Four Seasons Jimbaran, Jimbaran Indonesia, Bali

The Four Seasons Jimbaran Bali is one of Bali’s most luxurious hotels, located on a wide expanse of hillside overlooking Jimbaran Bay and Mount Agung beyond. Jimbaran is one of the islands best beaches and one from which you can easily reach the islands cultural highlights too. In essence this is the perfect location from which to enjoy the magical island of Bali.

Each of the 147 accommodations consists of  a villa, a pool,  an outdoor pavilion and a lush garden, enclosed within a private stone courtyard. The villa itself  is opulent and tastefully designed with a free standing roll top bath and traditional Indonesian furnishings. We particularly recommend the Ocean View One Bedroom Villa’s as they are higher up the hillside than other villas thus benefitting from panoramic views of the bay from both the living area and the pool.

The resort itself has a fantastic spa offering many different types of massage and it has  two resort pools overlooking the bay (one with a waterfall). The resort also boasts a fitness centre and 2 tennis courts. There are a range of excellent restaurants on site; we didn’t dine in the resort in the evening but the breakfast was particularly impressive!

At the bottom of the resort, is Jimbaran Bay itself, one of Bali’s most famous beaches. The Four Seasons has a private beach club adjacent to the beach called Coconut Grove and if you don’t fancy the walk down (or back up) the hill staff will transport you in golf buggies. At Coconut Grove you can sunbathe in Moroccan themed gazebos with waiter service or enjoy water sports on the beach (including surfing at certain times of the year). Coconut Grove is a great place to take in the atmosphere of the bay at dusk; lanterns sway in the breeze as you watch the glorious sunset and locals and tourists playing football or flocking to Jimbaran’s famous beach barbeques. We highly recommend wandering down the beach where you can dine at one of the of superb local seafood BBQ restaurants yourself, inexpensive and great quality.

This is a beautiful, romantic resort with a traditional Indonesian feel but as is standard with Four Seasons, its also a great option for families. There is a terrific kids club and the facilities provided in room for children are excellent, we were particularly impressed with the range of facilities they provide for babies (sterilizer, baby bath, bucket and spade etc). Its also worth noting that due to the nature of the tides Jimbaran is one of the safest beaches in Bali for swimming.  All in all a fabulous place to stay.

Last reviewed by Melissa Nicholas (June 2012)

Last visited by Matt Brazier (April 2013)