Lodging Description: You head away from the crowds for the unspoilt east coast of Bali, to Alila Manggis. You have chosen to have the best of two worlds: Bali's tropical landscape, the sea and the island's cultural diversity. A big smile says hello. Your stay at Alila Manggis offers you all of Bali's gentle charms. The airiness of outdoors-meeting-indoors is all around. Your mind takes in the space. You rest easily. This is the life. Alila Manggis combines contemporary features with traditional Balinese design to form an exemplary symbiosis. This resort demonstrates creative function, elegant luxury and pure well-being. World-renowned architectural firm Kerry Hill’s interplay of light, water, plants and geometry result in details which never fail to excite the eye. The four 2-storey buildings are built around a palm-fringed pool which looks onto the ocean. Alila Manggis is situated within the regency of Karangasem, close to the village of Candi Dasa, and provides the perfect base from which to explore unspoiled east Bali. This area of the island is renowned for its spectacular beauty, where the steep rise from coast to mountain creates magical scenery. Here the local people follow a traditional lifestyle, whether it is cultivating rice, farming, fishing, weaving baskets and the famous double ikat textiles or salt making. Various walking tours are available at Alila Manggis, taking in sights like Mount Agung, home to Bali’s mother temple at Besakih, and the spectacular terraced hillsides. Other tours can be arranged to see the traditional Bali Aga village of Tenganan, the water palaces of Tirtagangga and Ujung, the weaving village of Sidemen, the Kerta Gosa Palace of Justice at Klungkung and various Balinese temples.