This is the first JBR i have written, so bear with me. I love reading of other peoples adventures and they help me learn such alot, i thought i'd give it a go.
Just a quick 6 day trip to celebrate our friend's 30th birthday,myself and a mate flew AA together while the rest of the group of 5 went via Guaruda.
Flew out on AA at 4.50am 24th of April . Now when i made the booking all i was thinking was woo hoo an extra breakfast and lunch in Bali lol But only getting an hour or so sleep before the flight i was like, whose dumb idea was the early flight?
Got there by 8.30 and straight through immigration ect. As we only had our hand luggage we were out in a jiffy and into the smells and sounds of traffic i love so much.
Grabbed a cab straight to the Melasti. This hotel is in a great location,close to lots of great shops,restaurants and the beach. As we stayed at Kuta Lagoon back in October, we knew the area well so that was a bonus.
Now we have friends who stay At the Melasti all the time and swear by it so we thought we'd give it a crack.
Upon arrival we were stoked to be able to check immediately,then we were shown to our superior room.
We walked in and sussed it out and dear god, i wanted to curl into the foetal position and cry and had the floor been cleaner i probably would of rocked in the corner for a while.Instead,my friend and i looked like rabbits caught in headlights! The room stank,it was grotty,the air con didn't work and there a big hole where the air con hose came into the room.
Houston we have a problem.
So i was in a quandary,i was so grateful we could check in early and now i was going to have ask for a different room ( or hotel lol)
Reception were great,they moved us to a new room in the B section overlooking the pool and it sooo much nicer. Yay now we can go get that extra meal that was so imperative in my booking haha.
Walked up Padma st to the restaurant opposite Jimmy disc ( can't write it here, it won't let me ) I have eaten there on my last few visits and have never had a bad meal so it was nice to go back.
Strolled back to the hotel having lots of cheeky banter with the local stall holders,ahh tis so good to back in Bali!
Now in my previous experience of seeing other guests with cool pool toys and quite frankly wanting to steal them off innocent children,we brought along blow up Aussie thongs. A half hour and many head spins later ( i am sorry poor lungs) we were ready to hit the pool!
I would like to think we were incredibly graceful in the mounting of the thong into the pool,but that could be the Mix match vodka we consumed prior to the entry boosting my ego. So to envy of the other guests who had mere pool noodles, we floated around getting sunburnt and consuming cocktails and feeling smug on our thongs. Have i mentioned how good it is to be back?
Time to head back to the room for a nanna nap before catching up with friends that were staying at the Jayakata.
Headed to Havanas on Poppies 2 for dinner. Good restaurant ,great staff, particularly as we were quite boisterous. Headed over to the secret garden for more drinks and dancing, we had a great time and left about midnight to catch some zz's.
More to come...