In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Waka Gangga’s 10 glass-wrapped Lanai bungalows each offer billowy four-posters and enchanting 270-degree views, but go for one of the northernmost, as these are the closest to the terraced rice paddies and therefore afford the most covetable vistas from their wooden sun decks. If you’re travelling with friends or family, book one of the new two-bedroom Gangga villas.
- Packing tips
- All the weighty, worthy tomes you’ve always meant to read – Waka Gangga’s ideal for leafing through literature on the decking or by the pool.
- Also
- Saddle up on the sand – the local stables can provide horses for atmospheric rides along the black-sand beach. The more mechanically minded are free to borrow bicycles.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- 15-minute head and shoulder massage, floral bath, discounts on activities and excursions; members staying three nights will get a free massage; four nights, free dinner; five nights, upgrade to a Pool Villa; six nights, champagne and one night free
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Waka Gangga
Bali, Indonesia[view map]
- Style
- Back-to-nature Balinese bungalows
- Setting
- Green fields and black sands
Sea breezes, mountain views and stepped green paddy fields surround Waka Gangga, a modest collection of just 12 rustic wooden villas. Despite the all-natural simplicity – hardwood floors, no TVs or DVD players – you still feel spoiled here, with a soul-pampering spa, cosy canopy beds, and amazing views by day and night.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 12, including two two-bedroom villas.
- Rates
- Lanai rooms are $172 a night, other villa are $256–$387. Rates include breakfast and taxes.
- Check-out
- Midday. Later check-out is possible, subject to availability.
- Facilities
- Spa, yoga area, library, art gallery. In rooms: open fireplace, fridge, minibar.
- Poolside
- Just a few steps from the black-sand beach, Waka Gangga’s pool is a simple oblong surrounded by gently sloping green lawns and stepping-stone pathways. Staff provide drinks and nibbles to guests relaxing by the waterside.
- Eco-friendly
- Waka Gangga is an eco-tourism award-winner, using only ecologically sound products, built from local materials, and being heavily involved in local regeneration projects.
- Also
- Non-smoking throughout. Airport transfers can be arranged for $45 each way, and transport into Tabanan is free.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Two open-air thatched pavilions make up Waka Gangga’s restaurant, which has great views of the sea and the resort’s grounds. The gifted chef dishes up a tasty choice of Balinese and Western cuisine.
- Dress code
- As you like it.
- Top table
- Grab a table close to the sea and dine to the sound of the surf.
- Last orders
- The restaurant shuts at 9pm, but there’s a snack menu available afterwards.
- Room service
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner can all be served in rooms.
- Hotel bar
- Drinks are served in the restaurant. You can enjoy poolside drinks until 5pm and 5.30pm–6.30pm is the sunset cocktail hour.
Also worth knowing
Smith Members offer
15-minute head and shoulder massage, floral bath, discounts on activities and excursions; members staying three nights will get a free massage; four nights, free dinner; five nights, upgrade to a Pool Villa; six nights, champagne and one night free
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Waka Gangga
Banjar Yeh Gangga
Tabanan Regency
80361
