Need to know
Rooms
49, including 35 pool villas.
Check–Out
Noon. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
More details
Rates usually include à la carte breakfast; fried-rice favourites nasi goreng, mie goreng and bubur ayam (the latter with chicken) make up the Indonesian offering, with a Continental selection of eggs Benedict, breakfast burritos and French toast.
Also
Spend a surreal morning or afternoon learning how to create your favourite dishes from the menu (or Balinese classics) surrounded by standing stones, cooled by sea breezes and serenaded by the sound of the waves.
At the hotel
Spa, free rooftop yoga classes (must book in advance), gym, public beach, valet parking, gym, library, boutique. In rooms: flat-screen TV, kitchenette, air-conditioning, coffee- and tea-making kit, free bottled water and bespoke bath products.
Our favourite rooms
Colourful and traditional, the hotel’s rooms are modelled on modern Balinese bedrooms, with canopied four-poster beds, intricate carvings and sleek satin cushions in sunset shades of gold, warm orange and wine-red; we recommend one of the Cempaka One-Bedroom Pool Villas.
Poolside
The pool is located next to the black-sand beach and surrounded by canopied day-beds, sunloungers and standing stones. Spend the day there and order a Bintang (or three) and a bowl of nasi goreng to where you’re sprawled. The beach may be a Balinese beauty but the current’s too strong for swimming – best to play it safe poolside.
Spa
Decorated with traditional Balinese carvings and vibrant ikat patterns, the two couples’ treatment rooms (complete with oversize soaking bath tubs) and aromatic steam room have views of the tobacco plantations and paddies for you to admire as you submit to a healing black-sand therapy (wallow in a beachfront sand bath, followed by a nourishing coconut soak and a Balinese massage). Black Sand Spa is open from 9am to 9pm; last booking is 8pm.
Packing tips
Save room in your suitcase for Indonesian batik fabrics – look to the staff’s beautifully crafted uniforms for inspiration.
Children
Over-12s welcome, but this is more of a grown-up getaway.
Sustainability efforts
The hotel sources much of its produce locally, including fruits and vegetables from nearby markets or organic seasonal vegetables grown on-site. It uses ecologically-sound bath products and transport is provided by electric buggies.