Staggered on a hillside frothing with frangipani and bougainvillea are 34 standalone alang-alang-roofed villa suites. With greenery stretching for miles below and the island of Nusa Penida in the distance, this is the paradise travelers dream of-a world away from traffic-clogged, built-up Seminyak and Nusa Dua.
Wend your way to Bali’s less-explored and truly rural east coast just after the almost-hidden sign for Amankila has nudged you to turn off the road, the dramatic, watery horizon comes into view.