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GRÜN ULUWATU

Indonesia - Bali

A bamboo reverie where jungle modernism meets radical simplicity

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WILDLY PLACED: Tucked into the limestone cliffs and jungle canopy of southern Bali’s Bukit Peninsula - just minutes from Uluwatu’s legendary surf breaks.

EDITORIAL VIBE: If Frank Lloyd Wright summered in a treehouse with his sketchbook and a green juice.

CORE PILLARS: Elevated minimalism, conscious materials, Balinese biophilia, barefoot design, slow rhythm.

MUSE MOOD: She free-climbs banyan trees, lives in her pareo, and sketches with a charcoal pencil found in the soil.

BEST TIME TO GO: May – early October. Dry season clarity and empty cliffside mornings.

THE LOOK: Freestanding bamboo towers, floating staircases, curved thatch roofs, open-air flow. Less resort, more rainforest sculpture.

WHO’S IT FOR: Architects. Environmentalists. Lovers of air, height, silence, and deeply intentional design.

INDULGENCE SPECTRUM: From USD$290 per night. Includes breakfast, filtered water, and architectural serenity.

Grün doesn’t host you - it invites you to rise, to recalibrate, and to remember what it feels like to move in rhythm with nature. Perched between treetops and sky, these nine cylindrical bamboo dwellings feel suspended in time and space, like architectural cocoons woven from intention and air. There are no corridors, no enclosed lobbies, no wasted space - only breeze, light, shadow, and structure, stitched together with silence and grace.

Every movement feels ceremonial. You descend a spiral staircase to reach your room, each step revealing new textures - cool stone underfoot, warm woven reed beneath your fingertips, filtered light dancing through open slats. You touch bamboo walls still warm from the sun, breathe in the scent of vetiver, moss and rain, and shower beneath the sky as the scent of the forest lifts from the canopy like incense. No shoes. No shoes needed. You’re not walking through a resort - you’re flowing through a living, breathing sculpture - one that listens as much as it holds.

Here, the architecture isn’t just sustainable - it’s sensorial. You hear the wind before you see it. You feel the softness of morning light in the way your body stretches. You witness shadowplay on polished concrete, sun tracing the lines of your thoughts. The design doesn’t compete with the landscape - it frames it, invites it in, and then lets it lead. The building exhales when you do.

The design is not trying to impress you. It’s trying to disappear, to dissolve into the trees, into the birdsong, into the pulse of the hillside - so what remains is presence. What remains is you, softened, grounded, unlayered, and returned to your elemental self.

This is architecture that treads softly, with humility and harmony.

GRÜN’S BEATING HEART

Grün is a design-first resort with an ecological backbone. The bamboo structures were engineered to rest on minimal foundations, leaving the forest floor largely untouched. No trees were cut to build Grün. Every choice was made to honour what was already here.

The SLOJOURN spark

FIRST. The bamboo towers – iconic two-storey bamboo pods designed by IBUKU, offering panoramic jungle views and natural acoustics that lull you to sleep.

SECOND. The sky pool – elevated among palms, with raw concrete minimalism and uninterrupted canopy views.

THIRD. The open-air showers – each one facing the treetops, enclosed by nothing but bamboo and breeze.

Where you dwell

LOVED UP COUPLES or LONE RANGERS
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Nine identical towers. No categories. No hierarchy. Each dwelling is a freestanding two-storey Bamboo House crafted entirely from sustainable materials.

Ground level: an open-air bathroom, seating area, and filtered water station. Upstairs: a bamboo-framed king bed, mosquito netting, custom lighting, and the jungle at eye level.

There are no TVs. No air-conditioning. Just wind, wood, water, and stillness.

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

GROUPS OF FRIENDS
2 Bedroom Treehouse

LA FAMILIA
2 Bedroom Studio N Family

The art of living

Wake to light-dappled leaves and a canopy chorus. Make ceremonial coffee. Meditate barefoot. Sketch. Wander. Swim. Breathe.

The food is plant-rich and locally sourced - served in a breezy dining space with communal ethos. Quiet breakfasts. Alkaline juices. Afternoons spent poolside or journalling beneath palms.

Evenings are for shadows, salt skin, and early sleep.

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 drawing made on your balcony
• An insanely snatched body from the reformer pilates and stacked gym
• The feeling of gravity and grace coexisting
• A new reverence for vertical space and rooted stillness

WE SLOJOURNED HERE

“We didn’t realise how much space we needed until we were floating in it. Grün stripped everything back - until only clarity remained.”

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.)