Bali 2007 The High Season Party Hotspot

Where will you be partying this summer? Last edition we previewed some of the parties you can look forward to, but there’s more. A phalanx of phoenixes are about to rise from the ashes of the old, all of them intent on making themselves some of the hotspots of the high season.

Syndicat
Paparazzi is no more, the Syndicat has taken over. Think sophisticated speakeasy for the hip hop generation, with a traditional bar featuring a full display of drinks, moving away from the centre where it used to be in the old Paparazzi to the side wall beside the DJ booth. The décor will be urban eclectic, including a ‘wall of fame’ featuring the luminaries of soul, funk, hip hop and more. there’ll be lounges and high stools and no House music whatsoever. Created by Fredo Taffin’s E-Space design studio, Syndicat will feature tailor made furnishings and décor, plus art visuals by Cedric. Watch out for the Grand Opening on 26 July, with Pimped Out Cars, Fashion Shows and wicked soulful grooves keepin it chilled & souled out.

Daydream
Something is happening behind a makeshift fence on the site of the old Living Room restaurant in Petitenget, Seminyak. A pared down combination of white stone, cool water, manicured gardens are the frame for Daydream, a brand new venue that’s set to hold it’s Grand Opening on August 15. Open from 6am – 3am everyday, it features a large pool with daybeds, a restaurant, two bars, garden lounge and massage booths. Resident DJs will be Nason and Johnny spinning laid back house grooves. The Beat took a peep inside and it’s looking slick already – killer feature? Has to be the crescent pool, perfect for all day lounging and dipping….

Nirvana Club
Any Bali old-hand will remember Spy Bar. It was one of the most notorious bars on the famed Dhyana Pura strip – packed every night and bumping. After finally closing more than a year ago. Now, a brand nbar, restaurantew restaurant/bar concept is about to emerge on the old Spy Bar site. Nirvana is owned by the somewhat legendary Pak Suparman, who owns another stalwart of the Dhyana Pura strip, Santa Fe. What’s it all about? A chill out lounge/restaurant concept with a restaurant at the back serving intercontinental food, a terrace on the street and seating for 100.

MGM
After a very long hiatus, there are stirrings at the site of the old Space club in Dhyana Pura. We don’t have a lot of information yet since the place is still a building site, but the completion date is rumoured to be in the next six weeks. The concept? A two floor bar/club focusing on live music as opposed to DJs. Sounds very different from its predecessor - which is probably a very good thing.