BALI, VILLA & HOTEL: January 2008

BALI, VILLA & HOTEL : HOTEL in Hawaii

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The State of Hawaii (pronounced /həˈwaɪiː/ or /həˈwaɪʔiː/; Hawaiian: Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi), is an archipelagic state of the United States located in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, south of Alaska, and north of Tahiti. From a physiographic and ethnological perspective, this archipelago is frequently reckoned as part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.

This state encompasses nearly the entirety of the volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which is made up of hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). Of these, the eight largest islands are considered the "main islands" and are located at the southeastern end of the archipelago. In order from the northwest to southeast, they are Niihau (Niʻihau), Kauai (Kauaʻi), Oahu (Oʻahu), Molokai (Molokaʻi), Lanai (Lānaʻi), Kahoolawe (Kahoʻolawe), Maui, and Hawaii (Hawaiʻi). The last is by far the largest, and is often called the "Big Island" or "Big Isle" to avoid confusion with the state.

The state was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, making it the 50th state. Its capital is located in its major city, Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The most recent census puts the state's population at 1,211,537.

In standard American English, Hawaii is generally pronounced /həˈwaɪiː/. In the Hawaiian language, it is generally pronounced [həˈwəiʔi]. Some residents of Hawaii use the Hawaiian pronunciation (with the glottal stop) in their English.

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Let Starwood Hawaii Hotels & Resorts show you the best of Hawaii in ultimate class and comfort. From the Big Island to Kauai, only Starwood Hawaii Hotels and Resorts offers you the most comfortable rooms at the best rates. Looking for a hotel or resort on Oahu or Maui? Book a room at our Sheraton Maui Resort or the Sheraton Waikiki. Visiting Kauai? Book a room at the Sheraton Kauai Resort, located just 30 minutes from Lihue Airport. With 11 properties across 4 islands, you'll find all the beauty, action, and tranquility Hawaii has to offer.

Choose an island from the list above or click on the Hawaii map, and let the adventure begin. Or if you can't wait to start your escape to Hawaii, either book online or call 1-866-716-8140.

We are pleased to announce our Dolphin Connection program, available to Starwood Hotels & Resorts Waikiki guests.
The Sheraton Hotels & Resort in Waikiki offers its hotel guests an exclusive opportunity to meet and interact with one of nature’s most amazing creatures, the dolphin.

Created in partnership with world-class marine center Sea Life Park, the Dolphin Connection by Sheraton program is available only to guests of the Sheraton Hotels in Waikiki.

The program offers guests of all ages a once in a lifetime experience to learn about feed, communicating through hand signals, touch and actually the opportunity to swim with these extraordinary ocean mammals.
The Sheraton Hotels & Resort in Waikiki offers its hotel guests an exclusive opportunity to meet and interact with one of nature’s most amazing creatures, the dolphin.

Created in partnership with world-class marine center Sea Life Park, the Dolphin Connection by Sheraton program is available only to guests of the Sheraton Hotels in Waikiki.

The program offers guests of all ages a once in a lifetime experience to learn about feed, communicating through hand signals, touch and actually the opportunity to swim with these extraordinary ocean mammals.

Special features of the program:

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Guests enjoy the opportunity to feed, interact and swim with the dolphins
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Masks available to observe dolphins underwater
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No minimum age requirement
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Live penguin greeting upon arrival
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Complimentary Refreshing Welcome Fresh Fruit cup
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Souvenir Logo Towel
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Educational presentation by professional dolphin trainers
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A photo and or DVD of your dolphin interaction available for purchase
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Exclusive round trip transfers
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General Admission to Sea Life Park’s numerous attractions

Pricing Schedule:
Participants:
General 13 & up $119.00
Junior: ages 6-12 $89.00
Child: ages 2-5 Free with each paying adult

Non Participants (observers):
(Transportation, General Admission)
General 13 & up $45.00
Junior" ages 6-12 $29.00
Child: ages 2-5 Free with each paying adult.

Morning Package

7:30a Pick-up at hotel
8:30 Arrive at Sea Life Park – penguin greeting with fresh island fruit cups. Visit to the video rooms.
8:45 Escort to the video rooms to view dolphin interaction orientation video.
9:00 Pick-up for dolphin interactive.
9:45 Video Preview ;purchases made at this time using room number.
10:25 Hawaiian Reef Stingray Ballet (optional) (Shopping, Lunch & Photo Pick-up)
11:15 Kolohe Kai Sea Lion Show (optional) (Shopping, Lunch & Photo Pick-up)
11:35 Sea Turtle Feed (Available at additional cost.) (optional) (Shopping, Lunch & Photo Pick-up)
11:45 Touch Pool Exploration (optional) (Shopping, Lunch & Photo Pick-up)
12:30 Dolphin Cove Show
1:00p Leave Park

All participants will be required to use a safety vest while participating in the dolphin interaction program. Children 8 and under must be accompanied by a paying adult. Due to safety reason we do not allow expectant mothers to participate in the Dolphin interactive program. Program length is approximately 45 minutes (orientation and 30 minutes in the water).

For further information or to pre-book any tours or activities, please contact us at (808) 931-8072 or via e-mail Guestservices.00377@sheraton.com Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Hawaii time and at (808) 931-8007 on weekends during the same hours.

BALI, VILLA & HOTEL: Hotels in Australia

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Australia hotels and resorts reservation guide - the definitive guide to Australia accommodation. The Australia hotels and resorts guide provides a brief summary, customer ratings and reviews for hotels or resorts. For a quick summary see the list of hotels and resorts in Australia. For detailed hotel information or to reserve a hotel or resort in Australia, please select a hotel or resort and let asiahotels.com be your Australia travel agent

Hotels in Adelaide, Australia - a guide to Adelaide hotels

Adelaide hotels and resorts reservation guide - the definitive guide to Adelaide accommodation. The Adelaide hotels and resorts guide provides a brief summary, customer ratings and reviews for hotels or resorts. For a quick summary see the list of hotels and resorts in Adelaide. For detailed hotel information or to reserve a hotel or resort in Adelaide, please select a hotel or resort and let asiahotels.com be your Adelaide travel agent.

Hotels in Albany, Australia - a guide to Albany hotels

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other location hotels:

Australia Cities
Adelaide Agnes Water Airlie Beach
Albany Albury Alice Springs
Apollo Bay Armidale Arthur River
Ayers Rock Bairnsdale, VIC Ballarat
Ballina Barmera, SA Barossa Valley
Batemans Bay Bathurst Bedarra Island
Beechworth Benalla, VIC Bendigo
Berriedale, TAS Bicheno Blackheath, NSW
Blue Mountains Brisbane Broken Hill
Broome Bunbury Bundaberg
Burnie Busselton Byron Bay
Cairns Cairns Beaches Canberra
Cape Tribulation Carnarvon Central Coast
Clare Valley Coffs Harbour Coles Bay
Coober Pedy Cooktown Coonawarra
Coral Coast Corinna Corowa, NSW
Cradle Mountain Cranbourne, VIC Dandenong
Dandenong Ranges Darwin Daylesford
Deloraine Denham Derwent Valley, TAS
Devonport Dubbo Dunk Island
Echuca Eden Esperance
Exmouth (AU) Far North Coast, NSW Forbes, NSW
Foster, VIC Fraser Island Geelong
George Town, TAS Geraldton Gippsland, VIC
Gladstone Gold Coast Goondiwindi
Goulburn Grafton Great Keppel Island
Great Ocean Road, VIC Halls Creek Halls Gap
Hamilton (AU) Hawkesbury Hay, NSW
Hepburn Springs Heron Island Hervey Bay
Hinchinbrook Island Hobart Horsham (AU)
Hunter Valley Kakadu National Park Kalbarri
Kalgoorlie Kangaroo Island Karratha
Katherine Kiama Kings Canyon
Kingscliff Kingston, SA Kooralbyn
Kununurra Lady Elliot Island Lakes Entrance
Launceston Lennox Head Lismore
Litchfield Lizard Island Lorne
Mackay Magnetic Island Mandurah
Margaret River Wine Region Melbourne Mildura
Mission Beach Moe, VIC Monkey Mia
Moree Mornington Peninsula Morwell, VIC
Mount Gambier Mount Roland Mudgee
Naracoorte, SA Narrabri, NSW Newcastle
Nhill, VIC Norfolk Island North Coast, NSW
Nowra, NSW Orange (AU) Orford
Parkes Pemberton Penguin
Penrith Perth Phillip Island
Port Arthur Port Augusta Port Douglas
Port Macquarie Port Pirie Port Stephens
Queenstown (AU) Renmark, SA Riana
Richmond Rockhampton Roma
Sale Scamander Seymour
Sheffield (AU) Shepparton Smithton
Snowy Mountains South Coast, NSW Southern Highlands
St Helens Stanley Strahan
Sunshine Coast Swan Hill, VIC Swansea (AU)
Sydney Tamworth Taree
Tennant Creek Tenterfield, NSW Terrigal
Toowoomba Townsville Tullah
Tweed Heads, NSW Ulverstone Victor Harbor
Wagga Wagga Walpole Wangaratta
Warrnambool Warwick (AU) Whitsundays
Wilpena Wodonga, VIC Wollongong

BALI, VILLA & HOTEL: Hotels in Japan

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BALI, VILLA & HOTEL - Japan hotels and resorts reservation guide - the definitive guide to Japan accommodation. The Japan hotels and resorts guide provides a brief summary, customer ratings and reviews for hotels or resorts. For a quick summary see the list of hotels and resorts in Japan. For detailed hotel information or to reserve a hotel or resort in Japan, please select a hotel or resort and let asiahotels.com be your Japan travel agent.

Hotels in Akita, Japan - a guide to Akita hotels

Akita hotels and resorts reservation guide - the definitive guide to Akita accommodation. The Akita hotels and resorts guide provides a brief summary, customer ratings and reviews for hotels or resorts. For a quick summary see the list of hotels and resorts in Akita. For detailed hotel information or to reserve a hotel or resort in Akita, please select a hotel or resort and let asiahotels.com be your Akita travel agent.

Hotels in Chiba, Japan - a guide to Chiba hotels

Chiba hotels and resorts reservation guide - the definitive guide to Chiba accommodation. The Chiba hotels and resorts guide provides a brief summary, customer ratings and reviews for hotels or resorts. For a quick summary see the list of hotels and resorts in Chiba. For detailed hotel information or to reserve a hotel or resort in Chiba, please select a hotel or resort and let asiahotels.com be your Chiba travel agent.
other hOtel Japan Cities
Akita
Aomori
Beppu
Chiba
Fukuoka
Fukushima
Gifu
Gumma
Hachinohe
Hakone
Hamamatsu
Himeji
Hiroshima
Hokkaido
Hokuto
Hyogo
Ishikawa
Iwate
Kagoshima
Kanagawa
Kanazawa
Karatsu
Kobe
Kochi
Kumamoto
Kyoto
Matsuyama
Mie
Mito
Miyagi
Miyazaki
Miyazu
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Nara
Nasu
Niigata
Oita
Okayama
Okinawa
Island
Osaka
Sapporo
Sendai
Shiga
Takamatsu
Takayama
Tokyo
Tokyo / Narita
Toyama
Ube
Utsunomiya
Wakayama
Yamagata

BALI, VILLA & HOTEL : Hotel

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BALI, VILLA & HOTEL - hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. Hotels often provide a number of additional guest services such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or childcare. Some hotels have conference services and meeting rooms and encourage groups to hold conventions and meetings at their location.
In Australia or Canada, the word may also refer to a pub or bar.

In India, the word may also refer to a restaurant since the best restaurants were always situated next to a good hotel

Origins of the term
The word hotel derives from the French hôtel, which referred to a French version of a townhouse or any other building seeing frequent visitors, not a place offering accommodation (in contemporary usage, hôtel has the meaning of "hotel", and hôtel particulier is used for the old meaning). The French spelling (with the circumflex) was once also used in English, but is now rare. The circumflex replaces the 's' once preceding the 't' in the earlier hostel spelling, which over time received a new, but closely related meaning.

Classification
The cost and quality of hotels are usually indicative of the range and type of services available. Due to the enormous increase in tourism worldwide during the last decades of the 20th century, standards, especially those of smaller establishments, have improved considerably. For the sake of greater comparability, rating systems have been introduced, with the one to five stars classification being most common
The star classification system is a common one for rating hotels. Higher star ratings indicate more luxury.

The AAA and their affiliated bodies use diamonds instead of stars to express hotel and restaurant ratings levels.
Hotels are independently assessed in traditional systems and rest heavily on the facilities provided. Some consider this disadvantageous to smaller hotels whose quality of accommodation could fall into one class but the lack of an item such as an elevator would prevent it from reaching a higher categorization.

In some countries, there is an official body with standard criteria for classifying hotels, but in many others there is none. There have been attempts at unifying the classification system so that it becomes an internationally recognized and reliable standard but large differences exist in the quality of the accommodation and the food within one category of hotel, sometimes even in the same country

Services and facilities
Basic accommodation of a room with only a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with en-suite bathrooms and, more commonly in the United States than elsewhere, climate control.

Other features found may be a telephone, an alarm clock, a TV, and broadband Internet connectivity. Food and drink may be supplied by a mini-bar (which often includes a small refrigerator) containing snacks and drinks (to be paid for on departure), and tea and coffee making facilities (cups, spoons, an electric kettle and sachets containing instant coffee, tea bags, sugar, and creamer or milk).

Some hotels offer various combinations of meals as part of a room and board arrangement. These are often advertised as:
European Plan no meals are included, or only a minimal breakfast
American Plan all meals included (full board)
Modified American Plan option of breakfasts and dinners

In the United Kingdom a hotel is required by law to serve food and drinks to all comers within certain stated hours; to avoid this requirement it is not uncommon to come across "private hotels" which are not subject to this requirement.

However, in Japan the capsule hotel supplies minimal facilities and room space.

Boutique hotels
"Boutique Hotel" is a term originating in North America to describe intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain or branded hotels by providing an exceptional and personalized level of accommodation, services and facilities. Because of their financial successes in the most recent past, there have been attempts to create chains have adopted the "boutique" look and feel. In the US this trend was started by the "W" hotel chain in the 1990s and most recently this trend can be observed in chains as "aloft", "NYLO","Hyatt Place" and others. Through this corporate adaptation of the concept the term "boutique" also changed and more recently hoteliers prefer to use the term "lifestyle hotels" to get away from the above mentioned quirky image.[citation needed]

Boutique hotels are sometimes furnished in a themed, stylish and/or aspirational manner. Although usually considerably smaller than a mainstream hotel (ranging from 3 to 100 guest rooms) boutique hotels are generally fitted with telephone and wi-fi Internet connections, honesty bars and often cable/pay TV. Guest services are attended to by 24 hour hotel staff. Many of the boutique hotels have on site dining facilities, and the majority offer attractive bars as well as lounges which may also be open to the general public.[citation needed]

Of the total travel market a small percentage are discerning travelers, who place a high importance on privacy, luxury and service delivery. This market is typically price insensitive (made up of both high end leisure and corporate travelers), non-seasonal, high-yielding and repeat, and therefore one which boutique hotel and other high-end operators target as their primary source of income

Motels
There is no hard and fast rule differentiating motels from other hotels, although the word motel suggests that it is aimed at motorists. This may simply mean that it is a hotel with good access to the road network (on a motorway or ring road) so that a long car journey need not be interrupted for long by town-centre traffic. In other cases the designation is simply an attempt to make the most of a poor location inconvenient for town-centre services and attractions. Classically, though, a motel is a hotel which is made convenient for people who, for whatever personal reason, wish to be able to have quick access from the outside world (especially from their parked car) to the hotel room - without passing the scrutiny of a receptionist or fellow guests. This is usually arranged by having rooms (sometimes in individual chalets or even trailers) arranged around the car park with room doors opening directly to the outside rather than to an internal corridor

Historic hotels
Some hotels have gained their renown through tradition, by hosting significant events or persons, such as Schloss Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany, which derives its fame from the so-called Potsdam Conference of the World War II allies Winston Churchill, Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin in 1945. The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower in Mumbai is one of India's most famous and historic hotels because of its association with the Indian independence movement. Other establishments have given name to a particular meal or beverage, as is the case with the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, USA, known for its Waldorf Salad or the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, where the drink Singapore Sling was invented. Another example is the Hotel Sacher in Vienna Austria, home of the Sachertorte or even the Hotel de Paris where the crèpe Suzette was invented.
Hôtel Ritz in Paris
Hôtel Ritz in Paris

There are also hotels which became much more popular through films like the Grand Hotel Europe in Saint Petersburg, Russia when James Bond stayed there in the blockbuster Goldeneye. Cannes hotels such as the Carlton or the Martinez become the center of the world during Cannes Film Festival (France).

A number of hotels have entered the public consciousness through popular culture, such as the Ritz Hotel in London, UK ('Putting on The Ritz'), the Algonquin Hotel in New York City with its famed Algonquin Round Table and Hotel Chelsea, also in New York City, subject of a number of songs and also the scene of the stabbing of Nancy Spungen (allegedly by her boyfriend Sid Vicious). Hotels that enter folklore like these two are also often frequented by celebrities, as is the case both with the Ritz and the Chelsea.

Unusual hotels
Many hotels can be considered destinations in themselves, by dint of unusual features of the lodging and/or its immediate environment:
The first of the Ariau towers
The first of the Ariau towers

[edit] Treehouse hotels

Some hotels, such as the Costa Rica Tree House in the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, or Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National Park, Kenya, are built with living trees as structural elements, making them treehouses.

The Ariau Towers near Manaus, Brazil is in the middle of the Amazon, on the Rio Negro. Bill Gates even invested and had a suite built there with satellite internet/phone.

Another hotel with treehouse units is Bayram's Tree Houses in Olympos, Turkey [3].

Another ecological treehouse hotel is in the natural reserve at Rio Claro , Antioquia, (Colombia).

Cave hotels
Desert Cave Hotel in Coober Pedy, South Australia and the Cuevas Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (named after the author) in Guadix, Spain, as well as several hotels in Cappadocia, Turkey, are notable for being built into natural cave formations, some with rooms underground
Ice hotels

Main article: Ice hotel

Ice hotels, such as the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, melt every spring and are rebuilt out of ice and snow each winter.

[edit] Snow hotels

The Mammut Snow Hotel in Finland is located within the walls of the Kemi snow castle, which is the biggest in the world. It includes The Mammut Snow Hotel, The Castle Courtyard, The Snow Restaurant and a chapel for weddings, etc. Its furnishings and decorations, such as sculptures, are all made of snow and ice.

A hotel which offers similar accommodation is the Lainio Snow Hotel in Lapland, near Ylläs, Finland.

[edit] Garden hotels

Garden hotels, famous for their gardens before they became hotels, includes Gravetye Manor, the home of William Robinson and Cliveden, designed by Charles Barry with a rose garden by Geoffrey Jellicoe.

[edit] Underwater hotels

As of 2005, the only hotel with an underwater room that can be reached without Scuba diving is Utter Inn in Lake Mälaren, Sweden. It only has one room, however, and Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida, which requires Scuba diving, is not much bigger.

Hydropolis is an ambitious project to build a luxury hotel in Dubai, UAE, with 220 suites, all on the bottom of the Persian Gulf, 20 meters (66 ft) below the surface. Its architecture will feature two domes that break the surface and an underwater train tunnel, all made of transparent materials such as glass and acrylic.

[edit] Other unusual hotels

* The Library Hotel in New York City is unique in that its ten floors are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal System.

* The Rogers Centre, formerly SkyDome, in Toronto, Canada was the first sports stadium to have a hotel connected to it, with 70 rooms overlooking the field. West Ham United F.C. in the UK now has a hotel with rooms that overlook the pitch and sometimes double as executive boxes for important games, as does Coventry City's Ricoh Arena.

* The Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, built on an artificial island, is structured in the shape of a sail of a boat.

* The RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California is the only 1930s ocean liner still in existence. Its elegant first-class staterooms are now used as a hotel.

[edit] World-record setting hotels

[edit] Tallest

The tallest hotel in the world is thought to be the Burj al-Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at 280 metres, which however will soon be surpassed by the nearby Rose Rotana Suites at 333 meters (1,091 ft). The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang was intended to reach 330 meters (1,083 ft), but is unlikely to be completed; it has been under construction since 1987 and was abandoned in 1992. The Baiyoke Sky Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand has a building height of 309 meters, but rooms do not go all the way to the top.

The highest hotel rooms are in the Grand Hyatt in the Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, the highest floor being at around 350 m.

[edit] Largest

The largest hotel in the world is the MGM Grand Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA with a total of 6,276 rooms[4] as of December 20, 2006. On December 18, 2006 Guinness World Records listed the First World Hotel in Genting Highlands, Malaysia[2] as the world's largest hotel. It has a total of 6,118 rooms and is part of the Genting Highlands Resort and Casino. The First World Plaza which is joined to the two hotel towers boasts 500,000 square feet (50,000 m²) of indoor theme park, shopping centres, casino gaming areas, and eateries. Previously, Guinness had listed the MGM Grand Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA with 5,005 rooms as the largest hotel in the world.[3]

In the past, other hotels have held the title of largest hotel in the world, in terms of the number of rooms. Some of these include the Rossiya Hotel near Moscow's Red Square, and the Ambassador City Jomtien in Pattaya, Thailand. Other large hotels being considered for development that may one day take the title are in Penang, Malaysia and Macau.

[edit] Oldest

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest hotel still in operation is the Hoshi Ryokan, in the "Awazu Onsen" area of Komatsu, Japan. It opened in 717, and features hot springs.

[edit] Hotel occupations
Oberoi Hotel, Delhi, India.
Oberoi Hotel, Delhi, India.

The owner, chairman, or CEO of a hotel or hotel group is known as a hotelier.

The front desk, reservations, housekeeping, security, or loss prevention, valet parking, transportation, uniformed services ( which may refer to bellmen, doormen, and even concierge) food and beverage, accounting, sales, marketing, catering, audio visual, and engineering or maintenance are common departments of a mid or large sized hotel.

The night auditor role falls within the front desk department but also carries some of the responsibilities of the accounting department.

The engineering staff takes care of building repairs and up keep of HVAC systems, plumbing, fire sprinkler systems, chillers, cooling towers, pool and spa if applicable, lights, breakers, door locks, C.P.R., laundry machines, kitchen walk ins, ice machines, building air handlers, room repairs and upkeep.

[edit] Hotel chains

A hotel chain is a collection or grouping of hotels under one recognizable brand operated by a management company. Best Western International claims to be the largest hotel chain in the world, in terms of the number of properties.

[edit] Living in hotels

The American billionaire Howard Hughes lived much of his life in hotels. He moved with his entourage from hotel to hotel and from Beverly Hills to Boston before deciding to move to Las Vegas and become a casino baron. Less than a month after his November 27, 1966 arrival, Hughes made a public offer to buy the Desert Inn. The hotel's 8th floor became the nerve center of his empire and the 9th floor penthouse became Hughes' personal residence. Hughes moved to the Bahamas, Vancouver, London and several other locations — always taking up residence in the top floor penthouse of the hotel. Between 1966 and 1968, he also purchased several other hotel-casinos from the Mafia: Castaways, New Frontier, The Landmark Hotel and Casino, Sands and Silver Slipper.

Coco Chanel made the Hôtel Ritz in Paris her home for more than thirty years, until the day of her death, at 87, in a suite now named "Coco Chanel Suite".

King Peter II of Yugoslavia spent much of the Second World War at Claridge's, a hotel in London. His son, Aleksandar Karađorđević, was born in the hotel.

Prince Felix Yusupov lived in the Hotel Melia Vendôme Paris in Paris.

Sultan Said Bin Taimur of Muscat lived at Dorchester Hotel in London after he was deposed by Qaboos of Oman in 1970, he died in the hotel in 1972.

Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek statesman and diplomat, lived in the Hôtel Ritz Paris while he was in exile in France from 1935-1936.

Actress Elaine Stritch lives at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City.

Magician Criss Angel lives at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of late 2006 - present in the Presidential suite.(http://en.wikipedia.org)

BALI, VILLA & HOTEL: Hotel in Las Vegas

Hotel in Las Vegas
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Las Vegas Hotels
Our guide to Vegas hotels will help you find the hottest deals whether you're looking for luxury Las Vegas resorts, or a cheap stay. Hotels in Las Vegas offer an option for every vacationer. Our Vegas hotel reviews cover room and hotel amenities, pool descriptions, as well as restaurant, nightclub and show listings. Make your Las Vegas resort reservations using our easy to use process.

Hotel in Las Vegas:
Bally's Las Vegas
Bellagio
Caesars Palace
Circus Circus
Excalibur
Fitzgeralds
Flamingo
Four Queens
Golden Nugget
Gold Coast
Green Valley Ranch
Hard Rock Hotel Casino
Harrah's
Hooters

Imperial Palace
Las Vegas Hilton
Luxor
Mandalay Bay
MGM Grand
Mirage
Monte Carlo
New York-New York
Orleans
Palace Station
Palms
Paris Las Vegas
Planet Hollywood
Plaza
Red Rock
Rio
Riviera
Sahara
Signature at MGM Grand
South Point
Stratosphere
Terrible's
THEhotel at Mandalay Bay
Treasure Island
Tropicana
Vegas Club
Venetian
Wynn Las Vegas

Luxor
Luxor Description
The Luxor Hotel and Casino, located at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip, makes its presence known throughout the valley not only by shining the world's strongest beam of light into the sky, but also by offering cutting-edge restaurants, renowned entertainment, amazing attractions and comfortable accommodations.

As the Luxor continues to undergo major renovations (with minimal impact on guests) through 2009, illusionist Criss Angel -- who once levitated over the Luxor's beam -- won't be the only reason guests aren't able to believe their eyes. The hotel-casino is shedding its Egyptian image and moving into the modern era with a more adult-oriented theme, including ultra-chic lounges, restaurants and clubs.

This 30-story black glass pyramid contains so many amenities on such an enormous scale that it's practically its own Vegas vacation. Spacious rooms surround the world's largest atrium, which boasts shopping, dining and entertainment. The casino, at more than 100,000 square feet, is one of Las Vegas' biggest, offering close to 2,000 slot and video poker machines, an array of table games, a race and sports book and a poker room.

The LAX Nightclub attracts many of the world's hottest celebrities while Noir Bar offers its intimate setting to an elite guest list. Flight, a bar located just outside LAX, is the perfect spot for club-goers to grab a few drinks before buckling their seatbelts for take-off at LAX. Aurora, a 24-hour, 157-seat lobby bar, invites guests to get off their feet with its stylish, sleek look and assortment of contemporary cocktails and Liquidity is the casino's center bar with a water theme that will flow out onto the casino floor.

Dining choices range from Asian specialties at Fusia to the gourmet delights of Luxor Steakhouse. Indulge in a casual Mexican meal at La Salsa, where some of the atrium-level seating overlooks the bustling hotel lobby. The trendy Company American Bistro and the seductive restaurant and ultra lounge, CatHouse, are the resort's newest restaurants.

During the summer months, sunbathers and swimmers can be spotted soaking up the sun at the expansive pool deck through windows in the walkway that connects the two-story parking garage to the hotel. Located in the pool area, Luxor's spa Nurture, lives up to its name, offering a steam bath, whirlpool, sauna and an array of body treatments.

The atrium-level attractions floor caters to all ages with its Games of the Gods video arcade, dynamic IMAX Theatre, re-creation of King Tut's Tomb and ample food court. The Atrium Showroom offers entertainment options for everyone whether it be Ronn Lucas and his life-like puppetry, comedian Carrot Top and his surprising bag of props or Fantasy with its seductive cast of ladies.

The Luxor also plays host to the third season of the critically acclaimed Criss Angel MINDFREAK, now airing on the A&E Network. In the summer of 2008, Cirque du Soleil will work its own brand of magic with Angel, five-time recipient of the coveted Magician of the Year award, at the helm of a brand new show in a custom theater.

Although there's really no reason to leave, indoor walkways make it easy to visit the Luxor's surrounding hotels, leading south through the Mandalay Place shops to the Mandalay Bay hotel and north to the Excalibur hotel. A monorail also connects the three properties.

In both ancient and modern times, pyramids have dazzled and amazed onlookers, whether in Egypt, France, Greece or any other exotic location. The Luxor of Las Vegas is no different.

Luxor Details

* Number of rooms: 4,408.
* Casino: Yes, 120,000 square feet. Casino games include Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Poker, Slots, Video Poker and Megabucks. The casino has a poker room.
* Race & sports book: Yes, a 110-seat race and sports book, equipped with 128 individual monitors and 5 big-screen televisions.
* Restaurants: The Luxor has the following dining options: Backstage Deli, CatHouse, Company American Bistro, Fusia, La Salsa, Luxor Steakhouse, Pyramid Cafe, the Luxor Food Court, Starbucks and the More the Buffet at the Luxor.
* Entertainment: Entertainment is featured throughout the Luxor. The Atrium Showroom features Carrot Top, Fantasy and Ronn Lucas. The Luxor Theater features visiting headliners.
* Nightlife: CatHouse Loungerie, LAX, Flight and Noir Bar.
* Attractions: A two-story arcade, Games of the Gods, and a perfect replica of Howard Carter's famous discovery in 1922, The Tomb and Museum of King Tutankhamun. There is a motion simulator, In Search of the Obelisk. The Luxor IMAX shows a variety of films.
* Pool: Yes, a five-acre pool area with four pools and four Jacuzzis.
* Health Club: Yes.
* Spa: Yes, Nurture - The Spa at Luxor offers multiple types of massages and packages.
* Convention rooms: Yes, 1,200 square feet to 7,400 square feet with a ballroom
services.
* Shops: The Luxor Galleria is a shopping promenade with numerous retail stores. There also are 41 shops and restaurants located in Mandalay Place, an upscale boutique mall that connects the Luxor to Mandalay Bay.
* Wedding chapel: Yes, the Chapel at Luxor offers a number of wedding ceremony
at 15,680 square feet.
* Business center: Yes.
* In-room internet access: Yes. In-room high-speed internet access available for a fee.
* Wheelchair accessible rooms: Yes.
* RV park: No.
* Child-care facilities: No.
* Pets allowed: No.
* Room service: Yes.
* Parking garage: Yes, a two-story parking garage.
* Shuttle service to the airport: Shuttle service to and from the airport available for a fee from an outside company.
* Shuttle service to the Strip: There is a monorail that passes from Excalibur to Mandalay Bay.
* Standard room amenities: Air conditioning, clock radios, remote-controlled cable TV, electronic door locks, hair dryer (on request), iron and ironing board (on request), pay-per-view movies, telephone and voice mail.
* Hotel amenities: Beauty salon, currency exchange, laundry and luggage services, maid service, safety deposit boxes, wake-up calls, valet parking, a walkway to Mandalay Bay (located adjacent to the Luxor Theater) and a walkway to the Excalibur (located in the west tower).
* Check-in time: 3 p.m.
* Check-out time: 11 a.m.
* Minimum age to reserve a room: 18 years.
* Policies: The maximum total number of guests (adults and children) in a room is four.
* Incidental charges: Hotel requires a credit card or a cash deposit for incidental charges.

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Jimbaran Beach (West coast, South of the airport)
Probably Bali's best beach with decent hotels and accommodation: nearly white sand, waves not too high for swimming, wind surfing, and sailing (no motorized water sports activities); not too many tourists, and no beach vendors (yet). A few up-market hotels and resorts, and a fast increasing number of unpretentious but good seafood restaurants right on the water front. Highly recommended for watching Bali's famous sunsets. Located just a few miles south of the airport.
Recommended Accommodation: Bali Inter-Continental Resort 5*, Four Seasons Resort 5*, Ritz Carlton 5*.

Nusa Dua & Tanjung Benoa & the Bukit (Southern peninsula)
Bali's southern peninsula is where you find today most of the island's international 4- and 5-star Bali Hotels and Resorts - set in Nusa Dua's manicured and not very Balinese garden environment. Nice beach with shallow water, no high waves. All kinds of water sports, 18-hole golf course. Nusa Dua Galleria center with a variety of rather expensive restaurants, shops, and department stores. Some more reasonably priced restaurants are located in adjacent Tanjung Benoa and Bualu village. No night life to speak of. About 12 km/7.5 miles from the airport.
An increasing number of private villas is being built on the Bukit, the hill South of the airport. Many of these offer spectacular views of the sea, Kuta, Denpasar, Sanur and Bali's mountains. The climate is much cooler and much more dry – even if it rains in most parts of Bali you can expect sunny days here.
Recommended Accommodation: Bali Hilton 5*, Grand Hyatt Bali 5*, Grand Mirage 3*, Inna Putri Bali 5*, Nikko Bali Hotel 5* and an increasing number of beautiful, fully staffed Private Villas.

Tuban, Kuta (West coast, North of the airport)
An increasingly busy area with many hotels and resorts of all categories right on or near the beach (powerful waves, strong currents). Many restaurants and shops along the main road. Located between Kuta and Bali's international airport.
Recommended Accommodation: Balihai Resort & Spa 4*, Kuta Paradiso 4*, Ramada Bintang Bali 5*.

Seminyak to Batubelig and Tanah Lot (West coast, South Bali)
Until recently this used to be a rather rural, mostly residential area, stretching a few miles north from Legian. Good, off-white, sandy beach with powerful waves and some strong currents, and getting less crowded the further you move to the North. Fast increasing number of hotels and villas, good but reasonably priced restaurants and Bali's most interesting pubs and discos as well as shops selling casual wear, furniture, antiques, decorative items and handicrafts.
Recommended for visitors who wish to be somewhat away from the tourist crowds but appreciate easy access to the restaurants and shops of Seminyak, Legian, and Kuta. Access to other parts of the island is equally good as you don't have to pass through crowded Kuta. Between Seminyak and Batubelig, and in the beautiful, still rural area stretching further North to Canggu and up to Tanah Lot you'll also find some of Bali's most attractive vacation villas.
Recommended Accommodation: Le Meridien 5*, Royal Seminyak (Bali Imperial) 5*, The Oberoi 5* and a good choice of fully staffed Private Vacation Villas.

Kuta Beach & Legian (West coast, South Bali)
Crowded beach (many vendors, masseuses, beach boys, etc, high waves, strong currents) lined by numerous hotels and resorts, mostly in the 2- to 4-star categories. In early 2000 the beach road from the Hard Rock Resort to the Bali Intan Hotel has been extended to the "DOUBLE SIX" disco, and many hotels such as the Legian Beach, Bali Mandira, Bali Padma, Jayakarta Hotel and others have lost their direct beach access and a large part of their garden.
Kuta and Legian (grown into one township during the past decade and spreading further north every month) are the centers of Bali's night life with a great number of restaurants, pubs, open bars, discos, and all kinds of super markets, department stores, and shops selling casual wear and beach fashions, antiques, handicrafts and souvenirs. Daily traffic jams and many, sometimes quite insistent hawkers have made this very untypical and rather ugly part of Bali a nightmare for many visitors.
Recommended if you are looking for action, excitement, or just for a night out, but certainly not for a family vacation or romantic honeymoon.
Recommended Accommodation: Bali Padma Hotel 5*, Hard Rock 4*, Inna Kuta Beach 4*, Jayakarta 3*.

Sanur Beach (East coast, South Bali)
This is where you'd find 25 years ago all of Bali's international standard hotels although the beach was never outstanding. Today the beach has further deteriorated, and Sanur has become rather quiet compared to Kuta and Nusa Dua but is still popular with old-time visitors and some foreign residents.
Recommended Accommodation: Bali Hyatt 5*, Inna Grand Bali Beach 5*, Inna Shindu Beach * and some Private Vacation Villas.

Ubud and Surroundings, Central Bali
The town of Ubud is to Bali what Jogyakarta is to Java - culturally speaking. Ubud is where most accomplished painters, dancers, musicians, carvers and weavers live and work, and there are a number of very good museums and art galleries. Because of its location at the base of the mountains (about 19 miles or 30 kilometers north of Denpasar) temperatures are slightly lower than in the lowlands, and year-round rain showers help to grow lush tropical vegetation.
The town itself has developed rapidly during the past decade, and today the main roads are lined with art shops, handicraft and souvenir shops, as well as many restaurants and cafes. Until late afternoon tourist groups and other day-visitors are roaming shops and eateries. After sunset, Ubud becomes more quiet.
Accommodation ranges from very cheap, very basic "losmens", quite expensive but equally basic "losmens", to some of Bali's best-known and most expensive boutique hotels and beautiful private villas. Most of these are located in Sayan a few miles away overlooking the picturesque Ayung river valley.
Recommended Accommodation: Alila (Chedi) Ubud 5*, Four Seasons Sayan 5*, Kori Ubud Resort & Spa 1* and a few very attractive Private Vacation Villas.

Candidasa & Lovina, East & North Bali
These two tourist centers in the East and North of Bali have become popular meeting places for all those visitors wanting to get away from the tourists. Both offer a number of often quite simple but adequate hotels and restaurants. Beaches around Candi Dasa, however, have kind of disappeared during the last decade after most coral reefs in the area were destroyed, and many visitors do not like the black sand covering most beaches in the North of Bali.
Recommended Accommodation: Kubu Bali, Mimpi Resort Tulamben 5*, Puri Bagus Candidasa 5*, Mimpi Resort Menjangan 5*, Sol Inn Lovina 5*.

BALINESE DANCE & DRAMA

BALINESE DANCE & DRAMA

Dances

If you prefer to watch one of these Balinese dance performances in a hotel after a sumptuous dinner buffet, the OBEROI is recommended because of the beautiful beach front setting. For those who do not wish to have dinner here, there is a US$10/person fee to enjoy the dances; Classical Dance on Tuesdays and Ramayana Dance on Thursdays, starting from 8:30 p.m.

Most Balinese dance performances are held in the evenings, however, you can also see some Barong Dance performances in the morning.

Bali Dance Festival offers daily dance performance during buffet at US$25 per person. The restaurant opens at 7:00pm for dinner and on 8:00pm the performance starts. For further information and booking, please call 703-060.

If you have rented a villa, you can contact our local Service Center at 703-060 to arrange a private Balinese dance performance in your garden at any time convenient for you. 40 to 60 dancers and musicians in beautiful costumes will perform the Balinese dances of your choice and be afterwards available to explain anything you might wish to know.
* Barong Dance: This Balinese dance is about a contest between the opposing forces of chaos and destruction ("Rangda") and order (the "Barong"). Performances in Suwung and Kesiman (suburbs of Denpasar), and in Batubulan daily from 9:00 or 9:30 a.m.; in Banjar Abasan, Singapadu, daily from 9:30 a.m., and at Puri Saren in Ubud, Friday from 6:30 p.m.

* Kecak Dance: A ritual dance created in the early 1930's for the movie "Island of the Demons" by the German painter and intellectual Walter Spies who combined the chorus of the "Sanghyang" trance dance with a story from the "Ramayana" legend. Very impressive with its circular chorus of sometimes over 100 bare chested male singers. Performances are held at the Arts Center, Denpasar, daily from 6:30 p.m., and in Banjar Tegal, Ubud, Sunday from 6:00 p.m.

* Legong Dance: A highly stylized, extremely difficult dance performed by young girls. Choreographed to the finest details, and no improvisation allowed. Performances at the Peliatan Stage, Friday from 6:30 p.m., at Pura Dalem, Puri Peliatan, Saturday from 6:30 p.m., at Pura Peliatan in Ubud, Sunday from 7:30 p.m., and at Puri Saren, Ubud, Monday from 7:30 p.m.

* Ramayana Dance: There are occasional performances of this Balinese dance Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa. This cultural dinner show is available on Tuesdays from 8:00 p.m at Rp. 240,000 + 21% tax and service charges per person.

* Fire Dance: The Fire Dance is an exorcist dance against spirit possession. Girls in trance dance barefoot among glowing coals. Performances in Bona Kangin, Gianyar, Friday. Monday and Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. In Bonasari, Gianyar, Friday, Monday and Wednesday from 7:00 p.m., and in Batubulan, daily from 6:30 p.m.

If you are seriously interested in Balinese dance and music, you should contact the YAYASAN POLOS SENI (Foundation for Pure Art) in Peliatan near Ubud. They offer dance and music lessons at reasonable prices (see under "Balinese Dance & Music Classes" at Popular Bali Activities).

Wayang Kulit, Traditional Drama & Other Performances
* Wayang Kulit: In the Indonesian shadow puppet play, beautifully painted and gilded leather puppets are used although only the shadows are visible to the audience. The stories come from the spirit world and are full of symbolism and myth. A highly skilled puppeteer controls hundreds of puppets, speaks with a different voice for each character, and controls the musicians. Plays go on for several hours. Performances can be seen at Oka Kartini, Tebesaya, Peliatan, Ubud, on Saturdays from 8:00 p.m.

* Balinese Temple Festivals, Drama, Other Performances: See the "Bali Post" daily newspaper and the Friday edition of the English language "Jakarta Post" for details.

BALI TOURS

BALI TOURS

* Kintamani Volcano Tour: The first stop is often in the village of Batubulan to watch a performance of the Barong and Kris Dance. Afterwards you visit the villages of Celuk (silver jewelry) and Mas (wood carving) to see Balinese artisans at work. Ubud, Bali's cultural center, has grown to a busy town with numerous Balinese art galleries and shops. A scenic drive over small roads overlooking beautiful rice terraces brings you to the mountain village of Kintamani (about 5,000 feet above the sea) which offers spectacular views of Lake Batur and the volcano. You can cross the crater lake below the still active Mount Batur and visit the "Bali Aga" village of Trunyan. Return through traditional villages with stops in Tampaksiring to visit the temple of Tirta Empul, and to visit the Elephant Cave "Goa Gajah", a hermitage from the 11th. century used by both Buddhists and Hindus.

* Bedugul Tour: After a stop in Sangeh to visit its holy forest inhabited by wild monkeys, drive up into the mountains to Lake Bratan (1,200 meters above sea level) and the picturesque water temple Ulun Danu. Visit the busy flower, fruit and spice market in Candikuning where most of Bali's vegetables come from. Drive back through small country roads, villages and rice fields, with a stop in an artisan village specializing in gold threaded textiles (Ikat) worn during important ceremonies.

* The "Mother Temple" and East Bali Tour: Drive to Besakih through various villages visiting on the way a weaving factory, see the famous painted ceiling at the old "Palace of Justice" in Klungkung, and visit the school of painting in Kamasan. The "Mother Temple" in Besakih is Bali's most holy and Indonesia's biggest Hindu temple. It was build in the 11th. Century in an altitude of 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) on the slopes of Mount Agung. You pass picturesque rice terraces on the way to the walled "Bali Aga" village of Tenganan, and continue to Candi Dasa on the East coast. On the way back it's recommended to stop at the famous Bat Cave "Goa Lawah" with thousands of bats hanging from the walls.

* Monkey Forest & Tanah Lot Tour: Visit the royal Taman Ayun temple in Mengwi (built in 1624), the holy monkey forest near Sangeh, and famous Tanah Lot. This picturesque Balinese temple was built in the 16th. Century on a huge rock 100 yards off Bali's West coast and is surrounded by the sea during high tides. Spectacular sight, however, spoiled by thousands of tourists visiting every day during sunset. To avoid these, enjoy the view from the lobby of the nearby Le Meridien Nirvana Resort.

* North Bali Tour: Drive the scenic road via Pupuan through the mountains to Bali's North coast. You'll enjoy beautiful views of picturesque rice terraces, and large plantations growing vanilla, chocolate, coffee, cloves, and even wine grapes. Near the village of Banjar is a popular hot spring where you can take a bath in the natural pond. After a lunch on the black beach in Lovina you pass the old capital of Singaraja on the way to Git Git, famous for its multi-tier water fall. Return over back roads to see the unspoiled Bali. (This tour can be combined with the visit to Bedugul.)

* Handicraft Villages & Ubud Tour: Visit the artisan villages of Batubulan (stone carving), Celuk (silver & gold jewelry), Mas (wood carving), and Pengosekan (painting). Stop at the "Bali Art Market" in Sukawati to bargain for all kinds of handicrafts and textiles.
Already in the 1930s Ubud had been made famous around the world as Bali's cultural center by the German intellectual Walter Spies, the Dutch painter Rudolf Bonnet and other foreign artists who'd made it their home.
Today Ubud is a fast growing town with numerous art galleries and shops offering paintings, wood carvings, textiles, and all kinds of souvenirs. Don't miss the MUSEUM PURI LUKISAN in the center of Ubud, the NEKA MUSEUM in Campuhan, the NEKA GALLERY in Ubud, the AGUNG RAI GALLERY in Peliatan, and the AGUNG RAI MUSEUM in Pengosekan to see the difference between creative art and more commercial products. Problem is that when you see their "Permanent Collections" at many "Galleries" you've seen real art, and when you return to their show rooms you don't like any of the very commercial products any more.
The SENIWATI GALLERY - ART BY WOMEN, founded in 1991 by Mary Northmore (the very personable wife of famous painter Abdul Azis) to help Balinese women to be accepted as artists, is a place you should not miss whatever you do. The main purpose of this Bali art gallery is to expose the long understated brilliance of independent women artists resident in Bali, and to motivate, train, and encourage young Balinese girls with obvious creative gifts. Visit also the BLUE MOON STUDIO and GALLERY, founded in 1994 with an emphasis on exhibiting contemporary artists.
The LOTUS CAFE is perhaps the most popular meeting point in town and has become kind of an institution, and MURNI'S as well as the BRIDGE CAFE offer tasty snacks and full meals in very pleasant surroundings and at reasonable prices. For other interesting restaurants please visit Restaurants in Ubud. The various Balinese dance and Wayang Kulit performances (see below) in Ubud and in nearby villages are worth spending the early evening there.

BALI MAP

Songan

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Songan

Songan merupakan tempat yang asik untuk di kunjungi, (ngomong2 ini daerah asalku lho...) jika anda berminat untuk berkunjung ke DESA BALLI AGE selain trunyan songan lah yang paling tepat...

ini sedikit deskripsi mengenai SONGAN

Dari Toya Bungkah, jalan selama satu jam atau berkendaraan di satu gang, jalan menuju Songan ke sebelah timur laut di ujung kawah terluar, sepanjang 12 km dari Penelokan. Songan juga dapat dijangkau dengan perahu dari Kedisan dan Toya Bungkah.

Ini merupakan desa terbesar di seputar danau, dengan populasi sekitar 5000. Penduduknya hidup dari perikanan dan pertanian di seberang desa. Tidak ada bemo menuju Songan tapi anda dapat menumpang truk. Para pendatang bernego untuk mendapatkan tumpangan gratis. Banyak belerang dan mata air alami disini.
Belok kanan di Songan dan pergi ke ujung jalan untuk mendapatkan pemandangan indah Pura Ulun Danu. Selama air danau dianggap suci mengalir sepanjang wilayah barat Bali, terjadi upacara ritual terhadap kehidupan binatang setiap 10 tahun sekali untuk menghormati Dewi Danu, dewa danau.

Dari pura naiklah ke atas selama 15 menit menuju pinggir kawah, anda dapat melihat pantai timur Bali. Sekitar 12 km melalui jalan tua ke Lupak di jalan raya Amlapura-Tianyar-Tejakula-Singaraja sepanjang pantai timur. Berjalan menuruni bukit hingga ke sungai dan melewati desa kecil serta daerah hutan, sekitar 5 atau 6 jam dengan jalan kaki.

Di tahun 1994, kerbau, babi, kambing, angsa, ayam dijadikan indah dengan kepeng emas serta dekorasi lainnya yang dibawa keluar ke tengah danau kemudian ditenggelamkan dengan resmi. Ini merupak suatu adat dari songan

Jika melalui perairan akan lebih panas. Jalan setapak berakhir di tengah pasar kecil Lupak. Belok kiri di jalan raya dan dapatkan bemo biru menuju Lovina. Tepat di belakang Pura Ulun Danu, jalan setapak ke atas akan menuju kawah.

LOVIA

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LOVIA, Lovina terkelan dengan pantai dan lumba2 nya. Pantai Lovina terletak sekitar 9 Km sebelah barat kota Singaraja, ini merupakan salah satu obyek wisata yang ada di Bali Utara. Wisatawan baik asing maupun lokal banyak yang berkunjung ke sana, selain untuk melihat pantainya yang masih alami, juga untuk melihat ikan lumba-lumba yang banyak terdapat di pantai ini. Dengan menyewa perahu nelayan setempat, kita dapat mendekati lumba-lumba. Berbagai penginapan mulai dari Inn hingga Cottages tersedia dengan harga yang sangat terjangkau

Seklisa tentang Lovina Beach
LOVINA, Kebayang ndak kalo kamu suatu hari ada di sebuah tempat dimana kamu bakalan dikelilingi oleh ratusan lumba-lumba? Nah, di Bali, tepatnya di Bali utara, ada sebuah pantai yang bisa untuk nonton lumba-lumba. Namanya Pantai Lovina. Tapi, ndak berarti kamu di pantai, trus langsung liat lumba-lumba. Jadi kamu kudu ikut kapal yang emang bakalan ke tengah lautan. Dan kalo kamu get lucky, kamu bisa dikelilingi oleh sekitar 500 ampe 1000 lumba-lumba.

Pantai ini asyik juga buat nonton yang namanya sunset. Trus kamu juga bisa snorkeling, diving dan aktivitas pantai lainnya. Dan yang unik lagi adalah pelestarian terumbu karangnya.

Nusa Dua Bali

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Nusa Dua Bali, Ada nuansa berbeda pada dua semenanjung kecil di sisi timur Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC), kawasan perhotelan elite di Nusa Dua, Bali. Tepatnya di Penninsula Island, semenanjung sempit yang menjadi ikon Nusa Dua. Semenanjung yang lebih menyerupai dua pulau kecil itulah yang menjadi dasar penamaan Nusa Dua, berarti dua pulau.

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali
Nusa Dua Dan Tanjung Benoa adalah tempat berwisata yang paling modern di Bali's banyak terdapat pohon kelapa di bibir pantai dihiasi pasir putih serta air pantai yang bening membuat pantai di daerah daerah ini lebih indah dibanding pantai lain. Nusa Dua yang kompleks mempunyai banyak Hotel dan Restoran yang berstandar International ditengah makan malam anda sekaligus bisa menikmati tarian. Makan malam bufet menawarkan makan Spanyol, Indonesia, Bali, Italia, Korea, Thai, Swiss-German, Cina, Jepang, dan Dapur barat.

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Beberapa hotel di Nusa Dua Bali:

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Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Bali Desa Suites

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Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Bali Royal

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Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Bali Tropick Hotel

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Club Bali Mirage

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Conrad Bali Resort

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Grand Hyatt Bali

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Grand Mirage Bali

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Inna Putri Bali

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Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Nusa Dua Beach Hotel

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Novotel Resort Benoa

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Niko Bali Hotel

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Princes Nusa Dua

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Puri Tanjung

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Puri Benoa

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Ruma Bali Villa

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Sonni Putri Galeri

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Sheraton Laguna

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Sekar Nusa Resort Villa

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Taman Sari Suites

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Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - The Bale Bali Hotel

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Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Villa Bintang

Hotel & Villa Di Nusa Dua Bali - Villa Diamondstar Hill

Nikmati massa liburan anda dengan nyaman dengan daftar villa dan hotel di atas..sebagai bahan pertimbangan..

Quicksilver Nusa Penida Island Cruise

Sekilas Tentang Quicksilver Nusa Penida Island Cruise
Venture into paradise each day with Quicksilver Cruises to the picturesque island of Nusa Penida, where it ties up alongside a floating pontoon for the day.
The island has superb gardens and marine life and is an ideal base for enjoying watersports, with unlimited banana boat rides, and parasailing available on request. Take a guided snorkeling tour, with qualified snorkeling instructors on hand to help you, or sample the experience of scuba diving.
If you don`t want to get your feet wet, view the incredible coral formations from the comfort of our Semi Submersible vessel. Catch the boat over to the island and visit the village of Toyapakeh. Here, you can observe turtles, traditional cockfighting, sample traditional Balinese dress and enjoy a refreshing coconut drink. A sumptuous tropical buffet lunch is served in the air-conditioned salon of the Quicksilver, or you can dine on the floating pontoon.
Activities short centralized from the Pontoon where quicksilver is tied up during the day at Toyapakeh

sekilas:
Kapal Pesiar Quicksilver.
Kapal pesiar yang dilengkapi dengan waterslide ini akan membawa Anda menikmati keindahan perairan dan budaya Bali. Ada dua paket yang ditawarkan, yaitu Nusa Penida Island Day Cruise dan Sunset Cruise. Pada paket Nusa Penida Island Day Cruise, perjalanan akan dimulai sejak pukul 9.00 hingga 16.00 setiap harinya. Untuk memudahkan peserta, pihak GBB menyediakan fasilitas antar jemput ke bandara atau hotel tempat peserta beristirahat.

“Penjemputan di bandara kami lakukan pukul 8.00. Kami juga menyediakan sarapan diatas kapal dengan menu pastry dan orange juice,” jelas Hotland Siahaan, Sales Executive Quicksilver saat talkshow promo di radio JJFM, Jumat (14/12).

Lamanya perjalanan dari Tanjung Benoa ke Nusa Penida adalah 45 menit. Selama perjalanan, awak Quicksilver mempersiapkan aneka hiburan dan permainan menarik. Bahkan bagi Anda yang lebih suka menikmati pemandangan laut dan fotografi juga dapat menghabiskan waktu selama berlayar dengan berfoto-foto.

Nantinya, kapal akan merapat di sebuah Mega Pontoon dengan 2 lantai yang berada di dekat Nusa Penida. “Inilah Pantoon terbesar diantara semua operator kapal pesiar di Bali,” tambahnya. Berbagai fasilitas disediakan, diantaranya banana boat, semi submarine (kapal dengan dasar dari kaca untuk menikmati pemandangan bawah laut), waterslide (seluncur raksasa), ocean spa, dan snorkeling. Seluruh fasilitas itu dapat dinikmati tanpa biaya tambahan. Sedangkan bagi peserta yang suka dengan olahraga yang lebih menantang, hanya dengan mengeluarkan sedikit biaya tambahan, maka dapat mencoba jetski, scuba diving, dan fish feeding (menyelam sambil memberi makan ikan).

Inginkah anda ikut di dalam keindahan
rate:
Activity Price: Rp. 950.000,-/pasang
Start Time: 09:30
Duration: full day

Seminyak Bali

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Seminyak adalah desa di kecamatan Kuta, Badung, Bali,Indonesia.
Seminyak Bali terkenal dengan pantainya yang putih dan bersih serta lokasinya yang dekat dengan butik-butik dan pusat keramaian di Kuta.

Di daerah Seminyak Anda bisa mendapatkan pilihan private villa atau hotel-hotel yang mempunyai akses langsung dengan Pantai Seminyak yang bersih dan romantis di malam hari.(heheh banyak sie yg menggnakan sebagai tempat pertemuan..mulai remaja yah...samapai artis lho )

VILLA di Seminyak Bali (fasilitas, rate)

BALI ISLAND VILLAS
Lokasi

Bali Island Villas, di daerah Seminyak yang patut dicoba. Walaupun tidak memiliki pandai sendiri, tamu akan dimanjakan dengan akses exclusive private beach club yang teletak di Oberoi beach.Dikelilingi oleh boutique perbelanjaan, resto & cafe juga berjarak kurang lebih sekitar 10-15 menit menuju pantai Seminyak.

Fasilitas
Bali Island Villas memiliki 24 hours security by CCTV, same day laundry & dry cleaning, cable television, home theatre system dan CD/DVD library yang dapat Anda nikmati.

Kamar
Memiliki 10 private luxury villas yang terdiri dari one luxury bed room lengkap dengan living room, kitchen, bathroom dan private swimming pool serta memiliki bale bengong untuk bersantai. Dengan design yang modern yang dikombinasi dengan balinisse culture.

VILLA AIR BALI
Setibanya di Villa Air Bali,memiliki pemandangan yang luas dari lobby vila sampai dengan tamannya yang dihiasi dengan kolam dengan suara gemericik air yang dapat langsung menenangkan dan membuat suasana langsung menjadi rileks.
Lokasi

Villa Air Bali merupakan boutique villa resort mewah yang terletak di daerah Seminyak dan Petitenget yang sangat nyaman yang dikelilingi oleh persawahan, boutique shops dan juga tradisional work shops.
Kamar

Setiap vilanya memiliki fasilitas seperti air conditioned bedroom, bathroom luas yang dilengkapi dengan jacuzzi dan shower, living room, kitchen dan dining area, water dispenser, refrigerator, private pool, taman, international channels tv programs, DVD, stereo system, PC / LCD Monitor dan juga Internet Access.
Honeymoon Activities / Hospitalities

Luas keseluruhan Villa Air Bali mencapai hampir 1 hektar dan resort ini terdiri dari 16 Villa (11 unit One Bedroom Villa, 2 unit Two Bedroom Villa, 2 unit Spa Villa dan 1 unit Three Bedroom Villa). Private Swimming Pool, Jacuzzi dan Bale Pavilion ada dalam setiap unit villanya. Villa Air Bali menawarkan kamar yang luas dengan sentuhan klasik, romantis dan modern serta memberikan kenyamanan bagi setiap penghuninya.

Indahnya bulan madu Anda dapat Anda rasakan dan nikmati berdua bersama dengan pasangan. Pemandangan indah dan kedamaian suasana yang ditawarkan dan juga dengan personalized service stafnya yang ramah selalu memberikan pelayanan yang terbaik bagi setiap tamunya, akan menjadikan bulan madu Anda menjadi saat-saat indah yang tidak akan mudah terlupakan.

TEMPAT LAINNYA:
Villa Jerami
Villa Jerami menawarkan suatu konsep yang mengagungkan suasana serta hunian sebuah lingkungan tropis, sebuah rancangan kelas dunia yang modern serta minimalis dengan didukung oleh stafnya yang ramah serta terlatih dan berkomitmen untuk selalu memberikan pelayanan yang terbaik bagi setiap tamunya

Le Jardin Boutique Villa
Kombinasi privasi dan kemewahan kehidupan pantai menginspirasikan lahirnya Le Jardin. Tempat ini dibangun di atas lahan seluas 4000 meter persegi dengan dikelilingi pepohonan tropis. Le Jardin adalah tempat yang tepat untuk Anda yang senang dengan suasana alam tropis.

The Kayana Bali
The Kayana Bali adalah satu dari penginapan mewah yang terdiri dari beberapa vila private. Letaknya tersembunyi di jantung distrik daerah yang dikenal fashionable, Seminyak dan didukung oleh pelayanan dan fasilitas yang berkelas.

Bali Rich Luxury Villa
Vila ini menawarkan suasana sekitar yang nyaman, perpaduan kemewahan modern yang dibalut dalam kesederhanaan dengan alam tradisional Bali. Ini adalah salah satu cara menikmati hidup, jauh dari keramaian dan tekanan rutinitas harian. Dengan hembusan angin yang datang dari pepohonan tropis yang lebat dan pohon-pohon kelapa, ini adalah suasana yang tak tergantikan yang

Villa Uma Sapna
Villa Uma Sapna terletak di sebuah pemukiman penduduk di daerah Seminyak dengan suasana kesunyian dan kedamaian. Kira kira 10 menit dari pusat keramaian, restoran dan artshop di Seminyak. Dan hanya menempuh waktu 5 menit menuju Villa Uma Sapna dari Pantai Legian. Sedangkan dari Bandara Penerbangan Ngurah Rai akan menempuh waktu 20 menit

Pelangi Bali Hotel & Spa
Pelangi Bali di Seminyak Bali adalah pilihan resort terbaik untuk bulan madu bagi pasangan yang ingin beraktifitas di pantai Seminyak dan disertai fasilitas lengkap sampai dengan private

Villa Lumbung
Villa Lumbung didesain unik dan tradisional, menyerupai lumbung padi di sawah. Suasana yang tenang dapat Anda temukan di sini, jauh dari keramaian dan kesibukan sehari-hari.

Keindahan yang menapjubkan, di kelilingi fasiits dan keindahan alam seminyak. tidakkah anda ingin berbulan madu di seminyak, mehilangkan stress di seminyak, bersanatai di seminyak....??????????

Kuta Bali

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KUTA adalah daerah di Bali yang paling ramai dikunjungi wisata dan aktivitas paling sibuk diantara daerah wisata lainnya di Bali, ini karena kuta bali merupakan pusat pariwisata di bali. Kuta Bali memiliki beragam keistimewaan, banyak terdapat pusat perbelanjaan pernak pernik Bali, souvenir terdapat banyak rumah makan, BAR, Kafe, dan hotal dan villa.

Kecamatan Kuta adalah sebuah kecamatan di Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia. Luasnya
adalah 17,52 km². Pada tahun 2004,
penduduknya berjumlah 38.771 jiwa.

Hotel Akomodasi di Kuta Bali

Kuta adalah daerah yang paling ramai dan paling sibuk diantara daerah wisata lainnya di Bali. Hal ini karena Kuta banyak terdapat pusat perbelanjaan pernak pernik Bali, souvenir terdapat banyak rumah makan dan bar.

Kawasan Kuta Bali terletak di tepi
pantai yang terkenal dengan nama Pantai Kuta, pantai ini cukup
terkenal di seluruh dunia, khususnya wisatawan penggemar olahraga
Surfing / selancar, dikarenakan ombak yang sempurna untuk
berselancar.

Hotel di Kuta adalah hotel yang menghadap ke laut atau ke pantai kuta dan berada di sepanjang pantai kuta Bali. Pantai Kuta sendiri adalah pantai yang bersifat International dan tujuan pariwisata baikl lokal maupun manca negara. Ketertarikan wisatawan tidak lepas dari Surfing atau belajar berselancar dan memiliki panorama sunset yang sangat indah.

TEMPAT WISATA DI PULAU BALI

TEMPAT-TEMPAT WISATA DI PULAU BALI
TEMPAT WISATA DI PULAU BALI sangat menarik untuk di kunjungi, TEMPAT WISATA DI PULAU BALI sudah terkenal di manca negara dan domestik, TEMPAT WISATA DI PULAU BALI tidak kalah jauh keindahannya dengan tempat-tempat wisata di dunia, TEMPAT WISATA DI PULAU BALI juga sangat menapjubkan..
Beberapa TEMPAT-TEMPAT WISATA DI PULAU BALI :

Wisata BADUNG
Sangeh
PuraUluwatu
PuraTamanAyun
Pantai Kuta
PantaiSuluban
Nusa Dua
Pelaga
MandalaWisataMengwi
PantaiLabuhanSait

Wisata BANGLI
DesaBatukaang(WisataBudaya)
TamanNarmadaBaliraja
KawasanBaturKintamani
KawasanToyabungkah
DesaAdatTrunyan
DesaPenglipuran

Wisata BULELENG
Lovina
PuraBejiSangsit
PuraDalemJagaraga
TuguSingaAmbaraRaja
PuraAgungJagatnatha
DanauBuyan dan Tamblingan
Pura Pulaki
Pura Ponjok Batu
Air terjun Singsing
Air Panas Banyuwedang
Pura Dalem Sangsit

Wisata DENPASAR
Gedung DPRD Bali
Pantai Sanur
Prasasti Blanjong
Kawasan Padang Galak
Museum Le Mayeur
Museum Bali
Pasar Swalayan

Wisata GIANYAR
PuraPenataranSasih
MuseumGedungArca
Arjuna Metapa
Pura Kebo Edan
Pura Pusering Jagat
Pura Mangening
Pura Pegulingan
Pura Batubulan

Patung Brahma Lelare
Goa Garba (wisata purbakala)
Candi Tebing Tegallinggih
Desa Mas
Desa Belega dan Bona
Museum Neka
Durga Kutri
Gunung Kawi Sebatu
Goa Gajah
Tampak Siring
Pantai Secret

Wisata JEMBRANA
Bunut Bolong
Pura Rambut Siwi
Pantai Medewi
Pantai Delodbrawah

Wisata AMLAPURA
Jemeluk
Iseh
Taman Ujung
Puri Agung Karangasem
Padang Bai
Bukit Jambul
Putung
Tirta Gangga

Wisata SEMARAPURA
MonumenPuputanKlungkung
MuseumSemarajaya
Pura TamanSari
Goa Jepang
Desa Tihingan
Kertagosa
Desa Wisata Kamasan
Pantai Kusamba

Wisata TABANAN
Jati Luwih
Pantai Soka
Yeh Panes
Museum Subak
Taman Margarana

BALI - Kawasan Toyabungkah (Bangli)

Toyobungkah
Tempat pariwisata di BALI, Kawasan Toyabungkah merupakan tempat yg tidak kalah menariknya dengan tempat-tempat wisata di BALI lainnya.
Identifikasi dan Daya Tarik
Toyobungkah merupakan sumber mata air panas alam yang sehari-harinya dimanfaatkan untuk merendam badan karena dianggap dapat menyembuhkan penyakit khususnya penyakit kulit. Airnya ditampung pada suatu kolam kecil yang terletak di sebelah Danau Batur. Karena letak kolam air panas sangat berdekatan dengan Danau Batur, maka pandangan ke arah danau menjadi bebas sehingga dari kejauhan tampak pemandangan yang indah dimana di sebelah Timur Laut Danau Batur kelihatan Desa trunyan yang dikelilingi daerah perbukitan yang menghijau. Disamping pemandangannya yang sangat indah di toyobungkah hawanya sejuk, sehingga tidak mengherankan apabila seorang pujangga dan sastrawan terkenal yaitu Sutan Takdir Ali Syahbana memilih Toyobungkah sebagai tempat untuk mendirikan bangunan yang disebut Balai Seni Toyobungkah yaitu tempat yang dipergunakan untuk menggelar berbagai macam kesenian.

Deskripsi
Toyobungkah secara harfiah : Toyo artinya air dan Bungkah berarti batu-batuan. Jadi Toyobungkah berarti air yang mengalir dari celah-celah bebatuan yang berasal dari kaki Gunung Batur. Di Toyobungkah terdapat dua kolam air panas yang letaknya sangat berdekatan yaitu : kolam air panas alam yang ditata sesuai dengan keadaan alam sekitarnya sehingga kolam ini serasi dengan alam lingkungannya yang dipergunakan sebagai tempat pemandian umum yaitu tempat pemandian warga masyarakat di sekitar Toyobungkah. Di pinggir sebelah selatan kolam ini ada sebuah pelinggih yang sangat sederhana. Sedangkan kolam air panas alam di sebelah Barat bentuknya ditata sedemikian rupa dimana sebelah utara dan di sebelah timurnya dibangun tembok penyengker dengan candi bentarnya sebagai tempat permandian para wisatawan mancanegara dan wisatawan Nusantara. Pemerintah Kabupaten Daerah Tingkat II Bangli menetapkan Kawasan Totobungkah sebagai obyek wisata tersendiri dengan keputusan Bupati Kepala Daerah Tingkat II Bangli Nomor 263 Tahun 1991 dan menunjuk Yayasan Tampurhyang sebagai pengelola Obyek Wisata.

Lokasi
Toyobungkah termasuk wilayah Desa Batur terletak di kaki Gunung Batur atau dipinggir Barat Danau Batur yang jaraknya kurang lebih 6 km dari Desa Kedisan, 38 km dari kota Bangli dan 78 km dari kota Denpasar. Dalam perjalanannya menuju Toyobungkah kita akan banyak menikmati panorama yangindah seperti panorama gunung dan danau batur, pohon cempedak atau nangka, dan tumbuh-tumbuhan lainnya serta tumpukan bekas-bekas lahar yang sudah menjadi karang yang kelihatannya sangat indah. Disebelah timur jalan raya menuju Toyobungkah ada sebuah pura yang cukup besar yaitu Pura Jati.

Fasilitas
Di Toyobungkah tersedia dua tempat parkir untuk pengunjung yaitu di sebelah Barat jalan dan dipinggir sebelah barat danau Batur atau di sebelah Utara kolam air panas. Akomodasi dan rumah makan ada di sekitar Obyek, toilet serta kamar untuk berganti pakaian terdapat di dekat air panas. Demikian pula pinggir Danau Batur atau di sekitar Toyobungkah tersedia tempat yang biasa dipergunakan untuk mendirikan perkemahan.

Kunjungan
Touyobungkah yang memiliki keindahan dan daya tarik sebagaimana telah diuraikan di atas banyak dikunjungi wisatawan mancanegara dan Nusantara yang semakin meningkat dari tahun ke tahun dengan tujuan mendaki Gunung Batur, kemah, mandi, berekreasi untuk melihat dari dekat keindahan yang dimiliki oleh Toyobungkah.

BALI - Kawasan Batur Kintamani (Bangli)

Tempat pariwisata di bali, Batur ya desa batur mempunyai keindahan tersendiri...

Identifikasi dan Daya Tarik
Nama obyek wisata kawasan Batur disesuaikan dengan potensi yang ada yaitu Gunung Batur dan Danau Batur. Nama Pura Batur berasal dari nama Gunung Batur yang merupakan salah satu Pura Sad Kahyangan di emong oleh Warga Desa Batur. Sebelum meletusnya Gunung Batur pada tahun 1917, Pura Batur berada di kaki sebelah Barat Daya Gunung Batur. Akibat kerusakan yang ditimbulkan oleh letusan Gunung Batur ini, maka Pura bersama warga desa Batur dipindahkan di tempat sekarang. Sisa-sisa lahar yang membeku berwarna hitam, Gunung Batur tegak menjulang, Danau Batur teduh membiru, merupakan suatu daya tarik bagi setiap pengunjung. Dari Penelokan dapat memandang birunya Danau Batur dan buih-buih ombak yang menepi menemani sopir boat saat melayani wisatawan dan penumpang umum dalam setiap penyebrangan dari Desa Kedisan ke Desa Trunyan. Para nelayan juga mewarnai kesibukan di Danau Batur mengail ikan mujair yang hasil tangkapannya di jual di pasar Kota Bangli, sehingga di Bangli dikenal dengan sate mujairnya yang merupakan makanan ciri khas Kabupaten Bangli.

Identifikasi dan Daya Tarik
Nama obyek wisata kawasan Batur disesuaikan dengan potensi yang ada yaitu Gunung Batur dan Danau Batur. Nama Pura Batur berasal dari nama Gunung Batur yang merupakan salah satu Pura Sad Kahyangan di emong oleh Warga Desa Batur. Sebelum meletusnya Gunung Batur pada tahun 1917, Pura Batur berada di kaki sebelah Barat Daya Gunung Batur. Akibat kerusakan yang ditimbulkan oleh letusan Gunung Batur ini, maka Pura bersama warga desa Batur dipindahkan di tempat sekarang. Sisa-sisa lahar yang membeku berwarna hitam, Gunung Batur tegak menjulang, Danau Batur teduh membiru, merupakan suatu daya tarik bagi setiap pengunjung. Dari Penelokan dapat memandang birunya Danau Batur dan buih-buih ombak yang menepi menemani sopir boat saat melayani wisatawan dan penumpang umum dalam setiap penyebrangan dari Desa Kedisan ke Desa Trunyan. Para nelayan juga mewarnai kesibukan di Danau Batur mengail ikan mujair yang hasil tangkapannya di jual di pasar Kota Bangli, sehingga di Bangli dikenal dengan sate mujairnya yang merupakan makanan ciri khas Kabupaten Bangli.

Lokasi
Obyek Wisata Kawasan Batur terletak di Desa Batur, Kecamatan Kintamani Kabupaten Daerah Tingkat II Bangli. Obyek Wisata Kawasan Batur berada pada ketinggian 900 m di atas permukaan laut dengan suhu udaranya berhawa sejuk pada siang ahri dan dingin pada malam hari. Untuk mencapai lokasi ini dari Ibu Kota Bangli jaraknya 23 km. Obyek wisata ini dapat dilalui dengan kendaraan bermotor, karena lokasi ini menghubungkan kota Bangli dan kota Singaraja. Sedangkan rute obyek, menghubungkan Obyek Wisata Kawasan Batur dengan Obyek Wisata Tampaksiring dan Besakih.

Fasilitas
Di obyek wisata Kawasan Batur sudah tersedia tempat parkir, rumah makan, restourant, penginapan, toilet, wartel, serta warung-warung minuman dan makanan kecil. Mengenai fasilitas angkutan umum dan angkutan penyeberangan sudah tersedia.

Kunjungan
Obyek wisata Kawasan Batur ramai dikunjungi oleh wisatawan Mancanegara dan Nusantara. Kunjungan yang paling menonjol sekitar bulan Agustus, Desember, saat menyambut Tahun Baru dan suasana Tahun Baru. Demikian pula pada hari-hari Raya Galungan, Idul Fitri dan Hari Raya Natal, bahkan sering dikunjungi oleh tamu Negara baik dari pusat maupun tamu dari luar negeri.

Deskripsi
Sumber-sumber yang menyebutkan tentang Batur adalah Lontar Kesmu Dewa. Lontar Usana Bali dan Lontar Raja Purana Batur. Disebutkan bahwa Pura Batur sudah ada sejak jaman Empu Kuturan yaitu abad X sampai permulaan abad XI. Luasnya areal dan banyaknya pelinggih-pelinggih maka diperkirakan bahwa Pura Batur adalah Penyiwi raja-raja yang berkuasa di Bali, sekaligus merupakan Kahyangan Jagat. Di Pura Batur yang diistanakan adalah Dewi Danu yang disebutkan dalam Lontar Usana Bali yang terjemahannya sebagai berikut : Adalah ceritera, terjadi pada bulan Marga Sari (bulan ke V) waktu Kresna Paksa (Tilem) tersebutlah Betara Pasupati di India sedang memindahkan Puncak Gunung Maha Meru dibagi menjadi dua, dipegang dengan tangan kiri dan kanan lalu dibawa ke Bali digunakan sebagai sthana Putra beliau yaitu Betara Putrajaya (Hyang Maha Dewa) dan puncak gunung yang dibawa tangan kiri menjadi Gunung Batur sebagai sthana Betari Danuh, keduanya itulah sebagai ulunya Pulau Bali. Kedua Gunung ini merupakan lambang unsur Purusa dan Pradana dari Sang Hyang Widhi. Pura Batur merupakan tempat Pemujaan Umat Hindu di seluruh Bali khususnya Bali Tengah, Utara dan Timur memohon keselamatan di bidang persawahan. Sehingga pada saat puja wali yang jatuh pada Purnamaning ke X (kedasa) seluruh umat terutama pada semua kelian subak, sedahan-sedahan datang ke Pura Batur menghaturkan "Suwinih". Demikian kalau terjadi bencana hama.

Lokasi
Obyek Wisata Kawasan Batur terletak di Desa Batur, Kecamatan Kintamani Kabupaten Daerah Tingkat II Bangli. Obyek Wisata Kawasan Batur berada pada ketinggian 900 m di atas permukaan laut dengan suhu udaranya berhawa sejuk pada siang ahri dan dingin pada malam hari. Untuk mencapai lokasi ini dari Ibu Kota Bangli jaraknya 23 km. Obyek wisata ini dapat dilalui dengan kendaraan bermotor, karena lokasi ini menghubungkan kota Bangli dan kota Singaraja. Sedangkan rute obyek, menghubungkan Obyek Wisata Kawasan Batur dengan Obyek Wisata Tampaksiring dan Besakih.

Fasilitas
Di obyek wisata Kawasan Batur sudah tersedia tempat parkir, rumah makan, restourant, penginapan, toilet, wartel, serta warung-warung minuman dan makanan kecil. Mengenai fasilitas angkutan umum dan angkutan penyeberangan sudah tersedia.

Kunjungan
Obyek wisata Kawasan Batur ramai dikunjungi oleh wisatawan Mancanegara dan Nusantara. Kunjungan yang paling menonjol sekitar bulan Agustus, Desember, saat menyambut Tahun Baru dan suasana Tahun Baru. Demikian pula pada hari-hari Raya Galungan, Idul Fitri dan Hari Raya Natal, bahkan sering dikunjungi oleh tamu Negara baik dari pusat maupun tamu dari luar negeri.

BALI - Desa Trunyan (Bangli)

Wisata Trunyan, desat trunyan, adat trunyan, desa bali aga akan di bahas dalam artikel ini
Tempat pariwisata di Bali khususnya daerah bangli yaitu desa Trunyan ( desa baliage ) mempunyai daya tarik tersendiri...

Terletak di pinggir Danau Batur dan dikelilingi tebing bukit, Desa Trunyan memiliki banyak keunikan sebagai sebuah desa kuna dan Bali Aga (Bali asli). Konon ada sebuah pohon Taru Menyan yang menebarkan bau sangat harum. Bau harum itu mendorong Ratu Gede Pancering Jagat untuk mendatangi sumber bau. Beliau bertemu dengan Ida Ratu Ayu Dalem Pingit di sekitar pohon-pohon hutan cemara Landung. Di sanalah kemudian mereka kawin dan secara kebetulan disaksikan oleh penduduk desa hutan Landung yang sedang berburu. Taru Menyan itulah yang telah berubah menjadi seorang dewi yang tidak lain adalah istri dari Ida Ratu Pancering Jagat. Sebelum meresmikan pernikahan, Ratu Gede mengajak orang-orang desa Cemara Landung untuk mendirikan sebuah desa bernama Taru Menyan yang lama kelamaan menjadi Trunyan. Desa ini berada di Kecamatan Kintamani, Daerah Tingkat II Bangli. Ternyata tidak semua umat Hindu di Bali melangsungkan upacara ngaben untuk pembakaran jenasah. Di Trunyan, jenasah tidak dibakar, melainkan hanya diletakkan di tanah pekuburan. Trunyan adalah desa kuna yang dianggap sebagai desa Bali Aga (Bali asli). Trunya memiliki banyak keunikan dan yang daya tariknya paling tinggi adalah keunikan dalam memperlakukan jenasah warganya. Trunyan memiliki tiga jenis kuburan yang menurut tradisi desa Trunyan, ketiga jenis kuburan itu di- klasifikasikan berdasarkan umur orang yang meninggal, keutuhan jenasah dan cara penguburan. Kuburan utama adalah yang dianggap paling suci dan paling baik. Jenazah yang dikuburkan pada kuburan suci ini hanyalah jenazah yang jasadnya utuh, tidak cacat, dan jenasah yang proses meninggalnya dianggap wajar (bukan bunuh diri atau kecelakaan). Kuburan yang kedua disebut kuburan muda yang khusus diperuntukkan bagi bayi dan orang dewasa yang belum menikah. Namun tetap dengan syarat jenasah tersebut harus utuh dan tidak cacat. Kuburan yang ketiga disebut Sentra Bantas, khusus untuk jenasah yang cacat dan yang meninggal karena salah pati maupun ulah pati (meninggal secara tidak wajar misalnya kecelakaan, bunuh diri). Dari ketiga jenis kuburan tersebut yang paling unik dan menarik adalah kuburan utama atau kuburan suci (Setra Wayah). Kuburan ini berlokasi sekitar 400 meter di bagian utara desa dan dibatasi oleh tonjolan kaki tebing bukit. Untuk membawa jenasah ke kuburan harus menggunakan sampan kecil khusus jenasah yang disebut Pedau. Meski disebut dikubur, namun cara penguburannya unik yaitu dikenal dengan istilah mepasah. Jenasah yang telah diupacarai menurut tradisi setempat diletakkan begitu saja di atas lubang sedalam 20 cm. Sebagian badannya dari bagian dada ke atas, dibiarkan terbuka, tidak terkubur tanah. Jenasah tersebut hanya dibatasi dengan ancak saji yang terbuat dari sejenis bambu membentuk semacam kerucut, digunakan untuk memagari jenasah. Di Setra Wayah ini terdapat 7 liang lahat terbagi menjadi 2 kelompok. Dua liang untuk penghulu desa yang jenasahnya tanpa cacat terletak di bagian hulu dan masih ada 5 liang berjejer setelah kedua liang tadi yaitu untuk masyarakat biasa.

Jika semua liang sudah penuh dan ada lagi jenasah baru yang akan dikubur, jenasah yang lama dinaikkan dari lubang dan jenasah barulah yang menempati lubang tersebut. Jenasah lama, ditaruh begitu saja di pinggir lubang. Jadi jangan kaget jika di setra wayah berserakan tengorak-tengkorak manusia yang tidak boleh ditanam maupun dibuang. Meski tidak dilakukan dengan upacara Ngaben, upacara kematian tradisi desa Trunyan pada prinsipnya sama saja dengan makna dan tujuan upacara kematian yang dilakukan oleh umat Hindu di Bali lainnya. Upacara dilangsungkan untuk membayar hutang jasa anak terhadap orang tuanya. Hutang itu dibayarkan melalui dua tahap, tahap pertama dibayarkan dengan perilaku yang baik ketika orang tua masih hidup dan tahap kedua pada waktu orang tua meninggal serangkaian dengan prilaku ritual dalam bentuk upacara kematian.

Trunyan juga memiliki ciri khas lain yaitu tarian sakral Barong Brutuk. Tari ini dipentaskan pada saat upacara piodalan di Pura Pancering Jagat yang jatuh pada Purnamaning Kapat. Menurut kepercayaan masyarakat desa Trunyan, pementasan Barong Bruntuk merupakan suatu pertanda turunnya Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa dalam manifestasinya sebagai Ratu Pancering Jagat, Ratu Ayu Dalem Pingit, dan Ratu Sakti Meduwegama. Tari ini bertujuan untuk memohon keselamatan pada Tuhan. Sisi unik desa Trunyan juga bisa dilihat dari sistem kemasyarakatannya. Pemuka desa dikenal dengan istilah khusus. Bukan Bendesa Adat maupun Kepala Desa, tetapi digunakan sebutan Jero Putus, Jero Gede, dan Jero Mekel. Yang menjadi pemuka desa juga dipanggil dengan sebutan Jero Kebayan Kiwa Tengen.

Keunikan Trunyan yang lain adalah peninggalan purbakala. Prasasti Trunyan tahun saka 813 (891 masehi) menyebutkan keberadaan sebuah pura yang bernama Pura Turun Hyang. Di pura tersebut terdapat bangunan suci meru yang bertumpang tujuh. Di dalam meru tersebut tersimpan sebuah arca Batu Megalitik setinggi kurang lebih 4 meter yang oleh masyarakat Trunyan sangat disakralkan. Arca tersebut juga dikenal dengan sebutan Arca Da Tonta. Tempat berstananya Ratu Gede Pancering Jagat ini juga dinamakan Pura Pancering Jagat.

Meru tumpang tujuh tersebut yang dilengkapi dengan arca setinggi 4 meter tersebut dianggap sebagai simbol laki-laki. Simbol wanita ada pada pelinggih Ida Ratu Ayu Dalem Pingit berupa meru tumpang tiga yang dilengkapi dengan lambang yang tak dapat diukur dalamnya. Pelinggih simbol purusa pradana menurut kepercayaan masyarakat desa Trunyan dan orang Bali lainnya merupakan simbol kesuburan.

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