Just how close are you to the road? Can that be legal? Would you like to take a dip and end up with dust and pollution coating your entire body? Will that be particularly noisy? Harris Hotels won't tell you, but we will!!
Like we said before, that is a main road. Just imagine the amount of cars, trucks and screaming motocross bikes that pass every hour. There are also a lot of Harley Davidson's without exhausts that visit the tattoo studio - not that we're complaining, guys. The dust, grime and exhaust fumes here are particularly unpleasant. Keep an eye on that thing filled with water - that Harris Hotel call a luxurious swimming pool. We laughed when we saw the designs, but Harris seem unfazed by it impracticality.
To begin with, look at the thickness of the walls. Are they solid concrete - and able to block out the immense noise from Jl Drupadi?? No, take a look at the picture below. The walls facing the noisy street are made of a single layer of very thin clay bricks [.. that's a workman standing next to them], with an extremely thin layer of concrete rendering, you can see it picture number two. This will not keep out the noise - and Harris Hotels are cutting corners in the construction. They don't want to spend the extra money on insulating you from noise. That's not a very good investment in you!
Let's not forget that Indonesia is a highly unstable earthquake zone with Bali frequently being hit by tremors. You might wish to Google the 'Ring of Fire'. Would you really want to be in a five story building when the big one hits? There's a good reason why expats choose to rent single storey villas. Are you confident that Indonesian building standards are of an adequate level to ensure structural integrity? Ask anyone who knows how quickly this building was slapped together! Hmmm?
Your bedroom will be how close to the road????
That's the 'swimming pool' - not very impressive, is it?
Keep an eye on the two short posts, where the pool is ... !!
You won't need to phone for a taxi, you can just call out from the swimming pool.
The pile of dirt and rubble up above is the swimming pool directly beneath - it's not going to be a very big pool then is it? And all that pollution.
There are those green hills again. They don't exist!
See that car? That is the driveway and Harris Hotel Seminyak reception. Where will the buses and coaches of Australian tourists stop to drop off passengers? You can see by now that there is no room on the streets. Just one big bus will block the entire road. Imagine the car horns and angry scenes.
It certainly looks nicer in the pretty artist's impression, doesn't it?? [But it can't show you all the pollution and noise that's coming off this major road through Seminyak, can it?]. To really appreciate the noise, you should sleep by the side of the road - until the hotel is finished - and wait until about 4AM when all the drunken tourists are spilling out of the bars and clubs in Kuta. Seriously, see for yourself how much noise the Harris Condotel Residents will have to endure each night and day. Ask your Ray White Kuta real estate agent what they think the noise would be like, watch them squirm!
