Ubud, Bali · Indonesia
COMO Shambhala Estate is a stay in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. This page records what the property publishes about its building, across the eight pathways this index reviews.
Photography: COMO Shambhala Estate's published media
Listing details from OpenStreetMap, read 25 Aug 2026.
COMO Shambhala Estate sits on 22 acres of riverine forest above the Ayung River, a short drive north of Ubud.
COMO Shambhala Estate sits on 22 acres of riverine forest above the Ayung River, a short drive north of Ubud. The land carries a spring the property calls The Source, and the Balinese have treated this stretch of valley as a place of purification for far longer than there has been a hotel on it. The buildings are open timber pavilions and residences set into the slope, so the forest is the wall of most rooms rather than the view from one. Hydrotherapy and vitality pools are fed from the spring rather than from a municipal main. That is a real answer to the question of where the water comes from, and it is the kind of answer most properties cannot give.
Pavilions and residences set into twenty-two acres of riverine forest above the Ayung River, a short drive north of Ubud. The land carries a spring the property calls The Source, and the Balinese have treated this stretch of valley as a place of purification for far longer than there has been a hotel on it; the hydrotherapy and vitality pools draw on that spring rather than the mains. Every fresh fruit and vegetable is published as coming from one named farm, Santika Farm at Bedugul, at one hundred per cent, which is a stronger claim than most properties are willing to make.
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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.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
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.
The property names a spring on the site, The Source, as the water the Estate is built around. Nothing accompanies it about treatment, filtration or laboratory analysis.
Published by COMO Hotels and Resorts, read 19 Aug 2026.
Read it: Wellness, COMO Shambhala EstateFor over two decades, COMO Shambhala Estate has drawn its sacred vitality from The Source, a natural spring revered by the Balinese.
A third party publisher records the hydrotherapy and vitality pools as fed by the natural spring rather than from mains supply, with no treatment or disinfection method published.
Published by Girls Who Eat, Non-Toxic Travel Made Simple, read 19 Aug 2026.
Read it: The Best Wellness Retreats for a Solo TripCOMO Shambhala Estate sits in the jungle above Ubud with a locally sourced kitchen, natural spring-fed hydrotherapy and vitality pools
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.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
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.
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.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
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 kitchen's produce is published with a denominator and a named grower: all fresh fruit and vegetables come from Santika Farm in Bedugul, and more than 94 per cent of daily supply comes from suppliers within Bali. The share is the property's own figure, verified by nobody outside it, and the farm's growing method carries no certifier, so this is recorded as specified rather than measured.
Published by COMO Hotels and Resorts, read 19 Aug 2026.
Read it: Sustainability, COMO Shambhala EstateOver 94 per cent of our daily supply is sourced from local suppliers across Bali, with 100 per cent of our fresh fruits and vegetables sourced from Santika Farm in Bedugul.
The Indonesian dining series is described as built on locally sourced ingredients and seasonal produce in collaboration with named categories of supplier, with no producer named.
Published by COMO Hotels and Resorts, read 19 Aug 2026.
Read it: Dining, COMO Shambhala EstateThis dining series celebrates Indonesian regional heritage through time-honoured recipes, locally sourced ingredients and seasonal produce, created in collaboration with local farmers and artisans.
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 property runs a native planting programme with a published annual target, increasing the presence of native species on the estate by 5 per cent each year, and produces its own compost from landscape and food waste.
Published by COMO Hotels and Resorts, read 19 Aug 2026.
Read it: Sustainability, COMO Shambhala EstateWe're dedicated to preserving Bali's natural heritage and are actively working to increase the presence of native plants on our property by 5 per cent each year.
The site is described as 22 acres of riverine forest above the Ayung River, with a spring on the land, and the buildings placed within it. No planting inventory, outlook measurement or design method is published.
Published by COMO Hotels and Resorts, read 19 Aug 2026.
Read it: COMO Shambhala EstateOur wellness retreat occupies a 22-acre natural sanctuary in a riverine forest in Bali's heart. This is a traditional place of purification in local culture, with a sacred spring and the flowing Ayung River.
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.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
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Awarded: Not stated · Valid until: Not stated · Source checked: 19 Aug 2026
Meets 3+ of our standards or still has synthetic fragrance in its main spaces or beauty products. Shows a clear commitment to non-toxic travel, such as local sourcing or wellness offerings
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Published corrections Full assessment recordUbud, Bali, IndonesiaAsia-Pacific-8.4507, 115.2353
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