Imagine flinging open the curtains in the morning to the fresh sea air and a stunning sea vista.  Picture slipping through your garden gate onto a carpet of golden sand that shelves gently towards the sea, then returning for a dip in your private beachfront pool while staff prepare a sumptuous breakfast for you in the breezy open-sided living pavilion.  And that’s just the start of the day! It’s hard to find a villa that is actually as close to the beach as Villa Cemara; not only is it ‘absolute beachfront’, to use real estate parlance, it enjoys a staggering 60-metre frontage all to itself.  The view is glorious – across a sweep of golden sand towards the sparking sea stretching toward the rugged outline of Nusa Penida shimmering on the horizon. Equally appealing is the multi-pavilion design conceived by famed Balinese architect Popo Danes, with generous space and liberal use of local materials such as alang-alang thatch, Benkirai and Merbau wood, Palimanan stone, granite and terrazzo – plus a lavish sprinkling of Indonesian art, artefacts and Dutch-style furniture.  With the five bedrooms spread across three separate pavilions, everyone gets to enjoy a welcome level of privacy that’s hard to match in a standard all-under-one-roof villa.  So a group of friends would be very comfortable staying here, as would a large family or two families holidaying together.  Kids will love building sandcastles and splashing around in the shallow lagoon-like waters – the safest, family-friendly swimming beach in Bali.  Older kids will make a beeline to the sea-sports centre a few moments south for a kite-surfing lesson or jet-ski ride.  And guests of all ages will enjoy relaxing by the pool or socialising in the enormous open-sided living pavilion while the villa’s lovely staff remain discreetly on hand ready to serve an ice-cold Bintang, organise a massage, or prepare a casual barbecue or candlelit dinner.

Villa Cemara is located right on the beach of Bali’s south-eastern coast, in possibly the most upmarket part of Sanur just south of the historic Bali Hyatt and new Fairmont Hotel.  Looking across the Lombok Strait towards the islands of Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan, the villa is sandwiched between a small hotel and a revered temple (shaded by a Cemara tree, after which the villa is named).  The pedestrian promenade that runs for eight kilometres in both directions leads to Sanur’s many beachfront cafés and bars, restaurants, boutiques, lifestyle shops and spas as well as Bali’s best water sports centre.  The airport is only half an hour away, thanks to the ocean toll road.

Map (see Google Map)

 

Places of Interest(KMs)
Sanur Beach	0.2
Sanur Shops	0.2
Bali Beach Golf Course	4.0
Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS)	15.0
Seminyak	15.0
Kuta	17.0
Bali Marine Park	22.0
Ubud	25.0
Candidasa	53.0

 

About Sanur-Ketewel
If Kuta is the energetic, crowded hub of Bali’s tourism, the historical and easy going village of Sanur is its sleepy antithesis, sitting on Bali’s south-east coast just a short distance from the capital Denpasar and 16 kilometres from the airport. Relaxed restaurants and bars line the road whilst a slew of resorts line the pretty beaches which are more protected than those on the west coast. They start from backpacking huts and progress to some of the original beach retreats, popular with celebrities of the '60s and '70s, which put Bali on the tourist map.

In common with many other tourist centres in Bali, Sanur has expanded, not always beautifully, and now boasts the 9-hole Grand Bali Beach Golf Course, a bowling centre and collection of spas and massage centres, supermarkets for provisioning, banks and ATMs, and a range of shops selling everything from simple postcards to sophisticated artwork. Bali’s famous silver, teak, paintings, masks and more are all available in Sanur, which remains a charming, low key, relaxed destination.

Thirteen kilometres east of Sanur, the area collectively known as Ketewel includes a string of traditional fishing villages - Pabean, Saba, Lebih, Maceti and Ketewel itself - running along the coast. The construction of Sunrise Road (also known as the Klungkung bypass) in 2004 meant that the windswept black sand beaches of this part of the Gianyar Regency suddenly became a lot more accessible. Bounded by the River Wos, terraced rice fields, tobacco plantations, papaya and banana groves, the area is blessed with spellbinding views extending across the ocean towards the beaches of Sanur and Nusa Dua, the islands of Lembongan, Ceningan and Penida, and the mountains of East Bali.

Ketewel village itself is the origin of the celebrated Legong Bidadari Dance, and the neighbouring village of Saba produced the finest Legong dancers on the island. The nearby beach of Pabean was once a small port through which oriental traders brought their products; at low tide you can still see the structure of the old harbour, and a Chinese cemetery is located close by. Balinese Hindu purification ceremonies are held beside the ocean at the sacred Pura Segara sea temple, and the offshore reef is renowned for its surf breaks. There are no Western-style restaurants in this area, but there are plenty of local warungs (eateries), while international restaurants galore can be found just down the road in Sanur.

About Bali
Bali is Indonesia’s most popular tourist location and is considered one of Asia's premier tropical island destinations. Steeped in history and renowned for its artistic way of life, Bali is a peaceful contrast to some of the more frantic destinations Asia has to offer.

The inner peace and creative talents of the Balinese has attracted artists the world over fascinated by local dancers, silversmiths, wood carvers, potters and painters that seem to pervade throughout the island. The abundant verdant fields and surrounding sea have long supplied Bali with an easy surplus of food leaving time for life’s more artistic past times. As a result everything in Bali has a creative and religious element centred around the local Banjar (residents association) – little, adorned temples are everywhere, doors are covered in intricate carvings, huge kites ward off evil spirits and colourful roadside ceremonies bring traffic to a standstill.

Bali is a popular destination principally from Australia and Asia but also from all over Europe. The island welcomes thousands of visitors each year to a relaxing lifestyle, stunning beaches, world class surf, vibrant villages, and spectacular scenery all with an exquisite tropical climate. Located approximately two hours’ flying time from Singapore the island is serviced by an international airport at Denpasar with direct flights to and from many major cities in Asia, Europe and Australia and many more via Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital.

The island offers an impressive range of leisure and lifestyle amenities including world-class golf courses, wonderful seascapes for surfing, diving and snorkelling as well as luxurious spas, chic boutiques, tropical forests, towering volcanoes and international cuisine.

Very few villas can boast a 60-metre frontage onto the gently shelving golden sands for which Bali’s popular resort village of Sanur is famed.  This is traditional Bali-style tropical living at its best, with five one- and two-storey alang-alang thatched pavilions all oriented for spectacular sea views across the Lombok Strait towards the islands of Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan rising on the horizon.

The villa’s social heart is the huge open-sided living pavilion bordering the beach.  Cooled by the sea breeze and whirling overhead fans, this elegant space is divided into two sections: a generous seating area with traditional daybed and contemporary sofas and chairs clustered around a large coffee table crafted from an antique panel, and a dining area dominated by a large teakwood table with marble top and ‘lazy susan’.  Across the lotus pond is a separate pavilion housing the well-equipped kitchen where the staff prepare meals from an extensive suggestion menu.

Across the 10-metre pool and lying just as close to the beach is the master pavilion.  This magnificent space is a tour de force, with a stunning wall of elaborately carved teakwood panels, an air-conditioned bedroom with large sitting area overlooking a waterfall-fed pool, and a river-stone courtyard with black terrazzo jacuzzi and alfresco shower.  The bathroom is also air-conditioned, and there is a separate dressing room. Facing the sea is a long shaded veranda with seating, and steps to a raised bale by the pond.

Four air-conditioned guest suites full of colonial-style character and charm are housed in a pair of two-storey pavilions gazing across the pool towards the ocean.  The two garden-level suites feature poolside verandas while the upper suites, which are accessed by external stairs, enjoy uninterrupted ocean vistas. All four have dressing areas and air-conditioned bathrooms with alfresco courtyard showers (and bathtubs in the two downstairs).

 

Lotus King - Jasmin King - Frangapani King/Twin - Hibiscus King/Twin - Helaconia King - Extra bed 1 Single - Extra bed 2 Single - Extra bed 3 Single - Extra bed 4 Single -

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Bedroom interior

Bedroom outlook

Traditional bedroom interior

Guest bedroom

Bedroom detail

Bathtub ensuite

Bathroom ensuite

Bedroom style

Key Amenities

• Air-con
• Internet (WiFi)
• Swimming Pool (Private)
• TV (Satellite/Cable)
• Washing Machine

Other Amenities

• Baby Cot
• BBQ
• Bed Linen
• Blender
• Board Game (Chess)
• Book Selection
• Car Parking
• CD Library
• CD Player/Stereo System
• Ceiling Fans
• Digital Film and Music Library
• DVD Library
• DVD Player
• Emergency Phone
• Equipped Kitchen
• Fax
• Fire Blanket
• Fire Extinguisher
• First Aid Kit
• High Chairs
• Hotplates
• iPod Dock/Speakers
• Juicer
• Landline Phone (Local Calls)
• Laundry Service
• Microwave
• Oven/Hotplates
• Private Entrance
• Smoke Detector
• Swimming Pool Toys
• Toiletries
• Towels
• Tumble Dryer
• TV (Local channels)
• Wine Fridge

Villa Staff

• Chef/Cook (All meals)
• Concierge
• Driver (8 hours) (Extra)
• Fully staffed
• Garden/Pool Staff
• Housekeeping (Full time)
• Manager
• Security
• Service Staff

• - Early bird enjoys 15% discount when booking 120 days advance *
• - Last minute bookings enjoy 10% discount when checking in before 19-Aug-2019.