Bali, as one of the most popular destination in the world
offers many beauty inside it.
Bali
has it’s own charm started from the culture, until their beautiful nature. But
we all know, Bali always identic with its beach. That’s the main reason why I
did a short Bali trip last month. I wanna took my children to this paradise.
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| Dewa Dewi Chapel at Anantara Uluwatu |
Short story behind our Bali trip…
So, Aurelia celebrated her 8th birthday on
February, and I felt confused about the presents. It seems like she doesn’t
like toys anymore. I was thinking what did she really want, and just remember
it’s a beach! Yeah, we had a holiday at the cold weather lately, and she missed
a warm weather at the beach. Everytime she watches movies or looks a picture of
the beach, she always asked me, “When will we go to the beach?? I want to play
at the beach, Mom.” Based on that reason, we decided to make a short vacation
to Bali, because it’s the nearest yet beautiful beach with our home town.
Beside that, I just realized that the last time we went to Bali was 3 years
ago, and I missed Bali so badly…
At this post, I gonna write about our stay experience, at
the luxurious resort in Bali. This time we decided to stay at Anantara Uluwatu
Resort. Anantara has a very good reputation as a luxury hotel in the world. In
Bali, Anantara has 2 locations, Seminyak and Uluwatu. Honestly, I like Seminyak
more because there are numerous great café and restaurant in Seminyak, and it’s
gonna be great for a foodies like me to stay there. So we don’t need to drive
when we want to have a lunch or dinner. However, Uluwatu offers another good
point for me (and my family). The view of the ocean, looked from the cliff.
Yes, Uluwatu area located at the cliff, and the view from this area is so
amazing. Especially if you want to catch a sunset, Uluwatu is the best place
for that!!
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| Sunset in Uluwatu |
Room – Ocean Suite View
Basically, all rooms at Anantara Uluwatu are Suite Rooms
with ocean view. The differences are only the location (one at the main
building and the other at the cliff) and also with or without private pool. We
chose to stay at Ocean Suite View which located at the main building. I love
the view from this room, because we’re not just get the ocean view, but also
another part of Anantara Resort, in 1 frame.
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| View from the room |
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| Looking at the sunset when it's just started, from our room |
The room is very spacious. In 80 square meters, this room
also has a big couch and it’s really good for a family with children
(especially a toddler). With this room size, children will have more space for
play and won’t feel boring at the room. Feels like home??? Yes, indeed!
I also love the idea of the bathroom. There are 2 bathroom sinks and it's really huge. Looking at this bathroom design, I started to think to make a bathroom like this at our home.
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| Bathroom Goals |
Beside the room size and the view, there’s one thing that
makes me love to stay at Anantara. It’s the jacuzzi. Every rooms in Anantara,
equipped with an outdoor jacuzzi. Located at the balcony, this jacuzzi is a
perfect spot for relaxing while looking at the fabulous view in front of you.
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| Bubble bath everyday |
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| Aurelia loves bubble bath too |
Facilities
- Swimming Pool
Since Anantara is a luxury resort, of course they provide a
good facilities for hotel guests. One of
them is the swimming pool. Located right by the cliff, it’s a perfect
place to swim and feel the ambience of the ocean. FYI, Uluwatu is not a crowded
area. From this place, you’ll find a peaceful atmosphere. Swimming or sit by
the pool, it’s your choice.
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| Swimming Pool at Anantara Uluwatu |
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| Enjoy sunset from the poolside |
Anantara Uluwatu also has a view point which located above
the pool. Comes with an ocean view, this place become a good place for have a romantic dinner, called "Dining by Design". Having dinner here with your couple gonna be a perfect place, especially
for celebrating a special moment. You can contact the hotel for more
information about this dinner or just click
here to make a reservation.
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| Dewika Lounge at Anantara Uluwatu |
- Free Shuttle
As I was saying, Uluwatu is an uncrowded area. You can’t go
anywhere by walk, or find taxi easily. To go out from the resort, you need to
drive with your own vehicle. However, if you want to go to attractions nearby,
such as Pura Luhur Uluwatu (for watch Kecak Dance and sunset) and Padang –
Padang Beach, you can use a free shuttle provided by Anantara Resort. There’s a
schedule for each route, which you can asked with hotel staff.
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| Padang - Padang Beach |
Breakfast & Dining at 360 Restaurant
By staying at Anantara, you’ll get a chance to have a breakfast
at 360 Restaurant. 360 Restaurant is one of 3 restaurants provided by Anantara
Uluwatu, which offers a great view of
Indian Ocean. For breakfast, they have a numerous options of food that
you can choose, started from pastry, salad, pancake, until Indonesian dishes.
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| 360 Restaurant at Anantara Uluwatu |
Between all of these delicious dishes, I love the pastry,
and the smoothies. 2 days in a row I ate every kinds of the pastry, smoothies,
and also yoghurt. The yoghurt was so tasty. Not forgetting the muesli. Love
it!!
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| Breakfast with a view at 360 Restaurant by Anantara Uluwatu |
Not just for breakfast, 360 Restaurant also opened for lunch
and dinner. We had a lunch here once, and we satisfied with the taste of their
dishes. Even though we just ordered a plate of pasta (only for our children
because we had lunch Balinese food before), but we knew they using a high skill
to cook their food. Just look at the Spaghetti Carbonara below. It’s so creamy,
and there are some thin slices of cheese on it. I could feel the strong taste
from the sauce in every bite, and it’s taste exactly the same with pasta that I
ate in Italy. Not disappointed at all!!
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| Spaghetti Carbonara |
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| Complimentary Bread |
If you feel lazy to get out from your room, you can order a
food from Dining Service, which also provided by 360 Restaurant. It’s opened 24
hours, so it can be a great option if you’re hungry at night. I’ve tried it
once, and the food also taste as great as we ate at the restaurant. We ordered
another pasta dish (it’s my children’s favorite food), but this time we ordered
Macaroni and Cheese. At that time
we’re expecting it’s gonna have the same taste with the carbonara. But it’s
not!! It’s even more delicious and now it becomes the best Mac & Cheese I
ever ate.
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| Macaroni and Cheese |
2 nights stay at Anantara Uluwatu resort became a very
memorable staycation for us. Our children very happy to stay there, so do we! At the last day, before we checked out, we just found out there’s a complimentary for
hotel guest. It’s a family photoshoot with a personal photographer provided by
Anantara. The photoshoot itself could be done at hotel area, anytime you wish
as long as you still stay there. After the photoshoot done, you can choose 1
picture to be edited and printed for free. However, if you want to print out
more than 1 picture, you can ask about another package they offer.
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| Family Photoshoot |
Just an advice from me, photoshoot during sunset is very
beautiful. If you have time, take a photoshoot at the sunset time. I’ve seen
the result and it’s very fabulous. I regret to know about this
photoshoot at the last day, and couldn’t do it with sunset as a
background. But that’s fine. We love our photo results in the morning. It’s
gonna be the unforgettable staycation for our family.
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| Lobby of Anantara Uluwatu Resort at Night |
Anantara Uluwatu Resort
Address : Jl. Pemutih - Labuan Sait, Uluwatu, Pecatu, Kuta Selatan, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, 80361
Phone : +62 361 895 7555
Website :
https://bali-uluwatu.anantara.com
Email :
uluwatu@anantara.com
