Frangipani and camplung trees provide shade around The Oberoi's much-photo-graphed swimming pool and its open-air cafés and bars. In fact, this is one holiday resort that looks even better than the beautiful travel brochures which portray it. The overall design of the resort emphasizes the feeling of spaciousness and privacy that guests experience. What is more, the ratio of three staff to every guest assures a superior level of service in every respect.
The Oberoi's Lanai cottages are built in clusters of four around a central rock pond. Each Lanai, with four rooms and a private balcony, measures a full 55 square metres (592 square feet). Bathrooms are set in walled gardens and appointed with sunken marble tubs and double vanity counters. All have in-room safes, mini-bars, satellite television reception, designer toiletries, plush robes and slippers, IDD telephones, hair dryers and video cassette players. (All guests have access to a library that includes videos, books, music cassettes and games.)
Thatched-roof Villas range in area from 200 to 600 square metres (2,160 to 6,460 square feet). Each has its own garden courtyard with rock pond. A raised pavilion provides a shady retreat for alfresco dining and a private balcony overlooks the gardens or the beach. Bedrooms are individually designed with themes that reflect each villa's floral name; and that floral theme is carried out in specially commissioned oil paintings. The feeling of luxury is further enhanced by the opulent marble flooring and rich teakwood furniture.
Eight of the villas have their own swimming pools. Bathrooms in some Luxury Villas are open to the air but secluded behind high stone walls for privacy; each has its own little garden.
Royal Villas each have two open-air garden bathrooms, a kitchenette and a separate living room with traditional Balinese alang-alang thatch roofing.
Gourmet dining in marvellous settings is another hallmark of The Oberoi. Among the menu choices at the Kura Kura Restaurant are Grilled Canadian Sea Scallops, Lobster Apicus, Chilled Asparagus Soup, Charcoal-Grilled Tuna Steak, Mulligatawny, Roasted Breast of Duck and Pan-Fried New Zealand Loin of Lamb. Breakfasts and light meals are served at the Frangipani Café (where fresh seafood is prominent on the menu) and beverages of every description at both the Kayu Bar near the beach and at the Kul Kul pool-deck bar.
Other attractive options at this celebrated resort include tennis and a Health Spa with sauna and massage. Tours to nearby villages or excursions further afield can easily be arranged by The Oberoi's experienced staff.
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