Le Meridien Nirwana Golf and Spa Resort, Bali

Considered one of the best resorts in Indonesia, Le Meridien Nirwana Golf and Spa Resort is a five star resort in a five star location. It has an award winning 18-hole Greg Norman signature golf course as the center piece along with world class swimming pools, tennis courts, children’s activities including water slides and offers an exquisite spa experience.

The golf course has spectacular volcanoes, rice terraces, tropical jungle and the Indian Ocean in the background. It offers everything an expert or novice golfer would expect from a pro shop, halfway house and driving range to restaurants, carts and friendly caddies.

Banyan Tree Bintan

The Banyan Tree Bintan is located on a private white sand beach overlooking the South China Sea. Surrounded on the coast by tropical rainforests, it has a beautiful location and a world class spa. There are water sports to please everyone with banana boats, canoeing, catamaran sailing, water-skiing and windsurfing.

The Laguna Bintan Golf Club offers a Greg Normal designed 18-hole course in the midst of coconut groves, wetlands, rainforest and the sea. The seventh hole is famous because, on the edge of the cliffs, golfers need to drive across the sea and rocks to reach the eighth green.

Menara Peninsula Hotel, Jakarta

Near Jakarta’a business district, the Menara Peninsula Hotel is in collaboration with the Jagorawi Golf and Country Club to offer its guests access to 45 holes of some of Jakarta’s best championship golf courses. The club offers state-of-the-art training for golfers of any age or skill level. There is also ample entertainment for non-golfers including tennis, trekking, a spa and large swimming pool. It also has a health club and excellent dining facilities. It is a good choice for business meetings as well as being close to the city’s entertainment establishments. With free internet access in all rooms, it is one of Jakarta’s leading four star business hotels.

Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club

Voted by Golf Magazine in the 1980s as one of the best golf courses in the world, the Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club has maintained its standards and is still one of the most popular courses in Indonesia. Located in the highlands of central Bali, 1,142 meters above the sea, it is in an extinct volcano that is 300 years old. It enjoys cool breezes all year round and is a welcome change for golfers from the tropical coast. The 18-hole championship course was designed by Peter Thompson with Michael Wolveridge and Ronald Fream.

Indonesia takes golf very seriously and offers an amazing selection of golf courses. There are 15 in or near Jakarta alone that have been designed by Nick Faldo, Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus. Golf enthusiasts can play inside a volcano crater, by a beautiful lake, on ocean cliffs, surrounded by bright green rice paddy fields, on the slopes of mountains with spectacular views and in the middle of a tropical rainforest.

Teresa Shuler is a hotel reviewer and freelance travel blogger. She's been to resorts around the globe but her personal favorites have been her Bali holidays. In particular she recommends Nusa Dua holiday packages.