The 17 Best Hotels in Bali, From Sustainable Wellness Retreats to Breathtaking Clifftop Properties

It’s all about the dramatic cliffside views at Six Senses Uluwatu, a wellness resort perched along the edges of the Bukit Peninsula along Bali’s southern coast. The property makes a huge sustainability effort, as seen in the over 100 rooms: each is made with sustainably farmed timber, and at each of the three restaurants, guests can enjoy organic fare sourced from its organic garden and beehive. The property even offers garden tours where guests can learn more about the hotel’s composting efforts. For a dose of relaxation, go to the spa early to enjoy the sauna and steam rooms before disappearing into one of eight treatment rooms for holistic massages and reflexology treatments. There’s also a daily rotation of fitness classes: Pilates, yoga, meditation, and more.

• Amenities: Three restaurants, cliffside pools and bar, spa, kid’s club, yoga pavilion, fitness center
• Editor’s tip: If you haven’t gone before, you really can’t miss a visit to the Uluwatu Temple. Stay for the sunset dance.
• Address: Jl. Goa Lempeh, Uluwatu, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia

Photo: Courtesy of Bambu Indah

Guests will be pleased to arrive at this bohemian escape overlooking the Sayan Ridge, a far departure from the often over-the-top resorts that rim Bali’s coast. Set outside of Ubud in a luscious jungle landscape blanketed with fragrant tamarind and cinnamon trees, Bambu Indah is home to ethereal bamboo suites nestled within the verdant canopy, each proving sustainability and high design don’t need to be disparate. It all began when owners John and Cynthia Hardy transported eleven antique Javanese bridal homes to Ubud in 2005, creating a property with one of the most sustainability-minded hotels in the region. The hotel has since expanded from the original teakwood structures to include bamboo treehouses and two iconic open-air rooms with a moon-shaped roof made of copper. During a stay, guests can enjoy wellness activities and the anti-inflammatory menu at Tembaga, where dishes are made from ingredients sourced from the hotel’s permaculture farm.

• Amenities: Natural swimming pools, spa, wellness classes
• Editor’s tip: Owners John and Cynthia Hardy also started the area’s first Green School, a wall-free, nature-immersed campus guests can tour during a stay.
• Address: Jl. Baung, Sayan, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia