Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
Cookery classes
Perhaps because there's little else to do on land, Lovina has more than its
share of cookery classes. Most include transport to the morning market in Singaraja plus
lunch (obviously), though be aware you may be watching more than cooking. Adjani ( 0812
3623 2019,
adjanibali.com
;
$30) runs classes in Kaliasem, including vegetarian cooking;
and
Warung Bambu
restaurant in Pemaron ( 0362 31455,
warung-bambu.mahanara.com
)
offers various classes from Rp300,000 ($26), including one all about sweets.
Cultural classes
Warung Bambu
restaurant in Pemaron (details as above) can organize work-
shops in Balinese dance and gamelan on request.
SPA TREATMENTS
As an alternative to the massages given by the ladies on the beach, there are plenty of hotels
and day spas offering treatments.
Araminth Spa
Jl Mawar, Kalibukbuk 0362 41901,
arunaspa.com
.
In central Lovina,
Araminth Spa has an extensive menu of massages and scrubs (from Rp100,000) plus more
unusual treatments like water shiatsu and a few oddities - vaginal steaming, anyone?
Jaya Spa
Puri Bagus Lovina, Pemaron 0362 21430,
lovina.puribagus.net
.
One of the
most luxurious options in town is the Jaya Spa. Its treatments in open
bale
structures range
from simple foot and shoulder massages ($15) via a traditional hour-long massage ($39) to
two hours of “Lovina Heaven” ($73).
ACCOMMODATION
Aditya Beach Resort
Kaliasem 0361 852 8521,
adityalovinabeach.com
.
Large, mid-
range place in front of one of the less cluttered stretches of beach a 15min walk west of
Kalibukbuk. Accommodation - comfy rather than impressive, and rather dated - ranges from
deluxe bungalows with a/c and partial sea views to
budget ro
oms that suffer a li
little from r
oad
noise. Has a pool and extensive gardens. Doubles
Rp550,000
, deluxe bungalows
Rp910,000
amic hillside location 4km inland from Kalibukbuk makes this the best address in Lovina.
Fourteen superbly appointed butler-serviced vast villas, some Bali-style with jacuzzis, others
contemporary with a private pool, are furnished with antiques and widely spaced around ex-
pansive gardens. There's a spa and spectacula
rly s
ited pool (naturally) and a superb restaurant
Frangipani Beach Hotel
Jl Kartika, Kalibukbuk 0819 3655 2532,
frangipanibeach-
hotelbali.com
.
Upscale contemporary homestay where the eight a/c rooms, all clean modern
lines and creamy limestone in bathrooms with rain showers, are set round a lawn and sleek
pool just be
hind
the shore. The beach is quiet, though at least a 10min walk from central
Kalibukbuk.
$113
