Sources for Misool Resort
Every line on the Misool Resort 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
- 14 Aug 2026
- Last reviewed
- 14 Aug 2026
- Strongest evidence
- Specified
- Coverage
- Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Practical details and location
The practical details and the map point, -2.4083, 130.9272
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 Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, 30 days to 2026-08-17: Modelled ambient air over this location averaged 9.1 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 and 13.5 of PM10 across the 720 hours to 2026-08-17, peaking at 21.1 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 resort describes its guest rooms as well ventilated, with no filter grade, ventilation rate or air measurement published.
In their words: “All of our rooms are spacious, well-ventilated, and generously distributed around the undulating karst rock formations of our private resort island.”
Read it: Accommodation in overwater bungalows and jungle villas Archived copy
A 2010 article about the resort's architecture attributes ventilation to the roof pitch and open eaves, naming no system, no equipment and no rate.
In their words: “The steeply pitched roofs and open eaves create a natural ventilation system.”
Read it: Green architecture: Misool Eco Resort, Indonesia Archived copy
Water Integrity
A 2010 article reports that the resort has a drilled well and a desalination unit, with no membrane specification, output figure or laboratory panel published. The article describes the resort at nine guest cottages and it now publishes twenty keys, so the scale of the plant today is not on the public record.
In their words: “The resort has a drilled well, and a desalination unit, but since the drinkable water is scarce on the island they used water-saving shower heads and taps in order to lessen the consumption.”
Read it: Green architecture: Misool Eco Resort, Indonesia Archived copy
The resort publishes that drinking water is provided to guests at no charge, naming no treatment step, no filtration and no test.
In their words: “Clean drinking water, Papuan coffee, tea, and soft drinks are provided free of charge.”
Light Rhythm
Not published. We looked and found nothing on this, which is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
EMF Harmony
The resort publishes that internet access is available in one building, The Hive, and not elsewhere on the island. No network topology, access point placement, shielding or field measurement is published.
In their words: “We have internet available in The Hive, but nowhere else on the island.”
Materials and Textiles
A 2010 article reports that cavity walls are insulated with coconut fibre treated with borax as a termite deterrent, naming the fill material and the preservative chemistry but no supplier, grade or emission rating. The article describes the resort at nine guest cottages; eleven of its current twenty keys post date it.
In their words: “Cavity walls are insulated with coconut fibers and treated with borax, a natural termite deterrent.”
Read it: Green architecture: Misool Eco Resort, Indonesia Archived copy
The resort publishes that the buildings were made from reclaimed tropical hardwoods milled on site, with no species, supplier, grade or finish named.
In their words: “Misool Resort was built entirely of reclaimed tropical hardwoods, milled on site with our own portable sawmill.”
Read it: Accommodation in overwater bungalows and jungle villas Archived copy
Food and Kitchen
The resort publishes a fish sourcing rule naming the gear type, line caught, and the area the catch comes from, outside the Misool Marine Reserve.
In their words: “All our fish is locally sourced, line-caught blue water fish from outside the Misool Marine Reserve.”
The resort publishes that it does not use palm oil, and names no other cooking oil and no cookware.
In their words: “We do not use palm oil because we love orangutans and rainforests.”
The resort publishes an on site hydroponics operation supplying named salad and herb crops, with no share of produce, no supplier and no organic certification published.
In their words: “Our organic hydroponics lab provides us with fresh rucola, kale, lettuce, mint, basil, and more.”
Biophilic and Healing Design
The resort publishes that water cottage verandas have stairs leading down to the lagoon and that the house reef is reached from the accommodation.
In their words: “Stairs lead down from your veranda to the North Lagoon, and the House Reef is just a few fin kicks away.”
Read it: Accommodation in overwater bungalows and jungle villas Archived copy
The resort publishes that every room has an open air bathroom, with no ceiling height, room volume, planting palette or design intent published.
In their words: “All rooms feature Balinese-style open air bathrooms, wall fans, independent air-conditioning units, fresh hot and cold showers, mini-bars stocked with treats from around the archipelago, and handcrafted furniture and fittings.”
Read it: Accommodation in overwater bungalows and jungle villas Archived copy
Sound and Sensory Ecology
Not published. We looked and found nothing on this, which is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
Disclosures
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