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Review: The Ritz-Carlton Bali
Room Type
Sawangan Junior Suite with Pool Access
Elite Status
Marriott Platinum
Date
December 2017
Rating
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Bali 2017
- Booked: Christmas in Bali
- Impressions from Bali 2017
- Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Taipei
- Review: EVA Air A330 Business Class Taipei to Denpasar
- Review: Bambu Indah Ubud
- Ubud Highlights
- Review: The Ritz-Carlton Bali
- Review: JW Marriott Bangkok
- 24-Hour Layover: Bangkok
- Review: Qatar Airways 777 Business Class Bangkok to Hanoi
- Review: InterContinental Hanoi Westlake
- Exploring Hanoi’s Old Quarter
- Review: Japan Airlines Business Class Hanoi to Tokyo
- Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge Tokyo Narita
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My fiance and I are staying at the ritz for part of our honeymoon. Would you mind telling me what you ate that may have caused the issue? We had that same thing happen in Costa Rica eating lobster so want to maybe avoid whatever you ate! Thanks for the great review – we did the club so glad it is worth it!
I honestly wasn’t sure whether it was the Club Lounge food that caused it, and even if I were, I can’t recall now what exactly I ate. I’m willing to chalk this one up to a random bout of food-borne illness that could’ve happened anywhere.
My girlfriend and I plan on staying at here for our spring / summer trip. Quick question though: I have Gold membership at the Ritz but she doesn’t. Would she still be able to get the discounted club access rate of $58 USD / day? Or would she need to have Gold membership in order to qualify for the discount? (If so, what’s the regular price?)
Also, did you purchase the club access when you checked-in or well in-advance online?
Thanks in advance for your help and the great post, Ricky! Keep it up.
P
Hey there,
As long as the room is booked in the Gold Elite member’s name, all guests should be able to enjoy the discounted rate. The normal rate was US$75/night, although 21% tax and service charge is added on top of all the rates.
I had emailed the hotel in advance to secure club lounge access for my stay.
Cheers,
Ricky
Brilliant. Thanks!
P
Hi Ricky. Did you feel safe there? I’ve read reports that Bali can be an unsafe place and to be careful. Also the resort looks empty or was it early in the morning when u took the pics? Also what was the feel of the resort. Was there a lot of Americans and Europeans there? Thanks
Absolutely safe and no issues as long as you keep your wits about you. The resort never felt crowded (aside from the beach and pool areas in the middle of the day), and you’d rarely see other people walking around (many people prefer to make use of the buggy service to get from place to place). Having said that, I usually do try to leave out the crowds as much as possible when taking pictures of places, just to put the focus more on the places themselves.
In terms of the demographics, there was a good mixture of Westerners/Aussies and tourists from other Asian countries.
Thank you for such a thorough review. You did well getting an upgrade as RC is not known to honor Marriott Gold since they have their own reward points. The $58 upgrade to Club level is a steal.
Bernard
Hey, couple of questions if you don’t mind answering, hopefully soon as im arriving to Bali Saturday and plan to go to Nusa Dua on Monday.
I had booked at the Laguna Bali!for 5 days, but just cancelled ( there is still availability in case ).
I had seen the Ritz but the main factor was that it seems much farther from everything. It this an issue?
Regarding the club access, you mentioned $58 us per person? I looked online and it said $1’120000 around per person plus %20 tax. Big difference there. I guess onsite you get the discount as s gold member? Are you gold or platinum?
With the club access, is there any need to buy any food in there?
The upgrade, you mentioned it had pool access?
What would you recommend?, i have 5 nights, and had booked the Laguna Bali, but the difference in points with the Ritz would be around 5k Spg points only.
Hey,
It may be an issue if you’re looking to explore the rest of the island, although taxis are always an inexpensive option. What we did was we stayed in Ubud for three nights, seeing the best of that area, before moving to Nusa Dua and just relaxing at the resort.
Yes it’s US$58 per person per day for Gold members I believe (I’m Gold). There’s a 21% tax and service charge added to all your expenses at the resort.
No need to buy food in the Ritz-Carlton Club. Everything is free. And yes the standard upgrade is to the next room category, which would be the Sawangan Junior Suite with Pool Access (as opposed to the regular Sawangan Junior Suite).
I’d highly recommend the Ritz, but the truth is that stunning resorts are a dime a dozen in Bali. I don’t think you can go wrong.