![]() ![]() Before creating the construction blueprint, the team ran a months-long research project to study how the hotel would impact the social, agricultural, and cultural aspects of the surrounding area. The backstory This slice of undulating and still-untouched jungle north of Ubud has been in the hands of the Banyan Tree group for well over a decade and was the main inspiration for its new Escape offshoot–a rootsier, more culturally driven alternative to its modern, wellness-focused resorts around the globe. I was the first and only guest when the hotel opened in June 2022, but I foresee these loungers filling up with honeymooning couples and globe-trotting retirees for whom the usual Ubud suspects lack the tinge of raw adventure Buahan offers. There are just 16 villas and a two-story central pavilion from which a dreamy, lounger-lined infinity pool protrudes into the valley. The air smells damp and jungly (in the best possible way) and is sweetened with a hint of frangipani. Birdsong and cockrows echo between the hills, which roll on-mist-shrouded and palm-tufted-until they meet central Bali’s seven peaks in the hazy distance. ![]() Set the scene Waking up at Buahan is nothing short of magical: Only a gauzy curtain hangs between your bed and the chlorophyll-rich Buahan Valley fanning out right below your villa. Why book? With its innovative “no walls, no doors” concept, Buahan lets you experience the jungles of central Bali in their purest form-without having to rough it. ![]()
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