As we all know, the holiday season is coming in near time. From Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas and also the New Year Eve holiday will be the memorable moments you can share with your families, friends, colleagues and everyone close to your heart. We at Jamahal would like to share this joyful and memorable moments […]
Top 10 small hotels in Indonesia, Top Resort in Bali
Awarded by millions of real travelers worldwide as one of the top 10 small hotels in Indonesia, Jamahal Private Resort & SPA has just won again the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Award 2016. Furthermore the Jamahal is top listed in the categories; best service, romance and luxury hotel and positioned before many well-known and prestigious Top […]
5 things to try and do while you in Jimbaran Beach
In the lovely region of Jimbaran Beach, you’ll find several pristine beaches and 5-star hotels and resorts where you’ll live enjoy time of luxury. Once better-known for being a fishermen’s village, Jimbaran is getting fancier day by day. New restaurants, deluxe beach clubs, drink spots with impressive views, spectacular spas, the legendary fish market. Noted […]
“here we go 2012”
we are launching our first special promotion of the new year stay minimum 3 nights and you will receive a complimentary bonus night for any stays in between 20th january – 4th may 2012. simply go online www.jamahal.net enter travel dates and HERE YOU GO. our valued JL members will even receive additional benefits. not […]
From the kitchen
Visit from the relatives
Today all Balinese gets a 10 day visit from their relatives. Their dead realitives, that is: the ancestors. Today is Galungan Day where the deified ancestors descend on earth to visit their former homes. They are welcomed like family: pigs are slaughtered, flowers are braided, and whole forests of incense stick are being torched. The […]
Canang Sari
Walk down any Jimbaran Street, and you find the ground strewn with little square trays made of woven coconut leafs, decorated with flowers, fruits and palm leaves. These are offerings to the gods known as canang sari - ‘sari’ means essence and ‘canang’ means offering - diligently placed by the Balinese as part of their […]
Land of the 1000 Ketuts
The traditional naming system is one of the charming peculiarities of Bali. If you follow this system (and many do) you name your children in the order they are born. Putu will be a firstborn son or daughter, Made is a no. 2 child, Nyoman no. 3 and Ketut no. 4. After Ketut the cycle […]
Experience the ‘Bukit’ and the majestic Uluwatu Temple
The ‘drop’ of land that is connected to Bali’s southernmost tip is called ‘The Bukit’ - ‘The hill’. Now you can experience this area, which is truly unique for Bali, with it’s towering chalk cliffs over the azure sea - and also visit one of Bali’s most important and beautiful temples, the Uluwatu Temple on […]
Catch of the day
It is tuna season in Jimbaran Bay. The fishermen are having a field day, hauling in huge yellowfins by the netful. They use only low impact fishing methods, and on days like these they are rewarded for it. And so are we. Tuna doesn’t get any better than this.