The lovers of luxury flock to Bali as bees to honey. If the earlier century saw the emergence of Bali has one of the exquisite travel destinations, the turn of century declared it to be one of the extravagant. Bali remained as beautiful as ever but the emergence of luxury hotel, resorts and villa changed the face of tourism in this tropical paradise. No more was it only the choice of bohemian tourists or the seekers of adventure. It turned into a high profile luxury holiday destination where the rich and famous like to let their hair down. As if the tremendous potential of the island as a travel destination got its due recognition in the world tourism scenario.
The first and foremost characteristic of luxury accommodation in this paradise like island is that, there are no predefined rules that guide the luxury standards. On the one hand the luxury properties like to match up or even surpass the global luxury tourism standards, but every property maintains its individuality. Thus, luxury does not only mean superb interiors, never ending amenities and battery of staff. Luxury can also mean, fine dinning and well chosen wine in full moon, swimming in a pool connected to an ornate lake, ocean-front spa, rain showers, and Yoga and Reiki therapies.
The Balinese luxury properties offer superlative amenities like internal and authentic Balinese restaurants, happening bars, super luxurious rooms, glass bathrooms opening into private garden space, private sundecks, butler services, plunge pools, open-air living pavilions, lap pool, private pools, countless leisure activities etc. The opulence of these luxury amenities attains a different height when combined with privacy and seclusion of Bali Villas and resorts. Even the hotels are well spread and count on the privacy of their guests. The resorts provide enclave setting of spacious luxury units, each separated from the other and yet providing a community. Rich cultural festivities are the other high point of luxury properties. The guests get to know the Balinese culture and tradition without actually having to travel to the interiors of the island.
The Bali rentals for luxury private properties have quite a variation. The rentals for luxury private villas with 5 bed rooms can go up to USD 800. The same for 4 bed room villas is around USD 6000, the two and one bed room luxury villas can be rented at $ 2000 or less. Luxury hotels like Bulgari Resort, The Oberoi, Amankila, Bali Hyatt, Four Seasons Bali, Jimbaran Puri, Pan Pacific Nirwana, Ubud Hanging Gardens, charge around $ 1200 or less in peak seasons.
The luxury properties are extremely famous among honeymoon couples, group of friends, corporate clients; they offer special technical assistance and conference rooms for business meetings. These properties serve as wonderful venue for nuptials. With the rising popularity of destination weddings, these serve to be hotspot for tying the knot. They are also popular among couples who wish for beach front wedding and cliff-top weddings.
No wonder, luxury holiday at Bali is addictive, once experienced, the longing for it is hard to resist.