://www.theleadingvillasofbali.com

This collection of villas can also be seen on the pages of http://www.bookingvillasinbali.com

Due their superb pricing you can also see this collection in http://www.budgetvillasinbali.com

As if this is not enough then take a look at the pages of The Villas Bali. http://www.thevillas-bali.com

To enhance your Asia experience then take a look at http://www.statura.co.uk

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Villas in Seminyak are the biz - but buyer beware

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Villas in Seminyak are the biz - but buyer beware

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Villas in Seminyak - Booking a holiday can be a difficult process, holiday companies advertise special offers to entice you to make a booking through them, these offers often appear to be unbelievable, but when you try to book them they add many mandatory extras such as; Luggage allowances are so low in their weight allowance that you have to pay for an additional amount in order to carry what you require for a good holiday. On the plane if you want an aisle seats, or if you are travelling as a family or just a couple and would like seats together this can again be an extra charge, you may find that you are restricted as to your time of departure, or there is a requirement to stay away from home for a minimum period of 16 days etc., by the time that you add all of the extras then these “special deals” are not special at all.

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All too often resort hotels and holiday companies have offers of all inclusive packages (room, breakfast, evening meal and sometimes, as can be the case in the Caribbean, free drink) all of this look to be good value in the glossy brochure, but when you arrive at the resort you are given sets of meal vouchers for a 3rd rate canteen. A canteen which is surrounded by 1st class restaurants which you can of course use, but you have to pay extra by redeeming your vouchers and your voucher is suddenly almost worthless. In the Caribbean some resort hotels have all inclusive drinks offers, often the bars are few and far between. When you do find their bars they have employed so few staff that it is like visiting an International rugby match at one of the worlds stadiums, the customers waiting to be served could number 20 people wide and 5 people deep, whilst there is only one bar tender on duty.

In order to avoid disappointing holidays many people are opting to book Villas in Seminyak private villas for their exclusive use, where they are not in a scrum when ordering a refreshing drink, where they can prepare their dinner or choose to go to a quality local beach restaurant. A Villas in Seminyak private villa will have its own pool with pool side beds, ample shade so it will not be necessary to climb out of bed at 4am to make sure you get a sun bed in a good location around a crowded hotel pool. Holidays should always be a true definition of the word holiday, to take a break, to relax from the rigors of your everyday life.

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The only real way to be sure of a true holiday, a place where you can truly relax is to book a Villas in Seminyak private villa, where you have your own pool, a bar that you bring with you from duty free or stock locally from the nearby Minimart. So you can make a cocktail as and when you want, your own crisps or nuts to savoir as you maximize your time around your own pool under your own gazebo.

Solution:

There is nothing wrong with a property being owned by a developer, a lawyer, a butcher, a baker, a candle stick maker (you get the picture), as long as their villa has been contracted out to a management company for this company to operate the villa on a day to day basis. The management companies are invariably from the hospitality industry and know what linen to provide, how often to change the bedding, towels.  The management team know that if you order a fruit basket that they are to provide that basket at a time that you asked for it, they will know when to clean the rooms and when to give you peace and quiet. The management make sure that the TV's are tuned and that the remote is clean, they know when to remove lime from the shower head or polish the taps and that they know they are to provide mineral water.

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The management will know that they can not cut corners when it comes to basic services such as; the supply of electric or water.  They will have contracts in place with the utility providers, they will pay based on used units as determined by meters, they will not pay by a pre-paid arrangement, as they will not take the risk that the supply will be cut during a period when it is most needed i.e. in the middle of a hot night shutting down the AC’s to the bedrooms (as is often the case). Important always make sure your villa is managed properly and by those in the know.

The basic rule to follow from all that I have said above is:  Never go to an unlicensed agent to book your villa, licensed agents have spent good money to establish a reputable business, to register their company and to understand the mechanics of the villas that they offer. These agents on the whole rely on their reputation, on word of mouth to build their businesses; they have a good mix of regular clients as well as new clients. They're pursued by the villa management companies to offer their villa properties so an entry on the licensed agent's website comes with a guarantee of a certain standard. The reputable agent will inspect the villas regularly but importantly they inspect prior to the arrival of any of their guests. Complaints are encouraged to be directed to the agent and if the villa management are in anyway non-responsive then these villas are removed from their listings.

Which means; the unlicensed agents take these Villas in Seminyak and publish on their websites for the un-suspecting public to see, these are second tier properties. These second tier properties also find their way onto the global hotel booking web-sites, as I have said these sites do not provide staff to audit these properties as they only provide a brand which gives access to the web.  The unlicensed agent rather than investing in a reputable business will establish many websites to market these villas, in some cases they have over a 100 websites, they have no interest if the electric goes off in the middle of the night, they have no interest if the owner is responsive to the guests needs or not.  As the demand for villas is big here in Bali if one website loses reputation then another of their sites will grow.

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It is worth knowing that rates for villas are usually the same across all the providers of luxury villas.  However, one villa owner recently said to me that when he offers his villas on these global web-site windows, he increases the price as their brand already implies ‘late deals’ giving the impression the rate is already low,  he relies on their customers loyalty to this global brand.

How do you know a licensed operator, what do you look for?

A registered agency with a registration granted by "Pemerintah KotaDenpasar" (Government, area: Kota, Denpasar) and that they have a "Dinas Perijinan" registration number, furthermore that their registration identifies them as a "Jasa properti" provider (permitted to provide a property service). If it is not on their website then ask to see evidence of their registration.

Villas in Seminyak - why?

Villas in Seminyak - Why?

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Much has been made of Villas in Seminyak as often villa owners prefer to build a Villa in the Seminyak area.  The reason to do this is simple economics if you like, for a long period of time Kuta has been the focus of an ideal holiday for the Australian market.  Kuta has become an enclave for bars, clubs and general night scene entertainment, beautiful malls adding a stylish as part of its attraction.  However, over the years the individuals who have frequented Kuta and have long since grown attached to the area as there are many superb beaches.  These individuals have progressed with their own lives such that family and a more sophisticated holiday location is sought after, but still keeping connections with the Kuta area.  Due to past perfect holidays many holidaymakers look to Seminyak as a more sophisticated alternative but still close to the Kuta area.  Seminyak offers beautiful stunning Villas in Seminyak, superb beaches, fabulous restaurants serving International cuisine and a sophisticated nightlife which many go in search of.  

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Seminyak is located just a few minutes from the Kuta area so old haunts can be re-visited.  As such Seminyak has grown up with many stylish Villas in Seminyak making for the ideal holiday.  Often these Villas in Seminyak are equipped with the fundamentals of a connected lifestyle, yet they have all the opulence, design and facilities that are so ideal for a tranquil holiday in a sophisticated location.

From your Villas in Seminyak you are ideally placed for all the daytime activities and excursion that make a holiday so interesting on this holiday Isle.  Ubud is within easy reach as are the other parts of Bali, including the safari park, Water parks as well as rivers emanating from the mountain which make for a great white water rafting experience.

In all seriousness I would recommend a look at the pages of Booking Villas in Bali for all the Villas in Seminyak as there is a comprehensive list of Seminyak Villas ideal for Holiday rental. 

 
 In the meantime you should take a look at the pages of The Leading Villas of Bali for the many splendid stylish Villas, Bali Private Rental Villas that have grown in the beauty of their surroundings. http://www.theleadingvillasofbali.com
 

This collection of villas can also be seen on the pages of http://www.bookingvillasinbali.com

Due their superb pricing you can also see this collection in http://www.budgetvillasinbali.com

As if this is not enough then take a look at the pages of The Villas Bali. http://www.thevillas-bali.com

To enhance your Asia experience then take a look at http://www.statura.co.uk

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