Hotel Blogs is back from holidays!

After 2 fantastic weeks in Singapore, Lombok and Bali, I have returned to London with this cold weather that we are going to face in the next 6 months.

I have very much enjoyed this break where I have discovered a fantastic country and beautiful islands of Lombok and Bali. Not only people are very friendly and welcoming but I can see genuinely they wish we could come back every year.

Me and my wife have discovered a true sense of hospitality in different hotels from Lombok at the Oberoi or in Bali at the Kayana Villas or at the Scarlet Hotel in Singapore. Bali is becoming a fantastic place where you can accommodate yourself in different kind of hotels with all budgets. We have opted for the high end but you can enjoy great hotels with moderate budget as well. I was disappointed by the Alila hotel in UBud (in Bali) where lack of recognition was clearly visible in this hotel. This hotel was formerly part of the Chedi Hotels chain but now is part of Alila. Unfortunately, they have decided to mix groups and couples (mostly on honeymoons)...and I believe this is a mistake they are making. There are hotels for groups and hotels for individuals. Not both.

Lombok is another place where the island is still unspoiled with very few hotels and has beautiful islands called the Gili Islands. I have heard that luxury hotel projects are under way and that pieces of land have been acquired by foreign investors. I hope Lombok will not become the Phuket of today. Again, we can't make this mistake twice of over-exploiting beautiful nature and alienating native population with mass tourism. We have to avoid this.

I have shot more than 500 pictures and has a 40 minutes film. As usual, I will share with you my hotel reviews with mini films of visited hotels.

I don't know what I have missed in the last 2 weeks in the travel and hospitality worlds. Not much I am sure. Today, we are living a crisis and we need to get through it...The world is beautiful and this trip has opened up my eyes a bit more. Can't wait to go back...maybe next year.

Comments

[Sydney hotel deals]

Excellent post.Nice pictures.Thank you for sharing.Lombok and Bali, beautiful place.Its sad that it is acquired by foreign investors and they are going to spoil the land.

[Simon]

Absolutely stunning... that swimming pool is just mesmerising.

Do you have a link to the hotel website? And can you post some more photos?

[Patricia and Driss]

Hi Guillaume,

Just a memo to remind you that Oberoi Lombok is a very beautiful hotel and they have the most expensive glass of milk and eggs!
Cheers!