Sources for Fivelements Ubud
Every line on the Fivelements Ubud 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
- 7 Oct 2026
- Last reviewed
- 15 Aug 2026
- Strongest evidence
- Specified
- Coverage
- Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Practical details and location
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 Mambal, 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 describes the buildings it commissioned as open air structures. No filtration specification, ventilation rate or air measurement accompanies the description.
In their words: “The results are the contextually subtle, open air structures that have earned their initial brief as a 'non-architectural architecture'.”
A travel operator's property page states that the dining room, spa and yoga hall are not air conditioned and are cooled by the building form. No ventilation rate, fresh air supply figure or filtration specification is given.
In their words: “Fivelements doesn't use air-conditioning in the public spaces, including the dining room, the Spa and yoga hall.”
Water Integrity
The property states that its water is drawn from an on site well and that drinking water is provided on site instead of bottled water. No treatment train, filtration grade, contaminant panel or laboratory is named.
In their words: “We celebrate the abundant water resources of the Abiansemal region by drawing our water from an on site well, recycling and storing grey and rainwater, and discouraging bottled water by providing drinking water on site.”
A travel operator's property page states that all potable water is purified on site, with no purification method, filtration grade, media, test panel or laboratory named. The litre figure in the same sentence describes stored stormwater and greywater held for non-potable irrigation use, not drinking water.
In their words: “Rainwater is harvested, stored, and used for irrigation (a total of 16,500 litres of recycled stormwater and greywater is stored on site for non-potable uses and all potable water is purified on site).”
Two travel operator pages describe the pool water treatment method by name, as ionised and chemical free. No ioniser product, dosing specification, laboratory panel or reading is published alongside it.
In their words: “an ionised, chemical-free pool and a temperature-controlled therapy pool for water treatments”
Light Rhythm
A travel agency page states that the open air bathtub in each suite has colour changing lighting. No product, colour temperature, flicker performance or control specification is published with it.
In their words: “an open-air bathtub with chromotherapy lighting”
A 2013 article describes colour lighting fitted at the outdoor sunken tubs of the sleeping pavilions, at a point when the property published five pavilions rather than the six suite categories listed now. No lamp, colour temperature or control specification is given.
In their words: “Five sumptuous sleeping pavilions have decadent outdoor bathrooms, private decks with sunken tubs, high tech chromo graphic lighting, and handpicked antiques.”
A first hand review publishes that guests control the chakra colour lighting from a bedside tablet, which locates the colour lighting in the guest room rather than only at the bathtub and names the control method. No colour temperature, dimming range or flicker performance is published.
In their words: “Guests control the lights via a bedside tablet that also controls the music”
The property publishes that custom LED lights made in the United States, arranged by an Italian lighting designer, illuminate the space. No manufacturer, firm, colour temperature, dimming range or flicker performance is named, and country of manufacture is not something a reader can check.
In their words: “Custom LED lights made in the USA and arranged by an Italian lighting designer illuminate the space”
EMF Harmony
Not published. We looked and found nothing on this, which is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
Materials and Textiles
The property names the structural bamboo species as Petung, Dendrocalamus asper, and names the architect and the bamboo specialist who built the structures. No treatment chemistry, concentration or retention figure is published with it.
In their words: “Matching the aesthetic sense of architect Pak Arthana with the technical skill of local expert Arief Rabik (of PT Indobamboo) we built strong and beautiful structures from local Bamboo Petung (Dendrocalamus asper).”
A travel operator's property page names the construction timbers as recycled teak and ironwood, alongside bamboo, local stone and coconut wood. No supplier, coating, sealant or emission class is named.
In their words: “Natural materials including bamboo, recycled teak and Ironwood, local stone and coconut wood were used.”
A 2013 article lists the construction materials as bamboo, riverstone, coconut wood and recycled teak, naming material categories with no supplier, grade or finish.
In their words: “Thoughtful construction utilizes bamboo, riverstone, coconut wood and recycled teak and mimics the curves, colors and rawness of nature.”
The property describes the suite interiors by material category, naming bamboo accents, thatched roofing and wooden floors with no species, supplier, coating or emission class attached to any of them.
In their words: “These generously sized one-bedroom suites draw inspiration from the natural beauty of Bali, featuring bamboo accents, traditional thatched roofing, wooden floors and a spacious terrace overlooking the sacred Ayung River.”
The property lists songket, a traditional Balinese woven textile, in the in room amenity list for the Riverfront Suites. No fibre content, mill, supplier or textile certification is published, and no mattress or bed linen composition is published.
In their words: “Sleeping suites embellished with traditional Balinese Songket textiles and antique touches”
Food and Kitchen
The property names its own on site garden, the Garden of Peace, as the source of vegetables and herbs used in the kitchen. No share of total produce is published.
In their words: “Many of the ingredients are harvested from our Garden of Peace, where fresh vegetables and herbs are lovingly grown on-site, ensuring purity, seasonality and connection to the land.”
The property names permaculture and traditional Subak irrigation as the growing and watering methods used in the garden that supplies its kitchen. No certification body, input list or yield figure is published.
In their words: “permaculture principles and traditional Subak irrigation, creating a thriving ecosystem that nourishes both plants and people”
The property states that the garden harvest is used in the kitchen daily, with no share of produce, weight or frequency record published.
In their words: “Its seasonal harvests are used daily in our kitchen to flavour and elevate plant-based cuisine”
The property states that the plant based menu can be supplemented with eggs and fish, describing them by category with no farm, fishery or supplier named.
In their words: “organic eggs and sustainably sourced fish are available as supplementary options, either as additions or as replacements for plant protein”
A travel operator's property page states that ingredients are bought organic and seasonal from local farmers where possible. No farm, supplier or certification body is named and no share is given.
In their words: “Fivelements source organic ingredients at the height of their season from local farmers where they can, they support sustainable agriculture and environmentally friendly products.”
A third party article states that the on site garden grows medicinal plants, herbs, flowers, fruit and vegetables for the restaurant. The garden area it gives differs from the figure on the property's own page, and area measures nothing this pathway covers.
In their words: “The 3800-square-meter Garden of Peace at Fivelements Retreat where medicinal plants, herbs, flowers, fruits, and vegetables are cultivated with care, provides natural treasures to the retreat's restaurant, resulting in impressively sustainable bites.”
Biophilic and Healing Design
The property names the architect and master planner and the bamboo specialist responsible for the structures, publishing the design as authored rather than incidental.
In their words: “Matching the aesthetic sense of architect Pak Arthana with the technical skill of local expert Arief Rabik (of PT Indobamboo) we built strong and beautiful structures from local Bamboo Petung (Dendrocalamus asper).”
The property names Tri Hita Karana as the Balinese design principle applied to its garden. No planting palette, species list or dimension is published with it.
In their words: “the Balinese Tri Hita Karana principle, honouring the connection between humanity, nature and the divine”
The property states that the site was replanted with native and naturalised species from Bali and neighbouring islands. The planting is described by category and no species list is published.
In their words: “The final step to creating Fivelements Bali was to re-seed the land with native and naturalized species including Balinese ceremonial, medicinal and decorative plants sourced from Bali and neighboring islands.”
The property states that the Riverfront Suites have an open air ensuite bathroom and a separate outdoor bathhouse, which describes direct outdoor access from the suite. No ceiling height or room volume is published.
In their words: “An open-air bathroom and private bamboo bathhouse with a volcanic-stone bathtub bring the surrounding nature into the experience.”
Sound and Sensory Ecology
A 2013 article reports river noise and birdsong as the ambient sound in the gardens, as an impression from a visit with no measurement.
In their words: “the gardens are filled with lush foliage, and the gushing of a fast flowing river intermingles with birdsong”
Disclosures
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