The spacious colonial style room.
stayed in, a 40-square meter deluxe
to Andrawina – The Dining Room
group dined under a clear night sky
room with a choice of king or twin
& BBQ Beach Bar Pavilion where
and we couldn’t stop gazing at the
bed. We instantly fell in love with
we sat at a long table and indulged
beautiful full moon that was rising in
the room once we walked in as it
in some delicious Indonesian food.
the east while relishing our dinner.
was filled with classic-style furniture
Located on the ground floor near
and the view of the manicured Luwih
the lobby, this restaurant is also
A LOCAL VISIT
Garden and Indian Ocean from our
designed in luxurious colonial
Rumah Luwih offers many
balcony took our breath away.
style, making us feel as if we were
fun activities for their guests.
attending a celebratory feast with
Aquarobics (a Zumba class in the
around the resort, and we could
the view of the resort’s manicured
pool) and morning yoga by the sea
see that the other rooms were just
garden and the ocean.
at the chapel, both are conducted
as astonishing. The Segara and
When the night came, our group
by a professional instructor, for
Giri Suites for instance, are the
experienced another culinary journey
instance. The resort also has options
two signature suites that cover 100
to treasure at the Beach Bar Pavilion.
for local-oriented activities like a
square meters of space. Each one
Nestled by the lake, the open-air
visit to a turtle conservation site
has a king-size bed, a separate
Beach Bar Pavilion offers a delicious
and a salt farm, both of which we
living room, and spacious balconies
BBQ for dinner with selections of
experienced.
overlooking the resort’s swimming
meat displayed on the buffet from
pool, the lake, the garden and the
steaks to sausages to seafood
morning, our group went to the Saba
ocean.
skewers. BBQ corn, salads and
Asri Turtle Conservation that is just a
potatoes are also served as the side
couple of minutes away from Rumah
our empty stomachs were calling
dishes. But it wasn’t just the delicious
Luwih. There we were welcomed
for lunch. And so our group headed
food that marked our dinner. Our
by staff that gave a detailed
After strolling around the resort
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Using the resort’s shuttle the next
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We were then taken on a tour