[3][4] The resort is located close to Manggis, Candi Dasa, Tenganan and other villages where traditional crafts are still practiced.

[8] The hotel, designed by the late architect Ed Tuttle, is set amongst the backdrop of Mount Agung, a volcano revered as a home of the gods that overlooks the Lombok Strait.

"Respect for both the cultural context of the location and the potential impact of the structures on the surrounding environment is fundamental.”[7] The hotel has 34 suites which are fashioned as beach houses[10] and are linked by walkways.

[11] The hotel's main building complex is clad with blonde stone and adorned with Corinthian columns.

[12] The hotel's beach club, set within coconut palms and a frangipani tree,[14] is located here with its own 41 m (135 ft) pool, water sport rentals and private lounging bales.