room with a view room with a view
bali
20 MILES
Ubud
room with a view Legong suite, Sandat Glamping (Ubud, Bali)
Denpasar NGURAH RAI AIRPORT
There are five tents and three suites; tents are $380; the Legong Suite is $470 (no phone; [email protected]).
Three suites share the infinity pool, which seems to flow right into the rice fields past the coconut palms.
108 CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER july 2013
go to condenasttraveler .com/rwav for a slide show of 25 years of “room with a view.”
CondeNastTRAVELER.COM
Photograph by Stefano Scatà
What could be better than camping in Bali? Why glamping (glamorous camping), of course, and this site just outside of Ubud—Bali’s artistic center—merges the island’s natural beauty with modern comforts. Constructed of coconut wood and covered by a thatched roof, the suites pay homage to lumbungs, traditional rice granaries native to Bali, and the second-floor bedrooms overlook terraced rice fields. If you get restless, Ubud’s art galleries, as well as the lotus ponds and shadow puppet performances at the Royal Palace, are just a short bike ride away through the hills. For a more rugged ride, cycling down Mount Batur, a nearby volcano, is thrilling. The less athletic will find a drink at the camp bar, carved out of lava rock, thrilling enough.
Homemade Balinese kue keju cheesecake, steamed to spongy moistness, and sawo (sapodilla) juice.
20 MILES
Ubud
room with a view Legong suite, Sandat Glamping (Ubud, Bali)
Denpasar NGURAH RAI AIRPORT
There are five tents and three suites; tents are $380; the Legong Suite is $470 (no phone; [email protected]).
Three suites share the infinity pool, which seems to flow right into the rice fields past the coconut palms.
108 CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER july 2013
go to condenasttraveler .com/rwav for a slide show of 25 years of “room with a view.”
CondeNastTRAVELER.COM
Photograph by Stefano Scatà
What could be better than camping in Bali? Why glamping (glamorous camping), of course, and this site just outside of Ubud—Bali’s artistic center—merges the island’s natural beauty with modern comforts. Constructed of coconut wood and covered by a thatched roof, the suites pay homage to lumbungs, traditional rice granaries native to Bali, and the second-floor bedrooms overlook terraced rice fields. If you get restless, Ubud’s art galleries, as well as the lotus ponds and shadow puppet performances at the Royal Palace, are just a short bike ride away through the hills. For a more rugged ride, cycling down Mount Batur, a nearby volcano, is thrilling. The less athletic will find a drink at the camp bar, carved out of lava rock, thrilling enough.
Homemade Balinese kue keju cheesecake, steamed to spongy moistness, and sawo (sapodilla) juice.
