- Barong
Cottage
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Singa (a winged lion in Hindu mythology) in
the shower room, and the Barong (a strange, fun-loving creature in the
shape of a shaggy semi-lion, representing the good spirit in Hindu
mythology) bathtub set the mood of the Barong Room. The stone carved
Singa was handpicked from the wares of forty stores in a famous
stone-carving village called Negari near Ubud. Hot water will
spout from the Singa's mouth. The Barong was hand-carved on site. The
whole bathing area is located in an outdoor garden, which gives you a
feeling of breathing with the Universe while bathing. The interior
decoration is traditional Balinese style. The bedcover and curtains
are the best found at the most famous cloth street called Sulawesi in
Bali.
- Primitive
Room
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The primitive room is located in the most
tranquil corner of Matahari, its two windows facing a tropical jungle
and a lush green garden respectively. A floral painting by a Balinese
artist named Dewa covers the entire main wall and lends a feeling of
sitting in an overgrown jungle. The Timor pandok (a wooden primitive
bed) and the aboriginal decoration motifs from Borneo complete the
room's primitive atmosphere.
- Indian
Pasha
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The
lordly presentation of an Indian Pasha is represented by the
velvet-covered double platform bed, and the bed cover of a fifty year
old antique Indian Sari backed by ivory white satin stitched with
golden thread in a silk leaf motif. Large velvet pillows with silver
tassels manifest the essence of decadent Indian luxury. A painting in
an ornate wooden frame, depicts the thriving era of the Indian Mogul
dynasty. It was painted by
the Dutch traveler Vanden Grooten in the 18th century and later etched
for publishing. A day bed scattered with embroidered classical Indian
pillows is placed on the porch. With the cool wind blowing from the
jungle, one could easily fall into a serene sleep and forget space and
time.
- Cinnabar
Tearoom
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The
design of this room was inspired by the Samurai golden tearoom in the
Osaka castle in Japan. The Cinnabar Tearoom is a compact but refined
Japanese room. This is the only tatami (Japanese mattress) room
in all the bungalows in
Matahari, and a special Chinese red cotton paper called Leng Jin Shuen
covers the walls. The two traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e paintings of a
landscape and a Japanese geisha are more than one hundred years old.
Lacquer-ware from Japan and China is displayed in a cabinet. In
addition to tatamis, a black mattress is provided for comfort. A
Japanese Zen garden of fine stones separates the room and bath, which
is fenced by black bamboo and features a big round stone bathtub. The
porch floor is from a wall of teak wood from an old Javanese house
which the owner tore down for renovation. The faded scratches and
marks on the wood further enhance the shabby chic decor of a classical
Japanese heya (room).
- Batavia
Dacha
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Batavia was the name of Jakarta during the
Dutch colonial period in Indonesia. The room design is based on
colonial Javanese style. The centerpiece is an eighty-year-old solid
brass bed with a white cloth drape streaming from a corona bed
decoration above like a princess crown. Romantic ambience permeates
every corner of the room. Rose gardens blossom on two sides by the
porch. The sidewall extending to two glass windows under the sidewall
gable gives the feeling of the high ceiling in a chapel. The name
Batavia Princess depicts the room well.
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- South
Pacific
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This room, designed for backpackers, features
Balinese simplicity. A standard bathtub is provided for guests'
comfort.
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