Each villa is accessed through a set of the colourful Balinese doors and within each private ‘compound’ there is a good sized private pool, open air gazebos,
and private dining areas (24-hour full room service), a fridge (stocked with complimentary fruit juices and soft drinks), all surrounded by tropical gardens.
The villas offer masses of space and are so tastefully decorated it’s almost unbelievable. The beds are amazingly comfortable, the bathroom super-sized with an all glass shower room and there is even an outdoor shower in the private courtyard. Attention to detail is what makes the Royal Santrian stand out, whether in the villa, the grounds or the restaurant you will be hard pushed to find fault in this property.
The resort’s signature restaurant Allspice features outdoor shades of sandstone contrasting with the warm ginger and gold colours of the open dining area. Chinese carved cabinets sit among dark burgundy sofas in the cigar lounge. The dining areas are eclectic in design with one consistency – glassed floor-to-ceiling windows that break up the areas in a subtle manner as you move from the wine bar to the sushi bar, without noting too much that there are no walls in between.
Mr I B Ngurah Kumbayana, managing director of the group, had an architect draw up the resort but the design is completely his idea down to each light bulb, rug and tile. |