Villa 239, Bukit, Bali
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The longhouse is an incredible vacation house in Bali, it comes complete with a gym and spa room, a fully-equipped and staffed kitchen, its own wine cellar and a villa manager to ensure your every need is met. Built over three levels and decorated using a combination of modern and traditional, sleek steel and antique teak, cool stone and warm wood, state of the art technology and plush soft furnishings. There is also a rather convenient, beautiful wood-paneled in-house elevator and a fully equipped mini-home theatre/media room, with couches begging to be sunk into and the biggest TV screen ever seen outside of a movie theatre.
The architecture of the vacation home is striking and the villa contains a collection of art, crafts and artifacts lovingly collected by the owners; while in the open living area, with its traditional alang-alang (thatched) roof, a series of murals tell part of the famous Ramayana story. Each of the six spacious bedroom suites is themed after a different Indonesian island and contains art, crafts and motifs from that island. For those who wish to learn more, guides have been created for each room and the main living area, giving more information. Activities such as Balinese dance, cooking lessons, lectures and even fighting kite competitions can be organized by the staff.
This vacation rental is definitely worth a long stay.
The villa has 14 full-time local staff. With the emphasis on a family-style Balinese experience, this endearingly friendly team are dedicated to making your stay enjoyable and relaxed. They are also keen to introduce you to the local culture; anything from practicing Indonesian cooking to making Balinese prayer offerings.
• Full-time Manager: Manager Ruddy is in charge of overall villa operations and staffing. Ruddy is on call to meet individual expectations and preferences.
• One Full-time Chef: Trained in local and international cuisine and in charge of the market shopping and preparation of guest meals.
• Three Villa Attendants & Two Butlers: Responsible for the villa cleaning, housekeeping duties plus assisting the kitchen and guests.
• One Gardener & One Pool Attendant: Work discretely in maintaining the landscape and pool to a high standard without disturbing the guests.
• Four Security Guards: On-duty to ensure the safety and security of the guests and premises.
Food and beverage items are charged based on grocery bill plus 15% tax and service. Guests will need to provide some money in advance and the staff will do the shopping for you and keep the receipts for your reference. Please ask your manager if you wish to check your daily expense.
All bedrooms also come equipped with satellite-channel TV and DVD player, safe deposit boxes, and broadband Internet access and en-suite bathrooms. Most noteworthy, however, is the culturally themed décor unique to each room, which results in each bedroom visually introducing a different unique culture from within the great cultural breadth of Indonesia.
Each room has been conceived and interpreted as one of the islands in the Indonesian archipelago: Bali, West Java, East Java, Lombok, Sumatra and Sumba. The colour schemes, furnishings and indigenous arts and crafts in each room reflect its individual theme, the result turning The Longhouse itself into an exotic canvas of riotous colour and intimate style…. and a place of magic.
In keeping with the themed approach, each en-suite bathroom has its own individual characteristics. In one room, you will find both indoor and outdoor showers; another boasts its own plunge pool seemingly placed on the edge of the world. Bathe with a view over the entire island, or in a Sumatran jungle – both are an option so the choice is yours! Blissful rain showers come standard as do private toilets, beautifully crafted washbasins, wonderfully soft towels and gorgeous pampering products.
You can tap away using the wireless Internet access as you sit under soaring thatched roof cover. Neither walls nor windows mar the perfect picture beyond, leaving it completely open to the silky Bali air.
Step off the black Indian slate living area terrace straight into the 60 square metre infinity swimming pool immediately in front. You can either swim laps or relax on the underwater bench, cocktail in hand, to drink in the relaxing 180-degree vista.
Just to the left of the living area lies an air-conditioned dining area encased in wraparound windows. Here all doors can be opened if you prefer a more natural climate with fans whirring above.
An enormous, unique wooden dining table, with seating for up to 14 people, encourages long, friendly lunches and uproarious evening feasts filled with good food, great wine, fantastic company and rejuvenating laughter. Sit back and let the full complement of staff, including a personal chef, whip up culinary delights and feed your every whim while you create wonderful, lifelong memories.
Add to this deliciously comfortable extensive couches designed for curling up in; 7.1 surround sound enhanced by acoustic wall and floor treatments; and a bowl of popcorn.
I-Pod docks have been conveniently placed at strategic locations throughout the villa, giving you surrounds sound access to your favorite music.
Trained instructors can be arranged to come in for your own personal yoga or Pilates session. Professional spa therapists are also on call to provide you with any number of luxury spa and healing treatments in the tranquility of The Longhouse’s private spa treatment room which features two massage beds and a bath for a wonderful Balinese “lulur” (Balinese body scrub).
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