Filed under: Alila Manggis | Tags: Alila Hotels, Alila Villas, East Bali, environmenal bali, environmental bali, green bali, Luxury Hotel Bali, Luxury Resort Bali
Alila’s vision toward responsible tourism lies not only in their management philosophy for a sustainable business, but in the knowledge that hotels globally contribute in major waste, pollution, community, cultures and travel expectations. Environmental awareness has made sustainable tourism a necessary platform for future successful hotels. The business benefits of going green are: reduced consumption and therefore reduced costs, customer loyalty, attracting and retaining dedicated staff. Alila Ubud and Alila Manggis will be the first hotels within the group to be GG21 certified. The other properties will soon follow. All our newly developed hotels are going to embrace environmentally sustainable design principles in each design and construction. Our Alila villas Uluwatu, Bali will be the first hotel ever built to this standard from the plan.
ALILA MANGGIS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY POLICY
Alila Manggis is a boutique designer property set to harmonise with Balinese culture and located within a coconut grove on the tranquil East Coast of Bali. In order to provide our guests with a Balinese experience in terms of culture, environment and ambience management recognises the need to work in harmony with the local community. We demonstrate this through achieving recognition with the Bali Tri Hita Karana Awards which promote a balanced relationship between fellow human beings, their God and the environment and through adopting the Green Globe 21 approach to sustainable tourism. We offer our guests the opportunity to participate in our GG 21 activities by constantly creating new Alila experiences in support of this policy while proactively encouraging local tourism operators in our regency to think Green especially in preserving the waterways, coral reef and minimising their use of plastic.
To promote our community relationship we commit to select the majority of our employee’s from the local area and region of Karangasem regency. We utilise fresh local products from our organic garden in the first instance and where these are not available purchase goods and services from local suppliers with a preference to those from profit sharing co-operatives organisation.
It is our commitment to measure our greenhouse gas emissions, energy and fresh water usage, waste water discharges, minimize our solid waste and set targets etc., in all areas to improve our environmental performance through benchmarking with GG21 every year and to comply with the relevant environmental public and occupational health and safety, hygiene and employment legislation and other requirements of Indonesia to which we are obliged to adhere.
Our Management and Green Team is proud to promote and communicate our aims and performance in the GG21 programs to our share holders and to all staff, neighbours, suppliers and local community and to make this policy available to them on request.
Our Environmental and Social Efforts
We invite you to join our Green Team when staying at Alila with the following environmentally friendly options:
• Fresh linens and towels are provided daily. Protect the earth by saving gallons of water and chemical detergents by placing this card on your bed should you wish to reuse your bed linen. Should you wish to reuse your towel, please hang it on the hook provided, if not please leave it on the floor of the shower and you will receive a fresh towel.
• Save on carbon emissions and explore the delightful countryside of East Bali by bicycle instead of by car this holiday. Healthier for you and the ozone layer.
• Support local village co-operative projects by taking home gifts of our beautifully packaged coconut soaps. Spa Alila soaps can be found in our Alila Living boutique.
• Immerse yourself in Balinese culture with a visit to one of our local temple ceremonies with our Leisure Concierge who is happy to share with you the spiritual, communal and social rituals andpractices of these blessed people.
To learn more about Alila Manggis
http://www.alilahotels.com/manggis
Filed under: Alila Manggis, Alila Ubud | Tags: Alila Hotels, Alila Villas, East Bali, luxury boutique hotels, Luxury Hotel Bali, Luxury Resort Bali, nyepi package, ubud, ubud hotels
Nyepi, the Icaka New Year 1931, the day of absolute silence, contemplation and meditation for Balinese! Enjoy blissful Nyepi in the spectacular sea side sunrises of the East at Alila Manggis or in the misty mountain evenings of the central North at Alila Ubud. Escape the madness and linger a while with Alila, experience our Bali…..it’s magic and it’s wonder….
| ROOMS | ALILA MANGGIS | ALILA UBUD |
| Superior Room | IDR 2,500,000 nett | IDR 3,250,000 nett |
| Deluxe Room | IDR 3,000,000 nett | IDR 3,500,000 nett |
| Suite – Valley Villa | IDR 5,500,000 nett | IDR 5,500,000 nett |
| Garden Pool Villa | - | IDR 6,500,000 nett |
Enjoy these benefits;
- 3-day/2-night accommodation
- Daily a la carte breakfast for two persons
- One time dinner for two persons
- 90 minutes Spa Alila signature treatment
- 30% discount for additional body treatments at Spa Alila
- 20% discount on meals and non alcoholic beverages in hotel F&B outlets.
- In-resident Alila hospitalities.
Alila Ubud hospitalities: free shuttle service based on hotel schedule to Ubud Central, daily afternoon tea from 15 h 00 to 17 h 00, complimentary lifestyle experiences based on schedule: morning tai chi and yoga, children Balinese dance class.
Alila Manggis hospitalities: free shuttle service based on hotel schedule to Candidasa area or Tenganan, a pre-Hinduism village in East Bali, daily afternoon tea from 15 h 00 to 17 h 00, complimentary lifestyle experiences based on schedule: morning tai chi or yoga and ginger tea by the pool.
Terms and Conditions: rates are per package, inclusive of 11% government tax and 10% service, applicable for both single and double occupancy. All benefits inclusion is for maximum two persons. Package offered valid for guests staying between 12 March 2010 and 18 March 2010.
For further information and reservations, please contact our reservations department at Alila Ubud: ubud@alilahotels.com or Alila Manggis: manggis@alilahotels.com
For further information regarding our resorts and villas http://www.alilahotels.com
Filed under: Alila Hotels, Alila Manggis, Alila Ubud, Alila Villas | Tags: Alila Hotels, Alila Villas, cooking school bali, cuisine bali, East Bali, luxury boutique hotels, Luxury Hotel Bali, luxury resorts laos
Fresh ingredients…local produce…a true taste of Bali. This is the recipe for a richly flavored culinary experience integrated at the award-winning Seasalt Restaurant. Inspired by a neighboring organic salt farm, Seasalt is set in a traditional Balinese pavilion on a lotus pond. The restaurant’s dining concept is dedicated to fresh, healthy, ‘real cuisine’. Its East Balinese specialties feature the best local seafood selection. Its contemporary cuisine emphasizes naturally healthy ingredients. Our chefs are artisans in the kitchen, creating an exciting menu that ranges from light natural flavors and distinctive East Bali sensations to the Executive Chef’s innovative signature style – a blend of classic European culinary traditions and local produce from the region. The Alila Manggis Cooking School is where the team of chefs celebrate and share with you the true essence of the Balinese lifestyle through fascinating culinary adventures.
Introduction to Balinese Cooking
From the growing and harvesting process to the marketing and preparation of ingredients, understand how the cycle of daily life translates to the plate in traditional Balinese dishes.
After an early morning breakfast, visit Klungkung market and experience the amazing sights, sounds and aromas of one of the busiest village markets in East Bali. Return to the hotel to learn how to use the ubiquitous Ulekan (traditional Balinese mortar and pestle) to make the embodiment of Balinese cuisine – Bumbu Bali (Balinese curry paste) and Bumbu kacang (peanut sauce) – and prepare Balinese style nasi goreng (fried rice) in a wok and sate ayam (grilled chicken skewers). Then savour the morning’s handiwork over a leisurely lunch in the restaurant.
Organic Garden Adventure
Gain a new sense of taste as you rediscover the wholesome, nurturing flavors of unprocessed ingredients. Grow your awareness of sustainable farming which is sure to stimulate your appetite for a more healthy, balanced lifestyle.
After breakfast, head to our organic garden just 10 minutes from the hotel, hidden below the foothills of Mt Agung overlooking the sea. Our gardener Pak Sugita will reveal the techniques and agricultural practices of Balinese farmers, from the famed Subak (water irrigation) system to the rotation of crops in the rice fields.
Armed with boots and a rice hat, join in the action in the garden, collecting seasonal ingredients, walking the ducks, scaring the birds or simply waiting for the rice to grow from the shelter of a “kubu kubu” – a small hut built in the rice fields. Begin your organic cooking lesson with tastings from the garden followed by lunch in a traditional Balinese pavilion.
Food for the Skin
Bali has a rich history of traditional medicinal recipes for maintaining health and beauty. Discover the healing qualities of natural ingredients found all around us, and used in Alila’s cuisine naturalle and rejuvenating spa treatments. A Balinese breakfast in our organic garden is a wonderful start to the day, prepared by our head gardener Pak Sugita using a Jalikan or traditional wood-fired stove. Then explore the garden, picking herbs, roots and fruits that hold the secrets to staying healthy used by the Balinese people.
Learn how to make coconut oil that you can use to prepare your own skin treatments. Create a facial treatment using local fruits and organic bath sea salts, as well as a herbal body scrub made from an age-old recipe handed down through the generations.
These are simply a taste of some of the culinary classes waiting for you at Alila Manggis.
To reserve a class email manggis@alilahotels.com
To read more about our Cooking Classes
http://www.alilahotels.com/surprisingly_different_cooking_class
To find out more on Alila Manggis
http://www.alilahotels.com/manggis
Enticing & surprising Festive Season at Alila Manggis
Venture beyond the road well traveled to the end of the Bali map where the hidden glories of the historically rich villages of East Bali will be unveiled. Alila Manggis has a myriad of unique and exciting experiences for the intrepid traveler to feast on this festive season. Choose from our list of “Experiences” to indulge in… cultural, romantic, learning, culinary, active and wellness.
Thursday, 24 December 2009: Christmas Eve ‘Seasalt’ | Christmas Eve ‘Tables by the Ocean’
Enjoy five courses of ‘modern Asian cuisine’ at the ‘Seasalt’ or at a ‘Table by the Ocean’ celebrating the best of East Bali’s locally grown produce. USD 45 per person | USD 80 per person with wine pairing (one glass of matched wine per course). Reserve one of our ‘Tables by the Ocean’ and make your evening an extra special one with a bottle of sparkling wine and a private butler for an additional USD 25 per person.
Friday, 25 December: ‘A Royal Merry Christmas’
Indulge in a traditional royal ‘Megibung’ feast dinner in the king’s palace with all the trimmings and entertainment fit for royalty. A truly unique experience in a stunningly different location. USD 75 per person.
Sunday, 27 December: ‘Brunch by the Ocean Pandan Forest’
Relax and enjoy the sea breeze, cool tunes and casual dining. We invite you to bring the kids… children from the orphanage we support have been invited too. Join us and them for an afternoon of fun and games. USD 35 per adult / USD 10 per child under 12yrs. USD 5 from the above price will be donated towards the further development and support of the orphanage. Additional donations or contributions can be made by each individual in cash or kind.
Monday, 28 December: ‘East Balinese Night Market in the Gardens of the Hotel’
Experience a local-style ‘night market’ in the magical ambience of our gardens while you dine under the night sky. USD 30 per person.
Tuesday, 29 December: ‘Seafood Seven’.
Feast on seven courses of sensational seafood freshly plucked from the nearby ocean and rivers, combining flavours from around the world. USD 60 per person | USD 90 per person with wine pairing (one glass of matched wine per course). Reserve one of our ‘Tables by the Ocean’ and make your evening an extra special one with a bottle of sparkling wine and a private butler for an additional USD 25 per person.
Thursday, 31 December: ‘The Last Supper Under the Full Moon’.
Your last chance to party for the year! Ring in 2010 with a casual party around the pool and by the ocean as we light up the evening with a wood-fired BBQ dinner, fire dancing and fireworks at midnight. USD 65 per person.
Superior Room : USD 225++ per night Deluxe Room : USD 260++ per night Sea-side Suite : USD 425++ per night
*All rates are subject to 21% tax and service charge.
Private return airport transfers, breakfast for two persons, one tailor-made picnic lunch, one Spa Alila signature massage and Alila hospitalities are included. Prices are for a minimum stay of 3 consecutive nights and subject to a 21% government tax and service charges. Packages offered are valid for travel period between 20 December 2009 and 5 January 2010.
Alila Manggis, Bali
Buitan, Manggis Karangasem
80871, Bali INDONESIA
P: +62 363 41 011 F: +62 363
Email: manggis@alilahotels.com
Filed under: Alila Manggis | Tags: East Bali, Luxury Hotel Bali, Luxury Resort Bali, Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving Bali
(Image courtesy of Peter Voet)
One of our valued guests at Alila Manggis,who was passionate about Scuba Diving, recently wrote a review for us.
” Early November 2009 I came to Bali to do some diving.
The main thing I would have liked to see was the famous Mola Mola or oceanic sunfish which Bali is famous for.I knew I was a little late on the season for a sunfish encounter, but I didn’t mind.My view on diving is that one should not chase around species to see, nature will present them as a gift to you when the time is right.
Living up to this philosophy staying at the Allila Mangis resort is not so hard. You can feel the pulse of nature throughout the place. Besides of that, the whole complex has the same Zen feeling to it as the one I look for while diving.
It is a place to come home to when you’re tired after diving and just relax.I was curious what nature would present to me this time.The first gift I got was the Mantis shrimp. This colourful small lobster is also nicknamed thumb-breaker. It got this reputation from being able to hit very hard with its small claws.While taking the picture I was very careful of not having the housing smashed. It was the first time I ever got to see the rare lobster.
Then the great Barracuda came along. The large predator fish measured at least one and a half meter in length. I could come very close to it, an unforgettable experience.
As if this was not enough, we stumbled upon the rare Ghost pipefish. This very small creature mimics seaweed in order to mislead fish hunting for it. I had seen this rare creature before, but the clear waters of Bali offered me my first opportunity to take a good picture of it.
At that point the 2 most spectacular encounters were still up nature’s sleeve.
First I was totally amazed by an encounter with an enormous school of Trevally fish. The school moves around like a chaotic system. Watching is was like being in a nature movie. It cannot be believed how happy I felt.
Then it was time for the cherry on the cake. An encounter with the one species one has to see to believe it is for real. I got to dive with Manta Ray.I got to see 3 of them together and I got to see them really close. It was like seeing bionic stealth fighter planes going over my head… simply amazing.
And what about the Mola Mola ? I guess it wasn’t time for me to receive that present yet.
But I will get back to Bali again for that one; maybe time will be right then, maybe not. That next time Allila Mangis will be my home again.”
Peter Voet, October 2009.
For more information on arranging Scuba Diving whilst at Alila Manggis email manggis@alilahotels.com
For more information on Alila Manggis http://www.alilahotels.com/manggis
