In Reply to: double dipping posted by gecko on Sunday, 15. July 2007 at 21:32 Bali Time:
I booked our hotel direct because of the compulsory dinners @ $84US per person that the tour company wanted to charge. It was going to increase the cost of our holiday by heaps.
When I booked with the hotel nothing was mentioned of the dinners, until last week. I got an email after contacting them to add some more rooms.
I was told that there might be a New Year Dinner and it would be $60US per person, but they had not yet decided. I wrote back and told them we had already booked elsewhere for New Year and they said that it was Ok.
I booked the restaurant about 2 months ago and they said that they already had quite a few bookings.
I think it would be safer to book now then you know exactly what your doing on the day and you don't have to wander the streets looking for somewhere with a vacancy.