Two swimming pools in natural curving sahapes are surfaced with thousands of tiny blue and green peebles, one high up the terraced slope and the other at the bottom of the valley beside the main restaurant. Nature is all pervasive. The calls of wild birds, monkeys echoes from the hills above. The music water cascadng through endless fish ponds merged with the faint and restless sound of the surf far below. Breakfast and snacks are served from a tiny bar restaurant at the upper swimming pool with views out over the sea to the island of Nusa Penida Bali's distant southern coastline.

Kubu Bali has a multi-pavillion restaurant with its own vast swimming pool for guests and day trip-pers. Here, eight chefs produces delicacies from around the world : The house specialty is flame-fried seafood. The wide range of chinese and Indonesian cuisine is complemented by lobster thermidor, succulent steaks and Italian favorites. The crab in black bean sauce is rumored to be the finest in the world, and the 'Sabo' Chinese casserole is a special family recipe handed down for generations.