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Our most
important mission is to provide you, our members, with your own
Club Bali developed resorts in your favorite locations.
What's so special about a Club Bali developed resort?
Before answering that, I'd like to tell you about a speech that I
gave at the RCI Asia-Pacific Conference in Bangkok in 1998. The
subject was “Timeshare projects for different nationalities”.
One of the examples that I used was bedroom
configuration; should a developer provide twin beds or king sized
beds? I explained “it depends on the nationality of your members,
European and Australian couples usually prefer king sized beds,
Japanese couples prefer twin beds, the husband in one and the wife
in the other. Indonesians also prefer twin beds, two people in
each bed. Scandinavians prefer king sized beds with lots of
couples in one bed.”
A joke of course, but with some truth to it. When I
holiday with my Indonesian extended family there are usually about
15 people in three cars. Pre Club Bali we were never able to find
comfortable accommodations. Hotel rooms were not suitable;
although I once witnessed 18 people of all ages leaving a room in
the Horisen Hotel in Ancol! Villas in the mountains are better,
but typically not designed to cater for an extended family.
Kitchens, if they have them are poorly
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outfitted, you have to bring your own
towels, there’s no service and what do you do for drinking water?
Club Bali
resorts are developed to suit the needs of Indonesian families,
large and small. At Java Highlands Resort I talked to
members that were
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occupying connecting one and two
bedroom apartments. There were thirty (30) people of all ages! I
asked them if they were comfortable.
They said
“lumayan” (reasonably comfortable). Although more are available
upon request they did bring extra dishes and towels. We cater for
six in a one bedroom apartment and ten in a two bedroom. We try to
find out what you want and provide it if we can; for example, our
units are equipped with rice cookers and 19 litre bottles of
drinking water are supplied.
We’re in the process of developing new resorts
for Club Bali members in the mountains at Lembang, West Java and
on the beach in Karang Bolong, Banten. The land has been acquired
and the basic designs are done. We've already obtained the license
for the Karang Bolong resort and the license for Lembang should be
forthcoming this month. (July 2003) The Bupati, H. Obar Sobarna
SIP and his team recently inspected our land in Lembang and that's
when we took the photo. (above right).
Both resorts will
feature spectacular views and comfortable apartments
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suitable for both Indonesian and
foreign families. One bedroom apartments will have beds for up to
10 people and the two bedroomers with 3 bathrooms will sleep up to
16. All apartments will have complete kitchens, private whirlpool baths
and all of the features that you have come to enjoy in Club Bali
accommodations. In the Lembang resort you will stay in villas,
while Karang Bolong resort will have two ten story buildings with
each apartment having a private terrace with ocean views.
As a special benefit, the Lembang resort will have a room with
real snow for you and your children to enjoy. The Karang Bolong
resort will feature a fun filled water park. We’re pushing for
soft openings of both resorts late this year or early in 2004.
It's a great thrill developing new resorts for Club Bali members
and we want you to be involved. Tell us what you want in your new
resorts by completing the attached survey and returning it to us
by mail or fax.
We’ll keep you informed regarding progress with your new resorts
via our Newsletter and bulletins. |
