Ritz-Carlton Bali Club Rooms
Mar 8, 2007, 7:01 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PEK
Posts: 102
Ritz-Carlton Bali Club Rooms
Hi,
I was just wondering how much of a difference there was between the normal RC rooms and the club rooms at this resort. Also how is the club lounge? What kind of food do they have available throughout the day, and is alcohol available all day and what champagne do they pour? Neither my friend and I are big drinkers so we are trying to figure out if the club rooms are worth the additional costs. Thanks!
I was just wondering how much of a difference there was between the normal RC rooms and the club rooms at this resort. Also how is the club lounge? What kind of food do they have available throughout the day, and is alcohol available all day and what champagne do they pour? Neither my friend and I are big drinkers so we are trying to figure out if the club rooms are worth the additional costs. Thanks!
Mar 9, 2007, 10:19 am
#4
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA 1K, HH Diamond, MR Silver
Posts: 228
Mrs. TransCon and I stayed in one of the club rooms in 2002. We thought it was well worth it. The 5 food presentations a day are quite substantial here -- real food. We didn't really drink much, but we found the staff very accomodating -- I'm sure they would get you a drink whenever you wanted. Can't comment on the champagne. We basically never ate anywhere else. I'm not aware that the rooms were different than other rooms (except the villas).
Mar 9, 2007, 11:04 am
#7
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: USA
Programs: AA2, DL2, Amtrak2, US2, SPG1, MAR2
Posts: 2,550
Stayed at the RC Bali club in 2002.
-Service was the best on the island (though we could only compare it to the Four Seasons). Different than the FS, everybody knew our name whenever we went into the Club and remembered all preferences.
Other notables include:
-Hot breakfast; American and Asian, plus the usual high-end continental options
-1 hot, freshly made appetizer at cocktail hour plus plenty of other choices
-Table service for all dinks (including Apollnaris for sparkling water, my personal fave)
-Overall the food selection wasfar better than the average club and food quality was slightly below average, though not a reason to stay away.
-Service was the best on the island (though we could only compare it to the Four Seasons). Different than the FS, everybody knew our name whenever we went into the Club and remembered all preferences.
Other notables include:
-Hot breakfast; American and Asian, plus the usual high-end continental options
-1 hot, freshly made appetizer at cocktail hour plus plenty of other choices
-Table service for all dinks (including Apollnaris for sparkling water, my personal fave)
-Overall the food selection wasfar better than the average club and food quality was slightly below average, though not a reason to stay away.
Mar 10, 2007, 1:20 pm
#9
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: AA EXP 3 MM
Posts: 4,576
I spent one night at the Ritz-Carlton Bali on the club level.
The service was excellent throughout the hotel. The club rooms are located on the fourth floor. Our room was located only a ten second walk from the lounge which was nice. They gave us an ocean front room.
Bascially the food presentations are almost continuous throughout the day. The breaks between the presentations are about 30 minutes.
They advertise a "continental" breakfast but there were hot items including dim sum and an egg/pancake/waffle station (with items made to order).
The lunch presentation included salads, sandwiches, and desserts. The tea presentation was great with more sandwiches, scones, and lot of desserts. The evening hors d'oeuvres was really a lite dinner. Desserts in the evening rounded off a day of gluttony for me. The staff was always gracious, friendly, helpful, and eager to make sure I was well hydrated.
One note: if you like putting golf or playing tennis, staying on the club floor means free golf putting and tennis court fees. Otherwise, there's a charge. The resort has a novel eighteen hole putting golf course. It was kind of like mini golf without the windmills. It was actually fun. The average yardage was per hole was about 30.
The toiletries in our bathroom was a house brand, as opposed to the Bulgari ones we got on the club floor in Pasadena. But I'm don't see what so great about Bulgari toiletries. I prefer L'Occitane.
I also stayed at the Inter-Continental in a club room. The Ritz has a slightly more luxurious feel. The food presentations at the Ritz were much more extensive. Here's a comparison between the two clubs:
Breakfast: RC had a full buffet. The IC had a small buffet with made to order hot dishes. IC club guests could also take breakfast in the main hotel breakfast restaurant which was an absolute zoo.
Lunch: RC had a nice light lunch buffet. The IC has a menu of five light dishes from which you can select and is made to order and is served at your table.
Afternoon tea: RC had a very nice afternoon tea buffet. The IC served a three tier stand of medicore sandwiches and pastries.
Evening: The RC had an extensive evening buffet. The IC had the same menu offered at lunch.
Overall, the service at the RC was more attentive and the lounge at the RC was less crowded. The club at the IC does offer free internet access. There is not computer terminal in the RC lounge.
The club at the Ritz-Carlton does not serve Champagne
I think it's because the government import tax on foreign booze is very high. The local sparkling wine, Jepun, is not bad.
The service was excellent throughout the hotel. The club rooms are located on the fourth floor. Our room was located only a ten second walk from the lounge which was nice. They gave us an ocean front room.
Bascially the food presentations are almost continuous throughout the day. The breaks between the presentations are about 30 minutes.
They advertise a "continental" breakfast but there were hot items including dim sum and an egg/pancake/waffle station (with items made to order).
The lunch presentation included salads, sandwiches, and desserts. The tea presentation was great with more sandwiches, scones, and lot of desserts. The evening hors d'oeuvres was really a lite dinner. Desserts in the evening rounded off a day of gluttony for me. The staff was always gracious, friendly, helpful, and eager to make sure I was well hydrated.
One note: if you like putting golf or playing tennis, staying on the club floor means free golf putting and tennis court fees. Otherwise, there's a charge. The resort has a novel eighteen hole putting golf course. It was kind of like mini golf without the windmills. It was actually fun. The average yardage was per hole was about 30.
The toiletries in our bathroom was a house brand, as opposed to the Bulgari ones we got on the club floor in Pasadena. But I'm don't see what so great about Bulgari toiletries. I prefer L'Occitane.
I also stayed at the Inter-Continental in a club room. The Ritz has a slightly more luxurious feel. The food presentations at the Ritz were much more extensive. Here's a comparison between the two clubs:
Breakfast: RC had a full buffet. The IC had a small buffet with made to order hot dishes. IC club guests could also take breakfast in the main hotel breakfast restaurant which was an absolute zoo.
Lunch: RC had a nice light lunch buffet. The IC has a menu of five light dishes from which you can select and is made to order and is served at your table.
Afternoon tea: RC had a very nice afternoon tea buffet. The IC served a three tier stand of medicore sandwiches and pastries.
Evening: The RC had an extensive evening buffet. The IC had the same menu offered at lunch.
Overall, the service at the RC was more attentive and the lounge at the RC was less crowded. The club at the IC does offer free internet access. There is not computer terminal in the RC lounge.
The club at the Ritz-Carlton does not serve Champagne
I think it's because the government import tax on foreign booze is very high. The local sparkling wine, Jepun, is not bad.
Apr 20, 2008, 2:31 am
#11
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 13
Club Room Views
Apologies to revive an old discussion.
We are booked into the RC Bali for 5 nights in early Oct 2008 compliments of Marriott. We are booked standard garden view rooms.
After directly contacting the hotel, we are offered US$190 per night for upgrade to Club Floor plus airport transfers.
Can anyone tell me if ALL club floor rooms have ocean views? This is quite important for us.
Thanks in advance.
We are booked into the RC Bali for 5 nights in early Oct 2008 compliments of Marriott. We are booked standard garden view rooms.
After directly contacting the hotel, we are offered US$190 per night for upgrade to Club Floor plus airport transfers.
Can anyone tell me if ALL club floor rooms have ocean views? This is quite important for us.
Thanks in advance.
Apr 21, 2008, 1:51 am
#12
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Germany
Programs: LH FTL, EK Gold, AMEX Centurion, . HH Diamond, Ambassador Platinum,Sixt Diamond
Posts: 888
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Question: If you are booked into one of the villas - do you also have access to the Club Floor????
QUOTE=Starbucks;7364187]No idea about the Club Rooms but dont forget to ask if they can offer you a reasonable priced upgrade to one of the Cliff Villas. They are IMHO absolutely stunning.
Question: If you are booked into one of the villas - do you also have access to the Club Floor????
Apr 21, 2008, 2:08 am
#13
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: OSL
Posts: 2,145
Question: If you are booked into one of the villas - do you also have access to the Club Floor????[/QUOTE]
We did not have access to the Club Floor when we were in a cliff villa appr. two years ago.
However, the Cliff Villa was absolutely stunning and the normal breakfast and all the restaurants so good and varied that I would almost consider it a disadvantage not to be able to eat there because one has eaten a lot in the club floor. The area of the hotel is huge and the feel and atmosphere at the different restaurant so different that you feel that you eat out of the resort even if you do not.
We did not have access to the Club Floor when we were in a cliff villa appr. two years ago.
However, the Cliff Villa was absolutely stunning and the normal breakfast and all the restaurants so good and varied that I would almost consider it a disadvantage not to be able to eat there because one has eaten a lot in the club floor. The area of the hotel is huge and the feel and atmosphere at the different restaurant so different that you feel that you eat out of the resort even if you do not.
Apr 28, 2008, 1:19 pm
#14
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: UA
Posts: 370
Grand Hyatt is in Nusa Dua, which is an entirely different feel (and a bit more isolated).