Booking - UPDATE

Hi all,

Thanks so much for the lovely feedback on your invites. Glad to hear they made it safely to you! Our travel agent has already had emails from many of you looking for indicative costs which is fantastic.

Here's some of the info that I can pass along;

• A superior room at the Pelangi (this is the one we've stayed in previously and is the most basic) has been quoted at $107 per night for 2 people, including breakfast. This is a brilliant group rate, on previous stays we've paid around $120 and all room rates in Bali increase 10%-15% year on year.        
• A superior room at The Breezes Resort costs $138 per room for 2 people including breakfast.             
• A superior interconnecting room which sleeps 4 including breakfast is $247 per night. Additional roll away beds are charged at $45 per night. There are 9 interconnecting rooms, we believe our group would need a maximum of 4 of these.
• Flights for May next year haven't been released by all airlines at the moment. Comparing the cost to flights later this year may not give you an accurate idea.
• Transfers are $12 per person one way. We would recommend not getting transfers. The cost to get a taxi from the airport to the Pelangi is $8 and you can fit 4 people plus luggage in the taxis.

Our advice at this stage is this; if you would like to, lock in your accommodation costs now. These costs will not change as Yvonne has secured group rates based on the hotel's 11/12 rates.

Wait on locking in your flights. All airlines will have plenty of sales between now and December so save yourself some $$$$ and hold off on these. You should easily be able to get an adult return fare for until $900.

Alternately, you could wait to book everything for a few more months, as we are!

If you're a family and looking to stay longer than the wedding week, we're currently looking into cheaper family options in Legian and Kuta. Stay tuned for further information.

The destination before the Destination!

Hi guys!
Glad you've found our little blog. Our intention with this was to create a central location for all information. This means that you won't be receiving a wedding invite that resembles 'War and Peace'!
A quick tour of the site before we start.

• Home - This will continually be updated with new ideas, First Timer Tips, trip updates and answers to any questions you've posed.
• Flights - We'll update this page with any great deals for flights that we find. With 3 airlines to choose from there will be plenty of sales between now and the end of the year. Of course, by going through travel agents, you may be able to score a great Flight/Accommodation package deal!
• Accommodation - This is probably the most pressing element once you decide if you'll be attending. May is NOT peak season and with an early Easter next year (April 6-9), we shouldn't have to deal with crowds. Each of the hotels selected have over 100 rooms so plenty of space for all of us! 
• Our Travel Agent - We've been working closely with a travel agent, Yvonne Shaw. Although located in Noosa Heads, Yvonne has been a big help to us in planning several of our overseas ventures. She is well versed in our wedding plans and ready to help you get a great deal.
• Suggested Itinerary - We've listed the parts of the trip that we know about as well as suggested itineraries for anyone unsure of how to plan their trip. This will be further updated as we go.
• Maps - On this page you'll find maps of Bali! We've also zoomed in to the area where all the recommended hotels are so you can see the proximity between them.
• Links - You can find links for any hotel, airline, restaurant or activity in Bali that we recommend on the site, provided of course that they have a site! We also have links to the well known Bali Travel Forum so you can see what other people are saying about your hotel or flight before you book it.  

While the wedding planning will certainly be enough to keep us busy, we want to make sure that you have what you need to plan your own Bali escape. So please enjoy your planning and as always, contact us on email to let us know if there's anything we've missed. Remember to keep up to date with any changes and updates we make to this site to subscribe by entering your email address in the box on the right. Feel free to comment away on anything you like to talk about as well by pressing the "comment" link on each post.