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.
I would love to stay at the Viceroy Bali because I’m already booked on flights to/from Bali August 15-20 which is part of an RTW. This would be the climax and finale of a 46 day trip! what a way to end!
Viceroy Bali is where we want to celebrate our 25th anniversary.
Favorite auction on Luxury Travel Diary is the 3-night stay at Das Central in Sölden, Austria!
I want to stay at the Viceroy Bali because I’ve never been there before! And I can take my wife!
I would stay at the Viceroy because it looks amazingly relaxing and I have always wanted to go to Bali!
I always fantasize about the New York- LA private jets on Luxury Travel Diary
Favorite auction is hyatt at kl
Viceroy Bali is the perfect luxurious romatic getaway
Living in NZ I would love to visit the Viceroy Bali
2 Nights At Tongole Wilderness Lodge In Malawi sounds great.
What! Sailing for a week along the Croatian coast? Yes please.
Imhowbcool would it be to stay in one the the top 25 luxury hotels in the world. One reason I would pick the Viceroy Bali.
Visited in 2013. Would love to return to Bali and experience the Viceroy first hand.
Benvengudo Luxury Hotel in Baux de Provence is our favorite auction at the moment.
Would love to try out the Viceroy Bali when we’re there in April! Only stayed at Viceroy Snowmass before but it was magical.
Would love to bid on the 7-night stay at a seaside resort in Greece!
Viceroy Bali looks like a great place to lounge by the pool and unplug.
Appreciate items up for auction like the private wine tasting, not all purely hotels and resorts. Will look into site more.
My favorite auction is the 4 nights for 8 in a luxury beachfront villa in Thailand.
The Viceroy looks amazing and Ubud would be my first choice of areas in Bali.
The auction is love to win is the stay at the Spectre location!
A stay at the viceroy would be a dream come true, the views look stunning!
3 Luxury Nights By The Beach In Tropea, Italy looks good at £83 with only 6 hours to go.
We’ve been itching to visit Bali for ages – a free stay in Viceroy Bali would just tip the balance.
It’ll be for my honeymoon!!!
My favorite auction item is the 3 Nights At Ibis Bay Beach Resort, Key West, Florida package.
Why do I want to stay at the overwhelmingly perfect Viceroy Bali?!?
Because I am a backpacker who has been on the road for 8 months and I would love to stay in a breathtaking place and feel like a queen. Bali has always been on my list. This would be the ideal treat.
My favorite Auction Item is the 7 Nights At Aquila Porto Rethymno Hotel In Crete, Greece.
I had planned to go to Greece last year but held off bc of the financial crisis. I am still itching to go!
I would LOVE to stay at the Viceroy for my first visit to Bali!! Thank you!
The 7 day retreat in Cambodia looks great.
I want to stay at the Viceroy Bali for the views!
2 Nights At Tongole Wilderness Lodge In Malawi, Africa
I’d love this to be where I stay in Bali. It looks beautiful.
The Masseria Prosperi in Lecce, Italy looks fantastic!
The infinity pool at the Viceroy looks awesome; what a view!
I would bid the Luxury Hotel the Serras Barcelona on Luxury Travel Diary.
Viceroy Bali would be an amazing romantic getaway!
best auction looks like Masseria Prosperi, Lecce, Italy
Would love the Bali trip so I could finally scuba dive there!
Because Bali
Two nights in Malawi would be nice also.
Indonesia is next on my travel list and Viceroy Bali would be a nice stop after all the hostels from that trip.
My favorite item up for auction right now is the two night stay at Tongole Wilderness Lodge in Malawi, Africa.
So many good choices at the auction. For now, “4 Nights At Avantgarde Taksim Square In Istanbul” is the best for me!
My favorite item up for auction right now is the 2 Nights At Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I love the auctions for hotel rooms in Greece, Italy, and Singapore as those are at the top of my travel bucket list. Thanks for sharing this website I’m going to look more into it. Is there a way to change the currency to dollars?
The viceroy looks absolutely incredible. The villas are so cute and cozy and those pools look breathtaking!!! Please pick me!!!!
2 nights at Tongole Wilderness Lodge in Malawi, Africa with an opening bid of just £0.99 seems quite exciting. I’ll definitely circle back and see how much this goes for.
I like the 7-day Croatian Adriatic sailing cruise. Looks like fun!
I am looking for a new GPS watch and the SUUNTO KAILASH CARBON GPS TRAVEL WATCH looks perfect. I like that it is named after a sacred mountain in Tibet as well!