In Reply to: Pool bludgers posted by Baldie on Friday, 20. February 2009 at 15:23 Bali Time:
It was the Barong they were talking about, hardly an upmarket or even reasonable price hotel.
I'm a pool bludger. I don't like hotels and often stay in homestays (not in Kuta, too noisy) and maybe do one day poolside at an upmarket hotel. I've only ever been refused once. I think it's ok if hotels do it, as long as they don't overdo it and take away from the enjoyment of their paying guests.
I've also truely bludged at many a pool in Australia pretending to be a guest in my younger days. Never went as far as to charge drinks to a fake room number though.