Where to Stay in Bali: 5 Dream-Inducing Luxury Hideaways
?Bali?s changed beyond recognition,? many locals and expats will tell you. And it?s true. Since the 2010 release of feel-good feature film Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts, based on Elizabeth Gilbert?s best-selling memoir in which she swaps her frantic Manhattan lifestyle for a journey across the world to find herself, it put the Island of the gods in the spotlight. As a result, tourism has boomed, and hotels have been sprouting all over. However, despite the changes, Bali?s original soul somehow subsists, and beyond the main hotspots, its natural, spiritual appeal remains untouched. We?ve scoured the island for the best 5-star retreats set away from the crowds that will be sure to plunge you right into the exotic paradise?s irresistible allure. Alila Soori
Although it was almost 10 years ago, I remember the very first time I stayed at an Alila hotel like it was yesterday. It was in the Maldives and sadly it no longer exists, but it?s an experience that stayed with me and that very few hotels have matched up to since ? until my stay at Bali?s Alila Soori.
Oozing style from every angle, arriving at the ultra-sleek Alila Soori is like stepping into a design magazine. And although you?ll find sand, and you?ll find sea, the hotel doesn?t offer you the typical beach holiday package. However, it?s precisely that, which makes up its invigorating, magnetic get-away-from-it-all setting. As powerful waves unfurl across the length of glittering silver sands, there?s a sense...
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