Imagine walking on a narrow path through ricefields, green and serene. You pass friendly Balinese men, women, children, an indifferent dog or two, perhaps even a cow. Then in the midst of this quiet ageless landscape you find a gate between flowering plants. You enter.

A curving path takes you through a garden of earthly delights - palm and flowering frangipani trees, a variety of bougainvillea and other blossoms, stone sculptures, lanterns. A small wooden structure like no gazebo you`ve ever seen rises to the left: a grass-thatched former rice-storage house with an open upper landing invites to climb up to sit and sip and survey the surrounding fields.

The main house in the middle of the compound, with yet more gardens and a pool of koi beyond, is appointed with all the modern conveniences of any luxury hotel. Yet it remains a Balinese house, a duplex with room for two guests upstairs, and two more downstairs. Carved wooden pillars, the beautiful details of a ceiling of bamboo and grass, the warmth of wood floors, sitting and sleeping areas where you can dream. The views from all four sides are unbeatable, even including, to the east, the silhouette of majestic Mt. Agung on a clear morning - a good reason to wake up early to enjoy the beauty and peacefulness of another day in Bali.

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