No walls, no doors – is this the future of luxury travel?
The first property launched under a new brand from Banyan Tree takes its history of boundary pushing further by doing more with way less in the Balinese jungle.
Buahan in Bali is the first property in the new Banyan Tree Escape brand.
An after-dark arrival, it turns out, is not the ideal start to a stay at Buahan, a Banyan Tree escape. It is not just that you miss out on the magnificent view that greets new arrivals: over the jungle and across to one of Bali’s sacred peaks. If you are anything like me, a 90-minute nocturnal drive there from the airport is enough to cause second thoughts.
The idea of a resort that invites nature in, with no walls and no doors on your accommodation, sounds appealing when you are stuck in a big city. But driving through the tropical night alive with the sounds of frogs and insects, I start to wonder just how wild this experience is going to get.
