Katamama | Wallpaper*

An image of the guest room showing the bed and the lounge area at the far end — (Image credit: TBC)

Launching a hotel in Bali – an island already heaving with first-rate properties - is always a dicey business, but our bets are firmly on Katamama. Opening on one of Seminyak’s last prime stretches of beach, the 58-suite hotel is the first salvo in an ambitious mega-development that will eventually include – over the next couple of years – a second hotel designed by OMA’s Rem Koolhaas, and a third by Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan.

For Katamama, the owners – who are also behind the island’s beloved Potato Head Beach Club – have tapped Indonesian architect Andra Martin and Singapore-based interior designers Takenouchi Webb. The result is a quietly modern space that’s layered with acres of terrazzo, Balinese bricks, teak, and hand-made Javanese tiles.

Scattered throughout the public spaces and suites are artwork, furniture and precious tchotchkes from the owners’ personal collection though it’s likely that the focus will be on the mod-Spanish menu at the house restaurant MoVida, and the tropical-inflected cocktails at the Akademi bar.

An image of the lounge area in a guest room

An image of the guest room showing the office area,, bed and a sneak peek of the outside area

An image of a guest room showing the bed and a peek at the bath in the bathroom

An image of the guest room, showing the bed, lounge area and balcony

An image of the hotel's house restaurant - MoVida

An image of the hotel's bar - Akademi bar

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Jalan Petitenget 51B

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Daven Wu is the Singapore Editor at Wallpaper*. A former corporate lawyer, he has been covering Singapore and the neighbouring South-East Asian region since 1999, writing extensively about architecture, design, and travel for both the magazine and website. He is also the City Editor for the Phaidon Wallpaper* City Guide to Singapore.