Just north of Kuta and Legian is the up-market area of Seminyak, a busy village offering a glimpse of the island's growing reputation as a stop on the international jet-set circuit and favoured by Europeans as well as the local "expat" community.
Seminyak, only a 15 minute drive from Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport, runs from the trendy Blue Ocean Boulevard across Double Six Road to the restaurants and bars of Dhyana Pura Street. With the combined allure of being close to town and yet far enough away to maintain a semblance of serenity. The famous Oberoi plays host to luxury hotels and fabulous beachfront restaurants and bars, and properties with excellent views. There are plenty of car and motorbike rental places on Jalan Dhyana Pura, plus the usual omnipresent transport tours.
Seminyak is quiet and pleasant, attracting return visitors seeking more peace and seclusion second time around. Many expats with businesses in Bali choose to live here, so the shops and restaurants tend to cater for these more discerning tastes. The further north you go the classier the hotels get, with a particularly exclusive enclave now occupying the fine stretch of shoreline near Pura Petitenget, off Jalan Laksamana. A combination of beautiful beaches, sunsets and rice fields make Seminyak area a perfect place for relaxation. Lifestyle here is peaceful.
Seminyak features some of the most beautiful new resorts, villas Seminyak and highly rated restaurants in this area (e.g. The Living Room, KuDeTa, Made's Warung, Gado Gado, La Lucciola & Warisan). Hotels and Villas in the Seminyak area are set in lush tropical gardens with the luxuriously comfortable rooms and excellent service. Most hotels and villas in this area are designed for privacy with the tropical touch of Bali Architecture all suited for a relaxing island vacation. The extravagant private villas, spacious restaurants and up-market hotels, attract and inspire function organizers.
Along the Seminyak stretch of surf beach, Bali's fashionable crowd lives, shops, eats and parties. The shopping in Seminyak is also much better than Legian and Kuta with a variety of crafts, hand made and fashionable items to be found. It has some of the best boutique shopping and restaurants in Bali, offering a diverse range of products that range from artifacts and clothing to gourmet foods. If you enjoy shopping, dining and nightlife then Seminyak is now the place to go.
The Seminyak beach is also popular amongst surfers looking for a less crowded area to surf and to enjoy the sun drenched beach. A quieter more relaxed area, Seminyak is charming and quite chic.
Bars and Clubs in Seminyak
The Gay Scene is becoming more developed, with dedicated gay bars such as Q Bar and Kudos on Jalan Dhyana Pura in Seminyak, and a strong gay presence at other venues on the same road and in the nearby late-night disco Double Six. Most of the other Seminyak clubs attract a good mixed crowd of Indonesians, expats and tourists.
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Spa Businesses will profitable in Seminyak
Seminyak Beach Area, one of the rapidly growing tourist area in Bali, presumably will continue to develop into a major tourist areas in this island. Soon, the construction of W Retreat & Spa and Seminyak The W Residences will be completed. The completion of the hotel and 79 villas in it certainly will add world-class tourism facilities in this area.
W Retreat & Spa and Seminyak The W Residences will be the only hotel and villas in this region that have a large capacity. With 232 hotel rooms and 79 villas with rooms 1, 2, and 3, could certainly increase the ability to accommodate the influx of foreign tourists in Bali which each year continues to grow.
According to the record of the Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of foreign tourists to Bali through Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport in May 2010 rose 4.56 percent compared to May 2009. Similarly, if compared to April 2010, an increase of 8.23 percent, from 184,200 people to 199,400 people in May 2010.
For W Hotels own, its presence in Seminyak expanded its network in the Asia-Pacific region. "After the success at the W Retreat & Spa is the first in the Maldives, the presence of W Retreat & Spa in Seminyak course will strengthen our brands in Asia Pacific," said Miguel Ko, President of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific in Hong Kong, mid-June.
"Wealth and the uniqueness of Balinese culture combined with modern and cosmopolitan style strongly influenced the design that we made for the W Retreat & Spa Seminyak," said Ko.
According to Magda Hutagalung, President Director of PT Dua Cahaya Anugrah, W Retreat & Spa owners and The W Residences, Seminyak, tourists may hire or have this villa. "This villa may be owned by anyone, including foreign nationals," said Magda on the sidelines of a sales promotion The W Residences at W Hotels Hong Kong, mid-June.
Until now, two and three-bedroom villas are sold out. While still remaining one-room villa a few. "Beautiful location in Seminyak, quality products, coupled with professional management of Starwood Hotels & Resorts make The W Residences have a high investment value," said Magda.
The villa owners can enjoy this property is four weeks in a year. The rest, submitted to the hotel villa for rent. The result of this rental will enjoy 60 percent for managers and 40 percent for owners villa. In addition, the villa owners can also enjoy an increase in value of investment considering the price of land in Seminyak area is currently the most expensive in the tourist areas of Bali.
With a growing number of tourists, which also increases the value of assets, the opportunity for four weeks vacation, and the division of profit management, The W Residences have become places that attract vacationing and investing
W Retreat & Spa and Seminyak The W Residences will be the only hotel and villas in this region that have a large capacity. With 232 hotel rooms and 79 villas with rooms 1, 2, and 3, could certainly increase the ability to accommodate the influx of foreign tourists in Bali which each year continues to grow.
According to the record of the Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of foreign tourists to Bali through Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport in May 2010 rose 4.56 percent compared to May 2009. Similarly, if compared to April 2010, an increase of 8.23 percent, from 184,200 people to 199,400 people in May 2010.
For W Hotels own, its presence in Seminyak expanded its network in the Asia-Pacific region. "After the success at the W Retreat & Spa is the first in the Maldives, the presence of W Retreat & Spa in Seminyak course will strengthen our brands in Asia Pacific," said Miguel Ko, President of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific in Hong Kong, mid-June.
"Wealth and the uniqueness of Balinese culture combined with modern and cosmopolitan style strongly influenced the design that we made for the W Retreat & Spa Seminyak," said Ko.
According to Magda Hutagalung, President Director of PT Dua Cahaya Anugrah, W Retreat & Spa owners and The W Residences, Seminyak, tourists may hire or have this villa. "This villa may be owned by anyone, including foreign nationals," said Magda on the sidelines of a sales promotion The W Residences at W Hotels Hong Kong, mid-June.
Until now, two and three-bedroom villas are sold out. While still remaining one-room villa a few. "Beautiful location in Seminyak, quality products, coupled with professional management of Starwood Hotels & Resorts make The W Residences have a high investment value," said Magda.
The villa owners can enjoy this property is four weeks in a year. The rest, submitted to the hotel villa for rent. The result of this rental will enjoy 60 percent for managers and 40 percent for owners villa. In addition, the villa owners can also enjoy an increase in value of investment considering the price of land in Seminyak area is currently the most expensive in the tourist areas of Bali.
With a growing number of tourists, which also increases the value of assets, the opportunity for four weeks vacation, and the division of profit management, The W Residences have become places that attract vacationing and investing
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