A year after the first Aman Hotel opened, a second one was born in Bali, in the verdant Ubud mountains, in the central art village of Bali, just a 10-minute drive from the center of Ubud. Aman Dari means "Peaceful Soul" and it is this shop that stands on the edge of the cliff above the Ayon valley, overlooking the tranquil Ayon River and lush green rice fields.
The hotel is based on the essence of "low-key luxury" and is all local. It is designed as a traditional Balinese village surrounded by walls. There is no aggressive momentum here, but the most primitive elements present the pure impression of Bali.
Designed by renowned Australian architect Peter Muller, Aman Dari understands that "culture" is more important than "style". When he visited Bali, he was attracted by the rich local characteristics, so he abandoned the luxurious mansion and incorporated a truly natural lifestyle into the design concept. Stone staircases lead to the river in the valley, and paths hidden in the grass lead across several fields to neighboring villages. It's hard to tell the difference between the resort and the surrounding village. It is more delicate, more exquisite, just like an idyllic poem, sending out a quiet Arcadia atmosphere.
The elevated lobby is designed in the style of traditional Balinese thatched huts, with a natural tone. It is constructed of coconut wood and teak, with a bamboo roof covered with white thatch. It is also an important gathering place for local residents.A rain-flower stone trail winds down the center of the resort, through dense woods in the canyon and down the river. Long walls of lime mud and moss-covered pavements paved with river stones from the river, connect 29 elegant single-family suites, interspersed with courtyards of tropical landscape, where thick green vegetation and lazy sunshine embrace each other to create a different and quiet picture.
Suite is divided into double entry and single layer two kinds, each room USES light color line adornment, quietly elegant and low-key, the thatch roof of private bower, manual fine plait, luxurious 4 pillar big bed, compose a piece of quiet individual space all the more. Full floor-to-ceiling Windows open on three sides to open-air gardens and balconies, where you can enjoy the valley's rain forests and rice terraces, and occasionally watch locals harvest crops right outside your balcony. The large bathroom, which is almost as spacious as the room, extends to the outside, and you can fully experience the comfortable feeling of bathing in the natural room.
The most eye-catching highlight of the resort lies in the design of the swimming pool. Peter Muller connects the farm-like swimming pool with the sky, the edge of the swimming pool ends and enters the invisible space, while the traditional pavilion in the center of the swimming pool becomes the symbolic symbol of the resort. Here, you must not be fleeting, but to savor, to feel everything around. In the quiet morning, eat a big breakfast alone, listen to the mountain wind birds, water insects, all kinds of natural sounds around you, sweep away the tired feeling of the journey. The cool afternoon breeze comes, shuttering in the path between the woods, the beauty of the vision and the ease of the heart permeate in the depth of nature, harmoniously echo with the time and water, blooming the bud of pleasure. Here, words are redundant, with the eyes and your heart to experience this piece of peace.