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Ten Bedroom Residence Alila Villas Soori, Bali
By Hilary Doling, The Luxury Travel Bible, www.luxurytravelbible.com
A teak-panelled entrance way leads though to a huge space with high vaulted ceiling and giant panels of glass overlooking the ocean. Surely this is lobby of a very grand resort. Well the lobby of Alia Villas Soori is impressive but this isn’t it. This is the entrance [...]
LUXURY RESORTS: Alila Villas Uluwatu
There is something magical about Made. That’s the only explanation. How else does he know I’m going to need a coffee before I’ve even thought it, or that today I’d like to listen to Mozart when yesterday it was Lady Gaga? Or that a visit to a temple is bound to suit my mood tomorrow? [...]
Not 5 or 6 star, it’s Superstar!
In this age, 5-star hotels are already a passé. Not even 6-star. The competition to be the best is really about creating a superstar experience. So, as far as superstar experience is concerned – if you have a weekend to spend, some money to splurge, a lover to indulge – Alila Villas Soori is the place. For those who can’t afford a 40-million vacation home, nor renting a whole private resort island, perhaps Alila Villas Soori serves well as a small taste of exquisite exclusivity.
Spa Days and Starry Nights: My Week at Alila Villas Soori
Contrary to budding urban myths, Alila Villas Soori sits a surprisingly convenient striking distance from the action in Seminyak or even Ubud. As we drove into the verdant countryside, I could feel my breathing slow down, as if the drive provides an intended transition from urban stress to beachfront bliss. At the end of the hour’s journey I felt ready to embrace the smiling crowd of staff gathered to welcome me outside the sleek open air lobby. I even managed to remember a few names.
Alila Villas Uluwatu: Where the Eagles Vacation
When we finally picked a name for it, we decided to call it the “eagle’s nest”. Because the parochial term, “cabana”, just didn’t do it justice. Constructed with alternating boards of reclaimed wood supported by bamboo segment frames, these series of box-like sitting areas are perched all over the Alila Villas Uluwatu.
Alila Villas Uluwatu hits Travel+Leisure ‘It’ List 2010
Travel + Leisure set out to find the best new hotels in the world again, and this year, Alila Villas Uluwatu is their only pick in Bali, Indonesia, amongst the 45 most exciting openings in the world.
A Sneak Preview of Alila Bangalore
Presenting the latest photos of Alila Bangalore’s progress as it shapes up to become one of the city’s most unique business hotels when it opens late January 2011.
