Special Awards Hotels 2023Establishment

Bambu Indah Resort

Indonesia

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Ethical & Sustainable Hotel Awards

Hotels that demonstrate innovative and exemplary dedication to ethical practices, sustainability, and social responsibility within the workplace, industry, and wider community (not based only on environmental standards)

A jungle retreat in Ubud with a holistic approach to sustainability. The founders of Bambu Indah dream of a world where everything used can be composted back into the earth. The hotel is plastic-free; banana leaves and papaya stems become plates and straws, used cooking oil fuels the lamps, the swimming pools are natural. There are six bamboo houses scattered along the river bank, surrounded by tamarind, cinnamon and palm trees, and four more on a verdant clifftop, including tents on raised platforms that float in the treetops. Bambu Indah is both new for 2023 and the evolution of a 20-year project guided by love for the land and everyone who visits.