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We went to Grand Hyatt Resort Bali twice. The first time was 6
months after Bali got bombed and the whole world is overwhelmed with worry for
SARS. Kuta was so quiet and there were hardly any tourists walked around
there. Grand Hyatt was probably desperate so there was this package deal
that, we paid standard room price but upgrade to the Grand Club rooms.
There is a difference!
When you first arrive the Grand Hyatt, you will be welcome by their gong, a
lady will come out and put a ring of flowers around your neck. If you book
a Grand Club room you will be led to the Club lounge to check in and have your
welcome drink there.
If you ask what's the difference between standard room guests and Grand Club
guests,
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Grand Club guests |
Standard guests |
| room |
Rooms have better feature than standard guest rooms. Ask for
the one with L-shaped seating coz the room is not a boring rectangular
shaped. There is a wooden shutter between the room and bath tub so
it feels more spacious if you leave the shutter open. If you have young
children, you can even request they turn the L-shaped seats to a bed.
It's very spacious for a 7-year old. |
I haven't stayed in one so I don't know but will imagine
it's the standard rectangular block room. |
| breakfast restaurant |
You will have buffet breakfast in the Club lounge. The club
lounge is a raised wooden platform in the middle of the pond. You
can feed the fish or watch the herons catching fish in the pond. |
Breakfast in Garden Restaurant. You can't have
breakfast in the Club lounge. |
| tea buffet |
Tea buffet is free in the Club Lounge for club guests. Drinks
and food on the buffet table are free unless you order food from the a
la carte menu. As my son loves to spend time by the beach and in the
pool, we had tea in the lounge most days. |
No free tea buffet |
| swimming pool |
There is a 2-level landscape pool for the club guests only, nice and
quiet. Free mineral water is provided to the guests from time to time. |
Any pool except the club pool. |
Swimming pools in Grand Hyatt Bali
The Grand Club Pool
The Grand Club pool is for Grand Club members only and it has two levels.
The lower level is bigger than the upper one which is tiny, rocky and
shaded by plants and bushes. It’s not really for swimming. It’s more
like for sitting in the water under the shade to stay cool sort of pool.
The lower pool that face the sea has more sun in the afternoon. The other
side is completely shaded by the hotel building and it can be breezy and cool in
Bali’s “winter” afternoon.
Free mineral water is given out to guests from time to time.
Watching Balinese Cultural Shows
We booked a table in the Pasar Sengon restaurant in the Grand Hyatt because
they had arranged a Barong dance there. We had a little problem with
booking because we had only 3 people and they didn’t have small table.
They want us to share the table with others which we found it not acceptable.
I mean, it’s a 5 star hotel and when’s the last time you share a table in the
restaurant in a hotel. Not to mention the buffet costs $xxxxk per person.
In the end, they promised to arrange a small table for us and the location is
not bad for watching the dance so it was sorted out in the end. As for the
food, there are kiosks for spicy food, traditional Balinese dishes like chicken
and beef satays. There is seafood BBQ which serves lobsters, king prawns
and stuff like that. But if you have tried most of the Balinese dishes
already, you are down to the choice of pasta, salad and then desserts. As
this is the seventh day of our holiday already, we’re not excited by Balinese
food any more and so it seems we haven’t much choice of food. The Barong
dance is a decent show. Only that if you go with young children and they
are not familiar with Asian gods, they may be scared by the masks the performers
wear. You may want to show them postcards of these shows first to let them
(or you) to have some ideas what it will be like.
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