Need to know
Rooms
Six suites, including four standalone villas.
Check–Out
11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
More details
Rates include a homemade breakfast using farm-fresh ingredients, including a tropical fruit platter, smoothie bowl, granola, jam, crumpets, eggs-any-way, coconut water, and just-squeezed juices.
Also
Unfortunately the terraced stone steps which lead to the rooms make this property unsuitable for guests with mobility issues.
At the hotel
Organic vegetable garden, mosquito repellent, charged laundry service, plug adaptors, and free WiFi. In rooms: air-conditioning, minibar, flashlight, yoga mats, pool towels, sarongs, straw shopping baskets, and Sensatia Botanical bath products.
Our favourite rooms
‘Room’ doesn’t quite come close to describing the fantastical sleeping quarters at Stone House – each is individually designed, with giant canopy beds, freestanding tubs, and outdoor decks taking centre stage. Crafted entirely from bamboo and open to the elements, the Treehouse is best for embracing the tropical surroundings – there are no doors or windows, just oversized outdoor curtains to keep balmy breezes drifting through (and a statement copper tub on the upper terrace to soak it all up from). Standing on seven-metre stilts above a fish pond and jutting into the jungle, the Longhouse feels the most secluded (and comes with some of the best views across the paddy fields from its three porches). Families should book both the Sky View Up and Sky View Down to spread out across the two-storey villa, and the more rustically-inclined will be happiest in the Farmhouse – accessed via its own bridge over a gently flowing river running through the property (you’ll often hear ducks quacking as they follow the farmers downstream).
Poolside
At first glance, the infinity pool (open daily from 8am to 8pm) at Stone House could easily be a natural spring cocooned by tropical plants on all sides. Part back the giant banana leaves and jade-green palms, and you’ll soon be swimming in what feels like the middle of the jungle. A handful of loungers and parasols are discreetly dotted around the gardens, and there’s a curved sundeck that hugs the pool’s edge.
Packing tips
Download a few episodes of 'I Dream of Jeannie' to watch on the plane – the US sitcom inspired the hotel’s Seventies-style, psychedelic public bathroom, complete with a purple tie-dye toilet seat.
Also
Private yoga classes are available on request (by the pool or in your villa), as well as in-room massages.
Children
Over-eights are welcome to stay, and babysitting can be arranged in advance (for around US$10 an hour).
Sustainability efforts
The sustainability efforts at Stone House Bali go beyond bamboo toothbrushes, extensive recycling, refillable glass bottles, and banning single-use plastic (though these initiatives are very much in place). Every element of the property has either been salvaged or upcycled and given new life, including reclaimed railway tracks which now run through the walls, Javanese telephone poles have become beams in the Longhouse, and ancient murals from a palace in Surakarta now decorate the hotel’s Java Suite. The entire Farmhouse was relocated from Java, ensuring a traditional Indonesian joglo didn’t go to ruin. Dining is an equally eco-friendly affair, as most of what you’ll eat is grown and handpicked from the on-site organic vegetable garden, or sourced from local farmers and fishermen.
