Amandari

Amandari - An Aman enclave of Balinese elegance and grace overlooking the Ayung River gorge.Amandari (which means “peaceful spirits”) opened in 1989 as the first Balinese village-style resort in Bali. It is located five minutes from the art community of Ubud, in Central Bali. The village of Kedewatan lies adjacent to the resort. Designed as a Balinese village, Amandari has river-stone walkways and high paras-stone walls. The open-air lobby was designed after a wantilan, a village meeting place. The pathway that runs through Amandari and down the valley to the river below is sacred land. Every six months for hundreds of years, Balinese have taken the path down to a pool of holy water. Just above this spring-fed pool sit three modest shrines and an ancient tiger carved into rock.Balinese-style stone gateways front Amandari's 30 walled, thatched-roof suites, each with a private garden courtyard and some with private pools. There is one premium villa as well. Wireless broadband connections are now...