IC Bali Jimbaran Master Thread [merged]
#1441
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#1442
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Welcome email July 2022
Hurray for the holidays!
Received the welcome email for our upcoming stay.
Keep in mind, i booked the cheapest and lowest catagory room in FEB at pandemic prices and as RA got upgraded to a club room with club access. I will check insitu if the added level of Diamond also entails breakfast at Taman Gita as a stack on benefit.
Received the welcome email for our upcoming stay.
Keep in mind, i booked the cheapest and lowest catagory room in FEB at pandemic prices and as RA got upgraded to a club room with club access. I will check insitu if the added level of Diamond also entails breakfast at Taman Gita as a stack on benefit.
#1443
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
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Thank you for posting this. Have a great time HadesNL .
Taman Gita breakfast seems to be granted as per the letter even for Club guests. If one were Diamond I'd guess the choice benefit breakfast would be at this venue as well (or probably Jimbaran Gardens) as the two main venues.
What confuses me slightly is that they don't mention breakfast at Club lounge (should be default) or in room (unlimited items from breakfast room dining menu) which was granted before Covid period for Club guests.
Anyone who has been there recently in a Club room can possibly share their experience? While I don't mind Taman Gita, we much prefer the Club lounge as it has a smaller crowd and all and the a la carte approach works better for us. Outside in Jimbaran Gardens wouldn't float our boat so to say, but personal preferences differ. Thank you.
Taman Gita breakfast seems to be granted as per the letter even for Club guests. If one were Diamond I'd guess the choice benefit breakfast would be at this venue as well (or probably Jimbaran Gardens) as the two main venues.
What confuses me slightly is that they don't mention breakfast at Club lounge (should be default) or in room (unlimited items from breakfast room dining menu) which was granted before Covid period for Club guests.
Anyone who has been there recently in a Club room can possibly share their experience? While I don't mind Taman Gita, we much prefer the Club lounge as it has a smaller crowd and all and the a la carte approach works better for us. Outside in Jimbaran Gardens wouldn't float our boat so to say, but personal preferences differ. Thank you.
Last edited by demue; Jul 11, 2022 at 2:00 am
#1444
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: AMS / LOP
Programs: HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb., Marriott Gold, FB Plat, BAEC Silver
Posts: 478
Thank you for posting this. Have a great time HadesNL .
Taman Gita breakfast seems to be granted as per the letter even for Club guests. If one were Diamond I'd guess the choice benefit breakfast would be at this venue as well (or probably Jimbaran Gardens) as the two main venues.
What confuses me slightly is that they don't mention breakfast at Club lounge (should be default) or in room (unlimited items from breakfast room dining menu) which was granted before Covid period for Club guests.
Anyone who has been there recently in a Club room can possibly share their experience? While I don't mind Taman Gita, we much prefer the Club lounge as it has a smaller crowd and all and the a la carte approach works better for us. Outside in Jimbaran Gardens wouldn't float our boat so to say, but personal preferences differ. Thank you.
Taman Gita breakfast seems to be granted as per the letter even for Club guests. If one were Diamond I'd guess the choice benefit breakfast would be at this venue as well (or probably Jimbaran Gardens) as the two main venues.
What confuses me slightly is that they don't mention breakfast at Club lounge (should be default) or in room (unlimited items from breakfast room dining menu) which was granted before Covid period for Club guests.
Anyone who has been there recently in a Club room can possibly share their experience? While I don't mind Taman Gita, we much prefer the Club lounge as it has a smaller crowd and all and the a la carte approach works better for us. Outside in Jimbaran Gardens wouldn't float our boat so to say, but personal preferences differ. Thank you.
#1445
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
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- Club Lounge
- Taman Gita
- Bella Cucina
- Jimbaran Gardens
- Room Service (unlimited items from breakfast menu)
It was very good giving great flexibility. Anyways...
#1446
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Anyways, indeed. Other flexibilities and conveniences have also switched from benefits to opportunities for revenue generation. There were distant days when airport arrival and transfer to the hotel was a much easier process; but things change, and rarely for the better
#1447
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,444
Joumpa VIP meet&greet
We made it!
All suitcases made it too,
All persons are still sane and survived the Bali arrivals procedure.
We arrived on 14th July 2022 on Thursday with SQ938 arriving on 11.55 mornings in business class.
We as a family were seated in the last rows of the Singapore Airlines 787 business class cabin
The VIP meet&greet service Joumpa offers exactly as advertised, it is a must !
Only because of G20 conference being held at Bali, the aerobridge was full with official CD bobo's so our Joumpa respresentative had to stand around the corner from the aerobridge, where we met him.
He offered to carry our bags, explained the procedure and guided us with excellent English through the different counters/stages.
1) bypass vaccination certificate check
2) direct to Visa Upon Arrival desk
3) passport control = crew / diplomatic lane
4) at the belt got our suitcases and pushed the cart
5) at customs helped the suitcases through the scanner
6) delivered us to IC Bali rep and the waiting minivan transfer to hotel
We were lucky our flight was the first to arrive and we all sat in business class and were off the planes fast so we got a head start before the mass of people appeared.
* all was official with even an official invoice company registrated bill presented, so no bribes or corruption tactics
* no mention at all of penduli lindungi app at all stages
* starting sunday 17 juli, foreigners wishing to travel in domestic flights in Indonesia, need no more pcr-test if vaccinated + at least 1x booster
= can recommend this service
Photos of our arrival procedure into DPS Bali airport:
1st bottleneck:
Thanks to Joumpa VIP meet & greet service,
we managed to bypass 1st arrival bottleneck : the vaccination registration certification
! All our data (passport + vaccination certificates) were sent in advance via hotel congierge to Joumpa arrival services
! No need to show health insurance
! No need to show peduli lindungi app
(we had it installed + registered but no additional data uploaded)
Bali hosts the G20 conference this summer
So on to the next step:
2nd bottleneck
Joumpa VIP meet & greet service,
took us direct to 2nd arrival bottleneck : the visa upon arrival payment counter
Our representative made the purchase for us
These are the rates for 30 days visa upon arrival,
can be extended once for another 30 days.......
creditcard payment adds +3%
And now to the 3rd bottleneck
Joumpa VIP meet & greet service,
took us direct to the 3rd arrival bottleneck: passport control counters :
we were allowed to use vip/diplomatic/crew counters on the left hand side
And after passport control onwards to the belt area
After that we went together to the luggage claim area,
where our assistant helped with our suitcases and helped put them through the customs scanner......
ALL bags MUST be X-rayed by customs before exiting the secure arrivals area into the public area
travel is restarting as even monks from Thailand are visiting Bali!
- priority tags Singapore Airlines Business Class work at DPS!
Our 6 suitcases came of the belt amongst the first
Our Joumpa representative knew about our hotel transfer car booked via Intercontinental Bali Jimbaran hotel's congierge and was in communication with our hotel representative. We met him and all together we were guided towards the car pick up point.
Everything went seamless due to booking the Joumpa service via our hotel's congierge and let them arrange and communicate everything.
He then brought us to the hotel representative and guided us to the hotel transfer van.
All worth the effort of having the hotel congierge arrange this service to ensure smooth arrival into Bali.
All suitcases made it too,
All persons are still sane and survived the Bali arrivals procedure.
We arrived on 14th July 2022 on Thursday with SQ938 arriving on 11.55 mornings in business class.
We as a family were seated in the last rows of the Singapore Airlines 787 business class cabin
The VIP meet&greet service Joumpa offers exactly as advertised, it is a must !
Only because of G20 conference being held at Bali, the aerobridge was full with official CD bobo's so our Joumpa respresentative had to stand around the corner from the aerobridge, where we met him.
He offered to carry our bags, explained the procedure and guided us with excellent English through the different counters/stages.
1) bypass vaccination certificate check
2) direct to Visa Upon Arrival desk
3) passport control = crew / diplomatic lane
4) at the belt got our suitcases and pushed the cart
5) at customs helped the suitcases through the scanner
6) delivered us to IC Bali rep and the waiting minivan transfer to hotel
We were lucky our flight was the first to arrive and we all sat in business class and were off the planes fast so we got a head start before the mass of people appeared.
* all was official with even an official invoice company registrated bill presented, so no bribes or corruption tactics
* no mention at all of penduli lindungi app at all stages
* starting sunday 17 juli, foreigners wishing to travel in domestic flights in Indonesia, need no more pcr-test if vaccinated + at least 1x booster
= can recommend this service
Photos of our arrival procedure into DPS Bali airport:
1st bottleneck:
Thanks to Joumpa VIP meet & greet service,
we managed to bypass 1st arrival bottleneck : the vaccination registration certification
! All our data (passport + vaccination certificates) were sent in advance via hotel congierge to Joumpa arrival services
! No need to show health insurance
! No need to show peduli lindungi app
(we had it installed + registered but no additional data uploaded)
Bali hosts the G20 conference this summer
So on to the next step:
2nd bottleneck
Joumpa VIP meet & greet service,
took us direct to 2nd arrival bottleneck : the visa upon arrival payment counter
Our representative made the purchase for us
These are the rates for 30 days visa upon arrival,
can be extended once for another 30 days.......
creditcard payment adds +3%
And now to the 3rd bottleneck
Joumpa VIP meet & greet service,
took us direct to the 3rd arrival bottleneck: passport control counters :
we were allowed to use vip/diplomatic/crew counters on the left hand side
And after passport control onwards to the belt area
After that we went together to the luggage claim area,
where our assistant helped with our suitcases and helped put them through the customs scanner......
ALL bags MUST be X-rayed by customs before exiting the secure arrivals area into the public area
travel is restarting as even monks from Thailand are visiting Bali!
- priority tags Singapore Airlines Business Class work at DPS!
Our 6 suitcases came of the belt amongst the first
Our Joumpa representative knew about our hotel transfer car booked via Intercontinental Bali Jimbaran hotel's congierge and was in communication with our hotel representative. We met him and all together we were guided towards the car pick up point.
Everything went seamless due to booking the Joumpa service via our hotel's congierge and let them arrange and communicate everything.
He then brought us to the hotel representative and guided us to the hotel transfer van.
All worth the effort of having the hotel congierge arrange this service to ensure smooth arrival into Bali.
Last edited by HadesNL; Sep 3, 2022 at 6:00 am
#1448
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,444
Club Twin room #6413 Building 6B
This is the Club Twin Room for the lads, ours is similair connecting but to tired to make a snapshot.... besides the other half is snoring and passed out in bed....l
RA bennies still include the usual minibar credit
Our rooms in a row on the top floor
Entry into room, note the ceiling fan
Twin beds with pillows chosen from pillow menu
This room has a connecting door to our own twin room (similair layout)
Doors to balcony
Desk area
Bathroom
Toilet with bidet hose
Seperate shower with one button touch flow control
Walk in closet space
In the drawers also electronic musquito coil
Slippers in walkin closet
Laundry pricing
View : sea between the trees if hanging on the ledge
Direct view from room
Thoughtful touches
Bedside power is universal prong + USB A
Amenities in bathroom
Glassware
Bathroom amenities
Teas
Coffeemachine is Illy = same as IC AMS
Controls ceiling fan
Minibar edibles
Minibar drinks
RA bennies still include the usual minibar credit
Our rooms in a row on the top floor
Entry into room, note the ceiling fan
Twin beds with pillows chosen from pillow menu
This room has a connecting door to our own twin room (similair layout)
Doors to balcony
Desk area
Bathroom
Toilet with bidet hose
Seperate shower with one button touch flow control
Walk in closet space
In the drawers also electronic musquito coil
Slippers in walkin closet
Laundry pricing
View : sea between the trees if hanging on the ledge
Direct view from room
Thoughtful touches
Bedside power is universal prong + USB A
Amenities in bathroom
Glassware
Bathroom amenities
Teas
Coffeemachine is Illy = same as IC AMS
Controls ceiling fan
Minibar edibles
Minibar drinks
Last edited by HadesNL; Jul 29, 2022 at 4:32 am
#1449
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,444
Breakfast
For Club Intercontinental guests, breakfast is available at:
- Taman Gita = buffet
- The Club Lounge = la carte (just restarted begin July)
- Poolside = continental style
I asked the manageress to be sure!
Club welcome letter
- Taman Gita = buffet
- The Club Lounge = la carte (just restarted begin July)
- Poolside = continental style
I asked the manageress to be sure!
Club welcome letter
Last edited by HadesNL; Jul 29, 2022 at 4:32 am
#1450
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,665
Thank you for sharing HadesNL and happy to hear all worked well with the immigration fast track service.
Wondering what happened to the Harnn bathroom amenities as these "green tea" ones look more nondescript.
Enjoy your stay, hope you'll have a fabulous time.
Wondering what happened to the Harnn bathroom amenities as these "green tea" ones look more nondescript.
Enjoy your stay, hope you'll have a fabulous time.
#1451
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,444
Club cocktail hour 17 - 19 H
Thank you for sharing HadesNL and happy to hear all worked well with the immigration fast track service.
Wondering what happened to the Harnn bathroom amenities as these "green tea" ones look more nondescript.
Enjoy your stay, hope you'll have a fabulous time.
Wondering what happened to the Harnn bathroom amenities as these "green tea" ones look more nondescript.
Enjoy your stay, hope you'll have a fabulous time.
Harnn contract for "Mystique";might have been terminated due to the pandemic and this could be an intermezzo brand before a switch to brand standerd Byredo or a return to another more global mainstream brand.
This is the menu for the club cocktail hour. The buffet at that moment is just doing small tidbits and served at the table is a daily changing set of hot nibbles. This evening it was served with homemade sambal trassie, an excellent addition for those that like fiery spicy!
Drinks choices , at the Club Lounge bar area you can spot what flasks of what brand of alcohol are available
Drinks & menu offering
The nibbles on the right change daily
Outdoor seating
From the buffet
From the buffet
From the buffet
From the buffet
From the buffer
From the buffet
From the buffet
From the buffet
Served: hot nibbles
Sunset & sundown goes so fast in the tropics
Last edited by HadesNL; Jul 14, 2022 at 2:24 pm
#1452
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,444
Yesterday's afternoon tea
This was the set served at afternoon tea yesterday,
Teas that are served are of the loose leaf variety.
The bun with smoked halibut was quite tasty,
Scones were fresh and hot from the oven.
Afternoon tea set for 2 persons
Teas that are served are of the loose leaf variety.
The bun with smoked halibut was quite tasty,
Scones were fresh and hot from the oven.
Afternoon tea set for 2 persons
#1453
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,444
Taman Gita breakfast
First of all, we got up at ridiculous a clock....
So we decided all to have a moonbath and go on an early walk across the grounds and beach to catch some spooky athmosphere....
Our lads love Zak Bagans from TV's Ghost Adventures (notice generation gap interests) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Adventures
Around 2.30 AM - the ghostly hour : i felt kinda stupid going out in the pitch dark but hey that's the TV-show ghost adventures in a nuttshell anyway and what the younger generation likes .....
We got back and went straight to the Taman Gita breakfast room at 6.30 AM.
At the entrance they check your room number, take your temperature and hand out a mask if you forgot yours.
A polite notice mentions to please wear a mask when delving into the buffet.
The place has been redecorated with more socially distanced tables, but you can also sit outside.
Every table has a jar full of table numbers sheets and you take one with you as you order at the cook to order live stations,
You give them the table number sheet and when your hot order is done, they deliver it at your table.
An refurbishment improvement noticed.....
To reach the outdoor patio, now much easier via an automated sliding door
The notice about the mask, but then again some masks are more obvious then others
The seating area
Seating area
Seating area
Outdoor overflow seating area
Outdoor seating on the patio
Outdoor seating area on the patio
Table number sheet to show at live cooking station
Staff were very friendly and the cooks at the live station were eager to explain the options and the ability to customise your order.
Food tasted fresh and there was a good choice between western, local, indian and healthy hipster flavours. Traditional herbal drink Jamu was also offered, a mix of spices and roots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamu
Servers were very polite and prompt clearing empty plates and cups so the restaurant stayed clean and neat and did not have a messy impression. Excellent hospitality in the early morning.
+ excellent barrista made coffees !
good for the early caffeine kick
Traditional Jamu herbal drink is available - hipster LA would be proud!
So we decided all to have a moonbath and go on an early walk across the grounds and beach to catch some spooky athmosphere....
Our lads love Zak Bagans from TV's Ghost Adventures (notice generation gap interests) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Adventures
Around 2.30 AM - the ghostly hour : i felt kinda stupid going out in the pitch dark but hey that's the TV-show ghost adventures in a nuttshell anyway and what the younger generation likes .....
We got back and went straight to the Taman Gita breakfast room at 6.30 AM.
At the entrance they check your room number, take your temperature and hand out a mask if you forgot yours.
A polite notice mentions to please wear a mask when delving into the buffet.
The place has been redecorated with more socially distanced tables, but you can also sit outside.
Every table has a jar full of table numbers sheets and you take one with you as you order at the cook to order live stations,
You give them the table number sheet and when your hot order is done, they deliver it at your table.
An refurbishment improvement noticed.....
To reach the outdoor patio, now much easier via an automated sliding door
The notice about the mask, but then again some masks are more obvious then others
The seating area
Seating area
Seating area
Outdoor overflow seating area
Outdoor seating on the patio
Outdoor seating area on the patio
Table number sheet to show at live cooking station
Staff were very friendly and the cooks at the live station were eager to explain the options and the ability to customise your order.
Food tasted fresh and there was a good choice between western, local, indian and healthy hipster flavours. Traditional herbal drink Jamu was also offered, a mix of spices and roots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamu
Servers were very polite and prompt clearing empty plates and cups so the restaurant stayed clean and neat and did not have a messy impression. Excellent hospitality in the early morning.
+ excellent barrista made coffees !
good for the early caffeine kick
Traditional Jamu herbal drink is available - hipster LA would be proud!
Last edited by HadesNL; Jul 15, 2022 at 6:05 pm
#1454
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,444
Club Lounge afternoon tea choices
Below you will find the available different teas being served during the afternoon tea service:
Choice of teas 1
Choice of teas 2
Friday's afternoon tea set offer
We went to Ubud today, you wouldn't guess there was a pandemic with travel restrictions as there was a good share of foreigners walking about and on their mopeds. We stopped by at the Goa Gajeh elephant cave at noon for a return visit, it was very quiet and we had the place to ourselves. We also returned to Murni's warung https://www.murnis.com which we last visited during our courting days and lonely planet was still ad-free..... No big busloads of tourists yet fortunately!
Choice of teas 1
Choice of teas 2
Friday's afternoon tea set offer
We went to Ubud today, you wouldn't guess there was a pandemic with travel restrictions as there was a good share of foreigners walking about and on their mopeds. We stopped by at the Goa Gajeh elephant cave at noon for a return visit, it was very quiet and we had the place to ourselves. We also returned to Murni's warung https://www.murnis.com which we last visited during our courting days and lonely planet was still ad-free..... No big busloads of tourists yet fortunately!
Last edited by HadesNL; Jul 15, 2022 at 4:19 am
#1455
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,444
Today's evening cocktail hour
After a slightly overcast day we were just in time for happy hour cocktail hour at the club lounge.
Interesting that upon request of my eldest, they would whip up a mean frozen strawberry daiquiri.
The buffet stayed the same as in salad and cheese but the cold appetizers and desserts are the things that change daily.
This is what was on offer for today
Cold appetizer 1
Cold appetizer 2
Dessert 1
Dessert 2
Hot canaps of today
Comes with some nibbles
The hot canap platter
Interesting that upon request of my eldest, they would whip up a mean frozen strawberry daiquiri.
The buffet stayed the same as in salad and cheese but the cold appetizers and desserts are the things that change daily.
This is what was on offer for today
Cold appetizer 1
Cold appetizer 2
Dessert 1
Dessert 2
Hot canaps of today
Comes with some nibbles
The hot canap platter