Udud Hanging Gardens, Bali, Indonesia 2009

                                     (An Orient Express Hotel)

Surrounded by ancient trees and gravity-defying terraced gardens, this unique haven nestles on a dramatic hillside overlooking the Ayung river gorge.

Perched adjacent to steep rice terraces looking out to a temple on the opposite hill, this breathtaking property's individual Villas are all constructed in contemporary Balinese style with thatched alang-alang roofs and private plunge pools.

A private funicular permits easy access to the Villas, the restaurants, bars, boutique and library. The vast elliptical infinity pool emphasizes the natural curves of the hillside, and the Spa, set close by the Ayung river, shares the beauty of the view and the sounds of nature where guests indulge in exotic treatments. The garden, conceived by the landscape architect William Warren (author of Balinese Garden) together with John Pettigrew,  is unique. Nature becomes a spectacle here, with exotic trees and essences of the tropics - cocoa, coffee, durian, rambutan, lychees, a variety of tropical bamboos, flame trees, bird of paradise flowers and orchids... *****For reservations and more information on the resort , go to the main Ubud Hanging Gardens web site, reference:-                  www.ubudhanginggardens.com Orient-Express Hotels, Trains Back To Bali Concierge Main Page Back To Asia Concierge Main Page