Amankila Resort is located in eastern Bali on a private beach between two headlands. Designed as a secluded beach resort, Amankila is close to the villages of Tenganan, Candidasa and Manggis.

The resort is built on four levels. Guests are received in a columned, open-air setting. The Bar and the Restaurant are located one level below. From there, steps lead down to the library, the Gallery, the Terrace Restaurant and the three-tiered swimming pool. The Beach Club, which spreads in and about a mature coconut grove, is down at the beach.

Amankila 35 free-standing suites, with their alang alang roof thatching, respond to their East Bali surroundings, in particular to Ujung, the royal water palace just outside Amlapura, the area capital. Each suite features a large bedroom with wide window views, a canopied, four-pillar bed, a writing desk and music system. The bathroom is divided into two distinct sections. A deep soaking tub and a divan face each other, each backing on to large, double windows. A separate shower is located next to the tub, while the toilet room is adjacent to the divan.

A separate space is dominated by double terrazzo vanities, fitted with seashell-finished taps. Large coconut-shell dressing areas claim both ends of the rattan terrazzo-tiled room. The outdoor terrace of each suite enjoys a large daybed, a coconut-shell table and rattan chairs. Nine suites, including the Amankila Suite, the Indrakila Suite and the Kilasari Suite, come with private pools. Three of Amankila? pool suites connect to deluxe suites; a fourth pool suite is linked to a superior suite.

The Amankila Suite includes two separate bedroom pavilions in an expansive and private compound. The Amankila Suite is graced with an aquamarine-tiled swimming pool flanked by a bale and a lily pond at each end of a long, sea-facing terrace. The Indrakila Suite enjoys privileged sea views far up the east coast. The Kilasari Suite is perched high on the hillside, with partial sea views and a separate entrance.

Facilities include a Restaurant, a Library, Beach Club and Shop, Amankila also keeps a bale in the mountains for picnic breakfasts and lunches. The thatched-roof hut overlooks hills and valleys, stands of banana trees, fields of rice and, in the distance, the sea and Amankila, too. Touring is particularly rewarding in East Bali. Highlights include the royal palaces of Klungkung and Karangasem and the water palaces of Tirtagangga, now a public bathing area, and Ujung, a grand ruin. Countryside trips can be arranged to the many villages and the rural life that spreads out from Amankila. Two of the island? most important temples Lempuyang and Besakih, the island mother temple are located in East Bali. The trekking is also fine, and Amankila keeps six full-suspension mountain bikes for guest use.