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The Samaya
Jl Kayu Aya 0361 731149,
thesamayabali.com
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map
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Another stunningly
stylish award-winning beachfront boutique hotel. You stay in gorgeous utterly private villas,
some on the beachf
ront
near a vast pool or across the road in the “Courtyard” site, where all
have private pools.
$678
W Retreat
Jl Petitenget 0361 300 0106,
wretreatbali.com
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map
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The new beach hotel
on the block that reinvents the resort hotel for hipsters; a blend of glamour and playfulness in
open-plan public areas, stylish bars and restaurants, all gathered around a great pool. At night
it feels more like an ultraspacious cool club than a hotel. Choose between 159
well-
appointed
rooms or 79 stunning garden villas with pools. The spa is top-notch, naturally.
$613
CANGGU BEACHES
The Chillhouse
Jl Kubu Manyar 22, Canggu 0361 35337 6872,
thechillhouse.com
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tos - in a small garden hotel. Accommodation, in rooms, bungalows and a treetop loft, is all
a/c and set in a lovely garden with a pool and restaurant. Offers surfing as well
l as
massage
and
yoga
packages. It's 0.5km from the beach but bikes are available. Doubles
$152
, bunga-
lows
$221
Desa Seni
Jl Subak Sari 13, Canggu 0361 844 6392,
desaseni.com
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map
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A New Age
“village resort”, this consists of lovely old wooden houses sourced nationwide then rebuilt
and exquisitely furnished with antiques and colourful flair. There are daily yoga classes
among a baffling
arra
y of mind-body-spirit programmes, a spa, complimentary bicycles and
a saltwater pool.
$254
Hotel Tugu Bali
JI Pantai Batu Bolong 0361 731701,
tuguhotels.com
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map
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A Cang-
gu original that's still the most luxurious in the area. You stay in polished-teak houses, all ex-
quisitely furnished with antiques and with private plunge pools. Communal areas are equally
fabulous, from the restaurant in a seventeeth-century Chinese temple to the gorgeous pool
and
spa. And all of it on the beach. “Early preparation for Heaven” reads a sign - believe it.
$505
Pondok Wisata Nyoman
Pantai Pererenan 0361 848 2925,
pondokwisatanyo-
man.baliklik.com
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map
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Just behind the Pererenan surf break, this friendly, family-run beach-
side losmen has been pepped up with cheerful bright linen and new bathrooms in rooms, all
with a/c. De
luxe optio
ns have sea views and you can check out the waves from a rooftop in-
finity pool.
Rp440,000
Serenity
Jl Nelayan 0361 747 4625,
serenityecoguesthouse.com
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map
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An easy-going
travellers' stay built of bamboo, nicely ramsmackle and, nicely rambling in several areas. It's
good value too, with ten single rooms that share bathrooms, plus the usual d
oubles wi
th fan
or a/c, and massage and yoga on offer. Free tea and coffee and bikes for rent.
Rp385,000
