I'm Ayu, and I've been running Sunny Florist Bali since 2013. Every year I look at where our flowers actually go, which areas order the most, what that tells me about how Bali is changing. This year's numbers surprised me more than any year before.
Batu Bolong is our biggest delivery area. Not Seminyak where our shop is. Not Canggu overall. Batu Bolong specifically. A neighborhood that barely existed when I first opened this place is now where we deliver more flowers than anywhere else in Bali.
Ten years ago Batu Bolong was rice fields and a few warungs. That iconic street leading down to the beach, Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong, was quiet. You could park anywhere. Now it's wall-to-wall villas, cafes, co-working spaces, yoga studios, beach clubs. You can't park anywhere, ever.
What's wild is who's ordering flowers there. Almost nobody ordering to Batu Bolong actually lives there permanently. It's people in Australia sending flowers to their friend who's renting a villa for two months. Someone in Singapore sending birthday flowers to their girlfriend doing yoga teacher training. Americans, Europeans, Australians, all ordering flowers to temporary addresses in Batu Bolong.
I delivered to the same villa there four times last year for four completely different people. Different guests, different occasions, same villa. The owner must be making a fortune on Airbnb.
The Batu Bolong orders are interesting too. Less "I'm sorry" flowers than Kuta. More birthdays, more "thinking of you" orders, more anniversaries for couples doing the digital nomad thing together. These are people who chose to be in Bali, not just tourists passing through. That changes what flowers mean.
Obviously Seminyak delivers a lot, we're based here. But Seminyak orders are different from Batu Bolong. More locals, more regular customers, more businesses ordering for events. Less dramatic somehow. Someone needs flowers for a dinner party. A regular customer wants their weekly arrangement. A restaurant needs centerpieces. Steady, reliable, less emotional.
Canggu as a whole (including Batu Bolong) is massive for us. But breaking it down by neighborhood, Batu Bolong wins. Then Echo Beach area, then Berawa. Each part of Canggu has its own vibe, attracts different people, orders different flowers.
Kuta orders more flowers than people think. I mentioned this in our Kuta page but it's worth repeating. Short-stay tourists, families, people near the airport, lots of last-minute orders. "Can you deliver today?" energy. The Kuta orders keep us on our toes.
What I didn't expect was Kuta holding steady while Batu Bolong exploded. Five years ago Kuta would have been number one or two easily. Now it's still significant but Batu Bolong has overtaken it. That tells you everything about how Bali is changing.
Nusa Dua doesn't order as many flowers as Batu Bolong or Canggu, but the orders are bigger. Fancier arrangements, higher budgets, more roses, more special requests. Someone celebrating their 40th anniversary at The Mulia isn't ordering our 6 Rose Bunch, they want the 24 Red Roses arrangement, maybe add champagne, maybe add extra calla lilies.
I worked near Nusa Dua before opening this place so those deliveries feel personal to me. Walking into those resorts with my own flowers instead of hotel flowers, it still feels a bit surreal honestly.
Ubud orders cluster around two things: destination weddings and wellness retreats. Someone's getting married at a rice terrace venue. Someone's doing a week-long yoga retreat and their friend sends flowers. The drive to Ubud is further so we batch deliveries when we can, but I actually love going there. Always cooler, always beautiful, always worth the trip.
BIMC Hospital and Siloam Hospital combined add up to way more deliveries than I expected. Get well flowers, new baby flowers, thank you flowers for medical staff. Hospitals are where flowers actually matter most, not weddings or birthdays really. Those are celebrations. Hospitals are where people need flowers.
We have regular hospital customers too. Expats who've been here long enough to need medical care, families visiting loved ones from overseas. Those deliveries always feel important to me.
Sanur and Jimbaran are steady, consistent, never dramatic. Older expats, families, people who've been in Bali for years. The orders are often simpler, not trying to impress anyone. Just wanting nice flowers for good reasons. I appreciate that about those areas.
Denpasar orders are usually local Balinese customers or businesses. Different energy from tourist areas. These customers often want specific things, know exactly what they're after, appreciate when we use local Balinese flowers. I like Denpasar orders, they feel more like how my grandmother would have approached flowers. Purposeful.
The fact that Batu Bolong is our number one delivery area tells you everything about modern Bali. It's not about where the biggest hotels are or where tourists stay. It's about where people are actually living their lives, even if temporarily. Working remotely, doing yoga, building businesses online, creating community.
Flowers follow life. And right now, a whole lot of life is happening in Batu Bolong.
If you're ordering flowers to Bali, chances are really good we deliver to your area. We've been doing this twelve years. We know the island, we know the shortcuts, we know how to find villas with no proper address. Kadek can navigate anything at this point.
But if you're ordering to Batu Bolong specifically, you're in good company. Really good company apparently. Like, our-biggest-delivery-area good company.
That's still weird to say out loud but the numbers don't lie.