I'm Ayu, and Tuban is twenty minutes from our Seminyak shop, our eleventh busiest location. Most orders there are urgent, someone's flight leaves in hours, checkout is at 2pm, last chance to apologize before leaving Bali. That British man who called from London at 10am needing flowers delivered before his wife's 2pm checkout, Kadek got there at 12:45pm through midday traffic. We've done this since 2013, Kadek knows every airport area route and timing pattern. Transit doesn't mean the gesture matters less. WhatsApp me on 62 813-3862-5637.
Tuban is our eleventh busiest delivery location over the last twelve months, which makes complete sense when I understand the area properly. I'm Ayu, I run Sunny Florist Bali from Seminyak, been doing this since 2013, and Tuban sits right near Ngurah Rai Airport, maybe twenty minutes from our shop depending on which route Kadek takes. It's airport hotels and transit accommodations, not residential villas where people settle.
The reason Tuban ranks eleventh rather than higher is simple - it's a pass-through area, not a destination. People stay one night before flying home or one night after arriving before heading to Seminyak or Ubud. They're not living there, not building community, not needing flowers for regular life occasions. Our Tuban orders are specific types - welcome flowers for arrivals, goodbye flowers for departures, apology flowers when someone realizes they messed up right before leaving Bali.
Also Tuban feels more Indonesian than touristy despite the airport proximity. Real Balinese neighborhoods exist there alongside the transit hotels. When Kadek delivers to Tuban he sees actual local life, not just holiday Bali. Reminds both of us that this island is home for millions of people beyond just being paradise for visitors.
You can WhatsApp me on 62 813-3862-5637 for Tuban deliveries, timing is crucial there because flight schedules don't wait for late flower deliveries.
A British man called from London maybe two months ago, panicking. His wife was flying home from Bali that afternoon, staying at Holiday Inn near the airport, their trip had ended badly after an argument. He wanted flowers delivered to her hotel room before she left for the airport, last chance to apologize before she flew back to the UK still angry.
The pressure was enormous. She was checking out at 2pm, I got his call at 10am. I dropped everything, made the arrangement immediately, called Kadek who was mid-delivery in Canggu. He drove straight to our shop, picked up the flowers, battled through midday traffic to Tuban, arrived at Holiday Inn at 12:45pm. Hotel reception promised to deliver to her room immediately.
The husband called me three hours later from London, she'd received them just before checkout, called him crying, they talked properly for the first time in days. Crisis averted maybe, or at least addressed. He thanked us profusely, said we'd saved their marriage which felt dramatic but I understood the sentiment. Sometimes flowers are the opening that allows hard conversations to happen.
We deliver all over Tuban but mostly to airport hotels. Holiday Inn Express, Grand Zuri Kuta, favehotel Radin Inten, FM7 Resort Hotel, Swiss-Belhotel Tuban. Also some residential areas when locals order for family or friends, but hotel orders dominate.
The Lippo Mall Kuta area when someone wants flowers delivered to meet them at a public location. Waterbom Bali occasionally for birthday parties, though that's more Kuta technically. The neighborhoods near Kedonganan where actual Tuban residents live, different vibe entirely from the hotel strip.
Tuban isn't glamorous or Instagram-worthy like Uluwatu or Bingin. It's functional, serves a purpose, exists because the airport exists. But people staying there still need flowers for the same human reasons people everywhere need flowers - love, apology, celebration, grief, gratitude.
Our Fresh Fruit Basket works surprisingly well for Tuban welcome deliveries. Someone arriving in Bali exhausted from a long flight, fruit basket in their hotel room feels thoughtful and practical. An Australian family sent one to their parents at Grand Zuri, the parents were visiting Bali for the first time in their seventies, bit nervous about it. The fruit basket made them feel welcomed and cared for immediately. I recommend fruit baskets for Tuban specifically because hotel mini-bar snacks are expensive and disappointing, fresh tropical fruit feels generous and healthy after travel.
The Birthday Balloon with flowers is perfect for Tuban kids' birthdays when families are in transit. A Singaporean family staying at Holiday Inn before flying home had their daughter's 8th birthday fall on that transit day. They ordered flowers with a balloon to make the hotel room feel festive despite being just a stopover. The daughter apparently loved it, made a disappointing transit day special. I learned from raising Wayan that kids don't need expensive gestures, they need acknowledgment that their special day matters even in weird circumstances like airport hotel rooms.
Our White and Pink Rose arrangement works beautifully for Tuban goodbye gestures. Soft, romantic, not too intense for departures that are already emotional. A German man sent these to his Balinese girlfriend at her family home in Tuban residential area, he was flying back to Munich, she was staying. Long distance relationship starting, the flowers were meant to say "this isn't ending, just changing." She called us to say thank you, very moved by the gesture. I got emotional listening to her, twelve years running Sunny Florist and I still tear up over these stories, Kadek has given up teasing me about it.
After twelve years running this business I've learned that Tuban orders carry urgency that other areas don't. Flights don't wait, checkout times are fixed, people are in transit with limited flexibility. When someone orders to Tuban, timing matters more than perfection sometimes.
Also Tuban orders are often last-minute panic orders. Someone realized too late they messed up, someone's trying to salvage the end of their trip, someone wants one final gesture before leaving Bali. That desperation shows in how they communicate, the pleading tone about getting it there in time, the relief in their voices when we confirm delivery.
The proximity to our Seminyak shop helps manage that urgency. Twenty minutes means we can do rush deliveries when needed. Kadek knows the airport area traffic patterns, knows which routes work at different times of day. That knowledge gained over years of deliveries matters when timing is critical.
An American woman sent flowers to her friend arriving at favehotel Tuban last month, first time visiting Bali, traveling alone, bit nervous about it. The flowers with a welcome card were meant to say "You're going to love it here, I'm so glad you came."
Her friend checked in exhausted from the flight, found flowers waiting in her room, apparently burst into happy tears. Called her friend in California immediately, said she already felt welcomed to Bali before even leaving the hotel. That small gesture of flowers waiting transformed her arrival experience from lonely to supported.
I thought about that order for days afterward. My grandmother made offerings every morning in Gianyar, partly spiritual but partly about creating welcoming energy in our home. These Tuban arrival flowers serve similar purpose, making strangers feel welcomed to our island. I like being part of that, even in small ways.
We deliver to Tuban two or three times weekly, rush deliveries more often when flights and checkout times demand it. Same day delivery works if you order before 1pm, earlier if timing is critical. For hotel deliveries I need full names and room numbers. For residential deliveries I need detailed addresses.
Cards included, I write them myself. Tuban cards are often urgent and emotional, people trying to communicate something important before flights separate them.
WhatsApp me on 62 813-3862-5637 for Tuban orders. Most come from overseas, coordinating last-minute gestures around flight schedules. Tell me your timing requirements, we'll make it work.
We've been doing this since 2013. When you order flowers to Tuban from Sunny Florist Bali you get me making them quickly without sacrificing care, Kadek navigating airport area traffic to deliver them on time, both of us understanding that transit doesn't mean the gesture matters less. If you need flowers in Tuban, we're here.