Leave The World Behind - Live Sukhavati Retreat
The long winding country road from Seminyak offered picturesqueviews of infinity rice-field gently sloping down to the beach.
Closeto the horizon was the soaring wall of Uluwatu cliff at the Southpeninsula.
The combination of golden paddy closing to harvest timeand the azure of the Indian Ocean behind is nothing less than magnificent.
Tourists might find it appealing, but I have been seeing these viewsalmost everyday for the last five years.
I needed something differentto get impressed.
Before long enough, I turned right entering a serene farmers’traditional Balinese village of Tibubeneng.
Each modest house builtfrom traditional material like bamboo-sheet and wooden frame, hasits own shrine, where people put offerings to the Gods.
Hiding behindthe village I found a small thumb with the villa name, the onlymark I found of its existence.
There are no buildings, no soaringwalls, no security post, nothing.
Unlike many other villas soaringup to the sky compared to their surrounding, Sukhavati Retreat appearedas humble as the rest of the village.
Driving along narrow shady path I finally got to a small lobbyhidden under shading trees and lush shrubs.
Dan, the young Australianowner, and a few of his staffs greeted with their smile.
So, nodoubt, I haven’t been lost.
“But where is the villa?”was the first question glanced in my mind.
Dan must have been seeingmy expression a hundred times, and with a grin on his face he said“Hold your breath!” before leading us to the inner entrance.
Stunned at what I saw, I was completely speechless for a while.
I guess my mouth was wide open with a long wow.
It was really hardto find the right word to tell you what I saw and the first impressionI got.
Within the lush tropical forest steeping down to the river,scattered the separated pavilions in traditional thatched roof,partly hidden under shady large trees.
On the other side of theriver the forest hiked up creating an image of a soaring green wallseparating us from the bustling world outside.
As far as my eyes could reach, there were no other buildings ofany kind around.
Dan explained that for the sake of environment,in addition to the two hectares built as the villa and its perimeters,he bought eight hectares along the river as a buffer.
It is reallya complete solitude to dissolve ourselves with the mother-natureand temporarily forget the world behind.
Hundred steps led us down to the centre of the estate, the mainswimming pool.
Each bedrooms and functions were housed in separatedbuilding, mainly to conserve the land topography.
In addition tothe six separated bedroom pavilions, it has kitchen and communalarea with comfortable lounge and dining tables.
The last pavilion caught my attention more than the others, itwas the meditation pavilion.
Separated with more distance from therest, this open pavilion can comfortably accommodated yoga for 20.
Wide lawn with soaring shady trees going down to the river allowedus to completely cleanse our busy mind.
Flags of pray form Tibetspread the wish to the world by the wind breeze.
Decoration of each bedroom pavilions was a proper blend of luxuriouscomfort without creating distance to the nature, with wide openingsand private garden terraces.
All en-suited bathrooms were open tothe sky, in a small garden covered by terrace perimeters.
Two of the bedroom pavilions were set as villas within a villa.
Hidden behind its own gate, these pavilions enjoyed their own privateswimming pool and garden gazebo.
You can choose the one at the topof the estate, or the one at the bottom closer to the river.
Justthe matter of distance to either the entrance gate at the top orliving pavilion closer the river really, both enjoys superb views.
Even from the one at the top your views would not be bothered byother buildings.
As a sanctuary to separate yourself from the rest of the world,it made sense that Dan do not put TV in all bedrooms or providewireless internet connection across the estate.
However, for thosewho still want to keep connected or just couldn’t live withoutmodern entertainment, there were huge plasma TV with internationalchannels at the living pavilion and a computer with internet connectionat the lobby.
Well, Dan, now I understand why you got that glorious title forthe villa.
Sukhavati Retreat was not a holiday accommodation, atleast not to my eyes.
It was not a place for you to sleep at nightsfor exploring all the beaches Bali has to offer during the daylights.
It was a place to cleanse your mind and soul by temporarily separatingyourself from the bustling world by being closer to the nature andthe holy spirits commanding the universe.
Not only mind and soul,but body as well.
The kitchen was staffed with professional chefto cater your culinary experience with healthy organic ingredients.
The villa also provided some high quality mountain-bike so you caneither hike or bike the natural countryside around the villa, andexperience the real traditional Balinese living.
It’s time to hike the steps up, back to the real world now.
Among shortening breath when hiking up the steps Dan explained thatin addition to in-house security he employed, he also maintainedvery close relationship with the neighboring villages.
People haveaccepted the villa as a part of their family, making them willingto voluntarily took care of the villa and its guests.
I believed after a week or so in Sukhavati Retreat, I would havecome back to the real world as a different person, with differentway of seeing the world around me.
Unfortunately I did not havethat much of money to buy that luxury.
It was mainly for discerningclientele I had, those successful wealthy people who care aboutthe health of their body, mind, and soul.
While you can rent the villa by room, you are encouraged to rentit as a whole.
If you are traveling in a small group which needsless than six bedrooms, you still can block the whole estate withan extra surcharge.
I have been hearing its name for quite a while.
But invitation to visit this villa has never been so appealing untilI noticed that Sukhavati Retreat has just been listed as the world’sbest 50 villas by the prestigious Travel & Leisure magazine.
Withso many beachfront luxurious establishments on the island, whatthis villa had to offer making it deserved such a glorious honor? The long winding country road from Seminyak offered picturesqueviews of infinity rice-field gently sloping down to the beach.
Closeto the horizon was the soaring wall of Uluwatu cliff at the Southpeninsula.
The combination of golden paddy closing to harvest timeand the azure of the Indian Ocean behind is nothing less than magnificent.
Tourists might find it appealing, but I have been seeing these viewsalmost everyday for the last five years.
I needed something differentto get impressed.
Before long enough, I turned right entering aserene farmers’ traditional Balinese village of Tibubeneng.
Eachmodest house built from traditional material like bamboo-sheet andwooden frame, has its own shrine, where people put offerings tothe Gods.
Hiding behind the village I found a small thumb with the villaname, the only mark I found of its existence.
There are no buildings,no soaring walls, no security post, nothing.
Unlike many other villas soaring up to the sky compared to their surrounding, Sukhavati Retreatappeared as humble as the rest of the village.
Driving along narrowshady path I finally got to a small lobby hidden under shading treesand lush shrubs.
Dan, the young Australian owner, and a few of hisstaffs greeted with their smile.
So, no doubt, I haven’t been lost.
“But where is the villa?” was the first question glanced in my mind.
Dan must have been seeing my expression a hundred times, and witha grin on his face he said “Hold your breath!” before leading usto the inner entrance.
Stunned at what I saw, I was completely speechlessfor a while.
I guess my mouth was wide open with a long wow.
Itwas really hard to find the right word to tell you what I saw andthe first impression I got.
Within the lush tropical forest steepingdown to the river, scattered the separated pavilions in traditionalthatched roof, partly hidden under shady large trees.
On the otherside of the river the forest hiked up creating an image of a soaringgreen wall separating us from the bustling world outside.
As faras my eyes could reach, there were no other buildings of any kindaround.
Dan explained that for the sake of environment, in additionto the two hectares built as the villa and its perimeters, he boughteight hectares along the river as a buffer.
It is really a completesolitude to dissolve ourselves with the mother-nature and temporarilyforget the world behind.
Hundred steps led us down to the centre of the estate, the mainswimming pool.
Each bedrooms and functions were housed in separatedbuilding, mainly to conserve the land topography.
In addition tothe six separated bedroom pavilions, it has kitchen and communalarea with comfortable lounge and dining tables.
The last pavilioncaught my attention more than the others, it was the meditationpavilion.
Separated with more distance from the rest, this openpavilion can comfortably accommodated yoga for 20.
Wide lawn withsoaring shady trees going down to the river allowed us to completelycleanse our busy mind.
Flags of pray form Tibet spread the wishto the world by the wind breeze.
Decoration of each bedroom pavilions was a proper blend of luxuriouscomfort without creating distance to the nature, with wide openingsand private garden terraces.
All en-suited bathrooms were open tothe sky, in a small garden covered by terrace perimeters.
Two ofthe bedroom pavilions were set as villas within a villa.
Hiddenbehind its own gate, these pavilions enjoyed their own private swimmingpool and garden gazebo.
You can choose the one at the top of theestate, or the one at the bottom closer to the river.
Just the matterof distance to either the entrance gate at the top or living pavilioncloser the river really, both enjoys superb views.
Even from theone at the top your views would not be bothered by other buildings.
As a sanctuary to separate yourself from the rest of the world,it made sense that Dan do not put TV in all bedrooms or providewireless internet connection across the estate.
However, for thosewho still want to keep connected or just couldn’t live without modernentertainment, there were huge plasma TV with international channelsat the living pavilion and a computer with internet connection atthe lobby.
Well, Dan, now I understand why you got that glorious title forthe villa.
Sukhavati Retreat was not a holiday accommodation, atleast not to my eyes.
It was not a place for you to sleep at nightsfor exploring all the beaches Bali has to offer during the daylights.
It was a place to cleanse your mind and soul by temporarily separatingyourself from the bustling world by being closer to the nature andthe holy spirits commanding the universe.
Not only mind and soul,but body as well.
The kitchen was staffed with professional chefto cater your culinary experience with healthy organic ingredients.
The villa also provided some high quality mountain-bike so you caneither hike or bike the natural countryside around the villa, andexperience the real traditional Balinese living.
It’s time to hike the steps up, back to the real world now.
Amongshortening breath when hiking up the steps Dan explained that inaddition to in-house security he employed, he also maintained veryclose relationship with the neighboring villages.
People have acceptedthe villa as a part of their family, making them willing to voluntarilytook care of the villa and its guests.
I believed that after a week or so in Sukhavati Retreat, I would havecome back to the real world as a different person, with differentway of seeing the world around me.
Unfortunately I did not havethat much of money to buy that luxury.
It was mainly for discerningclientele I had, those successful wealthy people who care aboutthe health of their body, mind, and soul.
While you can rent thevilla by room, you are encouraged to rent it as a whole.
If youare traveling in a small group which needs less than six bedrooms,you still can block the whole estate with an extra surcharge.
[http://villarentalbali.
com/press/%E2%80%9D[http://www.
villarentalbali.
com/villas/canggu_villas/sukhavati_retreat/index.
asp%E2%80%9D]]
Closeto the horizon was the soaring wall of Uluwatu cliff at the Southpeninsula.
The combination of golden paddy closing to harvest timeand the azure of the Indian Ocean behind is nothing less than magnificent.
Tourists might find it appealing, but I have been seeing these viewsalmost everyday for the last five years.
I needed something differentto get impressed.
Before long enough, I turned right entering a serene farmers’traditional Balinese village of Tibubeneng.
Each modest house builtfrom traditional material like bamboo-sheet and wooden frame, hasits own shrine, where people put offerings to the Gods.
Hiding behindthe village I found a small thumb with the villa name, the onlymark I found of its existence.
There are no buildings, no soaringwalls, no security post, nothing.
Unlike many other villas soaringup to the sky compared to their surrounding, Sukhavati Retreat appearedas humble as the rest of the village.
Driving along narrow shady path I finally got to a small lobbyhidden under shading trees and lush shrubs.
Dan, the young Australianowner, and a few of his staffs greeted with their smile.
So, nodoubt, I haven’t been lost.
“But where is the villa?”was the first question glanced in my mind.
Dan must have been seeingmy expression a hundred times, and with a grin on his face he said“Hold your breath!” before leading us to the inner entrance.
Stunned at what I saw, I was completely speechless for a while.
I guess my mouth was wide open with a long wow.
It was really hardto find the right word to tell you what I saw and the first impressionI got.
Within the lush tropical forest steeping down to the river,scattered the separated pavilions in traditional thatched roof,partly hidden under shady large trees.
On the other side of theriver the forest hiked up creating an image of a soaring green wallseparating us from the bustling world outside.
As far as my eyes could reach, there were no other buildings ofany kind around.
Dan explained that for the sake of environment,in addition to the two hectares built as the villa and its perimeters,he bought eight hectares along the river as a buffer.
It is reallya complete solitude to dissolve ourselves with the mother-natureand temporarily forget the world behind.
Hundred steps led us down to the centre of the estate, the mainswimming pool.
Each bedrooms and functions were housed in separatedbuilding, mainly to conserve the land topography.
In addition tothe six separated bedroom pavilions, it has kitchen and communalarea with comfortable lounge and dining tables.
The last pavilion caught my attention more than the others, itwas the meditation pavilion.
Separated with more distance from therest, this open pavilion can comfortably accommodated yoga for 20.
Wide lawn with soaring shady trees going down to the river allowedus to completely cleanse our busy mind.
Flags of pray form Tibetspread the wish to the world by the wind breeze.
Decoration of each bedroom pavilions was a proper blend of luxuriouscomfort without creating distance to the nature, with wide openingsand private garden terraces.
All en-suited bathrooms were open tothe sky, in a small garden covered by terrace perimeters.
Two of the bedroom pavilions were set as villas within a villa.
Hidden behind its own gate, these pavilions enjoyed their own privateswimming pool and garden gazebo.
You can choose the one at the topof the estate, or the one at the bottom closer to the river.
Justthe matter of distance to either the entrance gate at the top orliving pavilion closer the river really, both enjoys superb views.
Even from the one at the top your views would not be bothered byother buildings.
As a sanctuary to separate yourself from the rest of the world,it made sense that Dan do not put TV in all bedrooms or providewireless internet connection across the estate.
However, for thosewho still want to keep connected or just couldn’t live withoutmodern entertainment, there were huge plasma TV with internationalchannels at the living pavilion and a computer with internet connectionat the lobby.
Well, Dan, now I understand why you got that glorious title forthe villa.
Sukhavati Retreat was not a holiday accommodation, atleast not to my eyes.
It was not a place for you to sleep at nightsfor exploring all the beaches Bali has to offer during the daylights.
It was a place to cleanse your mind and soul by temporarily separatingyourself from the bustling world by being closer to the nature andthe holy spirits commanding the universe.
Not only mind and soul,but body as well.
The kitchen was staffed with professional chefto cater your culinary experience with healthy organic ingredients.
The villa also provided some high quality mountain-bike so you caneither hike or bike the natural countryside around the villa, andexperience the real traditional Balinese living.
It’s time to hike the steps up, back to the real world now.
Among shortening breath when hiking up the steps Dan explained thatin addition to in-house security he employed, he also maintainedvery close relationship with the neighboring villages.
People haveaccepted the villa as a part of their family, making them willingto voluntarily took care of the villa and its guests.
I believed after a week or so in Sukhavati Retreat, I would havecome back to the real world as a different person, with differentway of seeing the world around me.
Unfortunately I did not havethat much of money to buy that luxury.
It was mainly for discerningclientele I had, those successful wealthy people who care aboutthe health of their body, mind, and soul.
While you can rent the villa by room, you are encouraged to rentit as a whole.
If you are traveling in a small group which needsless than six bedrooms, you still can block the whole estate withan extra surcharge.
I have been hearing its name for quite a while.
But invitation to visit this villa has never been so appealing untilI noticed that Sukhavati Retreat has just been listed as the world’sbest 50 villas by the prestigious Travel & Leisure magazine.
Withso many beachfront luxurious establishments on the island, whatthis villa had to offer making it deserved such a glorious honor? The long winding country road from Seminyak offered picturesqueviews of infinity rice-field gently sloping down to the beach.
Closeto the horizon was the soaring wall of Uluwatu cliff at the Southpeninsula.
The combination of golden paddy closing to harvest timeand the azure of the Indian Ocean behind is nothing less than magnificent.
Tourists might find it appealing, but I have been seeing these viewsalmost everyday for the last five years.
I needed something differentto get impressed.
Before long enough, I turned right entering aserene farmers’ traditional Balinese village of Tibubeneng.
Eachmodest house built from traditional material like bamboo-sheet andwooden frame, has its own shrine, where people put offerings tothe Gods.
Hiding behind the village I found a small thumb with the villaname, the only mark I found of its existence.
There are no buildings,no soaring walls, no security post, nothing.
Unlike many other villas soaring up to the sky compared to their surrounding, Sukhavati Retreatappeared as humble as the rest of the village.
Driving along narrowshady path I finally got to a small lobby hidden under shading treesand lush shrubs.
Dan, the young Australian owner, and a few of hisstaffs greeted with their smile.
So, no doubt, I haven’t been lost.
“But where is the villa?” was the first question glanced in my mind.
Dan must have been seeing my expression a hundred times, and witha grin on his face he said “Hold your breath!” before leading usto the inner entrance.
Stunned at what I saw, I was completely speechlessfor a while.
I guess my mouth was wide open with a long wow.
Itwas really hard to find the right word to tell you what I saw andthe first impression I got.
Within the lush tropical forest steepingdown to the river, scattered the separated pavilions in traditionalthatched roof, partly hidden under shady large trees.
On the otherside of the river the forest hiked up creating an image of a soaringgreen wall separating us from the bustling world outside.
As faras my eyes could reach, there were no other buildings of any kindaround.
Dan explained that for the sake of environment, in additionto the two hectares built as the villa and its perimeters, he boughteight hectares along the river as a buffer.
It is really a completesolitude to dissolve ourselves with the mother-nature and temporarilyforget the world behind.
Hundred steps led us down to the centre of the estate, the mainswimming pool.
Each bedrooms and functions were housed in separatedbuilding, mainly to conserve the land topography.
In addition tothe six separated bedroom pavilions, it has kitchen and communalarea with comfortable lounge and dining tables.
The last pavilioncaught my attention more than the others, it was the meditationpavilion.
Separated with more distance from the rest, this openpavilion can comfortably accommodated yoga for 20.
Wide lawn withsoaring shady trees going down to the river allowed us to completelycleanse our busy mind.
Flags of pray form Tibet spread the wishto the world by the wind breeze.
Decoration of each bedroom pavilions was a proper blend of luxuriouscomfort without creating distance to the nature, with wide openingsand private garden terraces.
All en-suited bathrooms were open tothe sky, in a small garden covered by terrace perimeters.
Two ofthe bedroom pavilions were set as villas within a villa.
Hiddenbehind its own gate, these pavilions enjoyed their own private swimmingpool and garden gazebo.
You can choose the one at the top of theestate, or the one at the bottom closer to the river.
Just the matterof distance to either the entrance gate at the top or living pavilioncloser the river really, both enjoys superb views.
Even from theone at the top your views would not be bothered by other buildings.
As a sanctuary to separate yourself from the rest of the world,it made sense that Dan do not put TV in all bedrooms or providewireless internet connection across the estate.
However, for thosewho still want to keep connected or just couldn’t live without modernentertainment, there were huge plasma TV with international channelsat the living pavilion and a computer with internet connection atthe lobby.
Well, Dan, now I understand why you got that glorious title forthe villa.
Sukhavati Retreat was not a holiday accommodation, atleast not to my eyes.
It was not a place for you to sleep at nightsfor exploring all the beaches Bali has to offer during the daylights.
It was a place to cleanse your mind and soul by temporarily separatingyourself from the bustling world by being closer to the nature andthe holy spirits commanding the universe.
Not only mind and soul,but body as well.
The kitchen was staffed with professional chefto cater your culinary experience with healthy organic ingredients.
The villa also provided some high quality mountain-bike so you caneither hike or bike the natural countryside around the villa, andexperience the real traditional Balinese living.
It’s time to hike the steps up, back to the real world now.
Amongshortening breath when hiking up the steps Dan explained that inaddition to in-house security he employed, he also maintained veryclose relationship with the neighboring villages.
People have acceptedthe villa as a part of their family, making them willing to voluntarilytook care of the villa and its guests.
I believed that after a week or so in Sukhavati Retreat, I would havecome back to the real world as a different person, with differentway of seeing the world around me.
Unfortunately I did not havethat much of money to buy that luxury.
It was mainly for discerningclientele I had, those successful wealthy people who care aboutthe health of their body, mind, and soul.
While you can rent thevilla by room, you are encouraged to rent it as a whole.
If youare traveling in a small group which needs less than six bedrooms,you still can block the whole estate with an extra surcharge.
[http://villarentalbali.
com/press/%E2%80%9D[http://www.
villarentalbali.
com/villas/canggu_villas/sukhavati_retreat/index.
asp%E2%80%9D]]
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