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.
Favorite auction on Luxury Travel Diary at the moment is definitely the 3-night stay at Das Central in Sölden, Austria – as if Bond was there!
Viceroy Bali looks Perfect and I cant wait to enjoy peace and quiet
If I couldn’t go to Bali than winning the auction to go to another slice of paradise like the 2 Nights At Gili Lankanfushi Luxury Resort In The Maldives wouldn’t be such a bad consolation.
My favorite item at Luxury Travel Diary would be the 6 Luxury nights near Avignon, South of France: https://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=19161
I would love to stay at the Viceroy Bali because it would be the perfect getaway to celebrate our 5th weddding anniversary!
With a name like Viceroy, the luxury experience and serenity of Bali’s beautiful landscape would be any teachers dream come true for a Summer trip 🙂
I have never been to Bali and seems like the Viceroy Bali is the place one should stay at to make the first experience truly memorable!
My favorite item at Luxury Travel Diary would be the 6 Luxury nights near Avignon, South of France. Viceroy Bali looks like an incredible, aspirational property. Lush landscaping and an oasis within a lovely area. I would take great pictures and help spread the word about their property
Favorite auction is the Austrian resort from Spectre!
Grand Hyatt in KL – not far from the action and all that glorious food!
“Spectre” Austria will be 007 awesome!
Favorite item is the 2nt at Gili Lankanfushi.
I would stay at Viceroy Bali…..well, because Viceroy!
The auction I would really want to win is the 3 nights in Lombok at the Hotel Tugu! Never been and seem a really nice place to visit.
I would love to have the opportunity to win the auction for 2 Nights At Gili Lankanfushi Luxury Resort In The Maldives. It will probably only be a dream for a vacation like that. It sounds incredible though!
The opportunity to stay at the Viceroy Bali seems like a once in a liftime opportunity to be immersed in such a beautiful landscape and culture, all while relaxing in extreme luxury.
Viceroy Bali sounds like a good way to go about doing my first ever trip to Bali!
hoping to go to Bali this year and this would be the icing on the cake!
I Love the Hyatt in Singapore auction! Thinking of bidding if I can make it to Singapore this year!
That Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse in SA may be my favorite item up for auction. Looks like a lovely stay.
Ubud in Bali is certainly a dream destination and being able to stay at Viceroy would be an incredible added bonus. Would be an epic surprise getaway with my significant other!
7 night Adriatic sailing cruise for 209 sterling, is great deal!
Would love to take my husband to Bali for his 80th birthday! Wow what a surprise that would be.
Favorite auction is for the nights in Avignon.
How could anyone not enjoy a stay at the beautiful Viceroy Bali?! 🙂
I’d stay at the Viceroy Bali because it sounds and looks absolutely wonderful!
My favorite auction item right now is:
2 Nights In A Suite At Relais Villa Roncuzzi In Italy for £19.00!
My favorite current auction item is the 7 Nights At Zoe Seaside Resort, Greece (Apr, May, Oct, Dec) for 122 pounds.
Benvengudo Luxury Hotel in Baux de Provence sounds quite wonderful!
I’d stay at the Viceroy Bali because I love being pampered.
I’d stay at the Viceroy Bali because it looks wonderful!
That would be such a great honeymoon vacation! Looks incredible
My favorite auction is the Austrian resort.
Planning a Trip to Bali for a long time. Viceroy in Bali would be just perfect vacation for my family!
2 Nights At The Grand Hyatt Singapore is one of my favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary
Favorite item for auction: 2 Nights At Gili Lankanfushi Luxury Resort In The Maldives — I actually just saw you at the Park Hyatt Hadahaa in February. Hope you enjoyed your stay!
Why the Viceroy Bali? Because I’ve never been to Bali and the resort looks incredible and perfect.
I’d like to stay there o get away from all the chain hotels that take points when I visit in October!
I would love to stay at the Viceroy Bali for my wedding anniversary.
I’ve never been to Bali and this would be an incredible property to stay at
Being an animal lover, its always been a dream of mine to go to a Safari. The auction for 2 Nights At Hide-Away Guest House In Knysna, South Africa sound amazing for exactly that.
My favorite auction going on at the moment is the one for 2 Nights At Tongole Wilderness Lodge In Malawi, Africa
The Veceroy Bali is one of those places people can only dream of visiting. I am actually planning my honeymoon and was considering Bali, this would be perfect for my wife and I.
I’d love to stay at the Viceroy Bali because it looks like one of the nicest luxury resorts in the country!
I’d stay at the Viceroy Bali because I could have a fairy-tale-like experience with my wife.
2 night hotel stay at the Viceroy in Bali would be amazing! A well needed rest & relaxation for the wife and me away from the hustle bustle of city life.
The 2 night stay at the Gili hotel in the Maldives is one of my favorite destinations on the Luxury Auction list!
With 4 young children at home, enjoying the beauty and serenity of Viceroy Bali would be a dream!
Traveled to Ubid and Nusa Dua many years ago with my parents and siblings when I was sixteen and it was a great experience and very memorable. Looking to recreate that experience with my family and the Viceroy Bali is the perfect hotel to relax and enjoy with the family.
2 Nights In A Suite At Relais Villa Roncuzzi In Italy for £19.00, and Viceroy Bali looks Ama-ah-zing
2 Nights In A Luxury Villa At The 5-Star Viceroy Bali