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Icehart
post Oct 23 2019, 12:22 AM

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QUOTE(v_thevi @ Oct 1 2019, 12:48 AM)
Hi there. Booked through Booking.com. A few updates to share:

1. Apparently for some reservations through Booking.com, payment details are handed over directly to the accomodation. I was not aware about this, but they said it is stated in their fine print.
So the villa was basically given an open ticket to misuse my credit card details and proceeded to charge my card (RM300+) for the alleged damages without my authorisation. The excuse they stated in their response was "someone has to cover the following charges". And after a lot of back and forth communication, Booking.com claims they can't do anything.

2. Unfortunately, it is their good rating which made me trust them. Maybe other travellers did not have bad experiences like mine and hence, did not see their true colours. As soon as issues surfaced, their real character came out. In fact, as a further retaliation to my review, they came up with yet another accusation that I threatened their staff and also purposely refused to leave the villa on time. Seriously, their ability to cook up false stories on the go is quite amusing.

Honestly, I learnt an expensive lesson from this incident. If possible  don't use credit cards for booking. Credit cards can be easily misused by vendors. I usually trust properties listed under famous OTAs like Booking.com, but this turned out to be a huge mistake.

Another learning, always do a full walkthrough of the accomodation with their staff before checking out. Otherwise, the staff can do whatever they want and blame you for it.

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File a transaction dispute with your credit card company. It's the main reason for using credit card when booking.
Micky78
post Nov 5 2019, 09:27 PM

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which part of bali have a nice beach...
CoffeeDude
post Nov 6 2019, 02:17 PM

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I was in Bali for a week and for me, Waterbom is the most fun activity rclxm9.gif

I also went to pasar ikan kedonganan and the seafood there is a lot!!!
They have huge lobsters as well.

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post Nov 11 2019, 01:26 AM

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QUOTE(Icehart @ Oct 23 2019, 12:22 AM)
File a transaction dispute with your credit card company. It's the main reason for using credit card when booking.
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Yes, did that and their investigation is a long process. Has been more than 2 months, still no conclusion yet
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post Nov 12 2019, 10:58 AM

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QUOTE(Micky78 @ Nov 5 2019, 09:27 PM)
which part of bali have a nice beach...
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Anywhere around the Bukit Peninsula has nice beaches
Suluban, Dreamland and all the beaches in between, take your pick biggrin.gif
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post Dec 23 2019, 01:44 PM

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I would like to share about our (My wife and myself) amazing experience in Bali. We did not take the group tour this time but we hired a personal tour guide/driver to take us around.

Very helpful, humble and friendly. He even took us for dinner on our last day. Very genuine person to deal with. He does also recommend good places to eat and visit that is not in our itinerary. If planning to go to Bali, I would highly recommend Mr. Arief (Contact: +62 817-537-826) to be your driver/personal guide. He also tours group with a large number.
Micky78
post Jan 1 2020, 11:14 PM

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anyone been to Club Mate Bali?

how is the experience? fun?
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post Jan 1 2020, 11:14 PM

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anyone been to Club Mate Bali?

how is the experience? fun?
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post Jan 16 2020, 05:28 PM

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QUOTE(CoffeeDude @ Nov 6 2019, 02:17 PM)
I was in Bali for a week and for me, Waterbom is the most fun activity rclxm9.gif

I also went to pasar ikan kedonganan and the seafood there is a lot!!!
They have huge lobsters as well.
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yup, Waterbom is the best fun our family ever had in Bali

facilities are well maintained & safe, water & park is super clean, staffs are super friendly as well
food sold inside also not bad, but of course la, standard park price which is more expensive compared to outside food.

we played from opening till closing time, would highly recommend you guys to book a bale early on,
it came with a small safe, where you can safe keep your valuables like wallets & phones, also it's shaded & cooling place to rest or take a short nap especially for little ones when they are tired from playing
and if you ordered food, they can deliver to your bale also

No wonder it's voted as the best water park in Asia by tripadvisor, and among the top 5 in the world

definitely beats all of the water parks we've been to, and will re-visit again if we are in Bali again

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post Jan 30 2020, 07:02 PM

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Hi guys , any recommended driver ?
1tanmee
post Feb 14 2020, 08:18 AM

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Anyone tried the Kura Kura bus? Read that there are 3 routes. can use all routes, or 1 pass per route?
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post Feb 24 2020, 12:23 PM

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QUOTE(Micky78 @ Nov 5 2019, 09:27 PM)
which part of bali have a nice beach...
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the north part has nice beach, less crowd. and cam watch dolphins
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post Feb 25 2020, 03:28 PM

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Planning to go to Bali next month or so but wary & worried about the coronavirus situation there seeing that Indonesia apparently has no reported cases...

anyone got any info/heard anything regarding the situation there?
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post Feb 27 2020, 11:03 AM

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QUOTE(moonbase @ Feb 25 2020, 03:28 PM)
Planning to go to Bali next month or so but wary & worried about the coronavirus situation there seeing that Indonesia apparently has no reported cases...

anyone got any info/heard anything regarding the situation there?
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they don't have cases because they didn't even test for it laugh.gif
their test kit cost RM200k per test

my advice?...just go
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post Feb 27 2020, 05:02 PM

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QUOTE(moonbase @ Feb 25 2020, 03:28 PM)
Planning to go to Bali next month or so but wary & worried about the coronavirus situation there seeing that Indonesia apparently has no reported cases...

anyone got any info/heard anything regarding the situation there?
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Indonesia is a like a ticking bomb. Such a huge country with not even a single detected case is very bizarre.
stranger88
post Feb 27 2020, 05:55 PM

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i'm going next month as well for photo shooting
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post Mar 12 2020, 01:10 PM

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do you tip in Bali? or you wait for them to ask about it?
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post Mar 12 2020, 08:21 PM

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QUOTE(watabakiu @ Mar 12 2020, 01:10 PM)
do you tip in Bali? or you wait for them to ask about it?
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tip bukan budaya kita.. biggrin.gif
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post Mar 12 2020, 10:48 PM

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QUOTE(moonbase @ Feb 25 2020, 03:28 PM)
Planning to go to Bali next month or so but wary & worried about the coronavirus situation there seeing that Indonesia apparently has no reported cases...

anyone got any info/heard anything regarding the situation there?
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I just came back from Bali on 9/3. Stayed in Kuta area. From what I saw, the crowds are less than usual, even the bars and clubs are not packed. There are still other foreigners there, especially Australians. They will get you to fill up some health questionnaire form on the plane for Bali immigration though.
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post Mar 15 2020, 09:00 PM

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QUOTE(gugukrez @ Mar 12 2020, 08:21 PM)
tip bukan budaya kita..  biggrin.gif
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So no need tip?

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