The focal point of Villa Simona Oasis is the large open-sided living and dining pavilion, off which is a small bar and modern guest kitchen.  Stylishly furbished with clusters of comfortable chairs, a huge teak daybed and a beautiful long dining table for ten, this pavilion commands views down over the chequerboard lawn and paved terraces to the stone swimming pool which edges one of the streams.  Behind the pool is a delightful ‘balé  bengong’, meaning ‘a place to relax, dream and do nothing’.

Overlooking the pool are the Darma Suite and Bima Suite, each with floor-to-ceiling windows.  In the open-air bathroom of the Dharma Suite, entered via a colonnade walkway, you can enjoy a private jacuzzi under a curtained balé beside the Pangi River.  A wraparound terrace off the bedroom enjoys similar views.

Two of the guest suites – one beside the pool (Bima) and one set privately at the back of the villa (Arjuna) overlooking the river – have huge garden bathrooms with outdoor tubs and rain showers – complemented by twin washbasins, premium Italian bath products and fluffy towels.   The two remaining guest bedrooms, Nakula and Sahadewa, have equally attractive outdoor walled garden bathrooms, though not quite as large.  Four rooms are furnished with a king bed each, one of which is convertible to twins, one has a queen-size bed.  The bedrooms, each named after the Pandawa brothers from the Mahabharata Indian epic, are equipped with air-conditioning Smart TV, mini fridge and safe.