Bali is one of my favorite relaxing places in the world. I go to the Maldives often, but it can be tough to get to and tough to get awards to. When folks come to me looking for French Polynesia and can’t find awards I’ll often suggest Bali.
It’s an interesting place with good food, cultural activities, and some of the world’s friendliest people. And there’s fantastic luxury accommodations available at reasonable prices for those spending US dollars.
Viceroy Bali is a family-owned resort with just 25 private pool villas. It’s in the artistic region of Ubud, so a nice departure from the more sterile Nusa Dua area of Westernized resorts. It’s a TripAdvisor 5-star and 2016 Travelers Choice award winner. I’ve seen very few properties with reviews this good. In fact, It’s TripAdvisor’s #11 of top 25 luxury hotels in the world.
And I’m going to give away a couple of nights there, with some fantastic inclusions, thanks to Luxury Travel Diary.
Luxury Travel Diary is a high-end travel blog with great reviews based in the UK that has a bunch of travel auctions with real bargains.
As I’ve said before, folks who already know about these auctions don’t like this added attention, because there don’t seem to be enough bidders relative to the value of the offerings and some of these items go way too cheap.
- Here are their auctions
- And here are the ones ending soon which are probably the best to check out right now – to get an idea of just how good a deal you’re likely to get.
Seriously, a hotel night in the Maldives for an auction ending in about 8 hours going for 28 British pounds as of this writing…
Luxury Travel Diary wanted to highlight some of their deals, and offered to help organize a giveaway of a 2 night hotel stay at the Viceroy in Bali.
What’s included?
- 2 night stay in a Garden Villa for 2 people
- Roundtrip airport transfers
- Daily breakfast
- One candlelit dinner for 2
- One couples spa treatment for 2
The hotel lists the value at $2500. It’s being given away by the hotel and Luxury Travel Diary, I’m just helping to highlight it and randomly select the winner. The stay can be taken through July 14, 2017 with July 15-30 and December 20-January 6 excluded.
To enter: leave a comment on this post with your favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary, or why you would choose to stay at Viceroy Bali. You may enter two times if you wish and answer those two questions one time each in separate comments.
Contest deadline and drawing winner: Entries close Friday, March 4 at Noon eastern. I will draw winner with the assistance of random.org.
The fine print: Advance booking is required and it’s subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply.
For avoidance of doubt, I have no affiliation with Luxury Travel Diary or Viceroy Bali. I am not getting anything in exchange for running this giveaway other than an opportunity to share the place with readers.
I will put the winner in touch with the hotel for booking. They are solely responsible for providing prize to winner. All decisions made in the course of running this giveaway are final and unappealable and your entry signifies your acceptance. The goal here is to make readers aware of a pretty cool auction opportunity, and to give away a stay. So please don’t make it hard on me for doing so!
You probably won’t fly to Bali and back for a 2 night stay, though you might add onto it and do other things in the region and it’s a great opportunity to spend American AAdvantage miles at just 55,000 miles each way in business class or 67,500 in first class before the March 22 devaluation.
The viceroy IS my favorite item! I have allready booked my trip for the summer and am currently looking for the perfect ace to stay in Ubud. I have read the reviews in trip adviser and it would be a dream to win this .
I’ve been looking at a luxury Bali vacation, and had it down between Viceroy and Amankila. It’d be great to have that decision made for me!
My favorite item is the 2 nights at Gili Lankanfushi luxury resort in the Maldives.
My favorite item up for auction is the Loama Resort villa in the Maldives. My wife and I have always wanted to visit there.
The 7 NIGHT CROATIAN ADRIATIC SAILING CRUISE WITH A2A YACHTING looks incredible. I’d love to go on a week long yacht cruise.
2 nights at grand hyatt kuala lumpur auction looks interesting
Auction item: HOTEL TUGU LOMBOK. Hit that after Bali!
would love the peace and quiet of ubud
I’d love to stay at the Viceroy Bali as we had to cancel a trip to Bali last year, and would love the opportunity to go back. The property looks amazing.
Viceroy Bali would be great, because I’ve been wanting to visit the Ubud area — sounds like the cultural heart of Bali.
My favourite item up for auction has to be the 6 night stay for 2 guests in a Côté Bastide Room at the Benvengudo Luxury Hotel in Baux de Provence in the South of France!
I agree with everything you wrote about Bali. Expensive to get to from the US, but so inexpensive & so wonderful once you’re there!
I’d love to stay at the Viceroy Bali because I think I deserve a luxury vacation! 🙂
My favorite item for auction is 3 Nights In A Villa At Loama Resort Maldives At Maamigili
I wish I could stay at a private pool villa!
This would be a dream come true ….
I’d definitely pick the Viceroy Bali!!
Viceroy Bali would be amazing!
The Viceroy Bali looks dreamy. Enough with the chain hotels, give me a stay here.
Definitely the 3 Nights At Hotel Tugu Lombok, Indonesia through the auction! Looks super cool.
My favorite auction at the moment is for the Grand Hyatt in Doha. Lovely place with great service.
why stay at the viceroy? Well, we had a whole trip planned to Bali last year, but postponed it due to monsoons. The Vicery looks AHmazing! Pool paradise 🙂
My favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary is the Half-day Private Tour of London for 3 people. It is just what the doctor ordered.
Three nights at the Ibis resort in Key West would work for me!
I would choose to stay at Viceroy Bali because it is beautiful an da one of kind destination in and of itself.
After 4 months of bearing the London winter, I am in dire need of some Vitamin D! Can’t wait to be sipping Mai Tai’s in Bali! Will send you a picture.
4 Nights for 8 in beachfront Villa in Thailand – duh! Vitamin Ds please!
The 5 nights at the Reethi Beach Resort in the Maldives would be my pick! I’ve never been to the Maldives and would love to check this off my bucket list.
I would take it if it was offered, and make darn good use of it!!
My favorite item is a 2 night stay at the Williams Hotel in NYC, because it’s perfect for a weekend getaway.
Would love 3 Nights In A Suite At Hotel Tugu In Bali, Indonesia.
Plan to visit Bali end of 2016. It will be great to experience Viceroy Bali.
Would love to stay at The Viceroy as the grounds look fantastic.
The best looking auction right now to me would be the 3 Suite Nights At Bond Movie “Spectre” Location, Austria – how can you go wrong with a Bond Location. It looks amazing and remote.
favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary is private jet experience.
3 Nights In A Suite At Hotel Tugu In Bali, Indonesia works for me!
Staying at the Viceroy would be a perfect way to experience Bali in style.
Would love this for our 10 year anniversary. The Maldives looks like an amazing place to travel to as well from the auction site
3 nights in a suite at hotel Tugu would be an amazing auction item to win.
The Viceroy Bali for the privacy.
I like to choose to stay at Viceroy Bali because it is family-owned and has unique characteristics
Best item for auction is 3 Nights In A Suite At Hotel Tugu In Bali, Indonesia.
Believe it or not, the most interesting thing up for auction (IMO) is the in-home wine tasting!
Gili Lakanfushi in Maldives – have always wanted to go!
I’ve been to Bali before but it was not such a pleasant experience. Hopefully a stay at the Viceroy will be worth it! Would love to go stay in Ubud instead of Kuta this time!
I’d love to stay at the Viceroy as I’ll be there this April with my girlfriend. That would be an awesome gift for her. 🙂
I would love to win the auction for Grand Hyatt Indonesia
I like The Viceroy Bali offer in that auction the most.
Hi Gary, I’d love to stay at the Viceroy Bali to have a nice base to explore Ubud. The pool and those loungers look awesome! Thanks.
The Bali gateway will fit in perfectly with my upcoming trip to Sydney
The sunrises in Bali look amazing, so that’s why I’d go to the Viceroy!