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Isle of Bali
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Reviewer's Name:
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Julie Blankinship |
Reviewer's Email Address:
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JBlankin@aol.com |
Date(s) of Stay:
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01-02-99 through 01-08-99 |
Location:
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On SR 192 |
Ease of WDW Park Access:
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By car, takes approx. 10 minutes to be in the World
or home from the parks (one turn and your on 192, one more and you
are home) Didn't use shuttle. |
Address:
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17777 Bali Blvd. Winter Garden FL 34787 |
Phone Number:
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(407) 239-5000 |
Facility Type:
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Resort |
Accommodation Used:
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1 Bedroom Suite |
Accommodations Review:
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Very clean and well furnished. All rooms feature
Jacuzzi tub in a large bathroom. The washer/dryer was very handy.
Plenty of storage space (drawers/closets). |
Rate/Night (for your stay):
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$349 (plus required tour) |
# of Restaurants/Lounges:
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1 grill/bar (poolside) |
Restaurant/Lounge Review:
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Food was good and reasonably priced. Large portions.
Small drinks for the price, but made very strong (lots of
alcohol-served by 3 different bartenders at 3 different times). |
Activities/Facilities Available:
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Game room, Sundries Shop, Pool, Hot-Tub, Beach,
Bicycling, Paddle Boating, Fishing, small Lake, playground,
basketball, Tennis. |
Pool Description/Comments:
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2 large pools with hot tubs nearby. Also, Liki Tiki
Lagoon features a wonderful kiddie play area great for any kids
under about 12-13 (wouldn't impress teens). This area includes
wave pool, slides, waterfall 'mushroom', dancing jets out of the
ground, an 'erupting' volcano and has the bar/grill poolside. Also
here is a kiddie pool. |
Amenities Provided:
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Hairdryer, Towels/Supplies, Washer/dryer in room,
In-Room Safe, Babysitting/Kid's Programs, Cooking Facilities
(microwave, stove, fridge, oven, dishwasher, blender, toaster,
icemaker, all glasses, cookware and utensils) Airport Shuttle (not
complimentary), Theme Park Shuttle (not complimentary), Cable TV,
Handicapped Accessible Rooms, Non-Smoking Rooms Available, Smoke
Detectors, Fire Sprinklers. |
Other Comments:
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- A great place for a family to stay.
- There are activities for the kids and the entire family.
- The staff was caring and very courteous.
- My son bought a camera from the gift shop (a cheapie) that
broke on us the first day he used it. We took it back for an
exchange and were given another camera, five rolls of film,
the money back for the initial purchase and $5 of tokens for
the game room.
- There is a gated entrance and a security patrol.
- The room we were in connected to a larger 2 BR which could
easily sleep another 6-8 people (total of 10-12 for both
rooms), yet our room was roomy and didn't seem like the
smaller part of a combo.
- Tip-if you are traveling on a budget, book through Island
One 800-892-7523 (the owner of this property) and take the
tour. It is a timeshare, but they were not pushy or ugly to us
once we declined to take part in their program. They did ask
us to refer any friends that may be interested to their resort
and included a free breakfast, free backpack filled with
goodies (disposable camera, Gatorland tickets, 30 min. phone
card, etc). We were very pleased with all aspects of our stay.
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