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Located right in the middle of Bali's modern millennial culinary tourism area, only one block from the Legian and Seminyak areas, surrounded by restaurants, convenience stores, and ATMs,The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak is designed uniquely to accommodate the modern lifestyle on the island of Bali while maintaining the authentic atmosphere of Balinese nature. The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak was established in 2012 with a commitment to provide the best service to their guests. Consisting of 136 rooms with different room types according to guests’ needs, namely superior rooms, deluxe pool views, and family rooms, equipped with facilities such as restaurants and bars, fitness center, meeting rooms, and spas, complete package to be enjoyed in a city-hotel.

The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak is actively involved in the Association of Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants (PHRI), Bali Hotel Association (BHA), and has received a Gold Certificate from the Tri Hita Karana Foundation, a tourism sector award to actors for their efforts to preserve the island's culture and environment.

Efforts to Preserve the Environment 

Various kinds of activities to preserve the environment are often carried out by The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak, such as weekly collaborations with the Legian Traditional Village in a clean-up event on Jalan Legian, planting trees on Jalan Dewi Sri, and participating in beach cleanups in Kuta Beach.

Together with the BHA association, The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak also participated in cleaning and education activities related to the management, arrangement, and sorting of waste in one of the villages in Tabanan.

An environmental conservation activity is routinely carried out to commemorate the anniversary of The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak, namely planting trees on Serangan Island and releasing turtles in collaboration with turtle managers at Kuta Beach, the closest beach to The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak.

The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak collaborated with the Bali Provincial Governor's office in cleaning the Besakih Temple which is one of the most important temples on the island of Bali. The effort to preserve the island of Bali does not stop there, The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak participates annually in The Biggest Beach Clean Up Bali, a coastal cleaning event in collaboration with Bye Bye Plastic Bag. They also participate in the International Coastal Clean Up event. The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak is committed to supporting programs related to preserving the environment by involving almost 50% of its staff.

The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak has a good waste management system, in collaboration with the Legian Traditional Village for waste management. The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak sorts its waste according to categories, namely organic waste, plastic, paper, and cans which is carried out within the hotel area before being handed over to a waste management company of the Legian Traditional Village.

To support good sustainable tourism, this hotel is disability friendly. The hotel is equipped with wheelchairs and canes for the convenience of guests with special needs. The hotel is also equipped with a special bathroom for people with disabilities and special stay rooms located on the ground floor close to the lobby and restaurant.

The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak is committed to the socio-economic aspects of the island of Bali. Food ingredients such as fruits and vegetables are obtained from local farmers in the Bedugul area. The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak is also committed to purchasing fish that are suitable for consumption for the sake of a sustainable sea. The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak collaborates with incense craftsmen, along with canang, a typical Balinese offering, with a total of 100,000 sticks of incense required per month. All the artworks in The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak are the work of local craftsmen. To celebrate the New Year, The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak held a Barbecue Night, enlivened by Balinese dances and local musicians.

The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak is committed to employing local Balinese and all staff of The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak are Indonesians. All of their staff have permanent work contracts and The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak has complied with the Indonesian labor laws. The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak accepts students from the College of Tourism and Vocational Schools to conduct Field Work Training. The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak collaborates with the Bali Tourism College in Nusa Dua and the State Polytechnic. Trainings for staff related to guest services are regularly carried out to maintain guest satisfaction, this can be seen from the good reviews from TripAdvisor, TrustYou, and various other online platforms.

Joining Signing Blue

With their shared vision of sustainability, The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak joined Signing Blue, an internationally trusted legal entity. Signing Blue is a marine tourism improvement program from WWF-Indonesia. This togetherness of concepts has allowed The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak to collaborate with Signing Blue since 2020, and can already experience the benefits of being guided in making changes to have a positive impact on the environment.

Many positives have been achieved by The 1O1 Bali Fontana Seminyak since joining Signing Blue, for example reducing plastic waste. Currently, the use of single-use plastic bags has been replaced with cloth bags that can be washed and reused. Bathroom amenities such as soap and shampoo in single-use plastic packaging have been replaced with more eco-friendly packaging.

Drinking water bottles in single-use plastic bottles have been replaced with refillable glass bottles. Karta I Wayan, General Manager of The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak said, "If the room occupancy is 50% occupied, namely 68 rooms and two bottles of mineral water are provided in the room, we can reduce the use of 136 bottles of mineral water in single-use plastic packaging per day. We have avoided 48,900 plastic bottle waste per year.”

Prior to joining Signing Blue, 50% of the hotel area used conventional light bulbs. Currently, The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak has replaced all with Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs); this is an energy conservation effort, with energy savings of up to 15% consistently being achieved.

To conserve water, The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak has a filtration system that allows it to reuse wastewater for watering plants. Laboratory test results for the filtered water are good and the hotel has received permission to use the filtered water. The perceived savings every month is 15%. In addition to using a filtration system, The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak has bio-pore holes to maximize water infiltration into the soil. In the room, The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak provides several signs for saving water, signs to only use water when in need, signs to hang towels if towels want to be reused, and signs giving guests the option of reusing their linen.

Positive changes in waste management have been made by The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak, such as the addition of a certified hazardous and toxic (B3) waste storage area.

The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak was doing well before the Pandemic, their occupancy rate reached 90%, with guests coming from all around the world. Currently, The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak is dominated by domestic tourists who make reservations from Online Travel Agents (OTA). The Pandemic has pushed The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak to make several changes and improvements, namely rearranging the gardens within the hotel area, rejuvenating hotel rooms, improving the menus in the restaurant and rearranging the table layout in the restaurant in order to maintain a safe distance for the convenience of the guests.

The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak has successfully received a 'New Normal' certificate issued by the Bali Regional Government Tourism Office (Disparda) and an 'I Do Care' certificate or Cleanliness, health, Safety, and Environmentally Sustainable (CHSE) issued by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenkraf) of the Republic of Indonesia. The Standard Operating Procedure has been updated and must be followed by all staff and guests. The addition of hand washing basins, hand sanitizers, and signs to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been implemented. Guests are required to check their temperature and wash their hands before entering the hotel area. Signs for wearing masks, diligent hand washing, and maintaining social distance have been placed at many points in the hotel area. The sterilization and disinfection process is often carried out when guests leave and sterilized rooms will be marked once they have passed the sterilization process. The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak provides tissue paper in their elevators for pressing elevator buttons, two isolation rooms to anticipate guests who have fallen sick, a clinic that has been equipped with oxygen cylinders, and a special spa room, all to maintain guest satisfaction.

The end of the Pandemic is the hope for everyone in all parts of the world, this includes The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak, with the high hopes that the situation will change for the better. 

The 101 Bali Fontana Seminyak has planned various activities to help preserve nature and help develop the socio-economics of the island of Bali. Two of such activities are helping finance children who cannot afford school fees and covering the finances for the elderly in nursing homes. The central government has prepared many world events to be held in Bali for the middle of 2021, providing great opportunities for recovery in the tourism business, and in turn the world economy. The great allure of Bali remains strong, despite the Covid-19 Pandemic.