EVER WONDER why, if you’re not on a pre-booked package, it always seems so easy to get a good-quality room cheaply in Bali if you go looking? The reason is simple, according to the local accommodation industry: There are more than twice as many rooms available as the holiday island needs.
The Bali chapter of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) says the number of star-rated hotels, so-called melati-class hotels, and tourism cottages in Bali far exceeds demand.
Beritabali.com reports that the total number of accommodation rooms in Bali is now more than 55,000 – but PHRI says demand justifies only 24,000 rooms.
The Chairman of the Bali PHRI chapter, Cokorda Oka Sukawati, says the current supply of 55,000 rooms does not yet include villas and local inns (so-called penginapan). …click here to read more
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