The Oberoi, Bali hosts small weddings, vow renewals, board meetings, workshops and incentive retreats for up to 50 guests. The hotel sets its villas and lanai rooms in about 15 acres of tropical gardens along Seminyak Beach, on the southwest coast of Bali, Indonesia.
Seminars and company events
The Bale Banjar is the meeting venue. It is a pavilion of 112 square meters, 15.9 meters long and 7 meters wide, with a ceiling that rises from 2.4 to 6.1 meters. It receives natural light, carries modern technology and can be set up to suit each program. The resort works well for leadership retreats and incentive trips, where a morning session leads into an afternoon on the beach and a themed dinner in the evening. Seminars and workshops can be arranged on request.
Weddings and receptions
Serenity by the Sea is an open garden facing the ocean, used for intimate wedding ceremonies for up to 50 guests. Couples can also celebrate in other seaside and garden settings, on Seminyak Beach or beside the private pool of a villa. The hotel offers vow renewals led by a Balinese Hindu priest, a ceremony that draws couples who married years ago and want to mark an anniversary.
Rooms and capacities
The Bale Banjar seats 40 in theatre style, 30 in classroom, U-shape or boardroom layout, and 24 to 32 at round tables. For a standing cocktail, it takes 50 guests. Serenity by the Sea takes up to 50 guests for a ceremony, with a seating chart available from the hotel.
Accommodation
Guests stay in six villa types and three types of lanai room. Four villa categories have a private pool, from Luxury Garden View with Pool to the Royal Ocean View villa. The lanai rooms come in garden, partial ocean and ocean view versions. The official site does not give the number of units.
Catering
The resort has four places to eat and drink. Frangipani Cafe serves European, Indian and Indonesian dishes in the open air near the beach. Kura Kura is a thatched, open-air restaurant with ocean views. The Amphitheatre stages themed dinners with Balinese dance performances, which suits a group evening. Kayu Bar pours cocktails, Champagne and wine and serves a casual menu.
History and setting
The resort occupies some 60,700 square meters of gardens with about 500 meters of beach frontage on Seminyak, one of the busiest stretches of the Bali coast for restaurants and beach clubs. It is one of the older resorts on the island, and its low buildings and thatched roofs follow Balinese building traditions.
Getting there
Bali's international airport at Denpasar lies about 9 kilometers away, roughly 45 minutes by car depending on traffic. The address is Jalan Kayu Aya, Seminyak, Bali 80361.
