Bali’s luxe escapes are in a league of their own, offering a magical mix of barefoot luxury, nourishing food, and world-class wellness experiences for body, mind and soul. From epic surf holidays to yoga, hydrotherapy and sound healing, escape the grind at one of these beautiful boltholes.

Best Bali hotel for: Surf fanatics

Pekutatan, West coast Bali

Effortlessly cool Lost Lindenberg is a design-lover’s paradise, raised high among lush coconut palms on Bali’s wild and untouched west coast.

Start your stay at this sustainable, community-focussed boutique gem with a Balinese blessing, and then make a bee line for the spa, organic plant-based food, beach bonfires and, most importantly, epic surf.

Lost Lindenberg has bragging rights to its own private beach and break, plus Bali’s longest wave – Medewi – is a short drive away.

Room rates include surf sessions with local instructors at Lost Beach, plus free shuttles to other surfing hot spots.

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Best Bali hotel for: Destressing with a difference

Ubud, Central Bali

Soulshine Bali isn’t your typical hotel stay. Sure, it’s a luxurious bohemian escape tucked away in Ubud’s serene rice fields, but it also happens to be founded and run by music legend Michael Franti and his wife Sara.

Read: this boutique ‘sound and wellness resort’ is a haven of connection, creativity and good old-fashioned fun. Find yourself through music and Balinese culture on their signature Soulrocker Retreat.

There’s daily yoga, nourishing farm-to-table food, sound healing sessions and creative workshops, but come evening, it’s time to let your hair down.

Dance under the stars to a resident DJ, belt out karaoke, and be treated to three live and intimate sets by Franti himself.

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Best Bali hotel for: The ultimate flop and drop escape

Sidemen, East Bali

Feel your blood pressure drop as you weave through the Sidemen Valley’s emerald green rice fields en route to Samanvaya Adults Only Resort.

With mighty volcano Mount Agung as backdrop, the region’s holy temples, waterfalls and working farms make for jaw-dropping ‘authentic Bali’ scenes – the kind you think of when picturing yourself lying by an infinity pool on holiday. Surrounded by a surreal panorama of rice terraces, Samanvaya’s natural beauty is an instant reset button.

Known for their architecturally-designed bamboo villas – some with private dipping pools, but all with gorgeous interiors and views – this luxury eco-resort will soon launch eight Riverside Wellness Villas and a Wellness Centre featuring hot and cold plunge pools, a sauna, steam room, gym, and more.

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Best Bali hotel for: Expert-led, women-only retreats

Canggu, Southwestern coast Bali

If a ‘no couples, no kids, no traffic’ ethos sounds like bliss, we have just the ticket. Created by women, for women, Escape Haven is a luxe wellness stay in the heart of hip Canggu that offers an impressive roster of expert-led retreats (think yoga, Pilates, surfing, Ayurveda, detoxing or even menopause support).

This oasis is all about empowerment and connection. Relax in your chic room, wander through tropical grounds for pampering at the custom spa or enjoy a dip in the sprawling saltwater lagoon pool.

Then sink into an array of healing modalities, from sound baths to fitness classes, and end the day with a butler-drawn aromatherapy flower bath.

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Best Bali hotel for: Fitness lovers

Keramas, East Bali

Fitness seekers will find nirvana on Bali’s east coast, smack bang in front of the island’s legendary Keramas surf break.

Hotel Komune Resort and Beach Club has long established itself as an institution for surfers, but the resort’s three swimming pools, luxury suites and villas, fitness offerings and tailor-made health retreats have magnetised wellness lovers the world over.

The recently launched Health Hub takes things to the next level, thanks to its dedicated yoga shala, day spa, pool and functional training centre with a stacked daily schedule. The Health Hub restaurant dishes up plant-based meals and cold-pressed juices, the cherry on top of this fitness pie.

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Best Bali hotel for: Rebalancing

Uluwatu, Bukit Peninsula

Uluwatu utopia The Asa Maia is an intimate, family-owned hideaway that shares the healing modalities that helped owner Martha Booke and her son overcome their own health struggles. You’ll positively float to the impressive Javanese shala for the likes of yoga, pilates, meditation, hypnotherapy and breathwork, and – unique to the island – contrast therapy in the subterranean hot and cold hydrotherapy pools.

Follow it with a session in the Himalayan-salt infrared sauna or lush spa, and enjoy nourishing vegan and pescatarian fare at the communal table. At this soulful sanctuary, wooden walkways snake through jungle palms to 10 century-old reclaimed Javanese gladaks – handpicked by Martha – that house luxurious suites with local artifacts, Ikat textiles, outdoor showers and copper tubs.

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