Ubud, Bali · Indonesia
Bambu Indah is a stay in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. This page records what the property publishes about its building, across the eight pathways this index reviews.
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Crystal Pool thermal area · access depends on your package.
Bambu Indah · Day-pass guide, 5 February 2026 Source checked 15 Sept 2026Crystal Pool thermal area · confirm access when booking.
Bambu Indah · Day-pass guide, 5 February 2026 Source checked 15 Sept 2026Published within the Crystal Pool thermal area.
Bambu Indah · Day-pass guide, 5 February 2026 Source checked 15 Sept 2026Riverside bathing · separate from the salt-chlorinated ridge-top pool.
Bambu Indah · Explore Source checked 15 Sept 2026Guided nature walks are offered at an additional charge.
Bambu Indah · Nature walks Source checked 15 Sept 2026Open-air practice space · sessions are available on request, at extra cost.
Bambu Indah · Yoga & meditation Source checked 15 Sept 2026Listing details from Google Places, read 5 Aug 2026.
Bamboo and timber houses among Ubud’s river and rice terraces.
On Ubud’s Sayan Ridge, Bambu Indah brings bamboo and antique timber houses into a landscape of river, rice terraces and canopy. The houses open towards the greenery, with natural ventilation and materials that give the interiors their distinctive texture.
The property’s spring-fed pools and riverside yoga shala add different ways to spend time in the setting. For travellers drawn to expressive architecture and life outdoors, the choice begins with the house: its outlook, its connection to the landscape, and the sounds that reach it.
All eight areas, for every record. Each row opens to what was published, where we read it and when.
Publishing something is not the same as it being good. Every line below was read and placed by a person, not scored by a machine. What each rung means
Named means the property published something you can look up: a brand, a product or a number. Stated means it says so with nothing behind it. Not published means we looked and found nothing, which is a gap in our reading and not an answer about the building.
The air in a closed room is what you breathe for eight hours. What decides it is the filter grade, the fresh air rate, and whether damp has ever been looked for.
The property publishes that guest rooms are designed to be cooled by natural means with fan assistance.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahAll of our rooms are designed to be cooled naturally, assisted by fans.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Air conditioning is described as delivered into a mosquito net canopy over the bed rather than to the whole room.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu Indahthe air-conditioned bed, where the mosquito net surrounding you captures the chilled air.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The accommodation page states that most units have open-air bathrooms and that only a small number have walls, describing an unglazed building envelope.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Stay, Bambu IndahWe want to bring you as close to the natural world as possible, so most of our accommodations have open-air bathrooms, and only a handful have walls.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Verified in person: guest houses are open sided or naturally cross ventilated throughout, with no sealed, conditioned envelope between a sleeping space and the outside air.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The Explore page describes an incense-scented tunnel leading to the ridge-top bar. This identifies where scent is used; it is not an air-quality measurement.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 8 Sept 2026.
Read it: ExploreYou drink it, cook with it and stand under it. What is in it depends on the source and on what, if anything, filters it, and both are things a property can name.
The water source is published as underground aquifers reaching the surface through springs after passing through volcanic rock and sand.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahThe water in our 20-plus pools comes from underground aquifers and is filtered naturally by volcanic rock and sand before emerging to the surface via springs.
Tap water is published as treated by a reverse osmosis system before it reaches guests.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahOur tap water comes from those same springs, made potable by a reverse osmosis system.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Wastewater is published as filtered a second time and reused for irrigation of the gardens and rice fields.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahAfter use, wastewater is filtered again and used to irrigate the gardens and rice fields.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The separate ridge-top pool uses a saltwater sanitation system. Salt chlorination is distinct from the natural spring-fed swimming pools elsewhere on the property.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu Indahthe water in the swimming pool by the Elevator Sunset Bar is kept clean with a saltwater system, which eliminates the need for chlorine.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
A United Nations Academic Impact interview with the property's manager describes the pool as biologically filtered using lava stones and a vegetation regeneration zone.
Published by United Nations, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: UNAI Digital Discussion Series on Sustainable TourismFor the pool, the hotel uses lava stones and a vegetation regeneration zone to naturally cleanse, filter and oxygenate the water and nurture beneficial bacteria.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The same United Nations interview describes the greywater system and the fixtures it collects from and returns water to.
Published by United Nations, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: UNAI Digital Discussion Series on Sustainable TourismThe system collects water from sinks, dishwashers, showers and baths, and then cleans it up and plumbs it straight back into the toilet, washing machine and outside tap.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Verified in person: the whole property is supplied with natural spring water, and drinking water is supplied from every tap on site. No drinking-water test panel is published.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client.
Jordan Lineham, Human Garage, confirmed firsthand on 8 September 2026 that the natural swimming pools use unfiltered spring water and that a separate pool is salt chlorinated. This is an operational observation, not a laboratory water-quality result.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage. Confirmation recorded 2026-09-08; this is not a visit date. Disclosure: we know the owners and the property is a Certified Spaces client. Original confirmation: that one pool is salt chlorniated but the rest is completet ynatural spring water not filtered
Jordan Lineham, Human Garage confirmed on 10 September 2026 that both published statements hold: tap water passes through a reverse osmosis system, and the water storage tanks contain copper. This is Human Garage's confirmation, not a visit date and not a laboratory water-quality result; no test panel is published.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage. Confirmation recorded 2026-09-10; this is not a visit date. Disclosure: we know the owners and the property is a Certified Spaces client. Original confirmation: yeah both are true the tanks have copper in it.
Light is what tells a body the time of day. The part a building controls is what its fittings emit and when, which a named product or a colour temperature makes checkable.
The lighting sources in use are published as candlelight, LEDs and oil lamps, with fluorescent lamps stated to be absent.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahYou won't find a fluorescent bulb in sight at Bambu Indah, as we hope to transport you back to a simpler time when candlelight and stars, assisted by LEDs and oil lamps, provided illumination.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Exterior pathway lighting is published as oil lamps fuelled by used cooking oil.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahUsed cooking oil fuels the lamps that light your path after dark.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The architect publishes that skylights were built into the Tree House roof for daylight admission.
Published by IBUKU, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Tree House at Bambu IndahSkylights were included in the roof to allow for natural light inside,
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Verified in person: warm, low-level lighting after dark across the property, and daylight reaching every sleeping space.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Wiring, routers and devices put electromagnetic fields in a room. What a building decides is where they sit relative to the bed, and whether anyone has measured it.
Wireless provision and access point placement verified in person, including where access points sit relative to guest sleeping areas.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The things you sleep on and touch: the mattress, the sheets, the pillows, and the paints, glues and finishes around them. A named fabric, a fibre content or a certification can be looked up. A structural palette tells you about the building, not about the bed.
The building materials are published as locally sourced bamboo for new structures and restored antique timber houses.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahWe restore antique homes and build new ones with locally sourced bamboo, which grows very quickly and can be harvested without destroying the original clump.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The property publishes an exclusion of cement, plastic and chemicals from its construction approach.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahIt's why we avoid cement, plastic, and chemicals.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
A no-plastic policy is published, with banana leaves used as plates and papaya stems as drinking straws.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahWe have a no-plastic policy and instead use banana leaves as plates and papaya stems as straws.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Guest room textiles are published as French linens, Tibetan rugs and cotton waffle towels and robes, with no fibre certification named.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Stay, Bambu IndahFrench linens and Tibetan rugs, cotton waffle towels and robes, air-conditioned beds draped in mosquito netting, rain showers and Japanese toilets.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Bathroom fixtures are published as hand-hammered copper tubs and sinks made by local artisans.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Stay, Bambu IndahOthers, like the bespoke hand-hammered copper tubs and sinks, are produced by local artisans.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
IBUKU, the design studio behind several of the property's structures, publishes that its bamboo is treated with a boron solution.
Published by IBUKU, read 5 Aug 2026. It covers the operator or the group, not this property on its own.
Read it: FAQ, IBUKUa boron solution that suppress the glucose inside the bamboo and renders it inedible for insects
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Insect control is published as breeding site reduction, mosquito nets and citronella repellent, with no spraying or fogging agent named.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahFor any pests that remain, we provide mosquito nets and natural citronella insect repellent.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Bath products are described as private label and natural and organic, with no ingredient list, brand or certification published.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: About, Bambu IndahOur private label bath products are 100% natural and organic, so the run-off from our sinks and showers does no harm.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Verified in person: antique teak and structural bamboo houses, natural fibre textiles and mineral finishes through the guest spaces.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Jordan Lineham, Human Garage, confirmed firsthand on 8 September 2026 that natural cleaning products are used throughout the property. Laundry formulations and scent options are not separately specified in this confirmation.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage. Confirmation recorded 2026-09-08; this is not a visit date. Disclosure: we know the owners and the property is a Certified Spaces client. Original confirmation: no chemicals in the cleaning products ansywere
What a kitchen cooks with and where it buys are the parts of a stay you take inside you. A named oil, a named supplier or a published share is checkable; “healthy” is not.
The crops grown on site are published by name alongside traditional rice paddies.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Nourish, Bambu IndahWe've planted the entire property with arugula, lettuce, dandelion, bitter gourd, okra, herbs, and more, plus traditional rice paddies.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The growing method is published as biodynamic, with marigolds for pest control and livestock for fertilisation.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Nourish, Bambu IndahAll of it is homegrown and biodynamic: Marigolds ward off pests, and nature (namely, the ducks and our own two cows, Bambu and Indah) does the fertilizing.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The cooking oils and sweeteners in use are published by name, and industrial cooking oils are stated to be excluded.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Nourish, Bambu IndahWe avoid ultra-processed ingredients, using virgin coconut oil and olive oil in place of industrial cooking oils, and introducing healthier, natural sweeteners like allulose.
The cooking method is published as traditional Balinese wood-fired stoves.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Nourish, Bambu IndahOur cooks prepare much of the food over traditional Balinese wood-fired stoves.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The property publishes that its own paddies supply all of the rice served to guests.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Explore, Bambu Indahthey provide all of the rice we serve our guests.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
A United Nations Academic Impact interview reports that most restaurant produce is harvested from the on-site permaculture gardens.
Published by United Nations, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: UNAI Digital Discussion Series on Sustainable TourismThe hotel's restaurant servers locally produced foods , most which are harvested from its on-site permaculture gardens.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Jordan Lineham, Human Garage, confirmed firsthand on 8 September 2026 that the property grows organic produce on its own farm. This confirmation does not quantify the organic share of all kitchen ingredients.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage. Confirmation recorded 2026-09-08; this is not a visit date. Disclosure: we know the owners and the property is a Certified Spaces client. Original confirmation: it is organice farm grown though for bambu indah
Jordan Lineham, Human Garage, confirmed on 18 September 2026 that the cookware in use is copper. This is Human Garage’s confirmation and not a visit date, no cookware inventory, manufacturer or kitchen-by-kitchen scope is recorded, and it is separate from the copper recorded in the water storage tanks under Water Integrity.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage. Confirmation recorded 2026-09-18; this is not a visit date. Disclosure: we know the owners and the property is a Certified Spaces client. Original confirmation: the cookware is copper
Daylight, planting, outlook and the way a room meets the outside are what make a place feel the way it does. Named design decisions can be checked; atmosphere cannot.
The accommodation page states that most units have open-air bathrooms and only a small number have walls, describing direct outdoor access as the default condition.
Published by Bambu Indah, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Stay, Bambu IndahWe want to bring you as close to the natural world as possible, so most of our accommodations have open-air bathrooms, and only a handful have walls.
The architect publishes the structural concept for the Tree House, in which the floor surface curves up to form the walls.
Published by IBUKU, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Tree House at Bambu IndahThe structure is essentially an enormous basket, in which the floor curls up and becomes sloping walls, all around the interior space.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
The architect publishes the outlook from the Tree House as a 180 degree view across the Sayan Ridge.
Published by IBUKU, read 5 Aug 2026.
Read it: Tree House at Bambu Indaha full 180-degree view toward the Bambu Indah resort, which nestles into the terraced lands of the great Sayan Ridge.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Verified in person: every guest house opens to living landscape, with the river, the rice terraces and the canopy in direct line of sight and planting contact from every occupied space.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client.
What you can hear at three in the morning decides whether you slept. Insulation, plant and machinery, and what sits next door are what decide it.
Verified in person across the whole site: no amplified music anywhere, and the ambient soundscape is the Ayung river, birdsong and the surrounding canopy. The houses are indoor-outdoor, so the river stays audible from the sleeping spaces.
Someone from this index saw this on site.
Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
Not everything is published, and an empty row is a gap in what we could read rather than a fault in the building. If one of these matters to you, ask the property before you book. Send us something that updates this record
Issued by Human Garage
Property designation; detailed room coverage is not published in the issuer listing.
Awarded: Not stated · Valid until: Not stated · Source checked: 15 Sept 2026
Human Garage includes Bambu Indah in its certified-spaces listing and featured properties. The property record also contains a dated Certified Spaces visit assessment.
See issuer recordThe public listing does not give an award date, expiry date, certification tier or detailed assessment report. Individual feature records explain what was observed or documented.
Human Garage is a separate company. It issues this certification and publishes its own programme. The person who runs this index co-owns that certification, which he built with Human Garage, and does not own Human Garage. This site reports the mark. It does not grant it, and it cannot withdraw it.
Certified Spaces has a client relationship with Bambu Indah, and the assessor knows the owners.
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A low score means a property has not published information. It does not mean the property is unsafe, unhealthy or poorly run.
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Published corrections Full assessment recordSayan Ridge, Ubud, Bali, IndonesiaAsia-Pacific-8.5122, 115.2385
Directions and arrival, on the property’s siteRegional data is context about the location. It does not establish conditions inside a room.
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