Detailed description

 

As far as Seminyak locations go, Villa Lilibel is hard to beat with it’s fashionable address inthe ‘Golden Triangle,’ famed for its excellent restaurants, atmospheric beach clubs and trendy boutiques. Although Lilibel places you firmly in the midst of all the action, its setting in a private complex also guarantees peace and quiet; while surfers and sun worshipperswill find themselves just 300 metres from Petitenget beach and the popular surf break infront of super-cool Ku Dé Ta.Ideally located for groups of friends looking to acquaint themselves with all the enchantments of Seminyak, Villa Lilibel is equally suited to family getaways, creating astylish, expansive and supremely comfortable setting to relax and rejuvenate.

 

Six ensuitebedrooms and a combination of generous indoor and outdoor living areas provide ample opportunity for communal gatherings and private moments, and the central design makes iteasy to keep an eye on kids, who will love the shallow wading area of the pool.Tropical outdoor living is a definite highlight, with a beautiful 16-metre swimming pool tiledin Indian slate, elegant sun loungers, and romantic antique joglo (pavilion) fringed with billowing white drapes. The gardens abound with palms, frangipani, heliconia, courtyardponds and stone statues. A large, shady outdoor living area incorporates a lounge suite andrustic dining table and is equally suited to lazy daytime dozes, delicious sunset barbecues and lively evening get-togethers. Indoor living is also optimal, with a spacious main diningroom and lounge with soaring alang-alang thatched ceilings, a 65-inch TV and a Sono ssound system.

 

With an additional TV/media room (with PlayStation 4) and cable TV and DVD players inevery room, there will be no fighting over the remote. Villa Lilibel also comes with a well-equipped gym, deluxe spa room, and friendly professional staff, including private chef and24-hour butler, who will ensure that your every need is taken care of.

 

Lay Out

Villa Lilibel is comprised of a number of adjoining single- and double-storey pavilions thatfringe a long rectangular property. Entrance is via a garden courtyard. Immediately to theleft are two bedrooms, a spa room and stairs leading to a second floor bedroom. To theright of the entrance is the main living and dining pavilion with separate staff kitchen andmedia room. This opens onto swimming pool flanked by an outdoor living area on one sideand a two-storey building on the other, housing the gym and master bedroom on the ground floor and two more bedrooms above.

 

Accommodation

Villa Lilibel’s six bedrooms all feature air conditioning, flat-screen cable TVs, DVD and CDplayers and ensuite bathrooms.

 

Master Bedroom

Occupying the ground floor wing, the expansive master bedroom is furnishedwith a king-size four-poster bed and has a lounge area adorned with Indonesian artefacts. A glass sliding door at one end opens onto a pebbly courtyard withserene Buddha statues. The decadent bathroom has a freestanding tub,chandelier, rain shower, twin vanities and walk-in dressing room. An easy chair furnishes the patio overlooking the pool.

 

Guest Bedrooms

A wooden staircase leads up to two more bedrooms wrapped by a wide shady veranda with polished floorboards, daybed, table and chairs. Each has king-sizebed with batik soft furnishings, rattan wardrobe and easy chair. Bathrooms havegreen terrazzo floors, single vanities, walk-in rain showers and built-in tubs. The bathroom at the far end also has a large window overlooking lush foliage.

 

To the left of the entrance, two ground floor bedrooms open on to a covered patio overlooking the courtyard. Both can be configured as king- or twin-bedded rooms, and have bathrooms of grey and black marble with walk-in rain showers.

A staircase leads to a bright and sunny upstairs bedroom furnished with a king-sized bed. Sliding doors open on to a bathroom with antique chest, built-interrazzo tub and hand-held shower, and single vanity with gilded silver mirror.

 

Dining and Living Areas

The fan-cooled indoor living and dining room occupies a central pavilion with soaringalang-alang thatched ceilings and glass fold-back doors opening onto the pool and garden. An oversized dark grey lounge suite is scattered with stripy cushions and makesa perfect viewing area for the 65-inch flat-screen TV. A long dining table carved from asingle tree trunk seats 12. The room is equipped with Sonos sound system, iPod dockand Bose speakers.The adjoining modern staff kitchen, divided from the dining area by a stone wall, and iswell equipped with creamy marble island counter, stainless steel fittings, built-incabinets, and wine fridge.An air-conditioned TV lounge is situated off the living room, with plump corner loungesuite, 55-inch flat-screen TV, DVD player and PlayStation 4. Glass doors open onto theentrance courtyard.The 16-metre swimming pool has four loungers shaded by stylish white sunbrellas atone end, at the other end is a beautiful carved antique joglo relaxation pavilion withwhite curtains, two daybeds and stone statues of monks. Tropical gardens ofbougainvillea, frangipani and travellers palms encircle the pool, which has a shallowwading area with built-in seating.A bright and cheerful outdoor living and bar area flanks the pool, furnished with a rustic outdoor dining table for 12, sofas and circular daybeds overlooking the barbecue terrace.The air-conditioned gym overlooks the garden with a good range of weights, training bench, tread mill, exercise bike, elliptical machine, wall mounted TV and mini fridge. The air-conditioned spa room is equipped with two massage beds and has its own shower room.

 

Dining

Villa Lilibel’s chef is at your service to prepare daily breakfast, lunch and dinner. VillaLilibel offers an extensive priced menu of delicious meals featuring Asian and Westerndishes to cater to all tastes, including an excellent selection of vegetarian and children’soptions. The chef can also grill up a feast of fresh seafood and Balinese delights such asgrilled tuna with Balinese sauce in banana leaf, minced snapper in lemon grass, and sate babi (pork satay served with a range of zesty sambals.)Poolside snacks are available, and the chef will tailor meals to accommodate any special dietary requirements or specific requests. A generous daily breakfast is included in you stay, with western, healthy and Indonesian choices. Cocktails, beers, soft drinks andsmall selection of fine Australian wine and champagne are also available.

 

Gym

Fitness fanatics will love the air conditioned gym and the chance to work out on state-of-the-art equipment while enjoying lush garden views. Fitted with a good selection of professional Precor equipment, including a bench with an extensive array of weights,elliptical machine, exercise bike, tread mill and wall-mounted TV.

 

Families

The family friendly advantages of a villa holiday are many, including access to your ownprivate facilities and the freedom to use them whenever you want. Knowing that thekids can run around happily, independently and safely, without you having to worryabout other guests, is a real plus – and one that means parents are certain to have amore relaxed holiday too.Villa Lilibel is a great villa for families with children of all ages. Young children will love the shallow wading area in the swimming pool and the easy access to the beach (makesure to always swim between the flags as currents can be strong). Those with toddlerscan organise an optional pool fence (charges apply), and the central layout of the villamakes it easy to keep an eye on children. Older kids and teenagers will enjoy the PlayStation and having the excitement of Seminyak within walking distance.The team of friendly staff will make children feel as welcome as adults, and having these willing helpers on hand gives guests plenty of flexibility and freedom to do their own exploring beyond the villa grounds (full-time babysitting incurs a small extra cost).Although the equipped kitchen allows you to prepare meals for fussy eaters or babies with ease, staff will happily to do this for you – just talk through your requirements andmeal schedules with the villa manager or chef and they will take care of the rest. Cheese toasties by the pool for breakfast? Chicken nuggets for tea? No problem. The chef can customise all meals to suit children’s taste buds.Don’t worry about packing all that cumbersome kids’ equipment for your stay. Just letus know what you need, and anything we don’t have in-house (villa facilities include ababy cot, highchair, and kids movies) we can hire on your behalf.

 

Location

Located in the trendy Oberoi district, Villa Lilibel is fabulously positioned to enjoy the beach(300m away), world-class restaurants, bars and boutiques. With a setting in a privatecomplex, peace and quiet is also assured.The ancient sea temple of Petitenget is just down the road, as is renowned Body Works spa,and legendary beach club Ku Dé Ta (400m.) An eclectic range of eateries within easy walkingdistance include the funky Sea Circus café, retro-style Motel Mexicola, seaside Italianrestaurant, La Lucciola, and Vin+ which includes the most extensive retail wine shop on theisland.

 

Distance

Petitenget Beach   300mKu De Ta    300mSeminyak Square   700mCanggu Club   5.5kmKuta    9kmEcho Beach   8kmTanah Lot    17kmNirwana Bali Golf Course  16kmUbud    34kmDenpasar Airport   12km

 

 

Things To Do

Villa Lilibel’s manager will have a wealth of information about nearby places of interest and will help arrange transport and make any bookings required. Do also ask the staff about thelocal area. Many of them live nearby and will be able to give an interesting insight into someof the fascinating aspects of Bali life.In the meantime, here is a taste of the many and varied activities on offer within reach ofthe villa. Fashionistas, trendies and shop-a-holics will love exploring Seminyak, Bali’s mostcosmopolitan enclave. Here, you can indulge for hours in the glut of stylish, chicboutiques selling designer ware and hand-crafted jewellery.

 

Exotic homewares arealso a Balinese specialty, from gorgeous ceramics, to embroidered furnishings and all manner of ethnic curios and decorative pieces. You could eat out at a different restaurant in Seminyak every night – for months –and still not run out of options. Jalan Laksmana (also known as Jalan Oberoi and Jalan Kayu Aya) is Bali’s fashionable ‘Eat Street’, offering plenty of high-endrestaurants including Sarong and Teatro Gastroteque. Ku Dé Ta is still the place tosee and be seen at sunset, while two newer beach clubs, Cocoon and Potato Head,offer classy seaside alternatives.

 

Then there’s La Plancha, a rustic beach bar betweenDouble Six and Gado Gado, which is very popular with good tapas, reasonably priceddrinks, live music and DJ events. A short taxi ride will bring you to Sardine, Métis andNaughty Nuri’s Batubelig, famous for barbecue ribs and wicked Martinis. Learn the secrets of Balinese spices and cuisine during a cookery class at Saté BaliRestaurant located near to the villa on Jalan Kayu Aya in Seminyak. At the end of thethree hour course sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labours. If you are a bold and brave bargain hunter, a spree within the heart of Bali’s bustling provincial capital is an exciting and rewarding experience. Visit Denpasar’s vibran tmarkets, where everything and anything is available. Pasar Badu ng, Denpasar’scolourful central market, is the largest and oldest market in Bali. Kumbasari Marketis another rabbit warren of small shops specialising in paintings, handicrafts,souvenirs, artefacts, clothes, fabrics, gold work and other art market goods. JalanSulawesi is the place for textiles, and Jalan Hasanudin is the glittering locale for Bali’sgold shops. 

 

To witness one of Bali’s spectacular sunsets, head down to Canggu Beach (8km)where cafés offer good views and cold beer. The atmospheric Warung Kakilima is agreat spot for kids with its rolling lawns and trampoline, while Old Man’s has arelaxed Sydney-style beer garden, casual meals and live music on the weekend.Hotel Tugu, a very stylish and eclectic boutique hotel is just a hundred metresfurther up the road and was created by one of Indonesia’s premier art collectors,and provides a range of atmospheric dining experiences. Play a round at the unbelievably scenic Nirwana Bali Golf Course. Bordered by oceanand rice fields and just down from Tanah Lot sea temple, no wonder thischampionship-standard course (designed by golf legend, Greg Norman) is frequentlyvoted number one in Asia. The twelth hole is one of the most photographed in theworld, as it overlooks the famous Tanah Lot temple. 

 

Acclaimed as the world’s best, the atmospheric Elephant Safari Park in Taro (north ofUbud) provides a sanctuary for elephants rescued from Sumatra, with opportunities for trekking, hand feeding, and photo taking. There is also a fascinating museum and an excellent restaurant in a beautiful tropical setting deep in the forests of Bali’shinterland. Bali Treetop Adventure Park is near the town of Bedugal in northern central Bali(next to Lake Bratan). Five adventure circuits, with heights ranging from two to 20 metres, challenge all level and ages on suspended bridges, spider nets, Tarzan jumps and 12 flying foxes. Explore the scenic rice-field landscape and rural villages by bicycle; a great way toget under the skin of the ‘real’ Bali. Stop off at a local warung (local café) to sample.

 

Some basic Balinese fare or cool off with a cold drink. A number of operators,including Bali Adventure tours offer ‘downhill cycling’ tours starting from the cool climates of Bali’s mountainous hinterland. Desa Seni at Berawa Beach, is an eco-friendly village resort providing an authenticIndonesian experience through the exploration of culture, art and yoga. The resort offers a wide variety of yoga classes and also has its own holistic spa and restaurant serving gourmet organic food, most of which is grown in the resorts extensive gardens.