Sources for Bambu Indah
Every line on the Bambu Indah record, with where it came from, what kind of source it is and the date we read it.
Back to the record- Current as of
- 8 Sept 2026
- Last reviewed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Strongest evidence
- Certified
- Coverage
- Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Your stay at a glance
Cooking oils: Virgin coconut & olive oil
Published kitchen practice; ingredient-by-ingredient coverage is not supplied. Confirm sauces & packaged ingredients.
Organic food: Produce from its own organic farm
Jordan Lineham, Human Garage: firsthand confirmation supplied 8 September 2026. This is the confirmation date, not an audit date. The percentage of all food that is organic and an organic certificate are not recorded. Whole-menu share not recorded.
Drinking water: Drinking water from every tap
The property record includes an on-site confirmation of drinking water from every tap. The property describes reverse osmosis treatment. Human Garage confirmed on 10 September 2026 that storage tanks contain copper; this dates the copper confirmation, not a water-quality test or audit. No test panel is published. No test report published.
Sleep setting: Warm evening lighting
The visit record describes low-level evening light and daylight in sleeping spaces. It does not identify an individual room sample or include light measurements. Room-specific controls to confirm.
What this place offers
Wood-fired sauna
Crystal Pool thermal area · access depends on your package.
Copper hot tub
Crystal Pool thermal area · confirm access when booking.
Cold plunge
Published within the Crystal Pool thermal area.
Spring-fed pools
Riverside bathing · separate from the salt-chlorinated ridge-top pool.
River & rice-field walks
Guided nature walks are offered at an additional charge.
Riverside yoga shala
Open-air practice space · sessions are available on request, at extra cost.
Practical details and location
The practical details and the map point, -8.5122, 115.2384
The property’s own website
The property's own site: its name and its place are on the page
Safely managed drinking water, Indonesia, 2024: The World Health Organization reports 30 per cent of the population nationally, 35 per cent in urban areas, 24 per cent in rural areas using a safely managed drinking water service. This describes the country, not this property, and says nothing about what reaches a guest room here. It is recorded because it is the background against which a property's own treatment is worth publishing.
Regional data is context about the location. It does not establish conditions inside a room.
Ambient PM2.5 and PM10 near Sayan Ridge, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, 30 days to 2026-08-17: Modelled ambient air over this location averaged 18.7 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 and 21.6 of PM10 across the 720 hours to 2026-08-17, peaking at 52.7 PM2.5. The World Health Organization annual guideline for PM2.5 is 5. This is the outdoor air over the area, modelled rather than measured on site, and it is not a reading of the air inside any room.
Regional data is context about the location. It does not establish conditions inside a room.
Evidence by area
All eight areas, in the order this index reads them. Every line was read and placed by a person.
Air Ecology
The property publishes that guest rooms are designed to be cooled by natural means with fan assistance.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “All of our rooms are designed to be cooled naturally, assisted by fans.”
Air conditioning is described as delivered into a mosquito net canopy over the bed rather than to the whole room.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “the air-conditioned bed, where the mosquito net surrounding you captures the chilled air.”
The accommodation page states that most units have open-air bathrooms and that only a small number have walls, describing an unglazed building envelope.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “We 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.”
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.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “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.”
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.
Water Integrity
The water source is published as underground aquifers reaching the surface through springs after passing through volcanic rock and sand.
In their words: “The 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.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “Our tap water comes from those same springs, made potable by a reverse osmosis system.”
Wastewater is published as filtered a second time and reused for irrigation of the gardens and rice fields.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “After use, wastewater is filtered again and used to irrigate the gardens and rice fields.”
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.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “the water in the swimming pool by the Elevator Sunset Bar is kept clean with a saltwater system, which eliminates the need for chlorine.”
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.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “For the pool, the hotel uses lava stones and a vegetation regeneration zone to naturally cleanse, filter and oxygenate the water and nurture beneficial bacteria.”
Read it: UNAI Digital Discussion Series on Sustainable Tourism Archived copy
The same United Nations interview describes the greywater system and the fixtures it collects from and returns water to.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “The 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.”
Read it: UNAI Digital Discussion Series on Sustainable Tourism Archived copy
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.
In their words: “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.”
Seen in person by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage, on 18 August 2026, and written up on 8 September 2026: the natural swimming pools use unfiltered spring water, and a separate pool is salt chlorinated. This is an operational observation, not a laboratory water-quality result.
In their words: “Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Written up in his message of 2026-09-08. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client. His message: that one pool is salt chlorniated but the rest is completet ynatural spring water not filtered”
Seen in person by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage, on 18 August 2026, and written up on 10 September 2026: both published statements hold. Tap water passes through a reverse osmosis system, and the water storage tanks contain copper. This is not a laboratory water-quality result; no test panel is published.
In their words: “Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Written up in his message of 2026-09-10. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client. His message: yeah both are true the tanks have copper in it.”
Light Rhythm
The lighting sources in use are published as candlelight, LEDs and oil lamps, with fluorescent lamps stated to be absent.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “You 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.”
Exterior pathway lighting is published as oil lamps fuelled by used cooking oil.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “Used cooking oil fuels the lamps that light your path after dark.”
The architect publishes that skylights were built into the Tree House roof for daylight admission.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “Skylights were included in the roof to allow for natural light inside,”
Verified in person: warm, low-level lighting after dark across the property, and daylight reaching every sleeping space.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “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.”
EMF Harmony
Wireless provision and access point placement verified in person, including where access points sit relative to guest sleeping areas.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “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.”
Materials and Textiles
The building materials are published as locally sourced bamboo for new structures and restored antique timber houses.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “We restore antique homes and build new ones with locally sourced bamboo, which grows very quickly and can be harvested without destroying the original clump.”
The property publishes an exclusion of cement, plastic and chemicals from its construction approach.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “It's why we avoid cement, plastic, and chemicals.”
A no-plastic policy is published, with banana leaves used as plates and papaya stems as drinking straws.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “We have a no-plastic policy and instead use banana leaves as plates and papaya stems as straws.”
Guest room textiles are published as French linens, Tibetan rugs and cotton waffle towels and robes, with no fibre certification named.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “French linens and Tibetan rugs, cotton waffle towels and robes, air-conditioned beds draped in mosquito netting, rain showers and Japanese toilets.”
Bathroom fixtures are published as hand-hammered copper tubs and sinks made by local artisans.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “Others, like the bespoke hand-hammered copper tubs and sinks, are produced by local artisans.”
IBUKU, the design studio behind several of the property's structures, publishes that its bamboo is treated with a boron solution.
It covers the operator or the group, not this property on its own. Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “a boron solution that suppress the glucose inside the bamboo and renders it inedible for insects”
Insect control is published as breeding site reduction, mosquito nets and citronella repellent, with no spraying or fogging agent named.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “For any pests that remain, we provide mosquito nets and natural citronella insect repellent.”
Bath products are described as private label and natural and organic, with no ingredient list, brand or certification published.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “Our private label bath products are 100% natural and organic, so the run-off from our sinks and showers does no harm.”
Verified in person: antique teak and structural bamboo houses, natural fibre textiles and mineral finishes through the guest spaces.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “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.”
Seen in person by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage, on 18 August 2026, and written up on 8 September 2026: natural cleaning products are used throughout the property. Laundry formulations and scent options are not separately specified.
In their words: “Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Written up in his message of 2026-09-08. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client. His message: no chemicals in the cleaning products ansywere”
Food and Kitchen
The crops grown on site are published by name alongside traditional rice paddies.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “We've planted the entire property with arugula, lettuce, dandelion, bitter gourd, okra, herbs, and more, plus traditional rice paddies.”
The growing method is published as biodynamic, with marigolds for pest control and livestock for fertilisation.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “All 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.”
The cooking oils and sweeteners in use are published by name, and industrial cooking oils are stated to be excluded.
In their words: “We 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.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “Our cooks prepare much of the food over traditional Balinese wood-fired stoves.”
The property publishes that its own paddies supply all of the rice served to guests.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “they provide all of the rice we serve our guests.”
A United Nations Academic Impact interview reports that most restaurant produce is harvested from the on-site permaculture gardens.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “The hotel's restaurant servers locally produced foods , most which are harvested from its on-site permaculture gardens.”
Read it: UNAI Digital Discussion Series on Sustainable Tourism Archived copy
Seen in person by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage, on 18 August 2026, and written up on 8 September 2026: the property grows organic produce on its own farm. The organic share of all kitchen ingredients is not quantified.
In their words: “Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Written up in his message of 2026-09-08. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client. His message: it is organice farm grown though for bambu indah”
Seen in person by Jordan Lineham, Human Garage, on 18 August 2026, and written up on 18 September 2026: the cookware in use is copper. 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.
In their words: “Assessed by Jordan Lineham, Certified Spaces, 2026-08-18, verified in person on site. Written up in his message of 2026-09-18. Disclosure: we know the owners and this property is a Certified Spaces client. His message: the cookware is copper”
Biophilic and Healing Design
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.
In their words: “We 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.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “The structure is essentially an enormous basket, in which the floor curls up and becomes sloping walls, all around the interior space.”
The architect publishes the outlook from the Tree House as a 180 degree view across the Sayan Ridge.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “a full 180-degree view toward the Bambu Indah resort, which nestles into the terraced lands of the great Sayan Ridge.”
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.
In their words: “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.”
Sound and Sensory Ecology
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.
Nobody has confirmed this one yet.
In their words: “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.”
Certifications
Seen in person, 18 Aug 2026, air, water, light, EMF, materials, food, design and sound.
Human Garage Certified Spaces, issued by Human Garage
Awarded: Not stated. Valid until: Not stated.
Disclosures
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