Capella Ubud

BillBensley designed this to feel like a colonial expedition camp that someoneforgot to take down — and it works. Twenty-two tented lodges scattered down asteep river valley north of Ubud, connected by rope bridges and woodenwalkways. Each tent has a salt-water pool and a copper bathtub pointed directlyinto the canopy. The Officers’ Tent — the restaurant — runs a wood-firedkitchen that references the spice trade routes, and the dishes taste like it.We stopped recommending the mainstream Ubud resorts to design-conscioushoneymooners after we stayed here. The rope bridge you cross at check-in setsthe tone: this is not a place that has a lobby. Ask for Tent 17 if it matters —it sits at the valley’s lowest point where the Wos River is loudest, and thesound at night eliminates the need for anything on a screen. Black Tomatofeatures this. So does A&K. The search demand exists. LocalHi should beconverting it.