Hotels in Bali
Bali is sure to have the right type of hotels, villas and accommodation for you. Whether you are looking for international resort hotels or more modest accommodation there is a great selection from which to choose. Your choice ranges from very reasonably priced hotels providing clean, air-conditioned rooms with private bath to famous luxury resorts in Bali offering "villas" of over 200 square meters (2,200 sq.ft.) with beautiful living and dining pavilions, a pool in your private garden, and all facilities you'd expect at a top resort.
To assist you, we have classified all Bali hotels and accommodation in categories from budget to luxury.
Budget

Budget Category involves Properties offering simple yet clean and comfortable accommodation. There are limited facilities available but is perfect for the traveler wanting to stretch their holiday dollar.
Moderate

Moderate Category involves accommodation offering more amenities and facilities compared to a budget category lodging facility. Many hotels feature a coffee shop, restaurant, bar and 24 hour room service. Moderate hotels and villas offer good value for the money charged
Superior

Well maintained accommodation (hotels & villas) with superior facilities, services and amenities. Properties are normally located on the beachfront or prime location. Most 3-4 star hotels offer spa, fitness and kids club activities.
Deluxe

Deluxe properties offer high quality hotel accommodation with high standards of service. Most 4-5 star hotels have extensive facilities and may offer private villa or suite accommodation. The gardens and pool areas are expansive.
Luxury

Accommodation with tasteful decor, excellent service and quality facilities. Most hotels in this category feature a restaurant, coffee shop, bar, public areas and leisure facilities. Villas in this category offer the best there is.

Areas where hotels could be found in Bali include:
-Nusa Dua & Tj Benoa
-Jimbaran Beach
-Tuban, Kuta
-Kuta & Legian
-Seminyah – Tanah Lot
-Sanur Beach
-Nusa Lembongan
-Ubud Area
-Candidasa & east Bali
-Lovina & north Bali
- Senggigi –Lombok

Classification Of Hotels in Bali

Hotels in Indonesia are rated along guidelines established by the Government. By and large there are 3 categories: Star, Melati and Losmen. Within each of these categories there are various levels.
 Star Category has levels 1-5 with 5 being best.
 Melati Category has 3 levels 1-3 with 3 being best.
 Losmen are not rated.
Star rated hotels are fairly easy to distinguish between - the more stars the more services and facilities you can expect. A one star hotel will not have international direct dial telephones in the room or 24 hour room service - a 5 star hotel will.

Melati hotels are more difficult to define. Some Melati hotels especially the level 3 (many now being marketed as boutique hotels) can sometimes be "nicer" than a 3 star hotel. Some owners of Melati hotels prefer not be star rated for personal reasons.

Other Melati hotels just don't have the facilities to be rated in the star category. However to give an idea in general, Melati l hotels often do not have air-conditioned bedrooms and no hotel facilities to speak of. Melati 2 may or may not have air conditioned rooms and may have a few facilities such as a restaurant but lack services such as room service - direct dial telephones and so on, and Melati 3, usually have air-conditioned rooms, restaurant and sometimes room service but may or not have direct dial telephone service. Again it depends on the room rate.
Losmen are hotels which are not rated by the government but include all features of a basic accommodation providing neat and clean beds and standard in room amenities.






Concepts and Definitions in Hotel and Other Accommodation Statistics in Indonesia
Accommodation establishment is an establishment which uses a building especially prepared to any person to stay, eat and obtain service as well as other facilities against payment.
Star hotel is an establishment which uses a building or part of building especially prepared to any person to stay, eat and obtain service as well as other facilities against payment, and it has fulfilled the requirements as s star hotel which have been stated by the Regional Tourism Agency. The special characterstic of hotel is having restaurant under hotel management.
Jasmine hotel is an establishment which uses a building or part of building especially prepared to any person to stay, eat and obtain service as well as other facilities against payment, and it has not fulfilled the requirements as a star hotel, but it has fulfilled as a jasmine hotel issued by Regional Tourism Agency.
Youth hotel is an accommodation establishment especially for adolescent in the framework of tourism activity and broadening of knowledge or experience.
Home stay is an accommodation establishment for public which is conducted by private by using part or all of his/her house (against payment)
Camping Site is an accommodation establishment in the open-air by using tent or trailer as a place to stay, including caravan.
Other accommodation is an establishment other than mentioned above, such as inn.

Bali Hotels Association
It is a professional group of star rated hotels and resorts in Bali. Members include general managers who join hand and meet together to discuss issues of common interest. They actually accommodate more than 80 hotels and resorts, representing more than 14,000 hotel rooms and nearly 22,000 employees in the Bali hotel sector.
As well as providing destination relevant information; Bali Hotels Association will be able to keep you updated on issues that are relevant to the destination. BHA values the travel industries input on improvements, issues and concerns relating to Bali as a whole.
In addition the association sponsors various programs for the enrichment and progress of the hotel employees such as –
- Up selling, Reservation and Registration program
- Revenue Management Program
- Forecasting and Budgeting Program
- BHA scholarships provided to the members of the association and hotel employees
- Front office development program

Unique scheme by BHA – Bali Bonus Nights (During Recession)
Bali Hotels and Resorts are world renowned for offering outstanding value for the most discerning travelers. The true Balinese hospitality in combination with one of the world's most vibrant traditional cultures caused Bali time and again to be named the world's favorite tropical island destination in prestigious international surveys.
In response to the uncertain global financial situation and to encourage travelers not to delay their Bali holiday plans, more than 40 leading Bali hotels joined forces to offer "Bali Bonus Nights" on new bookings .

An initiative organized under the Bali Hotels Association (BHA), chairman of the group of Bali star-rated hotels, Robert Lagerwey, said, "Bali Bonus Nights" is a world-wide tactical promotion intended to drive further awareness and drive additional business to the island."
Lagerwey explained that the existing promotional platform of "Bali is my Life" will be used as a backdrop of the "Bali Bonus Night" promotion, emphasizing the central role played by the Balinese and their rich culture in Bali's continuing success.
The "Bonus Night" scheme applied to participating properties through selected wholesale, travel agent, and direct-booking channels.

World-wide Offer
"Bali Bonus Nights" are available from participating hotels with the qualifying room night levels to earn a bonus night determined by the guest's nationality or country of residence.
Bali Bonus Nights levels are divided into three groups:
Group A: Stay 3 Nights and Get the 4th Night Free for tourists from Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand
Group B: Stay 5 Nights and Get the 6th Night Free for tourists from Australia and New Zealand
Group C: Stay 7 Nights and Get the 8th Night Free for tourists from all European Union Members and countries, Russia, Middle East markets, the Americas, South Africa, and all other nations
Bali Hotels,Target for Terrorist Activities
The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta .The attack was the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia killing 202 people, 152 of whom were foreign nationals and 38 Indonesian citizens. A permanent memorial was built on the site of the destroyed Paddy's Pub in Kuta after the October 12, 2002 Bombings. Hotels have since been a soft target for Bombings and terrorist activities involving planned attacks and weapons of destruction. This calls for a grave need for Hotels to update and keep themselves abreast with rapid changes in technology and major investments in security systems.

Key Statistics
Number of Classified Hotels in Bali: 150
Number of Hotel Rooms in Bali: 20,240
Number of Beds in Hotels in Bali: 33,178
Average Occupancy for 2009: 59.29%
Average Length of Stay for Foreigners: 3.6 Days
Average Length of Stay for Local Tourists: 3.58 Days
Number of Guests staying in classified Hotels per Day: 15,049

Feeder Markets and Tourism Boosters
Though Bali attracts tourists and visitors from all over the world but Major Feeder Markets for Bali are Australia, China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Low cost Airlines operating between major South East Asian Cities and relaxed visa regulations are a major factor in promoting tourism and tourist activities in the island.

Number of tourists visiting Bali during first quarter of 2009 (Vis a Vis -Q1 2008).

Total number of tourist arrivals in Bali in the first quarter of 2009 reached 490,454 (+4.28%).
Japan83.470 (-11.63%)
Australia71.970 (+24.85%)
China56.030 (+55.62%)
Malaysia29.971 (+19.85%)
Taiwan28.066 (-24.01%)
France (+19.02%), Russia (+6.33%),
United Kingdom (-16.01%), USA (-7.05%)
Source: Bali Office of the Central Statistics Board (BPS)

Tips for booking villas /resorts in Bali
- Always book through a reputable villa rental specialist or travel agent. If you deal directly with villa owners, they will always try to convince you their own villa is the best choice. They are hardly objective, of course, and their ideas regarding "quality" often don't meet international standards. On the other hand, every established villa rental specialist (good travel agents will not deal with any other) will know most of the available villas in his/her area and will only recommend those which really meet your individual requirements and expectations
- If you book directly with a villa rental company, always check how long the business has been established, and whether they accept all the major credit cards. If the company has been doing business for many years and works with all major credit card companies, you can be sure there have been no serious customer complaints. No credit card issuer would continue to do business with a company if card holders have repeatedly requested refunds because of problems they have experienced.
- If you consider booking on the Internet, search the web site for detailed information on the company. Look for the place and date of incorporation, paid up capital, office address and telephone/fax numbers, names of the management and key staff, and the company history. You should find this on a "About Us" or "Corporate Page".
- Check whether the company and the owner of the domain you are visiting are identical.
- Check the company's Privacy Policy and whether it has been approved by TRUSTe. You can read the Privacy Statement by clicking the "Privacy" link on the company's web site. To verify the validity of the license click the TRUSTe icon on that page. If you cannot find any Privacy Statement with the TRUSTe icon it means no TRUSTe Approval Certificate has been obtained and the company does not take the privacy of its clients and/or web site visitors seriously.
-Check the Site Security Certificate. You do this by clicking the VeriSign icon on the web site which will show you the validity of the Certificate. If you cannot find any VeriSign icon this probably means no security arrangements have been made. In this case be VERY careful submitting any personal data or other confidential information
-Check other credentials of the villa company e.g. membership in trade organizations such as the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), the Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA), and so on. To visit and search the ASTA web site click the icon below, select "All Business Types" from the pull-down menu and key in the company/website name .To search the PATA members database you have to select the first letter of the company name and then scroll down the subsequent page.

-If the company is registered with D&B, you can find even more details there. Most companies in international business nowadays have obtained a D-U-N-S number which is required by many global industry and trade associations, including the United Nations, the U.S. Federal Government, the Australian Government and the European Commission.
Make sure the villa rental company has a professionally staffed office at your destination to help with any problems which may arise during your stay. Only companies with an on-site office are in a position to monitor the maintenance of the villas and the performance of house staff, and be on call around the clock to help in emergencies.
-Avoid booking through the growing number of villa rental web sites which list any villa without inspection as long as the owner pays a fee or commission. Advertisers can promise you ANYTHING – because the web site operators/owners have no liability whatsoever.

News in Lime light
Indonesia Targets 7 Million Tourist Arrivals in 2010, up 8%-10% compared to 2009

Tuti Sunario. In 2010 Indonesia targets a total of 7 million international visitors spending on average US$ 1,000 per stay, thus contributing some US$ 7 billion to Indonesia's economy, said Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Hatta Rajasa. This is an increase of between 8%-10% growth compared to 2009 which is above the expected 2010 economic growth of 5.5%-6%.
Tourism may see 1.3 pct growth: Official

Sukadana (ANTARA News) Indonesia`s tourism sector could record a 1.31 percent growth in the midst of economic recovery efforts following the global crisis this year, a tourism ministry official said.
6,4 Million Tourists to Indonesia Target Possibly Surpassed

YOGYAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik believed that the projected 6.4 million foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in 2009 would be reached or even surpassed. "Up to the end of last October, the number of foreign tourists to Indonesia had already reached 5.1 million, so that they may reach the projected 6.4 million by the end of this year, especially that year ends are normally a high season for foreign tourists," he said in Yogyakarta Friday.
Moderate Recovery Forecast for 2010

The softening in the rate of decline seen in the last months is expected to continue during the remainder of the year. As this is in line with the UNWTOs initial projection, for the full year the forecast for international tourist arrivals is maintained at between -6% to -4%.
UNWTO Solidarity with Indonesia and Confidence in its Tourism Sector

Madrid, 20 July 2009 " United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expressed its solidarity with the people of Indonesia in the face of the recent events in Jakarta, targeting some of its tourism facilities.