The facilities include the tranquil Ayur Spa. The creative use of space to forge intimate yet open areas, to give light and privacy, and comfort yet airiness is just the first of many smart things about this place. The two Balinese inspired spa rooms have their own steam room, Jacuzzi, bale, and double outdoor shower.

You can also enjoy leisurely lunches and romantic dinners, in addition to sandwiches and snacks, served in the privacy of your villa or within the relaxed ambience of our poolside restaurant. Our tempting à la Carte menu bursts with a wide range of international and Asian dishes together with local specialties. Breakfast served by your personal butler at your poolside Bale is just one of the treats you can look forward to. The service here is very personal and sincere, and you do get the impression that the staff really enjoy their work.

Furthermore, The Kayana is equipped with the expertise and the facilities to co-ordinate small private meetings, reception and weddings. The multi-purpose Function Room is centrally located for your convenience.

Consisting of 24 pool villas, gracefully arranged on either side of a tree-lined pathway, the style is classy, modern and minimalist with geometric lines and artistic flair, cleverly blending chic sophistication with the traditions of Bali. Each villa, with its fresh contemporary decor, is designed to provide peace and privacy, while being equipped with everything that you will need for your comfort and convenience. Each of the 24 villas is set within a private walled garden, complete with its own private pool or alternatively a plunge pool with a hot water facility. Furthermore, each villa presents an outdoor living and dining pavilion, a stylish bathroom with bathtub and shower. Air-conditioned bedrooms complete the picture. Each is equipped with a plasma satellite television, iPod and sound dock, safe deposit box, and a thoughtful array of amenities for your comfort and convenience.

The Kayana Seminyak, Bali
Jl. Raya Petitenget, Kerobokan Kelod,
Kuta Utara, Bali, Indonesia
Tel: (62 361) 8476628
Fax: (62 361) 8476633
E-mail: info@thekayana.com
Web: www.thekayana.com

Be the first to enjoy the Ungasan Unveils package, a delightful sojourn which offers one complimentary night with minimum two consecutive nights’ stay. The package includes breakfast at Bambu Restaurant and return airport limousine transfers for two people. For stays of four nights and above, guests will also enjoy a complimentary four-course set dinner at Ju-Ma-Na restaurant. This introductory offer starts at US$620++ per night for a Pool Villa and is valid for reservations and stays from 15 December 2009 to 31 March 2010 (dates inclusive).

Resort Lifestyle for the Discerning
Banyan Tree Ungasan is 35 minutes by car from Ngurah Rai International Airport and the thriving beaches of Kuta, Seminyak and Sanur. Designed to offer absolute privacy and seclusion, its lofty perch on Bali’s serene southern coast over a unique coral beach allows guests to experience Bali at their own pace, while cocooned with the luxuries of time and space in their own private villas.

All 73 spacious pool villas are set in their own lush landscaped garden with outdoor jet pool, marble bathroom with sunken baths, and a Balinese balé (outdoor pavilion). The highlight of each villa is the generously-sized private infinity pool, which starts from 10 metres in length and is perched on the cliff-edge overlooking the horizon. Carefully selected furnishings combine contemporary design with touches of Balinese artistry.

Ideal for couples, families and friends, each of the 11 Two-bedroom Villas and three triple-bedroom Presidential Villas features a 12-metre and 25-metre-long infinity pool respectively. Featuring expansive living areas and landscape garden, guests can enjoy private celebrations within the intimate surrounds of the Sanctuary Villas and Presidential Villas; the Presidential Villa also comes with a dedicated spa treatment room and dedicated fitness area.

Dining takes centre stage at Banyan Tree Ungasan, thanks to the bounty of fresh produce and melting pot of flavours and techniques that tropical Bali is blessed with. Guests will be able to take their pick from three stellar restaurants. Ju-Ma-Na restaurant, which means ‘silver pearl’ in Arabic, will offer gourmet menus specialising in seafood. Observe the chefs at work in the display kitchen, or opt for the dramatic cliff-edge scenery, a superb setting for the excellent cuisine. The adjacent Ju-Ma-Na Bar offers sundowners along with Arabic finger food and Moroccan shishas (water pipes). Tamarind, set in the tranquil surroundings of the Banyan Tree Spa, will serve a variety of organic dishes, alongside a menu of Jamu herbal drinks, and Bambu will present popular international and local specialties.

Complement this idyllic retreat with an indulgent spa experience at the award-winning Banyan Tree Spa. Guests can experience signature treatments delivered by professional spa therapists, trained at the exclusive Banyan Tree Spa Academy in Phuket, Thailand. Designed to reflect Indonesian healing traditions and incorporating the use of natural, indigenous ingredients unique to Indonesia, signature treatments at Banyan Tree Spa Ungasan include traditional Indonesian treatments, Ayurvedic treatments and Rainmist therapies.

Practiced in the palaces of Central Java since the 17th century, the 180-minute Javanese Lulur treatment package includes imperial treatments used by Javanese brides as a purifying ritual before marriage, and includes the Serenity Massage, Lulur Scrub, and Honey Avocado Conditioner. Aching muscles are soothed and skin restored to its natural balance with the 180-minute Balinese Boreh treatment session designed for gentlemen. Featuring the Balinese Massage, a deep tissue massage which stimulates blood circulation, improves energy flow and relieves tension, guests will also enjoy a relaxing face and head massage, the Boreh Wrap and the Carrot Body Scrub which nourish and cleanse the skin.

Complete the spa experience with a refreshing yoga session, guided by a trained yoga instructor within an indoor yoga pavilion or outdoors, amidst the panoramic views of the ocean.

Executive meeting groups are hosted in style, with flexible function rooms that allow for seating and table arrangements, from banquets for up to 120 persons, and cocktail receptions for up to 200.

Balinese Renaissance
Banyan Tree Ungasan can also arrange small-group cultural tours for guests around Bali. One of the highlights is a fully immersive cultural tour, with options to embark on unforgettable excursions to handicraft villages, painters’ homes, museums, ancient Hindu temples, and pastoral sights such as rice paddy terraces and plantations growing vanilla, chocolate, coffee, cloves and even wine grapes.

Nearby attractions include the sacred Pura Luhur Uluwatu Temple and Ungasan Village, which will be the site of delightful cultural excursions exclusively available for resort guests to immerse themselves in the ways and traditions of the Balinese. The chauffeured drive from the airport to the resort is the beginning of the journey, as traditional village scenery sets the ambiance for a magical stay.

Banyan Tree Ungasan’s best available rates start from USD$535++ per night in a Pool Villa, inclusive of daily breakfast for two people. For stays of three nights and above, guests will enjoy one complimentary 90-minute Banyan Tree Spa massage session. Please call the resort directly at +62 361 300 7000, email ungasan@banyantree.com or log on to banyantree.com for reservations and inquiries.

April 1st 2009 brought on a scenario of changes that have only cemented their status as leaders in the tourism industry not just in Bali, and not just in Indonesia, but also around the world. US-based West Paces Hotel Group was appointed to replace the former management company and AYANA has been on the rise ever since. New appointments within the senior management team have also come into play bringing fresh ideas and expertise such as the newly appointed Executive Chef Giordano Faggioli. Giordano brings with him more than 20 years’ experience in the luxury hotels and restaurants business and will begin to oversee AYANA Resort and Spa Bali’s 13 dining and lounge venues, in-room dining, and banqueting services.

Supervising this task may seem daunting, but not at AYANA, as their myriad of options turn it into a joy. The first of course would be The Rock Bar, which has taken Bali’s must-go destination by storm. This open-top bar perched 14 meters above the ocean is literally “on the rocks” at the base of the resort’s towering cliffs and is as an impressive sight as the Bali sunsets one can watch from it. Accessed from an inclinator that traverses the cliff-face, the view is inspiring as the architectural clean-line design of the Rock Bar blends with its natural surroundings to perfection. Including a DJ booth and impromptu performances from local and visiting artists, the ultra-modern vibe brings chic socialites from all over for uninterrupted sunset soirees till late night debauchery.

AYANA’s cuisine counterparts have also taken notice to this wind of change. The DAVA restaurant has also launched a new menu following the appointment of a new Chef de Cuisine, Chef William Gumport, to maintain its status of one of Bali’s most spectacular dining venues. Padi Restaurant, which previously was Thai oriented, has been transformed to a Pan Asian food venue offering an expansive dinner menu of Indian, Thai, and Indonesian cuisine while the international breakfast buffet allows gourmet dining at 6 different food stations. Even more recently, AYANA has reopened the Damar Terrace restaurant following an extensive renovation by Yasuhiro Koichi, the creative mastermind behind the Rock Bar’s magnificent design.

All of this hard work and effort has paid off handsomely as the awards and accolades are now pouring in for AYANA Resort and Spa Bali. AYANA was the only hotel in all of Indonesia to make the list of Asia’s Top 15 Resorts in Travel + Leisure’s 2009 World’s Best Awards reader’s survey. They also were ranked number one resort in Bali by leading Japanese travel website AB-Road and were voted Asia’s number 3 Spa Resort by SmartTravelAsia readers.

But nothing is sweeter than their most recent award; The World Travel Awards, tagged by the Wall Street Journal as “the Oscars of the travel industry”, have named AYANA as Asia’s leading luxury resort. An honour with high expectations and prestigious commitment to service and luxury, AYANA Resort and Spa Bali is sitting high on their perch and ensures they will stay there…

Ayana Resort and Spa
Jl. Karang Mas Sejahtera
Jimbaran – Bali 80364
T +62 361 702 222
F. +62 361 701 555
www.ayanaresort.com

A short stroll is all that separates one between the famous boutiques and world-class restaurants of Seminyak and your own private comfort zone. It almost feels like there is no outside world when waltzing through the pathways between villas. The overhang of trees and greenery act like an umbrella of shelter from the cares and inconveniences around you, each ending in this maze, is an exquisite boutique villa with all the amenities a five-star hotel. The concept of combining serenity and class all comes to a peak here. Originally created in 2005, The Elysian has 26 villas sprawled throughout their property ensuring the individualism and solitude, the perfect place for rejuvenation.

The architectural aesthetics of each villa bring about an imaginative way of using modernistic design with the tropical environment of Bali. Each villa has a private swimming pool, and sundeck as soon as you enter, and the view from the living and dining area is as comfortable as the sunken couches overlook the pool. An extreme pleasure at any time is to have the bay windows open so the breeze from the Indian Ocean can seep into the entirety of the villa. Complete with styled furnishings in both the generous bathroom which features a walk-in shower, and the bedroom with large king-size bed. These villas certainly add a bit of luxury to your holiday. Modern amenities include free wireless broadband internet connection, 60-channel cable TV, IDD telephone, DVD/VCD/CD player, minibar, safe, pantry and 24-hour room service, and Bose sound dock speakers for iPods. The rest of The Elysian’s facilities can keep you busy as well; their Rush Bamboo Restaurant & Bar serves Mediterrasian cuisine, in your villa or at their café, and has a twenty-five meter pool that’s lined with daybeds and full bar service at your disposal. The spa and wellness centre also has trained Balinese therapists to assist in any body treatment or spa ritual you choose or even try yoga or meditation in your own villa with one of their expert teachers. Gym access is also available a short distance away with free usage of their modern equipment and facilities.

Seminyak’s best beaches and vibrant nightlife are only metres away for those looking to venture outside but returning to the romantic ambience of The Elysian is always a must. Friendly staff and superior service make this a sure bet to return time and time again.

The Elysian Boutique Villa Hotel
Jl. Sari Dewi #18, Seminyak
Tel: (0361) 730999
www.theelysian.com

Location speaks volumes and Bali Island Villas’ position within the vibrant pulse of Seminyak puts travelers at an advantage for all sorts of endeavors. Although with its proximity to day and nightlife activities, the private complex of 10 self-contained luxury villas sits neatly in a calming niche of the Petitenget neighborhood providing a perfect balance between “on the go” and relaxation.

While each one-bedroom villa comes with a fully equipped gourmet kitchen, dining and lounge area, and generous master bedroom, the usage of space maximizes the residential living tranquility. Large full-length glass doors give way to a landscaped garden and private swimming pool with timber sundeck and daybeds. Natural lighting illuminates the aforementioned master bedroom as well as the rest of the villa interior for a warm daytime aura. The spa-inspired en-suite bathroom is decked out in cooling grey stone and chrome furnishings and even has a sunken tub for two to make visits ultra romantic. Along with these features are a myriad of other services and facilities such as personal butler, extensive in-room dining menu, home theater with cable television and CD/DVD access, free broadband internet access, same day laundry and dry cleaning, and villa driver on call for complimentary runs to the Seminyak and Kuta areas.

One such quality of the villas that should not be left out is the concealed stairs on the side of the garden that lead up and above your villa. Guests will be surprised to find a noteworthy rooftop terrace tucked away with a traditional Balinese “bale”, or lounging pavilion, to entertain yourself and others underneath the sun or stars.

A journey to Bali Island Villas wouldn’t be complete without visiting the ever-popular Taman Merah. This spa has established itself as one of the best in Bali for guests and outside visitors alike. Flushed in lush green flora and red shaded furnishings, Taman Merah embraces a holistic approach to wellness and rejuvenation through their assortment of massage and beauty treatments as well as package treatments using body products specifically designed for the spa. Balinese Massages, Hot Stone Treatments, Traditional Crème Bath, and combination of different treatments are just some of the choices at your disposal. Sophisticated facilities are a signature mark of this spa as well, including four double treatment rooms, reflexology environment and two rain showers.

For travelers who want to get lost in their own dreams and fantasies, the Bali Island Villas & Spa sets the standard high.

Bali Island Villas & Spa Taman Merah
Jl. Petitenget No. 469 Seminyak – Bali
T: +62 361 736 656
E: info@islandvillasbali.com
www.islandvillasbali.com