Every time people asked me
B : “where should I stay while in Bali ?” ’ll give them one question
A : “What do you prefer ? in downtown area ?”
B : “Yes, the one where I could access Kuta, Seminyak, and not too far from airport”
1. PERFECT LOCATION IS THE FIRST HIGHLIGHT
Then my answer would be in You’d better stay in Sunset Road street area, since this street is the main road to every downtown Bali area. These past three days I have stayed at Holiday Inn Express located in Jalan Raya Kuta, Bali. To be honest the first time I know the location, I definitely would give the highlight of STRATEGIC LOCATION when write a review. Okay let’s start with the distance to other happening area in South Bali.
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS – KUTA – 15 MINUTES (driving)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS – SEMINYAK – 25 MINUTES (driving)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS – AIRPORT – 15 MINUTES (driving)
2. FACILITIES – GOOD PRICE – BEST DEAL
Holiday Inn Express feature 168 rooms and all rooms are well-designed for everything you need for a great stay. It has 6 stories start with 2nd floor as the lobby, and 1st floor is for laundry, gym and also swimming pool area. Rooms start at 3rd floor – 6th floor.
The Room
Listed as city hotel kind of type, the room surprisingly has spacious size (26 m2). It’s not only bed and shower room that I usually found in the city hotel, but it also feature the working space which I do really need as a digital nomad worker.
The working space located next to the master bed and face the balcony. My second favorite feature in the room is the make up space mirror complete with the table attached next to the television. Amenities were provided with teas and coffee, also the water heater and glasses as well.
Shower room constructed by the tempered glass which has a direct access to the bed room area. So, it’s kind of transparent bathroom. Don’t forget to pull out the curtain, unless you’re an exhibitionist :p
Facilities
Laundry !! Oh my God ! They even have the ironing space !! Yes you can get your laundry by yourself buy buying the coin in the front desk, and put it on the laundry machine.
Swimming pool is very big and located in the center of the rooms, completed with the shower room as well.
They change the menu everyday for breakfast, so you’ll never get bored if staying for a week here. There are special Indonesian menu, toast, salad, juices and sereal.
Wifi is available in all the rooms, they also have a business space where computer are free to use.
Room Rates
Room rates start from Rp 520.000 (including breakfast). For booking you can directly click both of these links
3. CLOSE TO LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Holiday Inn Express Jalan Raya Kuta located right in front of Dewi Sita Foodcourt where so many local food stalls exist. You just need to walk 20 meter away to grab the foods. Next to the hotel, you can find Bali Bakery (the famous bakery shop in Bali), and also easy to walk to mini mart such as : Circle K, Minimart and Pepito Mart.
4. WEEKEND GETAWAY ITINERARY 3D2N FOR YOUR HOLIDAY IN BALI
With staying in Holiday Inn Express Kuta, you already save your time from the traffic issues. To complete your holiday, here I would like to give you suggestion itinerary for your Bali Holiday trip.
Day 1
– Arrive in Bali at 11.00 am
– Lunch in Seminyak Area (there are a lot of well-designed café in Seminyak area), but my suggestion is going to Nook Restaurant.
– Take a walk in Legian Shopping center and Beachwalk Mall where located right in front of Kuta Beach.
– Enjoy the sunset time in Kuta Beach
– Nightlife in Legian Kuta area
Day 2
– Try watersport in tanjung Benoa Area
– Go to The cliff uluwatu temple
– Watch kecak dance with sunset as the background in Uluwatu cliff temple
– Take a rest
Day 3
– Go to Krishna Souvenir shop for Balinese souvenirs
– Heading To airport.
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BALI RAYA KUTA
Jalan Raya Kuta No 39, Badung,
Bali, Indonesia
+62361761728
info.holidayinnexpressjalanrayakuta@ihg.com
cheers,
Kadek Arini
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