Traveling to Bali Bargain Tips?

newbiesh on 13/01/2019 - 19:20

Gents,
Am planning to visit Bali with family maybe june July, i may need some suggestion on where to find cheap return flights and good stay in terms ot location and cost please?
Flightcenter offers are reasonable 1k 7-9 nights with 4 star hotels but wondering if there are other options?
Thanks

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  • crashloaded on 13/01/2019 - 19:32

    Check out furama and jayakarta hotels for a nice play to stay a bit out of kuta.

  • CyberMurning on 13/01/2019 - 19:33
    +4

    welcome to bogan heaven bro

    • newbiesh on 13/01/2019 - 20:25

      Ahahha serious?

      • chrisd262 on 13/01/2019 - 23:51
        +1

        Why non earth would anyone want to go to Bali???

        • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2019 - 00:46
          +2

          Just went there and I am asking myself that, it's not cheap anymore and it's so hard to get around.

          • crashloaded on 14/01/2019 - 09:17

            @[Deactivated]: $2 beer is still cheap and if you surf it's a good cheap location with lots of reef breaks in close proximity.

          • trilby on 15/01/2019 - 14:14

            @[Deactivated]: I found that to be the case. Been 20 years apart, this time not by choice - more expensive, traffic terrible but on the plus side didn't seem to get hassled to buy things as much. A lot more Chinese there - perhaps they want to cater more to that market and it's pushing the price up - would seem to be better for the island than the bogan element.

    • Donaldhump on 13/01/2019 - 21:10
      +2

      Mullet city, everyone in thongs , footy shorts, and bin tang singlets, punching darts.

      • txb on 14/01/2019 - 09:31

        where do you stay? bali is not kuta.

        • Donaldhump on 14/01/2019 - 15:35

          i don't stay there, except next to the airport

          thanks for the geography lesson though, all these years of flying there i thought they were the same

  • [Deactivated] on 13/01/2019 - 20:50

    For flights I would be watching for Jetstar 2 for 1 sales.

  • Flanders on 13/01/2019 - 21:22
    +1

    For an entended stay , take your boogey board bag and save on accommodation

    • [Deactivated] on 13/01/2019 - 22:20
      +2

      Ask for the Mercedes Corby hotel special.

  • Sweet3st on 13/01/2019 - 22:23
    +1

    Are there places to stay in Bali that aren't bogan central?

    • littleburrito on 13/01/2019 - 23:02
      +1

      nusa dua is much nicer and perfect for families with kids but hotels are pricier.

    • sitdowndisco on 14/01/2019 - 08:11
      +1

      About 99% of the island is free from bogans. The south is the worst. Canggu & Seminyak area a decade or so ago used to be a little upmarket, but they're just the same as Kuta these days. Ubud has its share of bogans and tour groups, but you don't have to stay in the centre. Just stay on the outskirts and walk into town if you want a cafe or something.

      Aside from those popular places, there are loads of more remote areas which are fantastic and you'll see hardly another Aussie… just a few euros.

    • crashloaded on 14/01/2019 - 09:15

      Lembongan

  • chrisd262 on 13/01/2019 - 23:49
    -1

    Check this out - Bali is for bogans only!

    https://www.9news.com.au/2018/11/16/14/53/animal-cruelty-dog…

    • Flanders on 14/01/2019 - 00:32

      Check this out - Bali is for bogans

      Wtf have bogans got to do with Balinese christians eating dogs in your link :/

      I wouldn't be eating a meat pie there after reading that though. Unless its like factory packed and sealed like the ones in 7/11

  • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2019 - 01:58

    Do not promise anyone you will buy tomorrow.

  • txb on 14/01/2019 - 09:38
    +3

    All these complainers that bali is a bogan blah blah. Why are you staying in the places that are attracting these types? jesus, go elsewhere. Bali is not Kuta.

    Start in Seminyak and go up to Canngu. Head south to Jimbaran and Uluwatu. Go island hop on Nusa Lembongan and Cenigan.

    Getting around is easy, buy a local sim or use the wifi to hail a GoJek scooter or car. Grab and Taxis are more expensive more often than not in peak times.

    browse tripadvisor for real guest photos and reviews
    use cheaptickets to find the hotel youre happy with (be sure to use the 15-16% coupon they always have circulating)
    ive used airbnb in areas like ubud and they SH*T on a good number of hotels. The homestays (like a mini townhouse complex where the host family live in the same complex as you) as a rough guide a comfortable place set me back $8/night (for example pineapple house in ubud)

    momond/google fights/ ita matrix to gauge out and cross reference flights

    Check ozb travel guides, its all in there.

    • newbiesh on 14/01/2019 - 23:59

      thank you

  • onetwothreefour on 14/01/2019 - 11:31
    +1

    I stayed in Candidasa when I went to Bali in 2012, it's far away from the airport but I found it to have less tourists and less people in general. The locals there were so friendly and so many people would either say hello or stop and have a chat, especially when they saw we had kids.

    We hired a taxi driver for a few days to take us out places, it cost approx $35 per day. We went to Kuta for one day and didn't like it at all but the other places we went to were very nice.

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