Enjoy The Ultimate Luxury at Damai Lovina Villas & Suites in Bali

Damai Lovina Villas has 14 villas, varying in size from the intimate to the palatial. Each villa is decorated with artifacts from Bali’s rich cultural heritage to stimulate your dreams and discreet modern comforts to let you relax completely.

• SUPERIOR VILLA | $195
• DELUXE VILLA | $234
• THREE BEDROOM POOL VILLA| $930
• ONE BEDROOM POOL VILLA | $421
• TWO BEDROOM POOL VILLA | $ 693

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The Great Marbella Club Hotel

Since its establishment more than half a century ago, the Marbella Club Hotel has accumulated a wealth of history, full of extraordinary and unforgettable moments. The Hotel has been a meeting place for the international jet-set: aristocrats, stars of the entertainment world, business leaders and famous figures from all over the world. It all started in 1946, when Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe and his father, Prince Max, visited Marbella with the idea of buying some land. The following year, Alfonso purchased Finca Santa Margarita as a family residence. As the number of visitors to the ‘finca’ steadily grew, so did the property, and eventually the Prince, sparked with the pioneering enthusiasm and the visionary ideas that distinguish those who are ahead of their time, was able to make his dream come true, transforming his private residence into an exclusive club.

From that point on, the Marbella Club Hotel has come to be recognized the world over as one of the most prestigious establishments in the hotel world. And the Prince’s vision has become reality with the Marbella Club Hotel • Golf Resort & Spa that we know today, included as it is amongst the ‘Leading Small Hotels of the World’.

Location:

The Marbella Club Hotel • Golf Resort & Spa is located on the southern coast of Spain, in the heart of the “Golden Mile”, between Marbella and Puerto Banús. The city of Marbella has a history reaching back over a thousand years. Nestled between the Mediterranean and the impressive Sierra Blanca, Marbella enjoys a unique microclimate that ushers in more days of sunshine year round than almost any other spot in Europe. Thus the Marbella Club Hotel is set in sumptuous surroundings brimming with natural beauty. Finally, the Marbella Club Hotel is located in Andalucía, a region alive with history, unrivalled in its cultural wealth and traditions, a truly unique part of the world.

Accomodation:

When describing the meaning of luxury, Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe always used a very specific definition: “A blend of privacy and gardens”. This is a perfect description of the Marbella Club Hotel. Located on the Mediterranean, the beach front Hotel has 84 rooms and 37 elegant suites nestled amongst lush gardens designed by the Prince himself. In addition, there are 14 Andalucían-style villas, with their own gardens and pools; these give the setting the characteristic appearance of an idealized but authentic classic whitewashed village of Andalucía. Tranquility, space, intimacy, nature: absolute luxury.

Golf  & Riding:

With its magnificent 18 hole golf course, designed by Dave Thomas, and its superbly equipped riding stables, the Golf Resort and Riding Stables of the Marbella Club Hotel is a haven where golf enthusiasts, riding fans, and nature lovers can enjoy their favorite pastimes. It is also an ideal spot for pleasant walks amongst the hills and for taking in the spectacular views of the Sierra, Gibraltar, the North African coastline and the Mediterranean. The Golf Resort and Riding Stables are located only 20 minutes from the Hotel in the quiet and peaceful surroundings of Benahavís, an area of tremendous natural beauty.

Thalasso Spa:

The Marbella Club Thalasso Spa is, without a doubt, one of the best spas to be found in a major European tourist destination. Located on the beach, with the Mediterranean at its doorstep, the Thalasso Spa occupies 800 square meters equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities, including a dynamic indoor sea-water pool, hammams (Turkish baths), saunas, a relaxation room overlooking the sea, and 12 treatment rooms. The Marbella Club Thalasso Spa offers a full range of thalassotherapy and beauty treatments, with Rejuvenation, Weight Loss and Anti-Stress Programmes, as well as our new and exclusive treatments, such as the holistic and stabilizing ShiTao massages and Sea Creation, facial massages with seashells.

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QUEST HOTELS Now Openning in Bali

Aston International continues to grow its three star lifestyle QUEST HOTELS by signing a management agreement for the group’s first Quest Hotel in Bali – the “Quest Hotel Kuta Central Park”. The hotel will be inside the Kuta Central Park shopping and entertainment district and will feature 120 rooms, several meeting facilities, a restaurant and bar and the Quest Hotels signature contemporary design.

Norbert Vas, Aston International’s VP of Sales & Marketing said “Quest hotels are unique as they are moderately priced select service hotels but target travelers who possess a certain savoir vivre and appreciate invigorating designs and attention to detail.  Bali and Quest are a match made in heaven and we are very confident that the Quest Kuta Central Park will enrich Kuta and help change the way people look at budget hotels”

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Enjoy Delicious Cuisine at “Damai Lovina Villas”

Already the Subject of several cook books and magazine articles the award-winning restaurant at Damai serves organic vegetables and meats from our own small farm, together with fresh catch from the bountiful Bali sea and selected imported delicacies.

Here, everything is home made. Right down to the balinese krupuk and potato chips served in the bar. The daily changing three-course menu reinvents the traditional Balinese cuisine serving new versions of Balinese classics such as babi guling and sates.

Simple and delicious dishes can also be ordered from our 24-hour room service menu. A vegetarian menu is available and special dietary wishes and individual requests are catered for.

A La Carte Menu

Starters

1. Tuna tatakiSeared yellowfin tuna in herbs, tuna wonton, chili guacamole, wasabi mayonaise and soy reduction
2. Lobster raviolichili lobster ravioli, pumpkin bisque, organic vegetables, chive oil and wakame seaweed
3. Wagyu sashimithinly sliced kobe beef, served as new style sashimi with ponzu sauce, sesame seeds and lime chutney
4. Duck saladconfit of duck leg, spiced and sour apples, cranberries, lettuce, croudité of beetroot and daikon, chinese pinenut and coriander vinaigrette
5. Scallopspan fried scallops with pineapple, dill and capers. served with browned butter, pineapple chips and croutons

Mains

1. Mahi-mahifilet of mahi-mahi fish baked with wasabi crust, 2 kinds of cauliflower, browned dill butter with almonds and orange zest
2. Tenggiripan fried fillet of tenggiri fish, black risotto, pan fried squid, spring onion, crispy lotus root and tumeric-vanilla sauce
3. Bouillabaise’damai style’ with poached mahi-mahi, tiger prawn, scallop, pumpkin, baby leeks, tomato rouille, green oil and herbs
4. Lamb rackrack of lamb in herbs, pea puré with mint and coriander, lamb glace with sweet soy, young papaya and crispy carrot croudite
5. Tenderloingrilled beef of tenderloin with snow peas, lotus root, pickled onions, pont neuf potatoes and shabu-shabu sauce
6. Whole lobster’damai style’ with poached mahi-mahi, tiger prawn, scallop, pumpkin, baby leeks, tomato rouille, green oil and herbs

Desserts

1. Guavachilled and cleared soup of guava, chocolate bisquit, chocolate noodles and red guava icecream
2. Pineapple pineapple pie, coconut ice cream, caramel sirup and caramel candy
3. Chocolate chocolate and grand marnier créme brulee, mangosteen sorbet and orange salad
4. Treats damai’s homemade chocolate treats, small in size, big in flavour

The Three Course Balinese Menu

Menu one

1. Pigeon satesweet basil marinated pigeon on lemongrass stick, onion and pineapple salad, deep fried chili.
2. Babi gulingslow roast pork loin, stewed pork rib, pork knuckle, steamed rice, caisin, deep fried lawar and babi guling jus.
3. Sugih leafsugih leaf and pineapple cake, lemongrass ice cream, tropical fruit salad and sesame tuille.

Menu two

1. Rabbit sausage grilled home-made rabbit sausage, grape fruit and star fruit rujak, pickled vegetables and herbs.
2. Prawns base gede breaded and pan fried prawns, sweet potato rice, prawn grang asem, tomato and shrimp paste sauce.
3. Coconut roasted coconut soufflé, tamarillo sorbet, dragon fruit and damai garden mint coulis.

Menu three

1. Duck crispy duck on top of baby eggplant and beansprout salad, sweet sour jeruk and herbs.
2. Rabbit noisette loin of rabbit, ginger risotto, bamboo shot, julienne of vegetables, bongkot crackers and spicy candlenut sauce
3. Banana sliced banana in sweet coconut sauce, tamarilo coulis, banana tuille and ginger ice cream.

Menu four

1. Snail soupsnail and coconut soup, chili marinated snail on toast, deep fried chili, rice cracker and herbs.
2. Duck legslow roast duck leg in banana leaf served with cassava rice duck bergedel, long beans, urab vegetables and sauce jeruk.
3. Black rice chocolate/black rice fondant, lime leaf ice cream, vanilla marinated dragon fruit, crispy tuille and tamarillo coulis.

Menu five

1. Frog legssoya marinated and stir fried froglegs, organic vegetables and herb salad.
2. Langsar fishpan fried langsar fish, lobster crackers, grilled aubergine, yellow rice, damai garden vegetables, bongkot and boni berry sauce.
3. Pancakes pancake filled with coconut and palm sugar, coconut ice cream, vanilla tuille, snake fruit salad and lemon grass sauce.

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HAYMAN Great Barrier Reef

There are so many things to say about Hayman. Hayman Island Resort is a very privileged island situated half an hour from Cairns. The place is awesome. The resort is located on the southerly shore fronted by a sweeping sandy beach and surrounded by 34 acres of lush tropical gardens. Beyond the beach lies an 800 meter wide sand flat with fringing coral reef that is exposed at low tide revealing interesting coral formations and an array of marine life.

The Hayman Experience

The Hayman experience is like no other. Australia’s most awarded five-star resort takes guests into an exclusive realm of luxury, relaxation, indulgent dining, leisurely activity, reef adventure and breathtaking scenery. The Hayman experience begins before you arrive and will linger long after you leave.

Accomodation

Hayman offers elegant resort living in 212 beautifully appointed rooms, suites, penthouses and a beach villa situated within Retreat, Pool, Lagoon and Beachfront Wings. Designed to take advantage of the magnificent resort surrounds, all Hayman accommodation features private terraces or balconies. All guests in Hayman suites will be accorded the personal concierge service. Beach Villa and penthouse guests will receive full butler service.

Dining

A selection of sumptuous dining awaits guests on Hayman. Select from one of our superb restaurants or bars, enjoy a Hayman’s Signature Experience, The Chef’s Table, or soak up the relaxed ambience in a unique outdoor island or setting in the nearby reef surrounds.

Leisure & Activities

Hayman invites guests to enjoy a wonderful array of resort and Great Barrier Reef leisure pursuits and activities – whether it be for relaxation, rejuvenation, indulgence or adventure.

SPA

Hayman is the setting for the health and spa experience, Spa Hayman. This acclaimed spa, which has been accredited as a Leading Spa, offers Hayman guests an exclusive array of magnificent treatments and a selection of personally tailored beauty and wellness programs designed to restore and rejuvenate. Enjoy a Hayman Signature Experience, the Ocean Massage.

Weddings & Celebrations

With its spectacular island and Whitsunday vistas, luxurious resort atmosphere and superb reef location, Hayman is the perfect setting for a wedding in paradise, a renewal of vows and a celebration of a special anniversary, or reward for an individual or team on a great achievement.

Business Events

Award-winning Hayman is the ideal setting for world-class business events. Hayman’s unique resort ambience and inspiring tropical surrounds provide the perfect backdrop for small or large meetings, incentives and special events and individual reward programs.

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“JAMAHAL Private Resort & Spa” A fine heaven for honeymooners

A honeymoon is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds (or between two people in an early harmonious period in a relationship) to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion. Today, honeymoons by Westerners are sometimes celebrated somewhere exotic or otherwise considered special and romatic. A honeymoon can also be the first moments a newly-wed couple spend together, or the first holiday they spend together to celebrate their marriage. Planning a honeymoon is a great opportunity for the bride and groom to relax after the wedding. After getting married, most of the times the newlyweds plan to visit a place where they can have enough time to know each other’s liking, disliking and have lots of fun.

” JAMAHAL Private Resort & Spa” is the ideal romantic and special place for honeymooners. The name JAMAHAL stands for a “precious time” and signifies a fine haven for couples and especially for honeymooners. environmental friendly and using organic, natural resources for cuisine and spa.

located on the south tip of bali in the heart of jimbaran, less than 400 meters away from the beach of jimbaran bay. upgraded and reopened in march 2006, JAMAHAL has became one of the finest boutique & SPA resorts in bali.

JAMAHAL’s unique size and the aim to offer an unforgettable and enjoyable stay, serving on a high standard with a smile, are the base for a truly romantic hideaway in privacy.

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Keeping Bali green:Damai eco-role-model for the region’s resorts

Damai in Lovina, North Bali, has for years been implementing and improving an ambitious environmental programme covering waste treatment, water- and energy conservation and a detailed manual for organic resort operation. Now the leading resort of North Bali has been chosen to be a role model for other hotels and resorts of the region, and also serve as a field laboratory for new concepts in sustainable resort operation. The regional government in Singaraja has just launched a wide reaching programme for making the North Bali tourism even more green, and Damai is put forth as the example for other resorts on the island.

”The things we do at Damai are fairly low-tech and can easily be adapted by both a familiy-run losmen and a 50-room hotel. There is no hocus-pocus, and the equipment used is mostly locally made, not imported from Basel or Toronto,” says Rory McTiernan, who is the head of Damai’s environmental programme. McTiernan has a university degree in agriculture, and has for decades also been working as environmental consultant for various industries across the Indonesian archipelago.

”Many of the practices are not only more cost-efective, but often simple and easy to implement, such as sorting  the garbage and ensuring proper disposal of waste, allthough we sometimes need to find alternate ways of recycling the materials, since no institutions exist up here. With the plastic water bottles for instance, we have put up an open container by the main road where we just put all of them in, and during the day they simply get picked up by locals who need them for something in their business or in the household.”

’As opposed to the South part of the island, tourism has not yet had any harmful impact to the environment up here. North Bali is still untouched, and it is a wise and commendable initiative launched by the local governemt to keep it that way. We are proud to be chosen as the model resort, and happy that we are allowed to share our experiences to keep Bali green.

Five Star farming:Damai opens own organic farm

Damai in North Bali has long been knicknamed ’Bali’s gourmet retreat’, and the small luxurious resort’s foodie followers has grown to appreciate the organic delicacies being served by the resort’s inspired chefs.  For years most of the herbs and vegetables used in the kitchen has been grown in the resort’s own ecological market garden, and diners could gather appetite on an afternoon stroll through the exotic gardens, while inspecting the ingredients for tonight’s upcoming feast. Now, the resort wil not only grow its own ingredients, but also breed them.

”We really wanted to be even more in control of the quality of the ingredients used in our kitchen,” says the resort’s owner, Nils Normann. ”Especially with selected cuts and varieties of meat, such as pig, rabbit and duck we wished to be in full control of all parts of the process before we served it on our tables.”

Which is why the resort’s residents is no longer restricted to the human species, but number both free range pigs, rabbits, pigeons and ducks, as well as more exotic livestock such as frogs and snails (used in the resort’s ominous-sounding but delicious snail soup), and fresh water lobsters, bred in large basins at the bottom of the neighboring valley. All operations are 100% organic.

”We also started this in order to introduce a more environmentally sustainable operation. All the meats we used before was normally flown in from far-away places to get the best quality, but now we just have to cross the road, and most of the kitchen waste is now used in the farm. Even some of the snails we breed over here are used as food for the lobsters,” says Nils Normann. ”The farm is still new but soon we will be able to serve our very own bacon, which we will produce in collaboration with an Australian butcher in South Bali. It’s going to be delicious. The only meat where I dont expect a huge difference in quality is with the chicken. The traditional Balinese kampung-chickens are all free range and absolutely delicious.”

The pinnacle of pampering:”Your mandi is ready, Madam”

Bali is to spa what Paris is to fashion. The serene tropical island is like a trend lab for spa therapies and the luxurious boutique hotels are at constant work to design new inventive treatments to bring you bodily bliss as well as perfecting the traditional Asian techniques to restore balance in your body’s energies. To spoil yourself with the latest bid for the ultimate in pampering, you should travel to the Damai on the island’s pristine North Coast and ask your villa butler for a ’mandi’.

Mandi is the Indonesian word for bath. In Damai’s version it is a treament bath, performed in the luxurious space of your own villa bathroom by one or two of the resort’s experienced therapists. The treatments themselves are centered around the javanese mandi lulur, the traditional flower bath that is both romantic and utterly enjoyable, combined with massages, body scrubs, aromatherapy, beauty treatments and manicures. Perhaps combined with servings of champagnes, fruits and teas.

The treatments are created by Made and Sally Wijaya, the husband and wife team who leads the Damai Spa.

Wedding and Honeymoon in Bali (Indonesia)

A wedding or honeymoon in Bali is unforgettable; with beautiful weather, romantic beach settings and quaint chapels, Bali is perfect for weddings, vow-renewals or honeymoons. This exotic wedding and honeymoon location also has beautiful resorts, hotels and villas to provide an idyllic start to any couple’s life together.

The most popular wedding and honeymoon destinations include Lovina, Kuta, Ubud, Sanur and Jimbaran. Bali Honeymoon Things To Do While in Bali for a wedding or honeymoon, visit Ubud for art museums and galleries, or the art and crafts stalls in the market place. Ubud hosts performances of traditional dance and music, and has wonderful restaurants for romantic dinners. Bali wedding and honeymoon couples can enjoy the ‘Mother Temple’ of Besakih, on the slopes of the Agung Volcano, or hike to the lake in Batur. Couples visiting Bali for a wedding or honeymoon may be interested in the great surfing, diving or game fishing sites of Kuta, and revel in the island’s friendly, relaxed atmosphere and vibrant nightlife. Exuding a more rural charm, Lovina is home to Bali’s only Buddhist monastery, Brahma Vihara Arama, a must for wedding or honeymoon couples on the island. Bali Wedding Formalities It is possible for most nationalities to be legally married in Bali in accordance with Indonesian laws and there are wedding planners, including the Bali Wedding Butlers, available to assist in this regard. Baliweddings.com also has good information about the legal requirements and process.

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