Amankila

Overview of Amankila

Roughly a 1.5-hour drive east of Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS), on a hillside above the Lombok Strait in Manggis, sits a resort built around a single architectural signature: a three-tier infinity pool cut into the cliff edge, its pools stepped like terraced rice fields and linked by a dramatic outdoor staircase, water spilling from one level down into the next. Few resorts on Bali's east coast are as photographed for one feature alone. Mount Agung rises behind the property, and Amankila — part of the Aman Resorts collection — arranges its accommodation as tree-shaded pavilions and villas connected by frangipani-lined walkways, deliberately avoiding the conventional multi-storey hotel block.

The property sits within the village of Manggis, Candidasa, in the Karangasem regency of East Bali. On Traveloka's listing it carries a 5-star classification and 34 rooms in total, a figure that says a lot about its identity as a small, low-density luxury retreat rather than a large-scale resort. Aman's own description frames the pavilions as elevated, stilted suites, each opening onto a private terrace with either a garden or an ocean outlook; the villas, by contrast, step down toward the water and are built around private pools with greater separation from neighbouring accommodation. That distinction carries through the eight room categories detailed below.

Room and Unit Types at Amankila

At around 660 square metres, the Amankila Two-Bedroom Villa dwarfs every other unit on the property — more than seven times the footprint of the entry-tier pavilions — and it's this gap in scale, not just a simple pavilion-versus-villa split, that defines how the eight categories are laid out. Solo travellers and couples tend to land on one of the two nearly identical entry pavilions, while anyone wanting a private pool and real separation from other guests works their way up through five progressively larger tiers before reaching that two-bedroom villa built for two couples or a family. Aman describes the pavilions as stilted suites raised above the tree line and the villas as stepping down toward the water with their own private pools attached.

Ocean Pavilion

The Ocean Pavilion is an entry-tier unit of around 94 square metres, with an expansive private terrace framed by views over the Lombok Strait and Mount Agung in the distance.

Garden Pavilion

Similar in size to the Ocean Pavilion at around 94 square metres, the Garden Pavilion is set back into the hillside greenery and features generous terraces looking out over the gardens rather than the sea.

Garden Pool Pavilion

At approximately 204 square metres, the Garden Pool Pavilion adds a private swimming pool and an outdoor terrace, immersed in the resort's tropical planting.

Ocean Pool Pavilion

Built around a private nine-metre infinity pool and an open terrace facing Amuk Bay, the Ocean Pool Pavilion is offered in three distinct layouts according to the official Aman listing.

Kilasari Pool Villa

The Kilasari Pool Villa spans around 302 square metres on the hillside and includes an 11.7-metre private infinity pool with views over the Lombok Strait.

Indrakila Pool Villa

Roughly 250 square metres, the Indrakila Pool Villa combines a private swimming pool, an outdoor terrace and a separate lounging pavilion, with a hillside outlook that takes in the sea and a nearby temple.

Amankila Two-Bedroom Villa

The largest configuration at around 660 square metres, the Amankila Two-Bedroom Villa is built for families or two couples travelling together, with a large terrace, an aquamarine-tiled private pool, butler service and views over the beach and bay.

Air conditioning and a private bathroom come standard across the range; for the current per-room inventory and exact bedding configuration, check the listing on Traveloka or Amankila's own accommodation pages. With only 34 rooms spread across these eight categories, the private-pool tiers make up a genuinely small slice of total inventory — worth keeping in mind when deciding how far ahead to book a specific unit type.

Facilities and Amenities at Amankila

Two traditional outrigger boats, kept at the resort's private beach specifically for snorkelling and diving trips into the Lombok Strait, are the kind of detail that separates Amankila's amenity list from a standard hotel facility sheet. Traveloka's listing itself covers the more conventional side: a business centre with meeting support, car rental and airport transfer arrangement, and a 24-hour front desk, alongside a fitness centre, spa, massage and sauna services, tennis and cycling, laundry and medical service, and wheelchair accessibility. The headline swimming facility, naturally, remains the cliffside three-tier infinity pool, with additional pool areas also noted on the listing.

• Spa, massage and sauna
• Fitness centre
• Tennis and cycling
• Business centre and meeting support
• Car rental and airport transfer arrangement
• 24-hour front desk
• Laundry and medical service
• Room service and safety deposit box
• Wheelchair-accessible facilities

Beyond what's confirmed on the booking listing, Amankila's own resort pages describe a wellness and activity programme built around the property's setting. Yoga and movement sessions — hatha, vinyasa flow and pranayama among them — are offered for guests who want a slower rhythm built into the stay, and cooking classes run on site drawing on the resort's approach to local ingredients. Event spaces are also maintained on site, suitable for small celebrations; past guests have used them for milestone occasions given the setting's privacy. Dining-wise, Amankila's own pages list several named outlets: Arva, Sandikala, a Terrace Bar, a Beach Club and Harvest Table (more on these below), and poolside bar service is confirmed on Traveloka's listing too.

Location and Getting There

Budget around 1.5 hours for the drive from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) in Denpasar to reach Amankila, which sits on a hillside above the Lombok Strait in Manggis, within the Candidasa area of the Karangasem regency in East Bali. Amankila's own information confirms airport transfers are included as part of a stay, and travellers coming from overseas can compare and book flights into Denpasar via Traveloka's flight booking page before arranging the onward drive east to Manggis.

This stretch of the East Bali coastline is a scenic, low-density alternative to the busier tourist strips further south. The property's private black-sand beach and outrigger boats give guests direct water access for snorkelling and diving excursions without needing to leave the resort at all. Much of the drive passes through Karangasem's rural rice-terrace scenery — part of why many guests treat the journey east as the start of the slower pace the resort is built around, rather than simply a transfer to be endured.

Dining at Amankila

Five named venues make up Amankila's on-site dining and drinks scene, according to the resort's own pages:

• Arva — one of the resort's principal restaurants
• Sandikala — a further dining venue on site
• Terrace Bar — a bar setting within the resort
• Beach Club — a dining and lounging venue by the water
• Harvest Table — a dining concept described by Amankila as drawing on sustainable, locally sourced ingredients reflecting Bali's volcanic soil

Traveloka's own listing adds further detail: breakfast options (including à la carte and continental formats depending on room package), set menus, and poolside bar service. Cooking classes also appear among the resort's listed activities, giving guests a hands-on way into the same local-ingredient approach that shapes the Harvest Table concept rather than only experiencing it at the table. Those wanting to range further afield for East Bali's wider dining and diving scene can also browse activities and experiences on Traveloka to plan day trips around Candidasa and the Lombok Strait coastline.

Why Stay at Amankila

Only 34 rooms sit across this hillside property, and that scarcity is very much the point. Pavilions and villas are tucked among the trees rather than stacked into a conventional hotel block, which keeps the cliffside three-tier infinity pool the visual centrepiece rather than one feature competing among many. Privacy follows naturally from that low density: there's no crowd to escape because there was never really a crowd to begin with, which is exactly why the resort's own event spaces get used for small, private celebrations.

East Bali's quieter pace is the other draw here. Rather than competing with South Bali's busier resort belt, Amankila leans into the alternative — a private black-sand beach and two outrigger boats put swimming, snorkelling and diving within a short walk of the room, while a wellness programme (yoga sessions covering hatha, vinyasa flow and pranayama, plus on-site cooking classes) gives structured ways to slow down instead of simply admiring the view. It's a design-led, unhurried atmosphere aimed at travellers who came to disconnect rather than tick off a checklist. Anyone weighing this stretch of coast against other parts of the island can browse further Bali hotel options on Traveloka before deciding.

Tips for Booking Amankila on Traveloka

Getting a private-pool unit at Amankila comes down to timing more than luck: with only 34 rooms split across eight categories, tiers like the Kilasari Pool Villa and its 11.7-metre infinity pool represent just a handful of keys in total, so locking in a room type early matters more here than at a larger resort.

• Decide on pavilion versus villa first — the jump from the roughly 94-square-metre entry pavilions up to the 302-square-metre Kilasari Pool Villa or the 660-square-metre Two-Bedroom Villa is a meaningfully different stay, not a minor upgrade.
• Check the current check-in (from 14:00) and check-out (before 12:00) times on the listing before finalising airport transfer or onward travel plans.
• Review the current facility and dining inclusions on the Traveloka listing at the time of booking, since packages and included services can vary by room type and season.
• If yoga sessions, cooking classes, the outrigger boat trips or event-space bookings are part of the plan, confirm availability and scheduling directly with the resort ahead of arrival, since these activities are not always itemised on the booking listing itself.
• Factor in the roughly 1.5-hour drive from Ngurah Rai Airport to Manggis when planning arrival times, and confirm transfer arrangements directly with the property or through Traveloka.

Start planning the wider trip, including flights and onward stays, from Traveloka's Australia homepage.

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