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Uluwatu, Bali · Indonesia

The Asa Maia.

Photography: The Asa Maia's published media

5.86 of 8 pathways noted · ListedFrom public sources, not confirmed directly2 pathways still unconfirmed

What this place offers

  • Himalayan salt and infrared sauna
  • Subterranean hot and cold pools
  • Main pool
  • Yoga and meditation shala
  • 24-hour gym
  • Spa
  • Breathwork sessions

Their own accounts: Instagram, Facebook

A closer look at The Asa Maia

Ten century old Javanese timber houses, taken down in East Java, carried to a lane above Padang Padang beach and put back up as suites around a saltwater pool. The Asa Maia opened in 2021, built by its owner Martha over three years with Earth Lines Architects, as a small adults only wellness retreat built around breathwork, a sauna and an ice bath. It is one of the better documented small properties in this index on what the rooms are made of, and one of the least documented on what the air and the light in them do.

The gladaksA gladak is a hand hewn teak house from the villages of East Java, and each of the ten here is named for the…

A gladak is a hand hewn teak house from the villages of East Java, and each of the ten here is named for the village it came from. The property publishes what went into rebuilding them: bamboo shingle roofs handcrafted in Bangli, reclaimed teak cabinetry, petrified wood furniture, around 90 per cent of all timber reclaimed, en suite tiles cut as a modern batik and handmade in Java, oval copper tubs and Belgian bluestone salvaged from a railway station. The bed is a King Koil mattress under Last Light flax linen. The toiletries are Sensatia Botanicals in refillable bottles. That is a named brand at every layer between a guest and the building, which is why materials reaches the specified tier. What is not named is what fills the mattress and what finishes the teak.

Where it is

Uluwatu, Bali, IndonesiaAsia-Pacific

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The recordSpecified · current as of 17 Oct 2026
Current as of
17 Oct 2026
Last reviewed
17 Oct 2026
Coverage
Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Strongest evidence
Specified

Evidence

Wellness Score 5.8, last changed 17 Oct 2026 when the newest evidence was read. It moves only when evidence does. How the score is made

Low-toxin materialsNamedFiltered drinking waterNamedreverse osmosisCooking oils namedNot publishedOrganic foodNamedorganicMould and damp addressedNot publishedEMF consideredNot published

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

Verified in person means a Human Garage Certified Spaces assessor saw it on site. 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 Asa Maia

The evidence, area by area

Sources for this page

Air1 note

  • 1 stated

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.

  • On their website

    The property publishes that it is a smoke-free property.

    Source
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?

Water2 notes

  • 2 named

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.

  • Reverse osmosis drinking water

    On their website

    Drinking water is published as Uluwatu's supply treated by reverse osmosis, a named treatment, offered in place of bottled water. No remineralisation, no filter product and no chemistry panel is published, and whether the same water reaches the taps and showers is not stated.

    Source

  • 25 metre saltwater pool

    On their website

    The 25 metre main pool is published as saltwater rather than chlorinated, a named sanitation method. No pool chemistry is published.

    Source
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 & sleep1 note

  • 1 stated

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.

  • Light-flooded suites, picture window

    On their website

    The studio is published with a pitched roof and a picture window onto the grounds, and the suites as light flooded with bespoke pendant lights. Daylight wording for the room a guest sleeps in, with no lux, colour temperature or blackout provision published.

    Source
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?

Materials5 notes

  • 5 named

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.

  • King Koil, flax linen

    On their website

    The mattresses are published by brand as King Koil and the bedding by brand as Last Light linen, handmade from flax. No filling or flame retardant statement is published for the mattress, and no fibre test for the linen.

    Source

  • Sensatia Botanicals refillable amenities

    On their website

    Bathroom amenities are published by brand as Sensatia Botanicals in refillable containers, a Balinese maker the spa page describes as 100 per cent botanical. No ingredient list or fragrance statement is published on the property's pages.

    Source

  • Reclaimed teak gladak houses

    On their website

    The suites are published as century old reclaimed teak gladak houses from East Java under handcrafted bamboo shingle roofs, with reclaimed teak cabinetry, petrified wood furniture, oval copper or Belgian bluestone bathtubs and cement batik tiles handmade in Java; around 90 per cent of the wood is published as reclaimed. Named materials, with no finish or emission result.

    Source

  • Copper baths, stone vanities

    Published by Earth Lines Architects

    The architect publishes the same palette from its own side: carved stone vanities, bespoke copper baths, petrified wood furniture, reclaimed teak cabinetry, and en suite tiles designed as a modern batik cement tile and handmade in Java.

    Source

  • Toraja and Tenganan ikat

    On their website

    Soft furnishings are published as ikat bought directly from Toraja in Sulawesi and Tenganan in Bali, with the Tenganan cloth double woven and dyed with native plants. A named source and a named dye method for a textile a guest touches.

    Source
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?

Food4 notes

  • 3 named
  • 1 stated

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.

  • Self-published organic produce share

    On their website

    Fruit and vegetables are published as 100 per cent organic and grown on the island, with the majority of produce from local suppliers the property calls trusted but does not name. A self published share with no purchasing record or audit behind it.

    Source

  • Herb garden, grower named

    On their website

    The property's own herb garden is published with its grower named, Mega, growing lemongrass, aloe vera, turmeric and chilli. Fish is published as wild caught off Jimbaran with no supplier named. Nothing is published on cooking oil or cookware.

    Source

  • Vegan-leaning menu

    On their website

    The menu is published as vegan leaning with pescatarian dishes, dressings and nut milks made in house, and organic produce described as free of GMOs, antibiotics, synthetic fertilisers and chemical additives. Categories rather than a named supplier.

    Source

  • On their website

    The retreat menus are published as made with organic, seed-oil-free ingredients.

    Source
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?

Nature3 notes

  • 2 named
  • 1 stated

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.

  • Porches and open-sky bathrooms

    On their website

    Every suite is published with a front porch, a private indoor and outdoor lounge, and a bathroom partly open to the sky with indoor and outdoor rain showers. Outdoor access from the room a guest sleeps in.

    Source

  • Earth Lines design method

    Published by Earth Lines Architects

    Earth Lines Architects publishes its method: a concept built around the origin and history of each reclaimed structure, expressed through local materials and craft, with the studio responsible for the interiors, furniture, spa and landscape.

    Source

  • Reclaimed limasan yoga shala

    On their website

    The yoga shala is published as a reclaimed Javanese limasan house in teak under a bamboo shingle roof, on the upper level of the main pavilion with treetop views. A communal space, described rather than measured.

    Source
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?

Quiet1 note

  • 1 stated

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.

  • Freestanding suites, Bose systems

    On their website

    The ten suites are published as freestanding, which is a separation between keys by distance rather than a rated wall. A Bose sound system is published in every room, a source rather than a provision, and no background level or acoustic rating is published.

    Source
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?

Wireless & wiringNot published

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?

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

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The Asa Maia · Photographs

The main pool, a long dark stone clad pool reflecting the trees, with timber loungers along its far side and a thatched pavilion beyond.

Photography: The Asa Maia's published media

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