In Reply to: Kumala Pantai for a Wedding??? posted by david_robyn on Tuesday, 18. April 2006 at 20:02 Bali Time:
My husband and I were the first people to have a wedding and a wedding reception at the then, newly renovated Kumala Pantai. We had looked at so many places and all were extremely overpriced and when they heard the mention of a wedding it just got all out of control. I can say that Kumala was none of that. They catered for every wish we expressed and were fantastic. It was a learning curve for them as they had never held a wedding there before. They catered for 90 guests, australian and Balienese alike. The food was amazing, the service fantastic.
We were married in front of the Buddah statue (beach end) in front of the restaurant. They set it up for us with chairs, umbrella's etc to resemble an isle (tradtional western style) but it also looked wonderful because it was done in local decorations and colours - a touch of both! They then converted this same area in approx 20 mins into our reception area, complete with white linen table cloths. It was an absolute bargain - and they were so EASY to deal with. No need for a wedding planner. they did the whole lot for us. (however you will need a planner to get you in contact with the legalities for weddings in Indonesia - as my husband is from Bali we were able to do this ourselves.
There is another restaurant area upstairs that would also be lovely for smaller groups and the other room upstairs that another forumite mentioned. On the inside grounds of the hotel there is also another smaller restaurant (not in use) that is lovely that you could also utalise for a smaller size wedding.
honestly, they are fantastic - we had the most beautiful day and i WOULD recommend using them. The whole bill including food, alcohol (beer, soft drink and local Arak!) cameto about $1700AUD. for about 80-90 people. This also included a small gamelan music group that played for our guests whilst waiting for the wedding ceremony to begin. Pak Mertana (Head Chef at the time we were married) was so helpful and Desi (rooms manager) gave us a great rate for rooms. We had approx 50 people come from Australia and they housed all of our guests for $50 per room per night - bargain as the rooms are just lovely at Kumala.
Honestly i dont think you will be dissapointed if you decide to hold your wedding there. Good luck and if you need any other help just let me know.