May 30, 2011

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.

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