Raffles Bali
A treat with a view of the Bay and Boeings
11/05/2025 Reading time: 2 Minutes
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Gourmets, wellness fans and anyone who doesn't want to struggle through Bali's traffic chaos after a long flight
Gourmets, wellness fans and anyone who doesn't want to struggle through Bali's traffic chaos after a long flight
There is one thing about so-called "top locations": they almost always have some kind of disadvantage. At Raffles Bali, it is the view from the private pool over the jungle-green resort area and the glittering Jimbaran Bay to the runway of Ngurah Rai International Airport. Even if the aircraft noise is minimal, it's hard to get that unadulterated paradise feeling - especially at night, when the floodlights twinkle on the horizon during moonlight bathing. In addition, the picture-book beach at Raffles disappears completely into the sea at high tide and then has to dry in the sun.
and then has to dry in the sun.
However, these are the only two drawbacks in a hotel that is otherwise hard to beat. Not in terms of size - just 32 villas are spread across 23 hectares of parkland with waterways, winding paths and herb gardens. Not in terms of facilities - even the smallest villa has 375 m2 of living space in elegant Bali style. Not in terms of wellness offers - I will never forget the massage in the open-air pavilion with its stunning views and the evening meditation in a candlelit cave. And above all, there is no shortage of culinary highlights. The delicious and entertaining gourmet journeys through Indonesia's provinces, which the French-born star chef Gaetan Biesuz celebrates every evening in the bamboo-covered Rumari restaurant, are absolutely unique and of the very highest standard.
And speaking of travel: Anyone who is picked up by their Raffles butler in the arrivals terminal after a long flight and escorted past all the queues to their limousine really appreciates this service. It's almost a shame that the subsequent drive to the hotel only takes 20 minutes. But that's the thing about so-called "top locations": they almost always have some kind of disadvantage ...
Test highlights
The 9-course menu in the Rumari restaurant and the jet lag massage with a view of the wilderness and water.
and then has to dry in the sun.
However, these are the only two drawbacks in a hotel that is otherwise hard to beat. Not in terms of size - just 32 villas are spread across 23 hectares of parkland with waterways, winding paths and herb gardens. Not in terms of facilities - even the smallest villa has 375 m2 of living space in elegant Bali style. Not in terms of wellness offers - I will never forget the massage in the open-air pavilion with its stunning views and the evening meditation in a candlelit cave. And above all, there is no shortage of culinary highlights. The delicious and entertaining gourmet journeys through Indonesia's provinces, which the French-born star chef Gaetan Biesuz celebrates every evening in the bamboo-covered Rumari restaurant, are absolutely unique and of the very highest standard.
And speaking of travel: Anyone who is picked up by their Raffles butler in the arrivals terminal after a long flight and escorted past all the queues to their limousine really appreciates this service. It's almost a shame that the subsequent drive to the hotel only takes 20 minutes. But that's the thing about so-called "top locations": they almost always have some kind of disadvantage ...
Test highlights
The 9-course menu in the Rumari restaurant and the jet lag massage with a view of the wilderness and water.
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