Who Wants a Free $2500 Stay in Bali?

by Gary Leff

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.


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.

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Comments

  1. I just got married in Bali ,Nov 2015. Would love to go to Viceroy for our anniversary, we’re already planning the trip. Thanks, kerri

  4. I would like to stay at the Viceroy Bali because of its perfect location in Ubud. I didn’t spend much time in Ubud last time in Bali and I regret it.

  7. The timing of your giveaway couldn’t be better. I’m planning a trip to Bali this Spring. The Viceroy looks awesome.

  8. I’d love to stay at the viceroy when I head to Bali for the first time later this year bc i am looking for a place to stay in Ubud and the privacy and outdoor space at the viceroy look fantastic!

  9. I’m most interested in the 5-night stay at the Reethi Beach Resort in the Maldives. The beach villas look great, and the resort is well-reviewed. Worth $2,548.

  10. I would choose to stay at the Viceroy Bali because my wife and I are actually going on our honeymoon to Bali this July/August and are looking for lavish places to relax and enjoy our experience.

  13. The timing of your giveaway couldn’t be better, as I’m planning a trip to Bali this Soring. The Viceroy looks awesome.

  14. Other than the Viceroy Bali, 2 nights at Gili Lankanfushi is my favorite item among Luxury Travel Diary’s current auctions. Would love to go there!

  17. I would love to stay at the Viceroy Bali because it seems like a wonderful place to relax and enjoy nature!

  18. My favorite item up for auction is 3 luxury nights by the beach in Tropea, Italy for only 73 pounds! Incredible deal

  19. For which auction I appreciate the most, I love the random, very nice hotels that can be had for cheap, such as the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur. Most of the US or UK locations sell closer to the actual value than some of the more off the beaten path locations, and thus the deals are so much greater at these properties.

  21. Love the view from the Viceroy and the fact that it is extreme luxury surrounded by pristine nature!

  22. My girlfriend and I have award flights to Bali booked in September (Cathay business). A couple of nights at the Viceroy Bali would be an amazing start to the trip!

  26. favorite auction is 7 Night Croatian Adriatic Sailing Cruise With A2A Yachting… who wouldn’t like yachting in Croatia? sign me up

  28. I always look at Trip Advisor for recommended hotels, B&B, lodging. Knowing that this one is ranked so highly is a main reason why I would want to stay at this hotel in Bali.

  32. The items that most interest me that are up for Auction are lodging stays in Greece and Croatia. I just booked a flight to these locations last week, and have not yet booked lodging.

  33. I would choose to stay at the Viceroy Bali because of the level of luxury offered and the value of it. Bali has great deals for fantastic hotels, and the Viceroy Bali can be booked on paid rates for certain times at reasonable amounts.

  36. I went to Bali for my Honeymoon a few years ago and the Viceroy was out of my budget, so we stayed at another resort in the area. How amazing would it be if I could take my wife to our aspirational hotel for our anniversary?! She would be so excited!

  41. I would choose to stay at Viceroy Bali because the pictures of the property on Luxury Travel Diary are out-of-this-world gorgeous.

  42. My favorite item is 3 nights at hotel tugu in Bali for 200 pounds which would go right in line with this!

  44. I’d stay at the Viceroy Bali because it looks very secluded, which is a great way to unplug and relax in luxury!

  45. We want to go to Bali for our honeymoon and this would be the perfect surprise for my fiance! The private pools would be the icing on the cake

  47. I wanna go because Viceroy resorts are AMAZING! recently stayed at Viceroy Anguilla for honeymoon, this could be a great anniversary trip! 🙂

  48. I absolutely love the view from the Viceroy… and also that it’s so luxurious in style inside with the beauty of nature all around outside!

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