Located approximately one hour and a half from Denpasar International Airport, Padangbai is a busy port where most people take the ferry to/from Lombok and onwards to the Gilis, Komodo Islands, and Flores. With its beautiful surroundings and small unspoiled village feel, it qualifies as one of the most attractive port towns in the world. At the northern end of the town sits the 11th century Pura Silayukti Temple and just beyond it lies the Bloo Lagoon, an international village and combination of home, studio, and shared resort.
Consisting of twenty five unique villas that are designed with open spaces to flow indoors to outdoors, Bloo Lagoon is brilliantly fused with a traditional atmosphere yet still comfortably away from the modern touch. Suitable for singles, couples, and families, facilities include space for workshops, conferences and an amphitheater for performances as well as a restaurant and spa just above the ocean. Here you can enjoy outdoor bathing surrounded by lush vegetation or sip a drink while sitting under an umbrella or lounging by the swimming pool shore.
At Bloo Lagoon, an opportunity for two cultures to learn from each other is widely open. The residents and guests can provide language teaching, diving, computer skills, cooking, health techniques, accounting skills, building skills while the villagers in turn teach their local language, ecology, customs, craft ways, culture, religion, and smiling attitude. The management company, PT Rumah Teh Asli, has leased the land and will sub-lease it to people interested also. The sub-lease can be transferred to another at any time and is definitely not a timeshare. You fully own your house, and you or your friends can stay whenever you wish. In addition, the management provides day to day cleaning, security, reception, maid service, electric buggies and maintenance.
Globalization without stealing, this keeps the local village structure intact and eliminates the difficulties of foreign owners having to partake in the traditional village and Banjar duties. The basis of the contract is a condominium or strata law with the leassee leasing the land beneath the house, purchasing the house while paying for the maintainence of community property is common through the management company.
The wonderful villa concept of Bloo Lagoon is based on the T House design which was founded by international artist-architect, Tony Gwilliam. Bloo Lagoon’s ‘ethos’ is to live in harmony with the natural surroundings and the town of Padangbai, preserving and enhancing the beauty and integrity of the local culture. The underlying aim is to improve the life of all participating individuals, the buyers, guests, and villagers through the practice of eco-principals in mutual exchange; not only to the “green” land ecosystem but also the “bloo” ocean ecosystem below. For those who can afford to opt for a traditional lifestyle, Bloo Lagoon is sure to give you the answer you’ve been looking for.
Bloo Lagoon Villas & Resort
Jl Silayukti, Padangbai, Karangasem, Bali
Ph: +62 363 41211 / +62 81 7474 5751
Fax: +62 363 41099
Email: info@bloolagoon.com
