Belmond Jimbaran Puri, Bali

When it comes to accommodation there are couple of choices. The Garden or Beach Front Cottages are Balinese in style, simply furnished and quite traditional with high ceilings, but our favourites are the Deluxe Pool Villas. Offering one or two bedrooms, these are very private spaces with a sunken private pool in a walled garden courtyard and oversize day beds, perfect for romantic interludes.

Exploring the local seafood restaurants is a must do. Jimbaran is renowned for the fish markets and the beach comes alive every evening with locals and tourists enjoying both the food and the vivid crimson sunsets. In addition, the hotel has two restaurants – Nelayan, which is on the beach serving seafood and Mediterranean style dishes and Tanjung Cafe, offering Indonesian and Asian cuisine overlooking the lotus ponds.

Discover inner peace with a treatment at the spa or join yoga or Tai Chi classes; if you can tear yourself away from the beach, you will find an island blessed with colour, culture and life. Inland, away from the coast, find the Bali of old, where terraced rice paddies tumble down the hillsides and villages still practice ancient traditions.