THE DAMAI Lovina Boutique Resort

If Damai feels like a home, it is perhaps because it once was one. The resort started as the dream of building a home on a hill in Bali, when a Danish advertising executive passed by this beautiful, unspoiled village in the early 1990’s. Even now, decades later, when this dream of a home has grown into the region’s premier resort, Damai retains the original dream in its dna. The many personal touches, the private gardens, the collections of antiques often make you feel like you are staying in the villa of a friend, rather than in a hotel. If your friend has a staff of 100 friendly Balinese, that is.