Bali Agung Village - Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia

Bali Agung Village
Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia
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Manager: Ferry Irawan

The Sales manager of Bali Agung Village is Ferry Irawan from Medan Sumatra and has lived in Bali for 10 years and worked at the hotel or 2 years.

He told me that the hotel was built in 1992 and renovated in March 2001.

I Bali Agung Village is unique because of its design and materials used extensively around the hotel. Ferry said that the bricks used for the rooms are traditional mud bricks made from Gatataro, a special mud from a village in Ubud. Being a natural material it degrades over time but is great for the guests.

Ferry said the bamboo used for the main lobby roof and the cottages is also a special kind as is especially straight and strong. This is combined with alang alang, a fiberous material that is packed to form the roofs insulation.

Also present in the lobby were couches made from dried banana leaves.

Ferry said the hotel was designed in a ‘kings house’ style with an impressive balinese roof covering the lobby and restaurant and smaller structures for in the gorunds for the rooms and cottages.

I asked Ferry what was special about the hotel’s location and he said it was ‘close to heaven and close to hell’ meaning situated next to tranquil rice paddies and a short distance the direction to the nightlife of Jalan Dhyana Pura. The beach is a 5 minute walk.

He said the best point of the hotel was the atmosphere and said that with the traditional Balinese feel and lush gardens it was very romantic. Yellow lights are used for their calmer effect outside.

I asked what were 3 restaurants close by that he would recommend and he said Made’s Warung on Jalan Seminyak in Seminyak ( Indonesian ), Gateway of India on Jalan Dhyana Pura ( Indian ) and Fabio’s on Jalan Seminyak in Seminyak for Italian.

He also suggested Ku De Ta, Santa Fe and Jaya Pub in Seminyak for drinks.

Ferry said the Bali Agung Village is a good hotel for young people as it is close to the action and quiet. For honeymooners they give special service including arranging breakfast at whatever time they would like.

Older people enjoy the hotel too because they can relax in the pool then go shopping in Kuta and Seminyak, coming back to enjoy the library of books. The hotel provides a free shuttle bus to Kuta Square 5 times a day.

Ferry said Europeans make up about 70% of the guest list with Australian, Japanese and Indonesian tourists making up the rest.

There is a group of Greek businessmen who love the hotel and return often saying that the Bali Agung Village is the perfect place to work from.

The hotel provides easy access to Ubud and Tanah Lot and 5-6 pm is really a magical time as the light fades over the paddy fields next door.

I asked Ferry to say one sentence to people considering staying at the hotel and he said “Bali Agung Village is your home in paradise.”

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Number of Rooms:
The Bali Agung village has 32 Standard Villas in 8 units of 2 story bungalows each with private balcony. There are also 9 Deluxe Villas with their own private garden.

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