Capella Ubud, Bali

Capella Ubud, Bali

Capella Ubud, Bali sits on a sloped jungle ravine in Tegallalang, a short walk from Tegallalang Rice Terrace, Ubud Palace and Ubud Monkey Forest. Its twenty-three tented suites spread across a single storey, designed by Bill Bensley and built in 2018, so the interior reads wilder and more theatrical than the word cottage on a booking form suggests. Each canvas-walled room opens onto a private bathroom, a mosquito net over the full double bed, an indoor fireplace for cooler nights in the ravine and a stocked minibar; some tents add a terrace, and family rooms allow an extra bed for 2,450,000 IDR a night. Days move between the outdoor pool and the indoor one, the spa, sauna and massage room, a library, picnic area and barbecue spot, or a guided hike into the rice terraces; staff who speak English and Chinese arrange transfers, car rental and tour bookings, and a conference hall covers the rare working trip. Two details worth knowing before arrival: couples sharing a room are asked for a marriage certificate at check-in, and a damage deposit of 2,500,000 IDR a day is collected on arrival, so this suits travelers who read the fine print rather than skim it. It suits someone drawn to Bensley's maximalist tents more than a traveler chasing beachfront or a high floor with a view, since Tegallalang is inland, jungle-bound and quiet after dark. What no comparable Ubud address offers at this scale is a Bensley-designed tented camp with only twenty-three rooms on a single floor, so the ravine, not a corridor, is what stays with guests. A twenty-three room, single-floor tented camp designed by Bill Bensley on a Tegallalang ravine, minutes from the rice terraces and Ubud Palace. Indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna and a library sit alongside canvas suites with fireplaces and mosquito nets. Couples need a marriage certificate at check-in, so plan ahead.