15 September 2024
At The Ritz-Carlton, Bali, the word retreat takes on an entirely new meaning, spinning itself into something far richer, more enchanted, like a silk thread unspooling under the hands of a master weaver.
Here, a stay is not merely a pause in the rush of life – it’s an entrance into a world both ancient and impossibly new, a tropical journey wrapped in ritual and luxury. The Villa Retreat package doesn’t offer just an escape; it offers a spell, woven in the language of the island itself.
When you arrive, you feel it – the weight of time, the way the air holds whispers of long-forgotten gods and stories passed down through generations. You’re welcomed not just by the resort, but by Bali itself. The butler, like a figure out of myth, anticipates your desires before they become real, their presence gentle, quiet, almost like magic.
Your villa is more than a room; it is a cocoon, filled with objects touched by the hands of Balinese artisans, steeped in local tradition, yet glittering with the light of modern luxury.
For families, there are gifts of wonder. The Ritz Kids Counsellor, part magician, part guide, stands ready to take your children on adventures through time and imagination.
The Night Safari turns a simple villa into a wilderness dream – an in-villa camping experience where little hearts beat fast beneath the stars, the night filled with the mystery of faraway lands and yet-to-be-discovered treasures.
But the Villa Retreat is not just about discovery; it is about indulgence, about coaxing the senses awake in ways you never thought possible. There’s the floating breakfast, a feast that seems to drift out of a dream, hovering over the water like something conjured.
The reserved beach cabana, where the ocean speaks only to you. And when it’s time to depart, a gift waits for you – something small and precious, a token of the island that will whisper its stories into your life long after you’ve gone.
Each day brings the promise of something new, something extraordinary. With a resort credit of IDR 2,000,000 (around USD 125), you can let the world of The Ritz-Carlton open before you like a storybook, its pages filled with culinary delights or spa rituals that speak to the deepest parts of your soul.
And, for those who seek a connection to something older, something mystical, the Soul Purification Ritual awaits you on the beach at sunrise. The light touches the water, and for a moment, you stand between worlds, between sky and sea, between past and present.
Or join a cooking class, where the island’s secrets are revealed to you in spices and flavours, the art of crafting delicacies passed down like incantations from one hand to another.
Go Kondo, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Bali, weaves it all together: “We offer more than just a stay – we offer moments that slip into your heart, that become part of your story.
“Whether you seek peace in our villas, delight in our dining, or adventure in the island’s culture, the Villa Retreat package creates memories that will follow you long after you leave.”
Sixteen villas stand like sentinels on the cliff or nestle into the lush garden, each one a world unto itself. The Garden Villa, where the leaves whisper stories as old as time. The Cliff Villa, perched high, watching over the ocean like a queen in her tower. And The Ritz-Carlton Oceanfront Villa, a sprawling 7,300-square-foot kingdom by the sea, where the horizon stretches endlessly, and the sky dips its fingers into the water.
Each villa, whether one-bedroom or three, is not just a place to sleep, but a world to dream in. With contemporary design woven into the island’s natural beauty, these villas are sanctuaries, places where the outside world fades away, leaving you suspended in a moment that could stretch on forever.
To enter The Ritz-Carlton, Bali is to step into a fairy tale, where the boundaries of reality blur, where the beauty of the island and the luxury of the resort combine into something otherworldly. And when you leave, you don’t just take memories – you take a piece of Bali’s magic with you, folded carefully into your heart, waiting to unfurl again.