*** A PANSEA ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS RESORT *** JIMBARAN PULI BALI IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ON THE WIDE WHITE SAND BEACH OF JIMBARAN BAY. THE LIMITED NUMBER OF COTTAGES AND STUNNING SUNSET VIEWS MAKE THE RESORT A POPULAR PLACE FOR THOSE SEEKING A ROMANTIC GETAWAY OR WEDDING VENUE. SEVERAL OF THE RESORT*S ACCOMMODATIONS ARE LOCATED ON THE BEACH WITH PREMIUM VIEWS. THE RESORT*S WESTWARD FACING ORIENTATION PROVIDES OPTIMUM SUNSET VIEWING AT THE BEACH BAR AND RESTAURANTS. JIMBARAN PULI BALI*S SECTION OF BEACH IS QUIET IN COMPARISON TO OTHER STRETCHES OF BEACH ON THE BAY. JIMBARAN BAY IS ONE OF FOUR PRIME DESTINATIONS IN BALI - AND JIMBARAN PULI BALI IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF IT. ULUWATU TEMPLE, TANAH LOT TEMPLE, LAKE BATUR, THE ROYAL PALACES OF PURI SAREN AND PURI KERAMBITAN, BIRD PARK, MONKEY FOREST AND JIMBARAN FISH MARKET ARE LOCATED BETWEEN 20 TO 60 KILOMETERS FROM THE PROPERTY. SEVERAL SHOPPING AREAS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 10 KILOMETERS. THE PURI BAR AND NELAYAN RESTAURANT HAVE PRIME BEACHFRONT LOCATIONS WITH VIEWS AND SUNSETS OVERLOOKING THE BAY. TRADITIONAL BALINESE, SEAFOOD AND FRENCH MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE ARE EXPERTLY PREPARED IN TWO RESTAURANTS. A HORIZON EDGE FRESHWATER SWIMMING POOL IS LOCATED STEPS FROM THE BEACH. ALL MATERIALS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RESORT ARE INDONESIAN. THE DESIGN OF THE PROPERTY IS MODELED AFTER A TRADITIONAL BALINESE STRUCTURE WITH THATCHED ROOF, WOODEN FURNISHINGS AND FRAMING AND OPEN AIR FLOOR PLAN. THE RESORT IS SURROUNDED BY GARDENS FILLED WITH FLOWERING PLANTS AND MATURE TREES PROVIDING SHADY WALKWAYS IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY. THE RESORT*S STAFF ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND ATTENTIVE TO GUEST*S NEEDS. EACH THATCHED ROOF COTTAGE HAS ITS OWN PRIVATE GARDEN AND OUTDOOR SHOWER. ONLY 41 COTTAGES MAKE THE RESORT A VERY INTIMATE LOCATION AND JIMBARAN PULI BALI IS ONE OF THE FEW HOTELS THAT SIT DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH OF JIMBARAN BAY. GUESTS HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE OCEAN AND A WIDE STRETCH OF BEACH WHERE THEY CAN SIT UNDER THATCHED UMBRELLAS, WALK OR RUN THE LENGTH OF THE BAY. WITH ITS SMALL NUMBER OF COTTAGES, THERE ARE NEVER ANY CROWDS AND IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE HERE. COTTAGE FURNISHINGS INCLUDE A SOFA BED, COFFEE TABLE AND KING SIZE BED WITH MOSQUITO NET. WOODEN FURNISHINGS, COTTON UPHOLSTERY, AND A HIGH CEILING OPEN BEAM THATCHED ROOF PROVIDE A LOCAL TOUCH. MODERN CONVENIENCES INCLUDE A 32 INCH FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION AND DVD PLAYER. INDONESIAN MARBLE BATHROOMS INCLUDE DOUBLE WASH BASINS WITH VANITY, AND A FREEFORM DESIGN SUNKEN TERRAZZO MARBLE BATHTUB WITH BOTH HANDHELD SHOWER AND FIXED RAIN SHOWER HEADS. ONE WALL IN THE BATHROOM HAS FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS LOOKING OUT INTO THE PRIVATE GARDEN FROM WHICH YOU CAN ACCESS AN OUTDOOR SHOWER THROUGH THE GLASS SLIDING DOOR. OTHER AMENITIES INCLUDE IN-ROOM MOVIES, MINI-BAR, HAIR DRYER, WORK DESK, SAFE AND PLUSH BATHROBES.