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Old Feb 26, 2024 | 2:41 pm
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Originally Posted by GrantL37
Hi All,

Have read through countless TripAdvisor, FlyerTalk threads and online articles and am now completely overwhelmed with honeymoon planning! My fiancee and I are planning on a two-week trip to Singapore/Bali in Late November and could really use some advice some people who know the area and resorts.

We're planning to do two nights in Singapore as we have a layover there, but then trying to do half of our Bali stay at a 'Jungle' Resort and half at a 'Beach' Resort.

We'll of course go off-resort occasionally, but really just trying to find the best all-around resort experience for both knowing that we'll likely never be back in the area. Having activities and lots to do at the resort would be a plus, but we also don't want it to be overrun with kids and families obviously as it's our honeymoon. We're open to all-inclusive as well if anyone has any good recommendations, but not sure it's totally necessary given how relatively inexpensive everything is in Bali to begin with?

Based on reviews we'd kind of settled on Padma Ubud for the 'Jungle', does that seem like a good choice? Any other recommendations that may be better?

For 'Beach' we'd been looking at Four Seasons Jimbaran or Ayana Villas. This is the one we could really use some help on though.

As you can tell, I'm all over the map and could really use some advice! Thank you all so much. Really trying to make sure we do this right!

Grant
Welcome to FT and congrats!

I'd highly recommend avoiding FS Jimbaran... certainly not the best on Bali these days, even more so for a milestone journey such as yours. If anything, Jimbaran in general has become more and more touristic over the years. If it has to be Jimbaran, would recommend looking at Raffles -- a much lower density resort with better architecture and very fine service. I have done FS several times there, the resort was best during Chris Norton's tenure there -- easily more than a decade ago now.

As FlyerEC recommended ... best look at East Bali options -- Kila.

For jungle, FS Sayan is superb.
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