Bali Hotels

Bali is a beautiful island in Indonesia and an extremely popular resort. With its sun kissed beaches, paddy fields and volcanoes, its every tourist's dream come true. Bali is a resort created by the western world but the economy of Bali does not draw much benefit from its booming tourist trade. Hotels in Bali range from 5 star luxury hotels to reasonable budget accommodation. A Bali hotel room starts from USD $30 and goes on to USD $260 and more, if you stay in one of the luxury Bali hotels. Hotels in Bali have attractive discounts during the year and availability can be checked online. You can even make reservations online to just about any hotel in Bali.

The best times of the year to come to Bali are from April to October; the rest of the year remains humid with lots of rain. Tourists from different parts of the world tend to visit Bali at different times of the year, for example, the Europeans come here during summer, during the Christmas season, it is the Australians as well as some Indonesians. Balinese festivals, holidays and special celebrations go on all round the year so no matter when you go, you'll always have reason to celebrate.

Some major attractions in Indonesia are Denpasar, the capital of Bali, the Museum Negeri Propinsi Bali, Budaya arts center, Gunung Batur, and Kuta Bay with its two beaches Kuta and Legian, which draws crowds in large numbers. Ubud is a quiet culturally rich art town and has galleries like Neka and Agung Rai. Pejeng has some of Bali's most ancient monuments and relics such as the shrines of Gunung Kawi, Yeh Pulu, the Pura Samuan Tiga temple and Goa Gajah (the elephant cave). At the Taman Nasional Bali Barat (West Bali National Park) you can find more than 200 species of plants and a many wild animals including black monkeys, leaf monkeys and macaques, Java, barking, Sambar and mouse deer.

Bali's Airport is well connected; there are direct flights to Jakarta and Bali from most important cities and ferries from Java and Lombok. Within Bali, you can use metered taxis or mini buses or even rent a bike or a car.

In Bali, apart from snoozing on the beaches and going for nature excursions you can join in the festivities. Bali celebrates all western festivities as well as its local ones so there's something on all the time. Major festivals include the Galungan Festival; a big annual event Kuningan, and Nyepi a festival that falls in March.