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.
So i can spend some time with the fiance before i move away for a new job in jakarta!
Favorite item: 3 Nights At Hotel Tugu Lombok, Indonesia
To complement my Bali Stay!
I’m commenting twice, but it keeps telling me I’m saying the same thing. I would love to win the Viceroy package, seems like the trip of a lifetime.
My favorite auction is for 3 nights at Hotel Tugu in Bali. It’d be a great continuation to my vacation this summer.
The Viceroy Bali looks beautiful and secluded. Will make for a nice vacation.
I’d like to go because I’ve never been to Bali.
Never been to Bali, what a great place to be the first time
My favorite item up for auction is the 4 Nights For 6 Guests At Villa Sungai, Cepaka, Bali.
I would choose to stay at the Viceroy because my fiancé and I will be going on our honeymoon in August and already have our trip booked including 9 nights in Bali. Staying at the Viceroy would be the highlight of the trip.
I would probably stay in a Luxury Villa in Thailand as my favorite item to bid on:
https://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=19653
But I would also enjoy the Viceroy package, I very much enjoyed visiting Bali in 2011.
5 nights in the Maldives would be amazing!
Would love to stay at the Viceroy to relax and unwind
Wow! What a great promo. Thanks, Gary. Viceroy would be a great place to stay for my first high end luxury resort.
My favorite item on the auctions page is 3 Nights In A Suite At Hotel Tugu In Bali, Indonesia
Viceroy = Luxury and relaxation. What more could you ask for?
My current favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary: 4 Nights For 6 Guests At Villa Sungai, Cepaka, Bali
My favorite auction is the 5 nights in the Maldives!
Was looking through the site found this auction item…
3 nights at George House Heritage B&B in Dildo, Canada
I’d stay at the Viceroy because the pools and view both look amazing!
I think the Viceroy looks like a divinely tranquil getaway that this busy gal is craving!
love to stay in the Bali hotel to treat my girlfriend
7 Nights in the Holistic Edventures Retreat In Cambodia sounds about right! 🙂
I have a trip planned to Bali and would love to relax in the quiet luxury of the Viceroy for a couple nights after 4 nights in Seminyak.
2 Nights At The Grand Hyatt Singapore, Please!
The infinity pool attached to the guest suites is reason enough to book a room. Getting it for free? Even better.
2 Nights At MesaStila Resort, Java, Indonesia looks incredible.
Six nights in Avignon, currently at $262. Not a bad deal. Too bad it’s due by 3 May.. planning to be in France in June.
The Viceroy Bali looks amazing – and relaxing. For these reasons, I would love to go there.
I was just looking at the Viceroy today for my trip to Ubud in June. I will also be bidding on the 2 Nights At Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia auction as we will be traveling there after Bali. Thanks for pointing out this site.
I have always wanted to go to Bali! The Viceroy looks beautiful.
My favorite auction item is 4 nights at Cepaka Bali.
Thinking of putting in a bid for the Gite in the French countryside.
My favorite auction item is 2 Nights In A Luxury Villa At The 5-Star Viceroy Bali.
The viceroy is one of the most photographed hotels in the world along with being one of the best reviews. My fiancé would love to stay at a hotel like this.
I’d like to see Bali for the first time!
Favourite item for auction is – 3 Nights At Hotel Tugu Lombok, Indonesia
Because I’m headed to Bali in July already!
2 nights at Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I would stay at the Viceroy Bali to have a getaway with my significant other.
I just made an SPG award reservation in Bali to lock in the old category rates. Was hoping to find something different between now and then and the Viceroy looks fantastic!
My favorite auction item is the 3 Luxury Nights by the beach in Tropea, Italy.
Italy sounds great right about now.
I would love to explore the beauty and wonder of Bali!!
My favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary is “2 Nights At Trout Point Lodge, Nova Scotia, Canada”.
I would choose to stay at Viceroy Bali because I really want to experience the best of Bali.
I would bid on a 7 night stay at Apartment Green In Šibenik, Croatia!
Favorite auction currently is 3 nights in a Villa at Loama Resort Maldives at Maamigili – seems extremely cheat for Maldives.
Definitely seems like a site to keep in mind when I’m not booking on Hyatt or SPG points…
I love the White Sands Halter Bikini By Heidi Klein!
I would choose to stay at Viceroy Bali because it looks like a great place for the 15 year anniversary with my lovely wife.
My favorite auction item is 3 Nights in a Villa at Loama Resort Maldives at Maamigili.
Why I would choose to stay at Viceroy Bali? What can go wrong with the #1 luxury hotel in Indonesia on TripAdvisor!! Now, let me stay for 2 nights and I can tell you more about why 😉
I would stay at the Viceroy Bali for the views and private pools.