Capella Ubud is a stay in Keliki, Bali, Indonesia. This page records what the property publishes about its building, across the eight pathways this index reviews.
Photography: Capella Ubud's published media
The recordCertified · read 17 Aug 2026
Current as of
17 Aug 2026
Last reviewed
17 Aug 2026
Coverage
Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Strongest evidence
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Sources
Each entry shows its source and the date we read it.
Practical details
Type
Stay
Operator
Capella Hotel Group
Rooms
22 one-bedroom tents and one two-bedroom lodge
Stage
Operating
Listing details from Google Places, read 6 Aug 2026.
Twenty two one-bedroom tents and one two-bedroom lodge at Keliki in Bali, operated by Capella Hotel Group and designed by Bensley.
A closer look at Capella Ubud
Twenty two one-bedroom tents and one two-bedroom lodge at Keliki in Bali, operated by Capella Hotel Group and designed by Bensley. The architect publishes that the brief was scaled down so that no tree was cut during construction, and that full-size bamboo mockups were built on site to set each tent against the existing trees and views. A 2018 first look describes the tents as built around palm and banyan trees, sometimes incorporating them. Guests sleep inside canvas walls, and the property says so on its accommodation page, which publishes that the sounds of nature are audible from dusk till dawn. The camp announced EarthCheck Gold in December 2024, recorded here as a held standard that moves no score.
The tentsThe architect publishes teak floors in every tent, handmade in Central Java, and the property publishes a…
The architect publishes teak floors in every tent, handmade in Central Java, and the property publishes a copper bathtub with indoor and outdoor showers in each one-bedroom tent, Bamford toiletries, and a private deck and pool with a forest or valley outlook. Canvas is named as the wall material by the property, the architect and the press, and no fabric, coating or manufacturer is named for it. A reviewer in 2025 describes triple-layered curtains with a blackout layer, which is the only account of blackout and comes from a guest rather than the property, and the same review reports that the canvas is thin and that neighbours and rain are audible. No mattress, linen or cleaning chemistry is published.
What this property publishes, area by area
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.
Air Ecology1 source notePublished or supplied
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.
A review of a stay describes how the tent windows open, by unzipping an inner canvas curtain or an outer mosquito net, which is the only published description of how outside air enters a tent. No ventilation rate, filter grade or air measurement accompanies it.
Published by Once In A Lifetime Journey, read 17 Aug 2026.
Windows can be open like safari tents, unzipping the inner canvas curtain or the outer mosquito net.
What to ask them
What filter grade is fitted to guest room air handling, for example MERV 13 or HEPA H13?
What is the fresh air supply rate per person in a guest room?
Are carbon dioxide, particulate or volatile organic compound levels measured, and are the readings published?
Is there a mould inspection and remediation protocol, and when was it last run?
Are there gas cooktops, fireplaces or other combustion sources inside guest rooms?
Water Integrity2 source notesPublished or supplied
You 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.
Capella's own EarthCheck Gold announcement of 12 December 2024, reproduced in trade press, names BioSystem as the supplier of an on site bottling plant that produces drinking water in glass bottles by nano membrane ultrafiltration, and states it meets HACCP water quality standards. No test result, mineral profile or laboratory is named.
A water bottling plant by BioSystem, designed to create purified drinking water in glass bottles using the Nano Membrane Ultra-filtration Technology, which meets Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Water Quality Standards.
General press describes the main pool and the private pool at every tent as saltwater. No sanitation system, chlorine generator, dosing method or published chemistry accompanies the description.
Not only does this hotel have a 65-foot saltwater pool, dubbed "The Cistern," but every tent also comes with its own private saltwater pool.
What to ask them
What is the water source, and what treatment is applied before it reaches a guest room?
Is there a published contaminant test panel, and which laboratory ran it?
Is shower and bath water filtered, and to what specification?
How are pools and spas sanitised, and is the chemistry published?
How is drinking water delivered, and is it treated on site?
Light Rhythm1 source notePublished or supplied
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.
A review published in August 2025 describes the tent curtains as triple layered with a blackout layer, which is the only published account of blackout provision in the sleeping area. No fabric, product, opacity rating or supplier is named.
Published by This Is Luxury Travel, read 17 Aug 2026.
Curtains throughout the tent are triple-layered (mesh, blackout, and decorative), maintaining privacy while reminding you that yes, you are in a tent.
What to ask them
Is guest room lighting tunable or circadian, and what specification is published?
What colour temperatures are used in the evening, and are fixtures flicker free?
Do sleeping areas have full blackout, and is it specified?
What daylight access does a typical room have?
Is exterior lighting shielded or reduced overnight?
EMF HarmonyNo evidence recordedNothing found 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.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
Are guest rooms wired for data, or is access wireless only?
Where are wireless access points and smart meters placed relative to the bed?
Have field levels been measured in sleeping areas, and by whom?
Can a guest have wireless disabled in their room on request?
Is any shielded cabling or shielding material specified in the build?
Materials and Textiles3 source notesPublished or supplied
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 property's accommodation page names Bamford as the brand of the bathroom toiletries provided in the tents, in a guest services list. No formulation, ingredient list or certification is published.
Published by Capella Ubud, Bali, read 17 Aug 2026.
The architect publishes teak as the floor timber in every tent, made by hand in Central Java. No finish, sealant, adhesive or emission standard is published for it.
The teak floors in each tent were handmade in Central Java, and will last decades and decades.
The property publishes that every one-bedroom tent has a copper bathtub and indoor and outdoor showers. No supplier, lining, coating or finish is named for the bathtub.
Published by Capella Ubud, Bali, read 17 Aug 2026.
One-Bedroom Keliki Tents feature heated private pools offering valley views, outdoor decks featuring daybeds, a copper bathtub, and both indoor and outdoor showers, along with curated guest amenities.
What to ask them
What are the mattresses made of, and are they treated with flame retardants?
What is the fibre content of the linen, and is it certified, for example to GOTS or OEKO TEX?
Which paints, adhesives and sealants were specified, and are they low emission?
What cleaning and laundry products are used, and is the list published?
Are there named low emission certifications on the flooring or joinery?
Food and Kitchen3 source notesPublished or supplied
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 property's own announcement of 11 November 2025 names the rice served at Api Jiwa as heritage Mansur rice, grown by permaculture methods at Begawan village six kilometres from the camp. No share of the menu, volume or third party verification accompanies it.
Published by Capella Ubud, Bali, read 17 Aug 2026.
Chef Arvie's Shortrib Bossam is served with seasonal organic vegetable pickles and heritage Mansur rice, cultivated using time-honoured permaculture farming methods from Begawan village, just six kilometres from the camp.
The same announcement names the cooking method used at Api Jiwa and its fuel: Warayaki, a Japanese straw grilling technique, fired with surplus rice straw collected from the surrounding paddy fields. The method covers one of the camp's restaurants rather than the whole kitchen operation.
Published by Capella Ubud, Bali, read 17 Aug 2026.
The chefs collect surplus rice straws from the surrounding paddy fields, using this key material as the centrepiece of Warayaki, a traditional Japanese straw-grilling technique dating back to the 17th century.
Capella's EarthCheck announcement, reproduced in trade press, states that vegetables, spices and herbs are hand harvested on the property and used by the kitchen. No crop list, share of produce, grower or verification is published.
An incredible array of organic Indigenous vegetables, spices, and herbs are hand-harvested on the property and utilised by chefs and wellness practitioners, highlighting their healing properties in traditional wellness treatments.
What to ask them
What share of produce is grown on site or sourced locally, and is it verified?
Which cooking oils are used, and is the policy published?
What cookware is used in the kitchen?
Is kitchen and ice water filtered, and to what specification?
Is there a published position on additives, preservatives or allergens?
Biophilic and Healing Design4 source notesPublished or supplied
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 architect publishes the method used to position every tent on the site: full size bamboo mockups were built on site to set each tent against the existing trees and views before construction.
This was facilitated with on-site bamboo mockups of each tent, to ensure the existing environment was preserved – and to find the best jungle views.
The architect publishes the siting intent for the camp, that the brief was reduced in scale so that no tree was cut during construction. No survey, arborist or tree schedule is named.
The project was scaled down to and the priority became to keep every tree: not a single one was cut down during construction.
A first look report published in November 2018 describes the tents as built around palm and banyan trees and in some cases incorporating them. The four hectare site area in the same sentence is a land measurement and is not scored.
Spreading out across four hectares, no trees were harmed, instead, the tents were constructed around palm and banyan trees, and sometimes incorporate them.
The property publishes that each one-bedroom tent has direct outdoor access through a private deck and pool with a forest or valley outlook. No ceiling height, volume or planting palette is published.
Published by Capella Ubud, Bali, read 17 Aug 2026.
One-Bedroom Forest Tents feature plunge pools with lush panoramas, outdoor decks with daybeds, a copper bathtub, indoor and outdoor showers, and curated guest amenities.
What to ask them
Does every guest room have direct outdoor access or an operable opening?
What is the published design intent behind the natural materials used?
What are the typical ceiling heights and room volumes?
Was the landscape designed with native planting, and is the palette published?
Sound and Sensory Ecology2 source notesPublished or supplied
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.
The property publishes that guests sleep inside canvas walls through which outside sound is audible. No background noise level, acoustic separation figure or wall specification accompanies it.
Published by Capella Ubud, Bali, read 17 Aug 2026.
As a guest of Capella Ubud, Bali, your experience includes sleeping inside canvas walls which allow you to hear the sounds of nature from dusk till dawn.
A review published in August 2025 reports that the tent canvas gives no insulation and that neighbours and rain are audible inside the tent. It is an account of a stay, with no measurement and no acoustic specification.
Published by This Is Luxury Travel, read 17 Aug 2026.
The tent canvas is thin, offering no real insulation.
What to ask them
What is the measured background noise level in a guest room at night?
What acoustic separation is specified between adjoining keys?
How loud is the guest room air conditioning at its lowest setting?
Is fragrance diffused into guest rooms or public areas, and can it be declined?
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
Certifications
EarthCheck Gold Certification
Issued by EarthCheck
Property
Awarded: Not stated · Valid until: Not stated · Source checked: 17 Aug 2026
Feature sources and certification records show their own scope and dates.
Compare what each stay offers, how it was checked and what still needs confirming. Assessment labels describe the review, not an overall quality rating.
A low score means a property has not published information. It does not mean the property is unsafe, unhealthy or poorly run.
These scores describe disclosure, not property quality. Listings are free, and any commercial relationship is disclosed.
Regional data is context about the location. It does not establish conditions inside a room.
Safely managed drinking water, Indonesia · 2024The 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.World Health Organization
Ambient PM2.5 and PM10 near Keliki, Bali, Indonesia · 30 days to 2026-08-17Modelled 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.Open-Meteo, from CAMS
