FACILITIES

Begawan Giri Estate was built up over a nine-year period, taking great care to ensure that the natural beauty of the area remained undisturbed. The end result is an estate that has emerged, in a seemingly natural evolution, out of the jungle.

The Estate’s five unique residences or 22 suites are designed to meet the most demanding needs of discerning, well-travelled guests.

Named after the natural elements of fire, wind, water, forest and earth, the residences provide elegant facilities with interior designs that combine European and Asian influences.

Each residence comes with : Personal Butler, A staff-to-guest ratio of 5-to-1, Study /Library, Private pool, Separate kitchen and laundry facilities, Large, open-air verandahs, Uninterrupted views of tropical gardens and rice fields, King & queen size beds, Dining & living pavilion, Private Jacuzzi & outdoor shower (Master Suite only), Personal IDD telephones.

Each residence provides these facilities with unparalleled elegance through unique interior designs that combine Asian and European influences. Beautiful imported fixtures, Indonesian artifacts, hand-made furniture, and exquisite tapestries and carvings lend to Begawan’s spirit. Personal touches can be found in every corner, delighting the senses and offering glimpses into the culture of the area. Begawan Giri Estate facilitates you with a unique and exclusive health and beauty spa, an high class international restaurant and a great amphitheatre.

DINING AT BEGAWAN GIRI

At Begawan Giri you should feel right at home. Opt for informal, and choose to dine in your suite, at your residence pavilion, or a garden bale, or down by The Source perhaps, in the antique Kudus House. Request anything you fancy not found on the menu. even at odd hours of the day or night. For a more "formal" yel totally refreshing dining experience, head for the property's restaurant named "Biji"- contemporary, refined and with an ambience that satisfies the senses.

Here, amidst a pleasing atmosphere of breezy, urban chic, you savour tasty, well-presented meals, engage in friendly chatter, and look out to stunning river views . You'll find the ingredients consistently fresh, with most of the vegetables and herbs being harvested directly from the estate's well-tended vegetable gardens. Fish and prawns likewise are drawn from the ponds within the grounds, while fowl and other livestock are` supplied by village enterprises supported by the estate.

BIJI

Simplicity is at the heart of Begawan Giri. The cuisine that is created by Chef David King is New World with Indonesian accents, prepared simply and authentically, using the freshest ingredients drawn from the land. To ensure that Begawan Giri Estate remains self-contained, poultry, fish and prawn farms have been established on the grounds, as have vegetable gardens, tropical fruit trees and flower nurseries.

At Begawan Giri, you can dine anywhere you choose on the estate. In your suite, at the Residence pavilion, in the gardens... or at the estate's new restaurant, Biji. Biji achieves new conceptual standards and and will prove a talking-point in Bali and Indonesia. Globally, the restaurant promises to take its place in the international arena by offering everything the modern world desires in terms of a restaurant.

The choice of fare is large, varied and definitely tempting. Accents and influences of food are broad and truly modern in respect to the world becoming one nation.

KUDUS HOUSE

"Kudus House" represents an era of former glory, and of Indonesian culture at its pinnacle. The "house" itself dates back 150 years with a history of three generations of living occupants. Located on the western side of the Estate between Biji Restaurant and the Amphitheatre / lounge,

Kudus House offers stunning views of the Ayung river meandering through the valley below in all its splendour. Its cuisine is a classical representation of Indonesian food on the whole with its diversification of styles, flavours and influences encompassing an authentic rustic charm.

THE CHEF

For David King, the kitchen reflects the modern day and simplicity is the key. He feels strongly that food should not be constricted by its origins but treated simply, using fresh and authentic ingredients. Today, this approach serves him well with Biji at Begawan Giri Estate. He promises guests and patrons: "Biji Restaurant moves towards the millennium with a 'tour de force' of New World Food."

King was born in South Africa. He attended Ryde Catering College in 1986 and worked in various capacities in restaurants all over the world including London, Paris, San Francisco, Hong Kong and prior to joining Begawan Giri Estate, at Darley Street Thai, Australia's premier Thai restaurant.

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