The Star: September 21, 2017
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Thursday <strong>September</strong> <strong>21</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 37<br />
Travel<br />
Club Med – Bali’s lap of luxury<br />
• By Mike Yardley<br />
CLUB MED Bali sure knows how<br />
to deliver a fuss-free, all-inclusive<br />
vacation, a cross between the feelgood<br />
fizziness of Disneyland and<br />
the indulgence of a cruise ship.<br />
<strong>The</strong> peppy staff, known as<br />
“GOs” operate all of the resorts<br />
activities, run the kids’ club, serve<br />
at the restaurants and bars and<br />
even perform in the nightly entertainment<br />
extravaganzas.<br />
Club Med recruits their GOs<br />
from around the world and rotate<br />
them throughout their resorts<br />
every couple of years.<br />
During my stay at Club Med<br />
Bali, the GOs derived from 33<br />
countries, including one Kiwi.<br />
Before long, you’ll notice them<br />
greeting you by name and<br />
intuitively knowing your drink<br />
preference.<br />
Since Club Med is all about<br />
all-inclusive, your food and<br />
beverages are already taken of,<br />
including fruit juices, beer, wine,<br />
spirits and cocktails. <strong>The</strong> only<br />
additional charges I came across<br />
were for premium beer brands<br />
and champagne.<br />
Not dissimilar to an ocean<br />
cruise, the food just keeps on<br />
flowing, with unbelievably expansive<br />
buffet presentations, for<br />
breakfast, lunch and dinner.<br />
<strong>The</strong> globe-trotting gastronomy<br />
features quintessential Balinese<br />
food including nasi campur, a<br />
signature French “dish of the day,”<br />
Italian woodfired pizza and pastas,<br />
Japanese sushi and kimchee<br />
dishes, and a fabulous fresh salad<br />
bar and fruit bar.<br />
<strong>The</strong> lavish buffet affair takes<br />
place at the magnificently furnished<br />
Augung Restaurant, while<br />
you can dine a la carte at <strong>The</strong><br />
Deck, an experiential must for<br />
the gourmet seafood selections.<br />
In addition to the main dining<br />
services, tasty snacks and tapas<br />
are always available at the Kintamani<br />
Bar, a spectacular circular<br />
poolside structure, strobing like a<br />
UFO at night.<br />
One night a clutch of Balinese<br />
food carts were wheeled out<br />
around the bar, sizzling away with<br />
grilled food on skewers. It’s those<br />
sorts of unexpected extra thrills,<br />
alongside the flawless guest service<br />
which makes Club Med Bali<br />
such a star performer.<br />
•Turn to page 38<br />
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