Would you like to stay in a water bungalow?
By maximax8
@maximax8 (31046)
United Kingdom
December 12, 2009 5:28am CST
I couldn't possibly afford to stay in a water bungalow but I wish I could. I have seen some water bungalows in French Polynesia. In a travel magazine I saw some photos of some water bungalows in the Philippines. I looked at their website and saw the price was 19,000 ph which is about £250 a night.
I like to stay in rustic looking accommodation and not luxury resorts.
Would you like to stay in a water bungalow?
If so where in the world?
What type of accommodation do you like most of all?
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15 responses
@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
13 Dec 09
hi maximax,
first time i am hearing about the water bungalow,how it look like,it is better to upload a photo of water bungalow to see,i can accommodate in any type of accommodation either it may be hut,bungalow,resort or modern bungalow or small house,that is also according to my budget only,have a nice day
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 09
Hi there my friend Yugasini. I wish that I knew how to upload a photo on to My Lot. I used to be able to do that when I had my computer but now I have my laptop and my net book. I like your choices of accommodation and it is wise that you stay within your budget. In Belize I stayed a couple of nights in a tree house. I hope that you are having a lovely day.
@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
13 Dec 09
hi maximax,
thanks for the response/comment,till now you have not informed what job you are doing,how it be possible to you to visit all these countries,i think with in 10 years you may cover most of the countries and cities in the world,you are very lucky that chance to visit all countries,have a nice day
@bhanusb (5709)
• India
12 Dec 09
It will be very nice to stay at a water bungalow. But if it's so expensive then it would better for me to leave this wish. I always try to find out cheaper accommodation while I'm in travel.I want to get maximum satisfaction by using minimum money.
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@snowy22315 (180703)
• United States
12 Dec 09
I don't really know what a water bungalow is, I think you might mean what we can in the U.S. a houseboat. I think it would be really fun to have a vacation on one, particularly in a tropical location because you could just dive over the edge anytime and go swimming. It would be a really fun thing to do, and a good way to spend your time.
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 09
I imagine a house boat in the USA might be moored along a river. A water bungalow might be a thatched building made of wood on stills in the sea close to a tropical beach. I love it when I can do some snorkeling. You know Australia's islands of the Great Barrier Reef that it where I snorkeled for the first time.
@allknowing (136418)
• India
13 Dec 09
We in India call them as houseboats. A typical houseboat in Kerala would have the following features:Facilities:
* Fully furnished living and bed rooms.
* Separate Dining area.
* Bed rooms attached with bath rooms.
* Sun Bath decks.
* Well equipped Kitchen with an excellent chef.
* Uniformed and well trained staff.
* Traditional Kerala, North Indian and Jain food.
* On board safety precautions.
* Cruise covers both Alleppey and Kumarakom backwaters.
The cost would be as follows:House boat type: 5-Bed room A/C 4-Bed room A/C 3-Bed room A/C 2-Bed room A/C 2-Bed room NON A/C 1-Bed room A/C 1-Bed room NON A/C
St Mary Luxury House boat: INR: 29000 23000 17000 10500 8000 7500 5500
St Mary Deluxe House boat: INR: 26000 20500 15500 8500 7500 6500 5000
I have not stayed in any of those but hope to one day!!
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 09
Thanks so much for the photo of the Indian house boat. It looks excellent. I find your description really helpful too. I think it has many more facilities than a water bungalow in the Maldives. I would love to visit Kerala one day and explore the back waters. The beaches were look lovely so I would be able to swim there next to the palm trees.
@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
14 Dec 09
I think they have things like that called Kelongs in Malaysia. It doesn't have to be very expensive to live in one of those for a short holiday.
Of course the ones in Maldives are different and i had a friend who stayed in one that cost $1000 USD a night! and she stayed for 5 nights! I wouldn't have spent money like that. but she had a great time. and she works hard for her money and enjoys diving so i suppose it was money well spent.
the best part about it will probably be seeing the sun rise and set in the horizon from your bed.
@frankiecesca (2489)
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13 Dec 09
Yes I also saw some in a travel magazine in Polynesia and I would also maybe one day like to stay in one in the Maldives!! x
@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
13 Dec 09
It is quite interesting to know that we have water bungalows here in the Philippines. I am not sure of how they are made of or where they are built on but i have a picture in my head about how they appear but i am not really sure. I would try to look into their website just to see how they are. But i see that the rate is much too high, i am sure you would find some good deals that fits your taste.Nice and cozy would be enough for me, i guess, i haven't traveled anywhere outside my country yet.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 09
I would love to visit the Philippines Sweetie. It would be a fantastic destination for island hopping and snorkeling. I plan to go there in a few years time. I will fly into Cebu and visit Bohol Island to see the Chocolate Hills. Yes, I will afford a rustic looking beach hut and not a fancy resort.
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@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
13 Dec 09
That is so wonderful to know. You will have so many beautiful and nice resorts to choose from when you do get to visit here. I am sure you will enjoy your stay. There are a lot of beach resorts and island get a-ways to choose from and i hope you get to choose the best that suits you. Nice to see you on here, my friend. I hope that your kids are doing well, take care.
@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
13 Dec 09
If it's on top of the water, I think I would enjoy it. I saw something about a hotel that's under the ocean somewhere down in Florida and I don't think I would like that too much. If I saw a shark, it might give me nightmares! I like both rustic and luxury resorts. With my budget these days, I would probably have to settle for rustic, though. I don't know how much 19,000 ph would be in american money but it would probably be way too much for me. Kathy.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 09
Hi Kathy. The water bungalow would be about US $415 a night. Therefore it is out of the budget of most travelers. I think that the underwater hotel in Florida would be magical like to stay at. I like to snorkel with small relatively harmless sharks. I did that in French Polynesia with black tipped reef sharks and nurse sharks in Belize. I love rustic accommodation like beach huts. Maxine
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@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
15 Dec 09
I believe the beach huts would be nice to stay in. I never have stayed in one but I like the outdoors and nature anyway so I think I would enjoy them. I went snorkeling down in the Bahamas in 1990 and really enjoyed that. We didn't see many fish that day, though. $415.00 would definitely be out of my budget, lol. Kathy.
@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
13 Dec 09
One of the mylotters on here called it a houseboat and I know what those are. My brother and his family owned one when he and his frist wife were together. I never did get a chance to stay in it, though. You see, there is a lake about 10 miles north of here called "Smith Lake" and they used to keep it out there. It was kind of rustic and I think it would be fun to stay in one. Kathy.
@gunjanpri (603)
• India
12 Dec 09
Lovely topic to fantasize at least. Well I do not have a bungalow and right now there is no scene to own even a flat in this metro city. Every thing is so expensive here. But I do have many farm houses at ancestral place and my in laws also have agricultural land which I am going to own. So planning for a water bungalow seems nice.
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@marguicha (223009)
• Chile
12 Dec 09
Dear friend,
I don´t even knoe what a water bungaloew is.Instruct me, please. Perhaps I will start wanting to go there. You know how it is: one thing leads to another. But those prices make it as difficult as reaching the moon.
Hug!
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 09
My dear friend please imagine a tropical beach with a row of buildings in the sea. There is a walkway to the palm fringed beach. It is expensive accommodation in the Maldives, the Philippines and French Polynesia. Yes, the prices are exceptionally high and impossible to afford. Hugs.
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@bharadwaz (112)
• India
13 Dec 09
hi maximax.
can i know what is water bungalow,but i was thinkinking that it was like a resorts as am not wrong......as u asked what type of accomodation....in my view when we are with our familymembers we need luxurious accomodation but wen we are with our friends we like to have both luxurious and it was reliable to enjoy......
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 09
Hi there Bharadwaz. Yes, a water bungalow is like resort accommodation. It could be a thatched hut on stilts in the sea at a resort in a tropical destination. I stayed n a hotel on the Kenyan coast and it had many swimming pools. It was a cheap way for me to go on safari. I got a train to Nairobi and then went to the Masai Mara and Lake Nakaru for 5 days.
@letssstalk (285)
• India
12 Dec 09
ITs Sounds quiet amazing and acttractive, i wish i got a chance to stay there once. well whenever i go out of the home i like accomodation which are comfortable like home had lot of green plants around.
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