The St. Regis Bali Resort As Indonesia Resort of The Year 2012/ 2013

The St. Regis Bali Resort, one of the luxurious villas Bali, has been named Indonesia Resort of the Year 2012-2013. Its uncompromising excellence in service and high standards has made this particular Bali villa a multi-awarded resort. It may be recalled that among the many villas in Bali for rent, it won Indonesia Leading Luxury Resort in 2011 and also Indonesia Resort of the Year in 2010.


The Indonesia Travel and Tourism Awards had given this award for the third time to St. Regis Bali Resort. It also featured other travel brands from across the archipelago.


Other awards of this particular hotel include World Travel Award’s Indonesia Leading Luxury Resort 2012 & 2011, Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence 2012 & 2011, Award of Excellence 2010 & 2009, International Hotel Awards 2012 & 2011, Condé Nast Hot List 2009, and Forbes Traveler.com.


“We are delighted to have been chosen for these prestigious award and we are confident that this will spur us to continue to offer inspiring experiences to our guests,” said Stephanie Carrier, St. Regis Bali Resort Director of Marketing Communications-Complex.


The resort was opened in September 2008 and is located on a 9-hectare tropical garden. There are 123 beautifully-designed villas, suites, as well as residences. Crystal blue salt water lagoons measure 3,668 square meters. The amenities of St. Regis Bali Resort include wifi and a butler room to give you 24-hour butler service. There is a separate entrance for this to ensure privacy.


Among the villas in Bali for rent, it may be said that St. Regis Bali Resort is a luxurious accommodation that will make you feel at home. It also has restaurants within the vicinity that will make you enjoy your stay and have a great time!

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Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua to open in September 2013

A new property will soon rise in Bali, in addition to its already vast collection of luxurious villas Bali and villas in Bali for rent.

Sofitel Luxury Hotels will soon be adding a new member to its network of hotels in the
south-east Asia.

Sofitel Bali is scheduled to formally open in September 2013 and provide that luxury accommodation which is a combination of French luxury and the contemporary Balinese design.

The new Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort will be located some 40 meters from Denpasar and will have a lavish beachfront retreat in the one of the best locations in the island. It is expected that this hotel will set the international standard in resort hospitality especially with its service and commitment to quality excellence.

“Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort will be an important addition to the island’s growing portfolio of luxury hotels providing guests with perfect service known as cousu main – French for tailor-made service designed to provide all travellers with a unique experience. The addition of this property is also part of our overall growth strategy to have at least 150 hotels in operation by 2015 in key capital cities and major tourist destinations around the world,” Markland Blaiklock, senior vice president, Sofitel Asia Pacific, said.

There are 415 rooms that include 17 villas. Additionally, it has five meeting halls, a hotel ballroom, a multifunction room, three restaurants, as well as a bar and lounge. It also has a fitness room that is suited for all its guests.

With this development, it can be said that a higher tourist arrival in Bali will be expected. And there would be more villas Bali and villas in Bali for rent to choose from.

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StayWell to open hotel in Bali Island

A new 4-star hotel in Bali, the latest addition to the range of accommodation in Bali, is set to be opened soon in Jalan Raya Kuta.

The announcement was made by StayWell Hospitality Group (StayWell) which is the owner and operator of the Park Regis and Leisure Inn brands. It is commissioned by PT Rudy Indopratama Sejahtera, owner of the property, to provide the services of the resort on a long term agreement.

To be StayWell Hospitality Group’s first facility in Bali, Indonesia, it will be named Park Regis Kuta and will open in early 2013.

"Bali is a destination we have been considering for some time and were waiting for the right opportunity, which we've found with Park Regis Kuta. We anticipate this announcement will be the start of further developments within the South East Asia region, including further properties within Indonesia itself,” said PT Rudy Indopratama Sejahtera.


It will feature 175 guestrooms that include studios, suites, and pool suites. Many of the rooms have been designed to overlook the pool and sundeck area. There will also be a 24-hour reception, a restaurant, an al fresco café, outdoor swimming pool, fitness area, day spa, and business center.


This is going to be another accommodation that Bali tourists will have to try. This is an addition and variation to the luxurious villas Bali and villas in Bali for rent which people from all walks of life would really want to experience.


So if you are planning to come to Bali, then book now your Bali hotel or villas Bali and villas in Bali for rent. Check out Bali Villa Holidays and beckon to the various and wide range of Bali villas that will surely provide you the atmosphere of a vacation of a lifetime.

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New Exotic Babies in Bali Zoo

With the birth of new exotic babies in the Bali Zoo, it is expected that more and more people and tourists will come to visit Bali and book the many villas Bali and villas in Bali for rent.


According to an official of the Bali Zoo, three new additions have been welcomed here in the past two months alone. Among these is the endangered Bali starling chick which hatched last November 21 and is only the third captive-born Bali starling in the zoo.


The silver gibbon, which was born on November 17, and the dusky wallaby, which was born on October 16, have all been born to animals that have been kept in the zoo, said Emma Kristiana Chandra, public relations executive of the zoo. Right now, the hatchlings have been placed in an incubator by the veterinarians of the zoo to provide them a controlled climate.


The dusky wallaby is the 9th marsupial in the Bali Zoo.


With the birth of these animals, there are now about 60 individual animals in the Bali Zoo.


The Bali Zoo is also successful with its tiger breeding program which has already produced 15 tigers since 2007. In June alone, three female Bengal tiger cubs were born in the zoo.


The Bali Zoo is another tourist destination, apart from the villas Bali and villas in Bali for rent. It is located in the Gianyar regency which is close to Sanur, Kuta, Seminyak, and Nusa Dua. It is only about a 15-minute drive from Ubud. It was opened in 2002 and is Bali’s first and only dedicated zoological park and is a Balinese-owned private zoo.


It sits on 22 acres of lush landscape and is home to quite a number of exotic animals that are unique only to Indonesia.

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Premier Inn Opens in Bali Jimbaran in 2013

The Premier Inn Bali Jimbaran is soon to open in Bali. Premier Inn is UK’s largest hotel brand that has more than 650 hotels that make up its over 40,500 rooms worldwide. It was originally called “Travel Inn” in 1987.


Now, as it joins forces with PT Alda Bali Indotel, an Indonesian company, it will establish its first property in Indonesia.


Ali Kusno Fusin, the Director of Alda Bali Indotel, said the Premier Inn will be opening next year, sometime in the second half of the year. This was according to the report of Bisnis.com.


“In keeping with the development of tourism, particularly the demands of budget travelers seeking ‘value for money,’ the opening of the Premier Inn is the right move,” added Fusin.


On the side of Premier Inn, this is going to be their first step towards introducing their brand to Indonesia and to the rest of Southeast Asia. In fact, right now, the company is seeking some business partners in the Southeast Asian region. This is according to the statement of Erik van Keulen, the Senior Vice President for Development in the Asia Pacific for Premier Inn.


The hotels of Premier Inn are scattered in Great Britain, India, and the Middle East.


This new hotel is going to be an addition to the wide range of accommodation in Bali which includes villas Bali and villas in Bali for rent. Tourists will no longer have to worry about not finding a nice place to stay in the island during the peak season as more and more villas Bali and hotels are sprouting like mushrooms on the island. This only goes to show that Bali continues to be a top tourist destination in the world.


What are you waiting for, book now any of the villas in Bali for rent so you can come and enjoy Bali, the famed island of the gods.

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Conserving Water and Energy Resources in Bali Island

Bali is continuing to soar as a top tourism destination in the world. That is why its administration is keen at making sure that the island continues to have sustainable development.

With that, I Gede Ardika, former Indonesian Tourism Minister and keen observer of the national tourism industry, says that there is a need to develop sustainable tourism projects particularly on the conservation of water and energy resources. This was during the presentation he made on Greener Tourism last November 21, 2012 at Nusa Dua.

“The development of tourism must reduce the need for exploiting natural resources, such as water and energy, while at the same time avoiding the production of sewage and trash,” Ardik said.

It was also added by Ardika that the standard of global tourism ethics and the Indonesian tourism law of 2009 now already include the conservation of natural resources as well as the reduction of environmental impact.

Aside from this, Bali has also put into code environmental preservation and conservation as promulgated in 2012.

And in the process of Bali evolving as a tourism destination, the province must promote its local culture based on Hindu religious ethics. It is also as important to improve the economy of the island and its people while preserving its natural resources.

With these moves, Bali’s resources will not be depleted and its villas Bali and its villas in Bali for rent will continue to be able to provide a homey place to stay in for its visitors. As known by everybody, Bali is the home of a lot of luxury villas Bali that have surely attracted quite a number of tourists to the island. If you want to explore the famed island of the gods, book now any one of the villas in Bali for rent for your ultimate vacation.

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