Bambu Inda near Ubud, Bali is perhaps the most interesting resort I've ever stayed at. It was created over many years by Canadian jewelry designer John Hardy. He originally started collecting old Javanese wood houses and scattering them around his property to house guests who would come to visit. Each house was painstakingly disassembled and labeled before being shipped and reassembled at their current location. Each is unique, though they all share a rustic simplicity. They are decorated very minimally with antique wood furniture. The bathrooms tend to blur the line between inside and outside with open air showers and earthen walls (like the one shown above). Water is also an important design element. The first house we stayed in, called the Udang House, is built over a shrimp pond and features a glass floor illuminated by blue lights that allows you see down into the water. The second house, called the Kolam House, is built on a koi pond and features four large rocks rising out of the water that lead you to the front door. It has a large open air shower where you can see stars while showering at night. In total there are eleven unique houses on the property, along with 2 bamboo long houses and a very cool "natural" swimming pool complete with rope swing. It is simply amazing what you can do with a refined aesthetic and boatloads of cash.
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