How to Book Amankila: Clifftop Pools on Bali's East Coast

Amankila, meaning peaceful hill, claims a dramatic stretch of Bali's quiet eastern coast, on a lush hillside beneath the sacred volcano of Mount Agung overlooking the Lombok Strait. Its three-tier cascading infinity pool is one of the most photographed in the world, its stilted pavilions sit among the treetops, and its private black-sand beach club lies below. Booking through a preferred-partner advisory costs the same as booking direct, with recognition and benefits added at no extra cost.

East Bali is the island's quieter, more traditional side, far from the crowds of the south, a landscape of rice terraces, temples and black-sand beaches beneath Mount Agung. Amankila is built into the hillside above the Lombok Strait, with sweeping sea views and a beach club on the sand below.

Accommodation is a collection of stilted Pavilions and larger suites set among the trees on the hillside, several with their own pool, all with sea or garden views and the clean, spare design the collection is known for. The three-tier infinity pool steps down the hill toward the strait.

Dining spans Indonesian and Western cuisine at Sandikala, Italian at Arva and relaxed meals at the black-sand Beach Club, with the sea always in view. The quieter setting makes for an unhurried, immersive stay.

Amankila is clifftop Bali at its most dramatic, a three-tier pool above the Lombok Strait beneath the sacred Mount Agung.