In Reply to: booking hotels May 2009 posted by simplelife on Friday, 27. June 2008 at 12:31 Bali Time:
In our case with 2 children travelling as well as adults, our airfares work out cheaper if we book a package with Garuda. We use this as a starter and then do the rest of the accommodation directly with the hotel. The minimum package days are generally four I think but have read on the forum it can be as few as two.
I have never used an on line agent but many people do. If you have plenty of time up your sleeve you could compare prices but don't forget to factor in if the on-line agent is pricing in USD and what fees they may require for the booking.
I don't think May is particulary busy so you would likely get good prices from the hotels directly. I would wait off a bit if you are going to book yourself as the hotel would probably negotiate more if they have an abundance of empty rooms closer to the time you want to go.
Five moves in three weeks is a lot of packing and moving.... Have you considered one week each in three places?