Four Seasons Resorts Bali at Sayan

This hotel was out of this world. The view, the service, everything. We recommend to play music with the artists in the reception and try the anti gravity yoga. Food was great. They seem to be very organised and coordinated at the hotel. No noise or pollution and surrounded by nature. A bit expensive but worth it.

This was our first visit to Sayan and we went there after a week in Jimbaran Bay on the beach. The property is charming, and you enter with a walk across the bridge which was the exact same way my protagonist enters into a fantasy land in a screenplay I wrote recently. This was significant because the property does feel a bit like a fantasy land of lily ponds and rice paddies carved into a jungle with a river running through it. Our villa was stunning (multilevel with stairs circling down.) The top level had a lily pond to rest and watch the river. A circular staircase brings you into a villa with a vast outside and pool, then into a room with traditional art and carvings that changed character with turn down service. Just beautiful. I was excited about Sayan’s Spa and award-winning treatments which did not disappoint. We really loved the “sacred nap” and “Can You Keep a Secret?” excursion. It’s a small property (60 rooms I think) and unique experience. Note: there are LOTS of stairs, hills, and no elevators on property. If you go, don’t forget the sacred nap.

Put simply, this hotel is exceptional. The sublime setting, the stunning architecture, the delicious food, the excellent facilities, the feeling of serenity. But above all, it is the warmth and hospitality of the staff that elevate it and make it so very memorable. Our stay here was quite magical and restorative. And quite unforgettable.