Nestled on Bali’s southern peninsula, on a garden hillside overlooking the Bali Golf & Country Club, Nusa Dua and the expansive sweep of the Indian Ocean, Amanusa is a secluded Bali resort 15 minutes from Denpasar’s international airport and close to some of Bali’s main entertainment and shopping areas, Kuta, Legian and Seminyak. Guests can spend the day basking in one of 10 private ‘bales’ on one of Nusa Dua’s finest white sand beaches or, steps away, enjoy a round of golf at the Bali Golf and Country Club. Please see the Amanusa Golf Experience for details. The Aman Bali Experience offers seven nights at a minimum of any two Amanresorts in Bali.
Amanusa (which means ‘peaceful isle’ and opened in 1992) enjoys a commanding position on a garden hillside in southern Bali just above the Bali Golf and Country Club. Views run from the adjacent Indian Ocean shoreline to sacred Mount Agung that dominates the far horizon on a clear day.
The entrance to the lobby is a colonnaded open-air hall lined with baskets of white tuberoses. Framing the foyer is a teak sculpture illustrating scenes from the Ramayana, one of the two great epic poems of India.
Accommodation
Amanusa has 35 thatched-roof suites like a most bali villas architecture linked by paved walkways and set behind foliage and mossy paras stone walls for added privacy. Wireless broadband connections are now available in all resort accommodations and public areas.
Garden Suites: All suites have four-poster beds and round tables for private dining, a sunken indoor bath, outdoor shower, a garden courtyard and a terrace with a spacious canopied day bed.
- Deluxe Suites: These suites are identical to Garden Suites with extensive views of the golf course or the Ocean.
- Pool Suites: Eight suites have private swimming pools and a spacious terrace.
- Amanusa Suite: The Amanusa Suite enjoys a private swimming pool and the most privileged views of the Ocean.
Food & Dining
The Terrace offers sweeping views of Bali, embracing the golf course, the Indian Ocean, Nusa Dua and the Bukit, which is Bali’s southern peninsula. The Terrace serves Thai and Indonesian cuisines, with the addition of Continental fare during the day. Open only for dinner, The Italian Restaurant offers seating in an elegant room of high ceilings and leaded windows as well as in a romantic outdoor courtyard among flowering frangipani trees, overlooking the pool.
Facilities
- The Beach Club: This is located on the beachfront of the Bali Golf and Country Club. The Club consists of nine bales, each with two sun loungers. Refreshments, light meals, showers and washrooms are provided. The white-sand beach is one of Bali’s best and is fringed by a coral reef. Snorkelling equipment and kayaks are available. The Beach Club is also the setting for candlelit barbecues, and sunrise breakfasts can be enjoyed in the privacy of the bales.
- Swimming Pool: The large 30m blue pool is bordered by a bougainvillea-covered trellis, flowering frangipani trees and a high paras-stone wall.
- Library: The Library specialises in books on Indonesian art and culture and also offers an extensive CD and VCD selection. A laptop computer is available for e-mail and Internet access.
- Boutique and Gallery: Balinese and Indonesian craft and antiques as well as other gift items are available.
- Tennis: Amanusa’s two, all-weather tennis courts are floodlit for evening play. Attendants are available as playing partners or ball boys. A bale is located between the courts for shady breaks of iced chrysanthemum tea and refreshments.
- Massage and Beauty Treatments: Amanusa’s resident masseuses mix traditional Balinese massage with Swedish massage and acupressure. Massage is available in the privacy of your suite, in the specially-designated massage suite or on one of the Beach bales. Body treatments as well as facials, pedicures and manicures are also available. Amanusa’s reiki master is on hand to redress any energy imbalances and a reflexologist is available once a week.
- Meetings and Special Events: The resort has meeting facilities for up to 30 people and is a special venue for occasions like weddings, birthdays and family reunions. Amanusa’s boardroom is two rooms in one: a conference facility for informal meetings and a reception area for coffee breaks and cocktails. Facilities include direct lines for fax and telephone, a video and laser-disc system, satellite TV and a computer link to the projector and the big screen. For guests wanting a deeper insight into Balinese life and culture, Amanusa will arrange seminars or presentations.
- Sporting Events: Amanusa arranges corporate tennis or golf tournaments.
- Broadband: Wireless broadband connections are available in all resort accommodations and public areas
(4 out of 5)
April 24th, 2008 at 12:28 am
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