As a warm-up to the big show four of us from New Zealand and Australia pile into Alila Seminyak's Kombi Car-aoke — a VW Kombi van kitted out with a couch, booming sound system, TV and three microphones.
We don't know each other well, but figure we'll have a few drinks and a bit of a laugh.
The beer and wine is cold and served from a retractable chilly bin hidden away beneath the two front seats.
Our driver for the night will probably lose his hearing by the end of it.
With more than 3000 songs to choose from — but a limited number in English — we are thoroughly entertained, belting out hits from Cher, Robbie Williams, Fleetwood Mac, Pink and others while being driven around Seminyak and waving to the crowds on the streets at night.
The traffic is heavy in parts of the town so we don't get very far from the hotel, but it's well worth it for the hilarity.
Once the Kombi Car-aoke is over I head out to Mexicola and La Favela — the two nightclubs with the most recommendations.
Both venues have overwhelming crowds of tourists dancing and chatting away in the multi-levelled complexes. It's easy to forget it's Tuesday night and my promise to myself I'll get up early in the morning to enjoy some ocean-side yoga while the sun comes up.
The next morning I remember spotting a Go-Pro tucked away in the Kombi van filming our karaoke session. I'm now living in hope that video doesn't surface on any marketing videos for the Alila Seminyak resort.
Checklist
GETTING THERE
Air New Zealand resumes direct flights to Denpasar in June to October.
ACCOMMODATION
For information on Alila Seminyak in Bali, go to alilahotels.com/seminyak.
