Family-friendly trip to Bali
A couple years ago we took a 2 week trip to Bali for a family wedding. Although we’ve been to Thailand a few times, Bali was a new experience for us, and although it was less recent I thought I would share some of our experiences there as it turned out to be a brilliant holiday, and I would definitely recommend a visit if you ever have the chance!
We stayed in 3 different places. The first was Kuta, as this is where our relatives and their wedding guests were staying. The wedding itself was at the Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay, which was quite an extraordinarily beautiful venue! We enjoyed spectacular views during the ceremony, drank mojitos and lychee martinis, and had a delicious seafood buffet beside the swimming pool, which was lit up by dozens of floating candles. Simply magical.
In Kuta we stayed at the incredibly family-friendly Holiday Inn Baruna Bali.
Now those of you who are not generally fans of this chain, I implore you to take a closer look as the Bali version is nothing like the ones you may have visited in England. It has a lovely pool area with pool bar, delicious breakfast buffet, air-conditioned kids club, and a lovely spa where my daughter and I enjoyed a mother and daughter spa treatment!
As far as accommodation, this was set up perfectly for families and we wish all hotels would have a similar room layout, and the price was very decent as well. We started off in a family room, which had a separate area containing a bunk bed for the kids and some video games. This room had a sliding door which enabled it to feel like a completely separate room when required. We later stayed in a junior suite which was also fantastic. This suite actually was two separate rooms!
The second part of our trip was 5 days in Ubud. This hilly region of central Bali is famous for its rice terraces, and although there are no beaches here it was a highlight of our trip. We stayed in a set of small villas here that were set about a pool. The accommodation was very rustic but charming. We were a little concerned with the open pond area and had to keep an extremely close eye on our toddler. We travelled by taxi every day to do small day trips, as we were not staying close enough to the town to walk, however the beautiful views in this rural setting made up for the need for transport.
We took a trip to the Luwak Coffee Plantation. I was a little sceptical about this before we went, but I’m glad we made the trip as it was interesting to find out about the interesting way in which coffee is made here, basically out of civet cat poo! The views of the rice terraces from here were also incredible.
We also took a trip to Bali Bird Park, which was a wonderful day out. We have many hilarious photos of our family members with colourful birds perched all over their limbs. www.balibirdpark.com
The third and final segment of our holiday was a luxury stay at the absolutely amazing 5-star Conrad Bali. Please check out my review (link below) if you’re interested!
We loved our stay at Holiday Inn Baruna too and the wedding at Four Seasons looked beautiful 😊
Glad to hear you enjoyed the Baruna Bali…ah I wish I were there now! Thanks for stopping by and commenting 😀