The villas are built as stand-alone properties each containing two units: one upstairs villa overlooking the sea, and one below which opens directly onto the beach. We had an ocean-view villa and I would definitely recommend this as the beachfront villas would not have as much privacy and their pools were entirely shaded. The rooms are a great size, comprising a separated living area as well as the bedroom and the bathrooms are just gorgeous and stocked with generous amounts of Alila Living toiletries as well as sunscreen, insect repellant, after-sun and other goodies! There’s free wifi and an Apple TV pre-stocked with tons of music and movies. We were introduced to our “Villa Host” (like a private butler) called Ika who would be taking care of us during our stay, and she told us we could reach her any time of day or night if we needed anything.
We were able to eat out by ourselves for a few of our dinners as our Villa Host was even a built-in babysitter which is just the greatest luxury ever as new parents!
The thing that really sets Alila apart from other resorts is the extremely high quality of the service and the personal feel. Nothing was too much trouble and the end result was totally magical. If you’re traveling with a young baby I’m not sure you could find a more baby-friendly place – the waiters and waitresses in the restaurant even took turns holding and playing with Elodie so I could eat my breakfast! We’re already planning our next trip to Bali and our hardest decision will be whether to return to Alila Soori or whether to try out one of the other Alila resorts!
Sassy tip: Avoid Tana Lot which is a tourist site about 20 minutes away – it’s pretty but not worth the millions of hawkers and depressing feel.