Our Sustainability Practices
Join us on our journey of Sustainability & Regeneration.
We actively commit to restore and replenish our natural resources, ecosystems, and community.
We happily pass on what we have learned over the years
Our Sustainability & Regeneration Practices are open source.
Bali's most sustainable accommodation in 2025 based on Bali Eco Climate Badge scoring!
Innovative, Adaptive & Responsive
1. Our Swimming Pool is "All Natural" without the use of any chemicals 2. Natural cleaning products only, are used on our property & guest rooms 3. Natural, Refillable and Locally produced Soaps, Shampoo & Conditioner in our guest rooms 4. Natural laundry soaps to wash all linens 5. Pure Mountain water only for drinking & showering 6. No single-use water bottles are available 7. Solar system with Lithium batteries produces 30% of our power 8. Energy consumption through mains power is limited to a max of 22,000 wt at any time for our entire property, including our family area. 9. Ant moats around our building to stop ants entering the buildings and night lights over the fish pond to attract seasonal flying insects 10. We encourage guests to turn off their lights when not in use 11. Energy-saving LED light bulbs are used throughout our property 12. Water-saving: front-load washing machines 13. Natural sunlight for drying clothes and a gas dryer when sunlight is limited for drying clothes & linens 14. Change of towels only when guests request or every 3rd day 15. Sky lights & glass tiles for natural light 16. Rechargeable torches in our rooms 17. No red meat on our menu (beef production has a huge carbon & H2O footprint) 18. No baths to conserve water - Swim in our natural pool! 19. Extensive Rhapis palm (Rhapis Excelsa) plantings to work against erosion on sloping areas 20. Swales to stop soil and water loss on our property 21. Extensive drainage systems to reduce soil erosion 22. Vegetables, spices, fruits & herbs are sourced from our Organic gardens 23. Organic fertilizers & soil enhancers: homemade seaweed concentrate, cow & goat manure, biochar, lime & ash from our firepit 24. Over 150 edible and medicinal plants in the garden - to serve our restaurant and attract birds & butterflies
Robust Circulatory Flow
1. Only compostable straws are used in our restaurant 2. Recycled kitchen oil is used for candles at dinner time 3. Edible kitchen waste is feed to our rescued Monkeys daily 4. Our mattresses are supplied by Nornnorn - recycling/upcycling mattresses for a better planet 5. Sewage & wastewater are treated through vegetated leach fields 6. *No tree* toilet paper is used throughout the property 7. Glass, plastic bottles, cans & cardboard are separated for recycling 8. No palm oil is used in our cooking 9. We compost all organic waste on-site to feed our gardens 10. No burning rubbish policy (this is a local way to dispose of rubbish) 11. Sponsored monthly rubbish truck - Picks up rubbish in our village & takes it to the refuse centre (a joint project instigated by the lodge & now shared with a neighbouring hotel) 12. Flower arrangements for rooms & our restaurant are harvested from our Permaculture gardens only 13. Housing was designed following the natural lay of land 14. Local timbers & materials harvested from our property or the surrounds (where possible) for furniture and buildings - bamboo, coffee, coconut & jackfruit timber 15. Locally made Terracotta natural floor tiles 16. Bamboo is grown on site for construction purposes 17. Organic coffee is grown in our son's garden nearby to supply our guests 18. Herbs & spices come from our organic gardens to make freshly prepared spices for our meals, teas & sauces 19. Locally grown palm sugar( not coconut sugar), cacao, vanilla & coconuts 20. We limit our imported products and focus on local suppliers 21. Seedlings grown on site in our seed area 22. We support local plantings often not seen in the local markets now 23. We plant local flowers and trees annually on our property 24. Takeaway meals from our menu are served with reusable packaging
Honouring Community & Place
1. Traditional Balinese designs are featured in our buildings 2. Balinese traditional dishes are featured on our menu 3. Guest activities employ locals only - for low impact activities: Trekking, walks, mountain biking, massage & workshops 4. Only local villagers are employed as team members, who know & love their home 5. Local villagers are trained on-site where Hotel skills are not available 6. We mentor local school graduates to gain experience in the hotel industry by joining our team for 3 months for on-site work experience. 7. Local village men & women are trained to be trekking guides, masseuses, chefs, gardeners, and others. 8. We employ a local teacher to inspire our local young girls to learn & keep traditional Balinese dance alive, with our weekly Dance Class for children aged 5 – 12 Yrs 9. We sponsor bi-weekly football training for children aged 5-12; also, we chip in for kids tournaments & uniforms 10. We sponsor our local children's English class (past & present) 11. We sponsor a weekly futsal for young adults - court hire, tournaments & uniforms (seasonal) 12. We employ only local craftsmen to make alterations & renovations at our lodge 13. A Community fund, finances village projects
Conservation & Wildlife
1. Continuous planting to encourage local bird & butterfly population 2. Edible landscape and Permaculture principles are applied on our property 3. Annual orangutan baby adoption for rehabilitation back into the wild in Indonesia with AOP 4. Protection of natural areas, including the riparian zone 5. ‘NO TAKE’ zone in the surrounding rainforest. Established in collaboration with Seacology 6. No bird-catching zone on our property & in the surrounding community ( bird catching is now rare in 2024, as the economy improves) 7. Tree planting scheme with guest carbon offset. Guest Carbon offset is now sent to AOP for regenerating Orangutan habitat in Sumatra 8. Monkey rescue: providing a safe, healthy home for 2 monkeys that can't be rehabilitated back into the wild 9. Captive wildlife releases - pangolins, native spotted cat, reticulated pythons, eagles 10. Over 25 years encouraging wildlife preservation in the local community 11. Bali starling breeding project (working with Begawan Foundation) 12. Regular donations to Friends of the National Parks & a cage built for 10 confiscated baby Gibbons
Our Collaborations & Community Support Efforts
Our Partners
