Reccomend me your honeymoon

Sorry Claire......didn't meant it to sound horrible. I would love to stay in one just for the experience and to say I have stayed in one but we went over budget but a couple of hundred on the deluxe beach villa and for us to stay in the water villas would mean an extra £1000.....It will be amazing still though!!

We're doing 10 nights in Seminyak, Bali. We're staying in a private open air pool villa:

And then we'll be stopping off on the way back for three nights at the Crowne Plaza in Hong Kong:

We almost booked Kuramathi in the Maldives, it looks lovely but they wanted £10,000 for 14 nights (as April is high season) and there was just no way that we could justify spending that amount of money. I would definitely consider going there one day out of season when it's a bit cheaper.

Our honeymoon is costing around £5,000 (no food or drink included), but from what I gather eating out is quite cheap in Bali so I don't think we'll spend much when we're over there. There are supposed to be some incredible restaurants and shops over there, and lots of exciting places to visit so I can't wait!!!

@Kayl

If you could email the menus that would be great Im getting so excited I look on tripadvisor all the time!!! My email is **********@*******.**.**

What room type are you stopping in?

Sarah x

Have forwarded you the email from the resort.

We are are in a Swim-up suite at the moment, but considering upgrading to the "Excellence" package and have my eye on the Rooftop terrace, but it's so expensive I don't know if I can jusitfy it - i'd prefer a second honeymoon (it adds a good few grand).

How about you?

WE looked into the Excellence package too but cant find anywhere how much it is, I assume that they offer it upon arrival?

I wouldn't bank on being offered it on arrival, because it means being in a different room with access to different places they tend to book up quickly. We were offered it as an add on from Co-op travel at £75 extra per person per day, that was upgrading from the swim up suite which costs £33 per room per day (I think, may be a tad more) so overall to go from basic junior to excellence junior suite adds just over £2,000 for our 11 night stay.

Not sure the benefits are worth it TBH? And that's what the Trip advisor comments seem to say - fine for a 5 day stay, but no real benefit of any longer.

We're still finalising the details of ours but current thinking is Fiji for a week, Bora Bora for a week, Tahiti for a week, another island for a week and then 2 weeks in New Zealand.

Spangles I WANT AND NEEEEEEEED to be honeymoon twin (apart from the Hua Hin ? They were both the hotels that we got our quote from a few weeks back before the MIL put a spanner the flippin works. Its on hold at the min and i will get a mini moon after the wedding, but i wont let this little bad boy drop. ?

Spangles' honeymoon looked bloody beautiful. (I have seen the pictures, I wasn't following her, honest, m'lud...)

Haha! Vikster you'd love Rocky's Boutique. It is a lovely resort and the food and cocktails were yummers! Also, although we got upgraded everywhere we sent emails to the resorts two weeks before our departure and got further upgrades, free massages, free meals and lots more!

The cheekier you are, the better!

Urrrrm get flashing woman, i want to see what im going to be getting for my pennies ?

Are you on FB Vikster?

<crash> vikster, we went to bangkok and KS too - they are both amezzin. we stayed at the shangri-la in bangkok, and then samui hillside village resort, then moonhut bungalows in samui. the latter two were really reasonable (read: not your typical HM location) but were comfortable, clean, and perfect for what we wanted (ie. to do nothing very much in a non tourist filled place)

Yup Vikki Cain. Me lounging in a deckchair on Brighton pier looking a little worse for wear! I cant access it at work but i will certainly have a butchers later if you wish to add me, thanks muchious ?

Spangles, Vikster is one of my friends so you should be able to find her from there, m'dear.

I would recommend the Shangri-La over the Royal Orchid as although the RO was good, the SL looked more honeymoon-y and I think I would have preferred it. Only reason we went for the RO was because Rick Stein (one of my favouritest people ever) stayed there and recommended the Thai restaurant in the hotel.

Even if you don't stay at the Orchid, definitely eat there as the food was amazing!

Another who went to Koh Samui!!

We were (apparently) supposed to go to Bangkok - KS - Singapore but Mr GB had to change it 2 weeks before as the Bangkok riots were still on so we went Hong Kong - KS - Singapore.

We stayed at the Six Senses Hideaway in KS - absolourely amazing! It's all priavte villas on a hillside and we had our own pool and butlers. Heaven!
And if you love your food, there is a "Heston-esque" type deconstructed food restaurant there called Dining on the Rocks - lurvely ?

http://www.sixsenses.com/SixSensesSamui/

We are going to Singapore for three nights and then to Bali for 10. Staying in two separate places. Came in at about 3.5k.

Thanks to everyone who replied (sorry for delayed responce.hectic time recently)

Hope doodle didnt mind me asking.

We still hvnt booked anything. Our budget is between £3k ....and if I realy beg OH maybe £5k.

But its reasurring that lots of poeple here sound like they are having amazing honeymoons within that price range!

I realy need to start googling again.

Wedding isnt that far away now...scary!

You will have an amazing time in Dubai and sri lanka. That is where oh proposed this year. We really did have the most amazing time, the people there are so friendly! Oh has taken control of planning honeymoon, he booked on monday so am very excited. Some of it is a surprise although do know we are going to Mara bush tops for 3 nights for safari, can't wait!

@Kayl we are stopping in a rooftop terrace suite with the plunge pool and we have the excellence club added on!! This was still cheaper than what we had looked at in the Maldives!!

We are paying £5300 for 2 weeks which I didnt think was too bad!! If you have excellence club you get a fancy honeymoon package free as well as all the other perks:

Excellence Honeymoon or Anniversary Package

Champagne upon arrival
Fruit basket and exotic fresh flowers in room upon arrival
A champagne breakfast in bed served the first morning after arrival
Aurum Spa Treatment: Unwind and indulge with a couples treatment, focused in feet, hands and scalp, a marine scrub is the perfect prelude to a relaxing and healing reflexology massage with an herbal balm, continue with scalp and neck therapy to emerge totally rested. Duration: 50 minutes
Private, beachfront dinner one evening – upon return from dinner you will find a romantic rose petal bath ready for you with essential oils and candles
Petit Fours each evening at turn down service
One complimentary Lovers Live CD by Sade

Selling Price: $600 USD Per Couple

Note: Taxes and gratuities included. The Excellence Honeymoon or Anniversary Package is complimentary for stays of minimum 7 nights or more in the Excellence Club Junior Suites Ocean View category or higher. Restrictions/exclusions: Subject to availability. Double Occupancy Only. This package can not be combined with the free Excellence Wedding Package. Guest must request it at time of booking and will be required to present a copy of the wedding certificate at time of check in.

Im so excited and them menus look out of this world!!

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Sarah x

To anyone doing Dominican Republic, it's beautiful! going and doing the dolphin experience is a must!

Maldives, we went there about 4 years ago and stayed in Kuredu. we flew with Emirates which made the journey more easy! We had a water villa and it was stunning! so serene! I was worried abut boredom but it genuinely is paradise! Try snorkelling or scuba diving (imense!!!) we also did night fishing and a sunset catamaran which was awesome as we went right out y a local pod of wild dolphins! awesome! service was phenominal we struggled to spend money other than the scuba diving and catamaran. I'd have gone back for honeymoon for sure but H2B believes in once you've been somewhere try somewhere new.....

OH picked out honeymoon (without any input from me but i was impressed with the choices he made!

https://www.mandarinoriental.com/kuala-lumpur/petronas-towers/luxury-hotel

https://www.alilahotels.com:443/ubud

https://santrian.com/puri-santrian//

We fly on the evening of the day after the wedding! 3 nights in the 1st one, 4 in the second, 7 in the third! Soooooooooooooooooo proud of him! xxxxxxxx

Wow that isn't bad at all - can I ask who did you book with? We are paying £4,800 for 11 nights, in an upgraded room, but not to the best room, and we are not excellence package either!! I guess it must have something to do with the dates as we go in Peak "6 week holiday" time? I know it's an adults only resort but that's all that I can think that makes the price so much higher.

We are going to Dominican Republic for our honeymoon but staying in the Excellence Punta Cana.

KBS have you booked that yet? If so can I be nosey and ask who with?

It's on our list for our second honeymoon and I have checked some websites and can't find anyone who's taking bookings for it? Perhaps I am being a little stupid?

Havnt booked it yet but have listed our name for when the prices come out in April as apparently you can get some really good deals if you book early, we will be booking it through First Choice and, at present, if you are going on the August 2011 prices its £3700 including premium upgrade on the flight.

Ive been to KualaLampur before. Lovely city....sooooo many shops lol

But just watched the video for puri santrian....oh my. That looks amazing.

Maldives....Bali...so many choices and not enough money!sniff sniff

@ KSB - That's a bargain! Am I right in thinking it's still being built?

We've chosen the most expensive out of all the Excellence resorts and starting to reget it. We have the basic package and no flight upgrade, that was another £600 each which we just couldn't justify.

I wonder if it is too late to change our minds!

No, the Gran Bahia Principe Ambar is being built which is the other one we were looking at but the Excellence Punta Cana has been up and running for some time going on reviews on trip advisor anyway...

If you havent booked yours yet then if you want to, I would go to see the travel agents and see what cost difference it is to go to Dom Republic, or even go on the First Choice website for a quote? x.

Well we have already paid a £450 deposit so I think the decision is made now. Although saying that I thinkt they would transfer the deposit to another booking if we did change our minds.

I don't mind spending the amount of money we are, I just want to get the most for that money if that makes sense? But then the reason we didn't do DomRep was because I've been before, just over a year ago with family. Perhaps I will mull it over with OH tonight.

Kayl/KBS

im going to domincan republic..

we origionally booked a 3k honeymoon to kenya.. untill our travel agent informed us of some planned fighting in april 2011..

so weve changed it just to be sure.. were staying at the blue bay villas daradas in the dominican.. we had been reccomended it by a family friend .. in total..

for premium flights, honeymoon villa, honeymoon package of free wine, fruit, ect.. for 2 weeks all inclusive.. £2700 I booked with thompson who have been brilliant so far!

x

Mrs Keating to be - that is an awesome price!! Very impressed.

I don't know if I just have honeymoon envy from reading other peoples or if I am being tight but definately having a wobble about our destination.! Eek.