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| roof top with view |
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Jimbaran area in Bali as most of you might be aware, is the
area to enjoy Seafood by the beach (literally sand on your feet) and the
irresistible grilled corn you can get from small stalls on the beach. In recent
years, Jimbaran has extended its appeal from fresh seafood to hip hangout
places to go to. From Pison Café, Gaya Gelato, Aqua Bali, Wahaha and I am quite
sure there are still more on that list.
Making my way back to Bali (in my blog that is) I have
finally come around to make my review on this recently opened hotel at Jimbaran
area named Jimbaran Bay Beach Hotel. The hotel is located right across the
beach which is at the moment is not that appealing (is still a working local
fish markets), however give it a few more moons, the hotel will turn the area
into an inviting private beach area for your leisure.
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| nice lobby |
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| the one and only swimming pool |
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| hiu restaurant |
Without the beach, the hotel is still quaint on its own; it
has that new hotel smell, cozy reception area, what look like a cantilever
swimming pool on the second floor and nice lounge area on the rooftop for
cocktails and lounging.
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| confortable breakie situation |
There are about 118 rooms at the hotel with eleven type of
rooms that are set up in different layouts of sizes and views (beach and
swimming pool). My room, the Pandet room, which was about 52msq, located on the
second floor with ocean view and a comfortable queen sized bed. The hotel room
was quite spacious and bathroom was large enough to accommodate a good sized
bathtub and split shower and toilet into two rooms. It was a cozy room with
hints of Balinese décor of wooden furnishings and soft lightings and
furnishings.
The room comes with a perk of daily Hi tea complimentary,
six bottles of mineral water and one-time free flying fish cocktail drink for
two at the Baruna Sky Lounge Roof top.
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| trust me it is super cozy! |
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| look how spacious the room is |
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| I bet you think what I think |
By which I totally made good use of. I personally enjoyed my
time at the roof top, the breeze was refreshing and the area was spacious with
Live DJ music that goes until 11 pm. Mocktails, juices, coffees and selection
of teas are also available for those who do not drink alcohols. Even better
that food are available if you are looking for dinner or quick bites.
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| the rooftop bar |
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| cute seating area |
With so much selections I ordered Apple Mint Tonic (mixture
of apple juice, mint leaf, grape, vodka, sweet sour, lemon and tonic water) for
IDR 95K, Red Dragon Mojito (Vodka, Blackcurrant Liqueur, lime juice, dragon
fruit, lime wedges, mint leaf, lemon sliced and sprite) for IDR 95K and Batur
Lava Flow (2 layers of light rum, pineapple juice, coconut cream, vodka,
strawberry fruit and sweet sour) for IDR 95K. Not only they were tasty, they
were pretty to look at!
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| so refreshing! |
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| THE VIEW!!!!! OMG! |
Comes my first morning at the hotel, I was excited for
breakfast at the hotel’s restaurant named HIU, it was buffet that emphasizes on
western food with little section of Asian – Indonesian cuisine such as Nasi
Goreng, Bakmi Goreng and some Chinese main dishes as well. I was looking for
something light so I ordered the egg Benedict with coffee and it was
fulfilling.
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| My kind of Breakfast |
I had my lunch at the hotel too, they served quite a range
of variety dishes from Indonesia, from Balinese to Western. I ordered two
pastas to test their ‘international’ flavor and disappointingly it was quite
bland; vegetable cream pasta (IDR 103K) and Clam Fetuccini (IDR79K), despite
their creaminess and nicely cooked al-dante pastas, it lacks flavors (all sort
of flavors). I suggest they would give it a second look of what they are
lacking.
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| clam fetuccini ( IDR 75K) |
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| Clam Fetuccini (IDR 75K) |
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| Vegetable Cream Pasta (IDR103K) |
I was more excited to try their Balinese dishes, from the
open kitchen I could see the dedication the chef and its servers in putting the
food to the table. I ordered the Nasi Campur Bali (IDR 91K) and the Balinese
BBQ Ribs (IDR 150K). and they were my favorite dishes from the restaurant. The
ribs had nice textures which was juicy and tender, the size is huge and more
importantly the sauce was rich and perfect for tourists I suppose, cause if you
ask me I would want it to be more spicy and richer.
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| Nasi Campur Bali (IDR 91K) |
The Nasi Bali was served in humongous plate and it has five
components served in one place; it has ayam betutu, minced chicken in banana
leaf, lawar vegetable with peanut, white rice, spicy balado egg and sate lilit
(so fancy) and simply delicious!
Last menu I ordered was the Indonesian dishes, though it was
not as good as the Balinese dishes, it was quite delicious as well. I ordered
the nasi gado gado (IDR 85K) and green curry oxtail (IDR 125K). Served in a
plate of fried rice, chicken skewer, sliced of pork ribs and wrapped salad. The
dish is not those typical gado gado dish you would typically find, very
refreshing to find such dish! The fresh vegetable was wrapped in a Vietnamese
like fresh spring roll and peanut sauce on the side as dipping sauce.
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| Green Curry Oxtail (IDR 125K) |
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| Gado-gado (IDR 85K) |
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| Gado-Gado (IDR 85K) |
The green curry oxtail was my last main dish and it was the
bomb! It has super rich flavor with thick texture based green curry and it
comes with the most juicy and tender oxtail I have every eaten. It was quite
such a mouth-watering experience and I could not stop eating ‘til the last
drop. Big thumbs up from me!
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| Hot Choco Fondant (IDR 60K) |
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| Tiramisu (IDR 50K) |
To close my big meal, it was time for dessert. I had Hot
chocolate Fondant (IDR 60K) and tiramisu (IDR 50K) and both of the desserts
were divine. You have to try it to believe it, it was fluffy, rich and most satisfying.
Finishing up my review, I have to highlight the dedications
and the attention to details each and every staffs at the hotel; they were
welcoming, polite and attend to your every needs (in the best of their
ability). I could not wait as time pass and they expand their hotel into having
a private beach, it will be people’s favorite indeed!
Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort &Spa
Jl. Pantai Kedonganan 888, Jimbaran Bay, Bali
Ph : +62 361 705 999
IG : @jimbaranbaybeach
