In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- If you don’t plump for the panoramically endowed Kilasari Suite, Ocean Suites 6, 7, 11, 19, 36 and 37 offer the most eye-pleasing visuals. All the suites are freestanding beach house-style huts, with alang alang thatched roofs and terraces furnished with coconut-shell tables and rattan chairs.
- Packing tips
- You’ll be doing a lot of poolside lounging, so make sure you’ve got a tome or two to regale yourself with. Some sturdy sandals will get you to the beach and back.
- Also
- Amankila operates an assortment of excursions and activity packages – our favourite is the reef-friendly snorkeling trip on Aman XII, a 50-foot Balinese fishing craft.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- Sunset canapés and daiquiris in the hillside balé
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Amankila
Bali, Indonesia[view map]
- Style
- Thatched cliff-side sanctuary
- Setting
- Unspoilt East Bali coconut groves
From the top of the hill, you can sprawl in a traditional Balinese bale, admiring views of the Lombok Strait; from the bottom, you can sun yourself on the sand. Halfway up, you’ll find the walkway-linked villas of Amankila, each one equipped with terraces for sun-soaking and day-beds built for losing days on.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 34 freestanding suites.
- Rates
- $700–$2,800, room only. Tax is an extra 11 per cent and there’s a 10 per cent service charge to be included.
- Check-out
- Midday, although later can be arranged if the room is available.
- Facilities
- Spa, library, DVD/CD selection, free WiFi throughout, Balinese art gallery, boutique store. In rooms: sound system with iPod dock, minibar. TVs and DVD players can be provided on request.
- Poolside
- As well as the enormous lap pool by the Beach Club coconut groves, Amankila’s signature three-tier infinity pools step down from reception towards the shore like rice paddy fields. They’re lined with loungers and thatched balé pavilions.
- Eco-friendly
- Amankila uses solar energy to provide its electricity, recycles where possible and sponsors a local village, Jati Tuhu.
- Also
- Non-smoking throughout.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Just above the topmost swimming pool, Amankila’s restaurant blends local and Western culinary nous to produce a zingy, healthy menu with some excellent veggie options. You can eat on the terrace by the pool, or enjoy light lunches in the Beach Club.
- Dress code
- Slinky halter-neck dresses for Mrs Smith; crisp, pressed linens for her squire.
- Top table
- For that sky-painted-with-stars, sunset-over-the-ocean romance factor, arrange to dine privately beside the pool or down on the beach.
- Last orders
- The restaurant shuts at 11pm, but the bar keeps the ice cubes a-plopping until there’s no one left to enjoy them.
- Room service
- A selection of enticing Indonesian and Western dishes can be brought to your suite 24 hours a day.
- Hotel bar
- The open-air island bar beside the restaurant is capped with a thatched wooden roof and furnished in bamboo. Three nights a week, you can watch traditional Balinese dancing by the pool. On other nights, there’s the lilt of live rindik music.
Also worth knowing
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Sunset canapés and daiquiris in the hillside balé
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Amankila
Manggis
Karangasem
Bali
80361
