Amankila Resort Facilities
FACILITIES
and ACTIVITIES
The Restaurant, located above the main pool and overlooking
the ocean, is open for dinner. The menu features a mix
of Western and Asian cuisine. Adjacent to the Restaurant
is Amankila's tranquil Bar, with its sea views. The Terrace,
set just back of the main pool, is open for breakfast and
lunch. The Terrace serves Asian and Western cuisine. Indonesian
tea is available every afternoon from the library steps.
The Beach Club is set within a throng of tall coconut
palms at sea level. Its centerpiece is a 45-meter, turquoise-tiled
swimming pool. The Beach Club is the setting for Amankila's
weekly evening barbecues and Balinese dance performances.
Snorkeling equipment, windsurfers, boogie boards, kayaks
and Hobie cats are located at the Beach Club. Eight teak-wood
lounging bales, each fitted with a daybed, are set in
the sand just back of the high-tide line. Snacks and
refreshments are served at the patio above the pool.
Two massage beds are located in a grove of palms and
flowering bushes close to the sea. (Guests can also take
their massage or beauty treatments in the privacy of
their suite.)
The library, just back of the main pool, is rimmed with
floor-to-ceiling windows. Oversized daybeds allow guests
to relax and enjoy the wide selection of books, newspapers
and magazines available. Games, CDs and audio cassettes
can also be borrowed. Located next to the Terrace restaurant,
the Gallery and Shop has a generous selection of Balinese
art, crafts and antiques.
Amankila also keeps a bale in the mountains for picnic
breakfasts and lunches. The thatched-roof hut overlooks
hills and valleys, stands of banana trees, fields of
rice and, in the distance, the sea and Amankila, too.
Activities
Amankila's natural element is water. Beyond the resort's
four main pools and the Beach Club, there's the 40-foot
outrigger, Aman Xll. Designed after a jukung, a traditional
Balinese fishing boat, the pleasure craft is used for
island cruising and snorkeling. Guests can also charter
Aman Xll for a cruise and private barbecue at a secluded
beach up the coast from Amankila.
Touring is particularly rewarding in East Bali. Highlights
include the royal palaces of Klungkung and Karangasem
and the water palaces of Tirtagangga, now a public bathing
area, and Ujung, a grand ruin. Countryside trips can
be arranged to the many villages and the rural life that
spreads out from Amankila. Two of the island's most important
temples - Lempuyang and Besakih, the island's mother
temple - are located in East Bali. The trekking is also
fine, and Amankila keeps six full-suspension mountain
bikes for guest use.
Should guests wish to shop beyond Amankila's own Gallery,
trips can be arranged to several East Bali villages famed
for their craft. In Sidemen, textiles from Bali, and
throughout the archipelago, can be purchased in an idyllic
countryside setting. In Tenganan, there's more on offer
than the rare double ikat cloth. In Kamasan, just south
of Klungkung, a distinctive style of Balinese art is
produced. Handicrafts and souvenirs can be found in the
village of Candi Dasa, just beyond Amankila, and in other
of the region's rural settings.
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