Top 10 Ideas for Winter Escape to "Rimba by Ayana", Bali's Newest 5-Star Luxury Concept

Looking to escape the winter cold for the most peaceful, luxury hotel in Bali? RIMBA Jimbaran Bali is the perfect destination, offering the world-class facilities of an integrated resort spread across cliff-top gardens with spectacular ocean views, 15 restaurants and bars, world-class spa and extensive recreation.

Located within AYANA Resort and Spa above JTOP 10 IDETOPimbaran Bay, just 10 kilometres from Bali's airport, RIMBA Jimbaran Bali is a new accommodation concept which expands AYANA's accommodation offering of 368 rooms and villas by adding a further 282 rooms and suites and some brand new categories. RIMBA's luxurious accommodation includes Pool Access Rooms and spacious Suites with magnificent views of the ocean across tropical gardens and multi-layered swimming pools. For families, interconnecting rooms are available while recreation facilities abound with Kids Club, children's pool with waterslide, and on-site babysitting.

Here are our Top 10 ideas to enjoy your RIMBA by AYANA experience, with convenient access around the resort by complimentary shuttle to all dining and recreation facilities:
Families will love the Family Holiday Special Offer, with 50% off the second room. Choose a stylish Premium View Suite for maximum space and comfort and spectacular views. All guests enjoy complimentary WiFi. Ideal for Australia's winter school holidays.

1. For couples, the resort's private jetty is a dream come true for a romantic dinner, with a table just for two surrounded by the ocean, a 5-course lobster menu and private performance by Balinese musicians.
2. Recover from jetlag with a 2-hour session in the world's largest Aquatonic Seawater Therapy Pool, providing a head-to-toe hydromassage that reportedly burns 500 calories per session!
3. Make your own perfume at the L'Atelier Parfums et Creations Studio, where the on-site French perfumer will take you through a personalized perfume making workshop, to create your own 30mL eua de frangrance.
4. Join a Balinese Cooking Class to learn the secrets behind traditional Balinese cuisine, and you can also do a tour to the Fish Markets in the morning to source the ingredients with the resort's staff.
5. Do Sunrise or Sunset Yoga on the cliffs above the ocean, enjoying hypnotizing views while rebalancing your body and mind.
6. Do a round of golf-putting at the 18-hole putting course that winds through the resort's gardens.
7. Take a culinary journey of the 15 restaurants and bars, including teppanyaki and sushi at HonZEN, priority access to the famous Rock Bar, and all-day poolside dining at the new UNIQUE Rooftop Bar & Restaurant.
8. Pool hop around the 11 swimming pools spread around the resort and soak up the rays from your submerged sunbed in the water.
9. For the ultimate spa experience, indulge in a treatment at one of the two Spa on the Rocks villas located amidst the ocean. Choose from luxurious pampering treatments or anti-aging remedies – and try to keep your eyes open to enjoy the oceanfront views.

An integrated billing facility that allows guests to sign to their room account any dining, spa or other experience around the whole resort, makes the experience of RIMBA by AYANA both outstanding and entirely seamless.

AYANA & RIMBA

Named after 'a place of refuge for the gods' in Sanskrit, the award-winning AYANA Resort and Spa Bali is a world-class destination resort located on 90 hectares of cliff-top land just 10 kilometers from Bali airport. Perched 35 meters above Jimbaran Bay, AYANA's majestic sunsets and ocean-front views across Bali's south-west coast are complemented by white-sand beach and shared facilities with neighboring sister resort RIMBA Jimbaran Bali. Accommodation at AYANA includes 78 private pool villas and a 290-room hotel set amidst lush tropical gardens, with traditional Balinese architecture seamlessly blending with modern luxury and legendary service, while RIMBA offers an additional 282 rooms and suites featuring modern, chic design.

With full access to all dining and recreation at both AYANA and RIMBA and the service of a complimentary resort shuttle, guests enjoy the most extensive on-site facilities of any resort in Bali. There are 15 restaurants and bars including priority access to the famous Rock Bar; exclusive private beach; 11 swimming pools; world-class Spa with Aquatonic Seawater Therapy Pool and Spa on the Rocks treatment villas amidst the ocean; golf-putting and fitness center; and complimentary WiFi in public areas.

Spread out across the property are extensive wedding and meeting facilities that maximize the ocean-front location and sunset views. There are eight wedding venues, two Ballrooms, meeting rooms to suit groups of various sizes, and stunning indoor and outdoor event spaces, matched by the first class service of dedicated wedding and event planners.

Awards for AYANA Resort and Spa include

  TRAVEL + LEISURE READERS' AWARDS
2013                        World's Best Hotels
2012                  Asia's Best Resorts

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
2012                        Gold List: World's Best Hotels and Resorts
2011                        Readers' Choice Awards: #1 Best Resort in Asia
2010                        Readers' Choice Awards:#1 Spa Resort in the World

destinasian readers' choice awards
2012                      #1 Resort Spa in Asia-Pacific
                                 #1 Best Hotel in Bali
                              ABOUT.Com
2013                       World's Most Romantic Resort
                              CNN Traveler
2013                       World's Best Wedding Venues