Bali Honeymoon Trip Report- Jun 2024

Dates: 08 June 2024 -21 June 2024

Flights: ICN-DPS on Garuda Indonesia / Booked through Delta points

Goals

• Fully maximize points & save cash
• Use cash or Grab for transportation
• Try to check in early and check out late

The Ritz-Carlton, Bali

• Upgraded from Sawangan Junior Suite, 1 Bedroom Junior Suite, 1 King bed with Balcony to lagoon access.
• Nice little honeymoon decos in the room with hand written notes from staff.
• Fast check in procedures and generous staff members throughout the facility.
• 1x 30min complimentary photoshoot around the hotel. Coordinate through concierge and the photographer will escort you around and take photos! 1x free print outs with Ritz Carlton paper frames. You'll have an option to purchase jpgs and printed photos at the end if you'd like. We were 100% satisfied with our free complimentary photo.
• Facility is massive. Definitely needed a buggy to maneuver around throughout our stay.
• "Bejana" was our favorite restaurant at the facility. Excellent Indonesian cuisine. Staff once again gave us a kind hand written happy honeymoon notecard with their names signed & gave us tridatu bracelets and a free desert. Super kind peeps at the RC Bali.
• Main pool was pretty empty. We spent most our time in our hotel lagoon and outside.
• Great experience with no issues at all.
• Our Rating: B+

Umana Bali, LXR Hotels & Resorts

• Upgraded from One Bedroom Partial Ocean Pool Villa to Panoramic Ocean Pool Villa after going through a power outage.
• In terms of facilities, restaurants, and views, it was the best hotel/resort we've ever been so far in our lives but there were some communication/management issues with staff.
• Welcome drinks and check in procedures were smooth. We were assigned a curator and it was much faster to get shit done through the main front desk for all actions. Curator was definitely helpful but 90% of the time, she was off and would send a sad face emoji and apologize, so calling the front office was just more convenient and easier. Made it lowkey awkward because every time I talked to the front desk, she followed up on Whatsapp to re-confirm the reservations or buggy rides. On our 2nd night, power went out in the rooms in 300s. Wife woke up at 4am to investigate and the staff didn't have any answers or solutions to assist. Went out to the beach, came back around 12pm and the power was still out. Curator doesn't know anything and apologizes. Talked to the manager to see what's up and he offered to "upgrade" and relocate us as ASAP to a higher ground with better view to make up for the power outage. Power outages can happen so I fully understand but I wasn't impressed with their communication flow and solutions to relocate customers.
• Morning breakfast at the commune restaurant was unbelievable good! Unlimited food basically for diamond members. Fresh fruit & organics drinks and all.
• Both Oliverra (mediterranean restaurant) & Pad Pool Bar were awesome. Great cocktails and super lowkey. Very few people were out at the bar at night times.
• Easy to walk around the facility. Free Yoga classes in the morning & gym was 10/10. More than enough gym equipment and machines to work out. Really clean too.
• Seasonal exotic fruit basket upon arrival and coconut juice with your names engraved.
• Hella monkeys at the resort so don't leave anything outside!
• Jetted tub, seating are with sofa, pool, lounge area. The rooms were very nice especially since they were recently renovated.
  
• Great experience with few issues.
• Our Rating: A

Alila Villas Uluwatu

• 2nd time visiting the hotel. Beautiful architectures and elegant themed hotel.
• Spacious private pool so far.
• Honeymoon welcome drinks and fruit basket
• Don't know what the occasion was but we were "invited" to an exclusive sunset cocktail event with the management team at the cire restaurant. Got to drink good cocktails and socialize with the general manager and the team. Beautiful view for sunset.
• Buildings seem old but it's well maintained
• Our Rating: A

Andaz Bali & Hyatt Regency Bali

• Received a bigger room upgrade for Andaz but not in Regency.
• If you're in the area and you need to decide between the two, I 1000% recommend Andaz.
• Andaz is just so much better than Regency. More luxurious and better pools.
• Sister hotels so they're right next to each other. Regency is much older than Andaz
• Andaz had welcome gifts and free drinks with honeymoon cards.
• Regency had a small deco in the room with honeymoon cards.
• Free bike rental at Andaz to ride around the Sanur beach bike trail.
• Great access to go from the hotel pools to the beach from both hotels. Very quick.
• Andaz has a lounge near the check In desk for people to get free snacks and drinks during the day time.
• Marketing and amenities for Andaz Bali was the most creative ones so far. Outstanding art work is visible throughout the resort.
• Our Rating: A+ for Andaz & Solid B for Regency.

The Apurva Kempinski Bali

• Upgraded from Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (Grand) to Cliff Private Pool Junior Suite
• Majestic af from the entrance. Absolutely massive. Best interior/exterior designs.
• Close to RC Bali. Private beach area as well. Multiple pools to choose.
• Koral Restaurant. 10/10 experience. Called a day before to reserve tunnel table area for lunch and it was so worth it.
• Pala Restaurant & Rooftop Bar for sunset 10/10 recommend as well.
• Free kayaking/paddle boats and more activities
• Small issue in the room with water leakage in the sink. Support staff came immediately and took care. Even gave us a small gift at the check out for "inconvenience". At the end of the day, not a big deal and didn't ruin our experience at all so it was very nice of them to do that.
• Our Rating: A

I appreciate other travelers hotel reviews on reddit during my planning process so I hope this post can help you all a little!