Soori Bali: Architect-Designed Villas on the Untouched Coast

Soori Bali occupies a stretch of the island's untouched southwest coast at Kelating in Tabanan, far from the crowds of the south. Designed in a spare, contemporary idiom of volcanic stone and glass, its villas sit between a black-sand beach and working rice paddies, and it is a Leading Hotels of the World Sustainability Leader.

The dining draws on its setting. Cotta, named for the region's terracotta craft, highlights the most authentic Indonesian flavors from across the archipelago; the beachfront Ombak serves Mediterranean dishes with a bar and lounge for the sunset; and the Reading Room offers a tasting of Indonesian fine teas and single-origin coffees. Even Heston Blumenthal has counted a meal here among his most memorable.

For architectural calm and genuine seclusion on Bali, Soori is the choice.

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