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BAMBU INDAH

Indonesia - Bali

Earth-conscious reverence wrapped in jungle mysticism

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WILDLY PLACED: Nestled on the edge of the Ayung River valley, where rice fields meet rainforest and rituals move with the water.

EDITORIAL VIBE: Sacred minimalism. Bamboo futurism meets jungle folklore. Where barefoot architects, herbalists, and honeymooners all somehow intersect.

CORE PILLARS: Regenerative design, conscious immersion, heritage integration, barefoot luxury, and plant-aligned wellness.

MUSE MOOD: She wakes with temple bells, wears linen wet from the river, and knows every chapter of Braiding Sweetgrass by heart.

BEST TIME TO GO: April – June and September – October. Avoid peak monsoon and lean into ceremony season.

THE LOOK: Restored teak homes, bamboo structures, lava rock pools, and jungle everywhere. Natural textures, elemental palettes.

WHO’S IT FOR: Earth lovers, artist couples, soul-rebooters, barefoot tycoons.

INDULGENCE SPECTRUM: From USD$250 per night. Includes slow breakfasts, river dips, and architectural reverence.

The Rooster is not a resort. It’s a landscape in dialogue with your nervous system - a place where time becomes a texture and silence becomes a salve. Built without bravado, every structure here seems born from the very earth it rests on - stone-walled villas scattered like ancient whispers, rising from terraces framed by lavender, saltbush, and that endlessly cinematic Antiparos light. You don’t arrive here so much as you return to something primal, steady, and alive.

There’s no signage, no lobby soundtrack. Mornings begin with golden silence, barefoot steps, and the scent of wild sage drifting through breeze-brushed windows. You move slowly here - between plunge pool, private terrace, and the hushed grace of the House of Healing. Between sunrise hikes through untamed fields and long, unstructured afternoons that feel like a meditation in motion. You are held, not directed.

The rooms are sanctuaries of tactility: sand-toned plaster, sculptural ceramics, olive oil soaps, gauzy linens, and beds that seem carved from cloud and sun. Lighting is soft, shadows are welcome. There’s no excess, but every detail feels inevitable. Meals arrive like offerings - handpicked tomatoes, local goat cheese, ancient grain bread, wild figs warmed by the sun, and herbs you walked past earlier on your way to nowhere in particular.

You read more. You speak less. You feel your thoughts before reacting. The Rooster is what happens when a woman builds a retreat for those who move like water: wild, deliberate, and free. It’s not a break from real life - it’s a mirror to what real life could feel like when you slow down enough to truly inhabit it.

BAMBU BEATING HEART

Born from one woman’s vision of slow regenerative living, The Rooster is a place where wellness is not commercial but cellular. There’s no 'programming'- just ritual, rhythm, and release. The farm is real. The food is grown. The land is protected. The beating heart? Stillness. And the courage to return to it.

The SLOJOURN spark

FIRST. The Houses – Private residences that blend into the rocks. No two alike. Every view a meditation.

SECOND. The House of Healing – Not a spa, but a sacred pause. Intuitive treatments, sound baths, reiki, and seasonal therapies.

THIRD. The Table – Ingredients grown on site, harvested daily, cooked simply. Eat with your hands. Drink slowly. Speak softer.

Where you dwell

LOVED UP COUPLES or LONE RANGERS
Mahogany Tent

Each house is a one-of-a-kind antique structure - reclaimed from Java, restored with reverence, and reinvented with sustainable materials. You’ll find vintage details, outdoor showers, woven canopies, and views that remind you the jungle is alive.

No two spaces are the same. Some float, some are nestled. All are intentional.

DON’T SLEEP ON THESE ROOMS (BUT DO SLEEP IN THEM)

GROUPS OF FRIENDS
Moon House

LA FAMILIA
Treehouse

The art of living

Wake with the sunrise. Join a ceremony. Meditate barefoot. Swim in the lava pool. Drink young coconut. Sketch. Read. Wander.

Meals are taken slow. Sourced from the permaculture garden. Herbal infusions and fresh fruit in hand. Dinners end by candlelight and stories. Evenings are for river mists, fireflies, and remembering who you are beneath the noise.

The forever lens

WATER: Natural spring source, drawn with care and redirected through a closed-loop greywater system. Guests are encouraged to use only biodegradable, river-safe products, which are provided in refillable containers to protect the delicate downstream ecosystem. The resort’s proximity to the Ayung River makes water stewardship a spiritual and practical imperative.
WASTE: Zero single-use plastic. Organic composting fuels the gardens and permaculture beds. Kitchen scraps become nutrient-rich soil, glass is reused in landscaping, and textiles are repurposed into daily-use items. Waste here is not just managed - it’s reimagined as part of the regenerative cycle.
ARCHITECTURE: Bamboo innovation meets antique reverence. Each structure is designed to follow the natural contours of the land, honouring slope, sunlight, and the rhythm of rain. Roofs breathe, walls filter light, and everything is handmade. Buildings adapt to weather, not the other way around, reflecting a harmony of ancestral wisdom and future-forward design.
ENERGY: Minimal impact is a mandate. Solar-powered water heaters reduce dependency on the grid. The absence of air conditioning isn’t a lack - it’s a luxury of breeze, stillness, and sustainability. Soft lighting and mindful consumption are encouraged. Every watt is weighted in intention.

The together lens

The Bambu Indah team includes local craftspeople, farmers, weavers, gardeners, and spiritual guides - many of whom have been part of the property's evolution since its earliest days. Rooted deeply in Balinese customs and village networks, their knowledge shapes everything from daily ceremonies to architectural design. Their presence isn't an accessory to the guest experience - it is the guest experience.
The resort actively supports local schools, youth art projects, and indigenous food preservation initiatives. Through partnerships with the Hardy family's wider network - namely the Green School and Kul Kul Farm - Bambu Indah creates pathways for environmental education, skill-sharing, and regenerative tourism practices that ripple far beyond the resort.
Guests are invited into temple blessings, craft workshops, and story-sharing around the fire pit. Every conversation with the team becomes a cultural immersion, every ritual a form of connection. Whether harvesting herbs with the kitchen team or listening to the philosophy behind water offerings, you’ll feel part of something circular.
Regeneration here is not a trend - it’s a living framework. Built on mutual respect, co-creation, and a reverence for place and people.

The take it with you

• A teak-carved mantra from your room - infused with jungle stillness and handcrafted story.
• A morning tea ritual you won’t skip again - one that began under a palm-fringed canopy with your feet in the earth.
• The calm that comes from remembering your place in the ecosystem -and the tools to maintain it.
• A reverence for local craftsmanship - perhaps in the form of handwoven ikat, ceremonial incense, or a bamboo carving sourced from Ubud’s artisan villages.
• A renewed connection to ritual - sunrise offerings, barefoot movement, slow meals shared with intention.
• And the feeling that you now carry a little piece of Bali's sacred rhythm in your breath, your step, and your presence back home.

WE SLOJOURNED HERE

“Bambu Indah was the jungle fairy tale we didn’t know we needed. Somewhere between the river plunge and the full moon offering, we found a new rhythm. And left a little wilder than we came.”

The ways you can move

SLOJOURN is a members-only platform for the new vanguard of conscious travellers. That’s you.

In that vein, we support a multitude of ways to book your travel.

Book directly with SLOJOURN’S travel team (we just don’t book flights, friend).
Book via our preferred travel partners that we can connect you with.
Use this as your guide and DIY your way through the world (love that for you, just take note of the destinations that prohibit this such as Bhutan, Socotra… etc.)