It’s Bali, with a difference. Vintage chic, surf style and jungle vibes define these resorts, with luxury surrounds their common denominator.
Awarta Nusa Dua
Awarta Nusa Dua
In the enclave of Nusa Dua in Bali’s south-east, Awarta is distinguished by its focus on Indonesian-Chinese Peranakan heritage and style. In a lush garden compound are 14 one-, two- and three-bedroom villas filled with Peranakan-style timber furniture and Chinese lacquered artworks. All villas have butlers, outdoor bathing pavilions and big pools. After a session at Awarta’s private beach club, guests head to the all-day diner, The Long Table, or for dinner in its Chinese restaurant. awartaresorts.com
A two-bedroom villa at Awarta Nusa Dua
The Long Table
Capella Ubud
Capella Ubud
Resort designer Bill Bensley has imagined a 19th-century expeditionary camp in the Balinese jungle, set on four hectares of vertiginous rice terraces and rainforest in the Keliki Valley, about 25 minutes’ drive north of Ubud. Guests are handed a “survival kit” (insect repellent, poncho, ear plugs) and retire to the Officers Tent for apéritifs, then to 22 one-bedroom tents or a two-bedroom lodge, each furnished with playful vintage curios, oversized travelling trunks, private decks and plunge pools. capellahotels.com
A bedroom at Capella Ubud
A tent bathroom at Capella Ubud
Capella Ubud’s accommodation, set in in the verdant rainforests of Keliki Valley
Como Uma Canggu
Como Uma Canggu
Last year’s most anticipated new hotel makes the most of its location, between the surf breaks of Echo Beach and Old Man’s on Bali’s south-west coast. Flanked by an infinity pool and a surf school, the resort’s surf-shack beach club is a showpiece bar, restaurant and lounging venue. Some of the 119 rooms have balconies overlooking – or swim-up access to – a huge central lagoon pool. A highlight is the resort’s wellness centre, with a spa, serious gym, Pilates and yoga studios, and a health-focused eatery. comohotels.com
Balconies overlooking the central lagoon pool
The private pool deck at the penthouse
