WHEN you stay at a hotel in Bali whether you always paying for services you don't use or always looking for services they don't have? A little research and planning can help you find the right room in the hotel that best suits your needs.

Before you leave for your vacation or business trip, it is generally important to secure your accommodations in advance, as in most major cities throughout the world lodging books up quickly. Be aware that if you are traveling during a holiday period, most hotels in Bali have much stricter cancellation policies and no-show policies. When traveling during peak times, it is usually best to be absolutely certain of your plans before making a booking.

• Choosing an Lodging
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• Getting the Best Deal
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• Picking a Room
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• Making Reservations
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• At Check In
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• Safety Hints
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• Tipping
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• Customer Service
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• Payment
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• Before You Leave
Some hotels in Bali will offer later check-out times as a convenience to their customers.

WHETHER you are looking for moderate accommodation there is a great selection from which to choose. Bali is sure to have the right type of hotels and accommodation for you. To assist you, we have grouped all hotels in Bali in categories from budget to first class and how to find low cost accommodation.

In this guidance, we objectively suggest you best choice and expect you have unforgettable memories of your tour to Bali. At our Directory find your dream rooms directly to each hotel homepages to allow you to figure out and ensure your choice matched with your needs.

We have recorded and listed many popular hotels but we will not be handled all these enquiries and bookings. All hotels with hyperlinks to their respective websites will handle all enquiries and bookings directly. This means at all times you are dealing directly with the reservation department of that respective hotel.

Regularly we survey and review many hotels in Bali to provide you with the most comprehensive and up to date information available anywhere on this Paradise Island. In every area you will encounter Bali's best hotels together with a short description

MOST advantageous time to visit in Bali is outside the monsoon season, from April through to October despite monsoons are, like most other events in Indonesia, notoriously unpunctual. Rain rarely continues all day in the monsoon season, and you're far more likely to take an hour-long downpour than daylong drizzle. And the landscape is at its most verdant during this time.

You should also be conscious of the peak tourist season. Resorts on the island get packed out between June and September, and again the Christmas-New Year period, when prices rocket and rooms can be fully reserved for days if not weeks in advance. At the same time many Indonesians also visit Bali as well at school holiday in June - July and New Year period.

During off-season, February through to May or September through to November, you can do some serious bargaining, economizing your money of the published rate in some of the budget, moderate and first class hotels, or at the very least getting the service tax deducted. Fortunately, Balinese festivals and special celebrations happen all the time, so don't worry about timing your visit to coincide with local events.

Even, Bali's expensive hotels will give as much as 50% off in the low season January - June. But during the high season (July, August, and December) hoteliers are not disposed to bargain, and charge 10-15% more.

You can encounter the accommodations service desks in both the domestic and international arrival lounges at Ngurah Rai Airport. These give out excellent information and the staff will even call a hotel of your choice and order transportation, which is usually free.

As you appear from terminals at Bali's airport, drivers or their assistants will be waiting there to escort guests to the hotel of their choice. They'll be holding up hotel signs. If you have already decided to stay at a certain hotel, take advantage of the free ride. Or, the locals will approach you to offer a room. These could be quite good, newly opened, and eager to pleas. This is an excellent time to ask for a discount.

AS a one of the word famous travel destination, Bali has more than half the hotels in all of Indonesia offers the best and widest range of accommodation of any region of Indonesia catering to the international tourist. They are ranging from international five-star to family-run inns. Therefore, visitor need to be very selective to choose one of them which suits the visitor's needs such as location, budget and facilities.

Generally, they divide places to stay in Bali by four categories: • Hotel & Resort
Big business tourism began arriving in Bali in about 1980s. International consortiums that built giant hotels and resorts that is hard tourism at its more
• Villa
Villa accommodations in Bali have become famous with the traveler seeking something special and exclusive. Known for providing secluded luxury
• Residence
Residence in Bali offers intimate, private residential style holiday accommodation based on a harmonious blend of Balinese traditional design
• Homestay
Whatever your budget, the overall standard of accommodation in Bali is impressive. About the western higher class hotels do not have to

GEOGRAPHICALLY, the islands of Java and Lombok enclose on either side of Bali and it is one of more than thousand islands that make up the Indonesian Archipelago. Bali is fairly small stretching approximately 140 km from east to west and 80 km from north to south. Bali is the ideal place for such a colorful and deeply spiritual culture.

Bali brags a mild and pleasant tropical climate with just two seasons a year. The sunny days within dry season between May and September are warm and pleasant. While in rainy season between October and April, tropical showers will alternate with clear skies and sunlight. The climate is fantastic, extraordinary and it's never too hot or too cold, an average annual temperature of around 28 degree of Celsius.

Actually, the rich geography of the island has most probably been responsible for the extensive and fascinating cultural development. In spite of the fact that it is relatively small, nearly 5,000 square kilometers in all, Bali brags a whole range of different environments. This compact landscape centers surrounding a line of active volcanoes with alluvial slopes, which spill down to coastal plains.

Therefore, the natural beauty of Bali and more the wealth of its religious culture will invite the tourist from all of countries come to enjoy Bali, belonging to you.

TOURISM in Bali was began in the early 1920s, since the Royal Dutch steam packet company added the island to its itinerary. Bali's entirely unique has been endlessly charming to Westerners, the paradigm of tropical beauty and exotic adventure. Many visitors were experiencing the pleasures of the island. They came for a few days of romantic escapism.

After the World War II, Bali was celebrated in songs and movies, which produced a small increase in visitors. Facilities were still few, the infrastructure nonexistent. The political upheaval of the Soekarno regime years was not conducive to Western tourism, but it was during the turbulent '60s that the first international-class luxury hotel, Bali Beach Hotel in Sanur was built in 1963.

Since the Bali Beach Hotel couldn't accommodate everyone, traditional style 'bungalow' or 'cottage' accommodations rose along the southern beaches. Restaurants, art shops and travel agencies appeared. In Kuta, enterprising villagers opened home stays, restaurants, shops and vehicle rental outlets. Kuta's family-owned enterprises sank revenues back into the local economy directly benefiting the villagers.

Nowadays, hundreds of hotels, villas, homestays in Bali were built at many tourism areas, at shore, mountain range, rice field or many place that liked the tourist come to Bali. It's not amazing when early of century the shipping company of Holland made brochures to promote firstly about Bali as main destination of tourism that content many images about natural beauty of Bali. They called Bali as "Garden of Eden".