Capella Ubud

Worth getting out of bed for

This is not your average campsite (though you can make s’mores around the campfire and watch movies out under the stars). For starters, you can indulge in spa treatments at Auriga Wellness, get bigger guns at the Armory gym and enjoy board games and books in the comfort of the Officers Tent lounge. The hotel can help to arrange rainforest expeditions, 4x4 trips to the Penulisan Hills with picnic pit stops at Lake Batur, visits to a local farm, art classes, chocolate tastings and coffee workshops. For a day trip, head out to the rice terraces at Tegalalang and admire the artful irrigation, or visit the Kanto Lampo waterfall. For a smug sense of achievement, complete the Campuhan Ridge Walk, which comes with plenty of handsome hilly views. Take the waters at Pura Tirta Empul, a sacred temple complex with added hot springs, thought to have curative powers (hence the pilgrims). 

Local restaurants

Vegans, clean-eaters and anyone who cares about the planet will love the local, plant-based food being served up at Zest; there’s even a counterpart to a full English, with taro hash browns, red-bean salsa and curry-flavoured fake mayo. For more sustainable sustenance and an admirable selection of salads, head to The Elephant, which overlooks Campuhan Ridge. At Manisan in Ubud, the setting is as traditional as the delicious Indonesian food, which looks (almost) too good to eat. Scrub up for supper at Mozaic, a French-influenced, fine-dining restaurant where the chefs have some serious food-styling skills. And for when only something sweet will do, skip the savoury course and hit up Room 4 Dessert, where sugar hounds can get more than their fix and puddings are elevated into an entire experience.