The library, just back of the main pool, is rimmed with floor-to-ceiling windows. Oversized daybeds allow guests to relax and enjoy the wide selection of books, newspapers and magazines available. Games, CDs and audio cassettes can also be borrowed. Located next to the Terrace restaurant, the Gallery and Shop has a generous selection of Balinese art, crafts and antiques. 

Amankila also keeps a bale in the mountains for picnic breakfasts and lunches. The thatched-roof hut overlooks hills and valleys, stands of banana trees, fields of rice and, in the distance, the sea and Amankila, too. 

Activities 
Amankila’s natural element is water. Beyond the resort’s four main pools and the Beach Club, there’s the 40-foot outrigger, Aman Xll. Designed after a jukung, a traditional Balinese fishing boat, the pleasure craft is used for island cruising and snorkeling. Guests can also charter Aman Xll for a cruise and private barbecue at a secluded beach up the coast from Amankila. 

Touring is particularly rewarding in East Bali. Highlights include the royal palaces of Klungkung and Karangasem and the water palaces of Tirtagangga, now a public bathing area, and Ujung, a grand ruin. Countryside trips can be arranged to the many villages and the rural life that spreads out from Amankila. Two of the island’s most important temples – Lempuyang and Besakih, the island’s mother temple – are located in East Bali. The trekking is also fine, and Amankila keeps six full-suspension mountain bikes for guest use. 

Should guests wish to shop beyond Amankila’s own Gallery, trips can be arranged to several East Bali villages famed for their craft. In Sidemen, textiles from Bali, and throughout the archipelago, can be purchased in an idyllic countryside setting. In Tenganan, there’s more on offer than the rare double ikat cloth. In Kamasan, just south of Klungkung, a distinctive style of Balinese art is produced. Handicrafts and souvenirs can be found in the village of Candi Dasa, just beyond Amankila, and in other of the region’s rural settings.