I am a club member of most of the hotel clubs and associations in the world. Like darling, I like to know and own special brands and things that most people don’t know about. As such, one of the more current themes in 2010 is the concept of Eco-Hotels. I get almost daily briefings on new, post-modern hotels around the world and I would like to showcase one such hotel today.
Hopefully, one day I will be able to enjoy a stay together with darling.
アジア発のお洒落な高級リゾートグループといえば、いくつか名が挙がりますが、中でもアリラ・グループは一貫して高い評価を得ています。世界一の豪華リゾートではありませんが、洗練された都会的なセンスと、どこまでもフレンドリーなサービスを特徴とする同グループのリゾートホテルは、間違いなく高級なのに、つんとすました印象も尖った雰囲気もなく、逆に温かくてほっとすると評判です。タイ、ラオス、モルディブ、インドのほか、インドネシアにもすでに進出していますが、新たに、バリ島で2軒目となる「アリラ・ヴィラズ・ウルワツ（Alila Villas Uluwatu）」を島の南端のブキット半島にオープンしました。
客室数は65室で、すべてヴィラ。アイランドリゾートをわざわざ演出する安っぽい仕掛けはまったくなく、まるで都会の高級マンションのようなインテリアです。一面（あるいは二面、三面）のガラスの壁の向こうに広がる眺めがなければ、ここが南の島とは分からないでしょう。
館内には、高級リゾートにつきものの水盤のようなプールとフィットネスセンターを完備。またレストランも2つあるので外出しなくてすみます。
Eco-Design
It is the first resort in Bali built from the ground up to achieve the “Green Globe Building, Planning and Design” certification, which stands for the highest levels of environmentally sustainable design. Energy conservation is encouraged by re-routing heat generated by air-conditioning units to heat water in the resort. There is also a recyclable grey water system that directs used water from washing machines and showers to irrigate the property’s gardens.
Alila Villas Uluwatu is designed by award-winning Singapore architectural firm, WOHA, which has built a global reputation for innovative design for projects in tropical environments earning it the Royal Australian Institute of Architect’s (RAIA) International Award at the 2006 National Architecture Awards in Brisbane for their House on Rochalie Drive in Singapore, and Architectural Review MIPIM future projects award for The Met, a high-rise condominium in Bangkok, to name a few. Since 1989, directors Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell have been involved in the cutting edge of Asian hospitality design, having worked on many well-known hotel and villa developments.
Richard Hassell speaks of this eco-friendly project …”We are very pleased that Alila Hotels have embraced the Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) principles, and we are using many ESD measures including local materials, water conservation with soaks and rain gardens and recycling with grey water systems, using local plants from the special Bali Savannah ecosystem on the Bukit, which are being raised in a nursery on site to encourage local bird and animal life, heat pumps for water heating, salt water pools – among many others. The resort is registered for Green Globe certification, and will be the first hotel in Bali to get the highest level of certification for ESD. As it is built into the resort from the beginning, there will be a strong combination of the built fabric and on-going operations side working together to reduce the long-term ecological footprint of the resort.”
The design of the interiors is completely integrated with the architecture, as the design flows from inside to outside. All the materials are locally sourced. These beautiful local materials are environmentally sound and support the local communities.
Official Hotel Link: http://www.alilahotels.com/uluwatu
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