Menjangan Dynasty Resort, Bali

INTERNET: Wi-Fi in all public areas.

POOLS: a 158 sqm cliff-edge infinity swimming pool, which at 3.5m deep also serves as a dive training pool. There is also a 32.5 sqm Beach Plunge Pool near the restaurant.

DINING: Pasir Putih Beach Club, open to the public daily from 6.30am until late, features a restaurant and bar, an open kitchen, as well as a 32.5 sqm beachside swimming pool with bamboo cabanas and beanbags on the white-sand beach.

SPA: The Spa Tent houses one single and two double treatment rooms, divided by curtains, as well as a bathroom with a private semi-open-air bathtub. Designed for couples, each is equipped with two massage beds, a rain shower, and a soaking tub for two. The pods are completely private, yet open on the seaward side of the cliff.

EVENTS: the multi-purpose bamboo wantilan pavilion, bordered by wedding lawns, is perfect for yoga retreats and other events. Contact the hotel to ask about Wedding Packages.

WATERSPORTS: the Dive Centre offers year-round professionally-guided scuba diving and snorkelling excursions for beginners, families and experienced divers. Also available are non-motorised watersports such as kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddle boarding.

NEARBY ACTIVITIES: Snorkeling Trip to Menjangan Island, Diving Trip to Menjangan Island (for certified divers), PADI Scuba Courses, Discover Scuba Dive at Menjangan Island, Kayak rental, SUP rental (Stand Up Paddle boarding), Mountain bike rental, Salt Flats & Hot Spring Trail, Horseback riding, Hatten Wine Tour, Visit a Pearl Farm, Jungle Trekking National Park, Rainforest Trekking, Dolphin Tour in Lovina, Bird Watching Tour, Mangrove Tour Gilimanuk Bay by boat, Temple Tour - Malanting, Monkey, Hot Spring & Pabean Temple, Safari Tour in Prapat Agung, and even an Ijen Crater Tour.

NATURE & CULTURE: The incredibly varied countryside with its wooded mountain slopes, savannah grasslands, rainforest, monsoon forest and mangrove-wrapped coastal flats, offers wonderful opportunities for observing wildlife, trekking, horse-riding, bird-watching, kayaking and cycling, while the magnificent sunsets, local traditions, artistic culture, and slower pace of life, makes this area diverse, interesting and delightful. North Bali is famous for its artistic heritage. The style of the gold and silver work, together with the weaving, pottery and instrument-making is very distinctive and unique.