Bali Luxury Private Villa

Rooms

Each booking secures the villa's facilities and staff in their entirety, for anything from 2 to 8 adults, plus up to 4 children using extra beds (accommodation for babies in cots and a local nanny can be in addition to this). The villa is laid out in Balinese pavilion style, with four separate buildings. These consist of a living, dining and recreation pavilion, two bedroom pavilions, and a kitchen/service wing.

The 4 spacious Master bedrooms are grouped in pairs and offer a number of possible sleeping configurations to accommodate most requirements. Comfortable and romantic, the beds are vast with billowing mosquito nets, soft goose down Ploh pillows, white linens and light duvets. Neutral tones and rich teak are offset by walls of floor-to-ceiling windows which slide open to catch the breeze; each room's shady fan-cooled terrace is furnished with a daybed or armchairs piled with squashy cushions. Views are of the pool, gardens and rice fields. Dressing areas have plenty of wardrobe space, salon-quality hairdryers, robes, slippers and sarongs. A selection of travel adaptors and trays for personal knick-knacks are a nice touch, as are the Bose Wave CD players with ipod connections and Wifi throughout. All rooms have safety deposit boxes, A/C and fans. The large bathrooms are an experience in themselves: huge bathtubs, outdoor garden showers, piles of white towels, deliciously scented tropical toiletries, candles and fresh tuberoses.

Bedrooms 1 and 2 are linked in a single-storey pavilion at one end of the swimming pool, whilst Bedrooms 3 and 4 are in a two-storey building to the rear of the main villa with their own private walled garden. All bedrooms can accommodate an extra single bed, and the villa has three hotel quality trundle beds (with their own mosquito nets) for this purpose. Umah is the largest room and has space for two additional trundle beds.

Bedroom 1 - Sawah:

Eating

The villa has two chefs and delicious dining menus. The staff will shop for, prepare and serve all meals which are charged at the local cost of ingredients. The bar service is another big plus and even the night security can knock up a frozen margarita. Apart from cocktails and local beer, there's a selection of wine at local supermarket prices, as well as a more extensive premium wine list from France and Australia.

The modern Asian dining menu is extensive and delicious, ordered family-style and served at the 12-seater dining table overlooking the pool, on the lawns under the palm trees, or at a shaded bale by the rice fields to take full advantage of the villa’s gorgeous ocean views. A children's menu is also provided - just let the staff know when you want to eat. There is a lovely kitchen but you'll not be spending much time in it; the staff will be catering for you. A professional coffee machine means even the lattes are top notch. Dishes concentrate on fresh ingredients and clean tastes. Personal tastes and special diets are catered for.

A typical day might include breakfast of freshly squeezed fruit juice and banana crepes with palm sugar and lunch of the house special Nasi Goreng with fresh sambal. At sunset try the frozen margarita or mint caipiroskas served with canapes - perhaps a taster of scallop salad with chili sauce and fresh coconut or lime and chili chicken dumplings with dipping sauce. Dinner might be a chilled roasted tomato soup served with crusty bread followed by seared Tasmanian salmon with pink peppercorns, pickled ginger, lime, coriander and lemongrass. Exotic local fruits served with a ginger, cardamom and lime syrup and vanilla ice-cream is just one of many refreshing deserts on offer. Premium Lazumba coffee and warm chocolate samosas round off the meal to perfection.

Guests can choose to dine out if they can bear to venture away from such home comforts, and there’s a great deal of choice both locally in Canggu or a 30 minute drive away in Seminyak. Staff will readily suggest the latest openings or tried-and- tested favourites.

Features include:

• Bar
• Breakfast
• Dinner by arrangement
• Full kitchen
• In-house cook
• Kids' meals
• Lunch by arrangement
• Room service
• Shopping service
• Vegetarian options

Activities

• Massage and Yoga/Pilates – a team of masseurs deliver excellent treatments on professional spa tables - just choose where you'd like to have one
  
• Lots of games to play at the villa from lawn dominoes, badminton, table tennis and football (bamboo goals included) to backgammon, Giant Connect 4 and Perudo
  
• Walks or bike rides through rice fields, villages, to the beach & temples are an unforgettable way to immerse yourself in everyday Balinese life. Villagers are friendly and the scenery spectacular with green plains of rice, volcanoes in the distance and rugged black sand beaches. The temple and beach at Seseh are important ones for regional ceremonies
  
• Horse-rides through rice fields or along the beach at sunset, private surf lessons, diving, white water rafting, cruises and elephant trekking can all be arranged for you.
  
• Local culture is intrinsic to Bali and one of the benefits of staying in this private villa will be the exclusive insights you will enjoy by getting to know its lovely Balinese staff and by being part of this traditional village. A gamelan orchestra and dance performances can be arranged at the villa whilst sarongs are available for temple visits
  
• The villa is within easy reach of Finns Recreation Club where guests can purchase day passes to enjoy activities such as tennis, water-slides, a bounce trampoline centre and ten-pin bowling
  
• Chauffeured tours of the island, shopping expeditions to Seminyak & Berawa (30 minutes) and Ubud (60 minutes drive), or nights on the town are easy in the air-conditioned comfort of your complimentary car

Activities on site or nearby include:

• Birdwatching
• Cycling
• Golf
• Hiking
• Horse riding
• Plantlife / flora
• Shopping / markets
• Surfing
• Swimming
• Traditional cultures
• Yoga

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Location

The villa is on the outskirts of the village of Seseh, on Bali's southwest coast. It's 15 minutes from Canggu and Tanah Lot, 30-45 minutes northwest of Seminyak, 60 minutes from Ubud, and 45-60 minutes from Denpasar airport.

By Air:
Denpasar Ngurah Rai (24km). Served by many international airlines. Please click on the links below for further information. You can also fly to Jakarta, then travel overland (approx 24 hours) or catch a connecting flight to Denpasar.

From the Airport
Return transfers are included in the rates (as is a chauffeured car every day during your stay).

By Ferry:
There are frequent boats between Bali and the major islands in Indonesia, including Java, Lombok and Komodo. You can catch a taxi from the ferry port to the hotel.

By Car:
We don’t recommend you renting a car unless you’re a very seasoned visitor to Bali as some of the on-the-spot fines for ‘traffic violations’ can be annoying. Narrow roads and overtaking procedures can also be unnerving, especially through the mountains.

Detailed directions will be sent to you when you book through i-escape.com.

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