For those of us in the festive spriti: "Happy thanksgiving!"
And for those of us who are slaves to their passions: " Happy Black Friday & Cyber Monday!"
Inspired by
daruda 's stay at the HI Resort Canggu, i decided to come on over from IC Bali Jimbaran Resort to have a personal look and feel of the hotel and to survey if it could be a good alternative base if we return to Bali and decide to stay a bit closer to the "action". Don't get me wrong, i'm a big fan of Jimbaran, but *cough* cough* i've got kids in the young adult range that appreciate Jimbaran but do find it pensionado snooze city where its seafood or lights out at 22.00 H as everyone usually is passed out from a seafood induced coma.
For this opportunity i've let the concierge of IC Bali Jimbaran inform the HI Resort Canggu that we were planning to visit on a specific day.
All went well because after an approx 1,5 H drive by our chauffeur, traffic was doable, because we left Jimbaran at 09.00 morning, we were warmly welcomed by the bell captain and laterF&B manager of the HI Resort Canggu. Disclaimer: i've stayed in Canggu before at the Tugu hotel prepandemic
https://tuguhotels.com/hotels/bali/ so i already knew a bit of the direct neighbourhood. It has changed.... a lot! I've seen more coffeeshops than a certain Seattle conglomo in its hometown!
I'm not affiliated in anyway but the videos of Joose the Nomad, show the clièntele with a certain mindset nowadays roaming in Canggu.
And with that vent out if the way, we continue to more important matters of the flesh:
Upgrade Chain at HI Bali Resort Canggu:
KING / TWIN Standard >
KING / TWIN Gardenview >
KING / TWIN Top Floor >
KING / TWIN Ocean view >
KING / TWIN Ocean view Top Floor>
1 Bedroom Suite Ocean view > MAX
Award rooms boom into "KING / TWIN Standard"
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A special class of rooms are devoted to families staying with kids (max occupancy 5 of which 2 are sleeping in bunkbeds)
1 bedroom Kids suite >
1 bedroom Kids suite garden view >
1 bedroom Kids suite ocean view > MAX
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So what's the big deal about
:
Standard > Garden View > Topfloor > Ocean view > Ocean view Topfloor
How the hotel is located and about the location of which type on the floors can be shown below. For all maps shown:
Top: North - view on the neighbouring hotel's pool and villas
Bottom: South - will capture a lot of sunlight - ocean view
Left: West - sunset but also views of the building next door (Regent Canggu)
Right East - sunrise - direct view on Canggu's main road : Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong
And with that overload of information brought to you by the Underworld Corp,
let's go and have a look at the premises + facilities.
Word about the dresscode: it is all leisure and relaxed in Canggu and at this hotel.
Burberry is back in vogue everywhere !
https://nl.burberry.com/the-burberry-check/
Hotel driveway
Bicycles can be rented....
for those brave enough to elegantly traverse Bali traffic like Julia :
https://www.takeustobali.com/home/ea...-julia-roberts ...
if i even stepoutdoors i'm already breaking out a sweat....
let alone trying to nimbly dodge traffic
Entrance pavillion at level G
Which leads to reception on level 1
The hotel has a balance between Aussies & Ruskis with a dash of other western nationalities thrown in....
there is no provision for the mainland group market here.
Lobby seating and east elevator bank
Lobby seating facing hotel entrance
No worries for those mobility impaired, there is a ramp
Bell assistance is available
Public loo,
one can always tell the quality if a hotel by the state of their public restrooms
From the lobby (this is level 1) looking upwards to levels 2 & 3
These are garden view rooms
All do have their own balcony. Had a look at the kids club but no photos as there was a whole stampede ruckus in there.
However i did manage to get some photos of the
gym on level 2 .
Spa ?
The hotel has no designated spa, yet one can book via receptions for inroom treatments.
Or enjoy a treatment on the pooldeck on the pooldeck on level 5.
Have asked, can be put on hotelfolio and earns EQP.
Restaurant Roomah
This is the hotel's main restaurant for all day dining.
Located on level G. One must walk through the westwing to reach it.
West wing level G corridor
This is all open air for a taste of the tropics
Restaurant Roomah, designated breakfast venue and open for all day dining
Not much in views but i believe the doors can be folded open
With menus
And the current promos (NOV 2024)
This might give you some insight in the pricing level and offerings
as you know Hades has a tendency to eat his way through salvation, yet his twinbrother Zeus eats his way befitting a foodsnob.
So with that mindset, a double taste test features from both judges ruled
unanimous: yummy & no butttrumpet afterwards = passed the twin titans taste test. Even as an outside guest and not inhouse guest, i was still able to enjoy the IHG dining privileges discount https://www.ihg.com/content/gb/en/de...ipating-hotels
And here is our food extravangaza.
Don't worry, we are not tiktok/gramners who order an avalanche of food for a photo and leave to let the food go untouched and go to waste.
Courtesy of our bellies, we ate it all.
Drinks and complimentary warm bread.
We went for their speciality....
Zeus's opnion: "always aim high and target the kitchen's core proposition"
NIKKEI - SEI
(FUSION OF JAPANESE & PERUVIAN ELEMENTS)
SPICY GARLIC EDAMAME - 60 K
Steamed edamame with homemade chili sauce
Note: not atomic heat but demon hot!
SALMON CRUDO - 145 K
Homemade cured salmon with herb mayonnaise, green chili, fresh coriander, sesame
CHICKEN CRISPY TACOS - 125 K
Gyoza shell with cajun chicken, cheese, guacamole
NI-SEI BEEF TARTARE - 145 K
Fine chopped beef tossed with sriracha mayo, avocado, nori crisp
And if that were not enough ......
SINGAPORE CHILI PRAWN - 140 K
Wok fried prawns with Singaporean chili sauce, egg, capsicum, bok choy
ALMOND MILK COFFEE PANNA COTA - 80 K
Almond milk, coffee, mixed berry compote
Satisfying....
Couldn't eat another thing. ..... Again tortured by self induced food coma ....
A pleasent talk with the f&b manager teached us that the chef had worked at the Buddha Bar in the UAE Dubai.
Also the hotel recruits its staff from all Balinese that have worked before on cruise lines : Princess, Costa, Celebrity, Norwegian, Holland America, Seabourn as the idea is that the workpool can anticipate Western service standards, have a better grasp in English skills and provide a higher bar in service quality. Those meeting the highest standards are deployed to the Regent Canggu next door, as the owner owns that hotel and this HI.
Pool on the topfloor level 5
daruda has already shown you some excellent photos, i'll just add my own visuals and the rootop pool's menu.
And that concludes my introduction to this hotel.
Next up are two room types we were able to view.