Need to know
Rooms
Six independent villas.
Check–Out
11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
More details
Rates include an á la carte breakfast including Indonesian, vegetarian and vegan options.
Also
Local dignitaries, priests and religious figures have consecrated each room of the property. Feeling hashtag blessed? That’s probably why.
At the hotel
Public pool, Joglo style restaurant, green events space
In rooms: 55" TV with Netflix, private plunge pool, a soundbar, subwoofer with Spotify connected, Samsung tablet, plugs with USB ports, personalised minibar (refilled daily), Desa Hay reusable water bottle, Sensatia botanicals bath amenities.
Our favourite rooms
Dressed in cool stone and exposed timber finishes, Desa Hay’s six breezy Jabu villas bring the outside in with floor-to-ceiling windows and soaring North Sumatra roofs. Guests enter through their own hand-carved door, where a plunge pool and outdoor dining space await. Walled off and shrouded by jungle greens, all suites are perfectly suited to privacy-seeking honeymooners, but for a little extra space, opt for the Premium Jabu, with an extra large deck for lounging.
Poolside
Flanked by canopied daybeds, the organic shaped pool is the centrepiece of this intimate retreat, surrounded by a panoply of tropical greens. Smaller, though just as scenic, are the private pools set on the terrace of each villa.
Spa
Not on site, but the hotel partners with contemporary beauty and wellness spa, Spring Spa, a 10-minute drive away. Designed by Saatchi and Saatchi, expect open-air walkways, trickling stone ponds and green creeper curtains. Their repertoire includes body scrubs and masks to yoga-inspired facials and full-body massages. Round it off with an Olaplex blowout, warm milk and sandalwood mani or a Pimms and pedicure as smooth island tunes are spun by the resident DJ. The hotel can also arrange gym sessions at Body Factory, a huge high-performance fitness centre with an extensive weights room, cardio equipment and a range of different classes each day from Hatha yoga and circuit training to boxing and booty-blasters.
Packing tips
Pack light and save space for sacred shopping finds. The hotel has you covered for just about everything else from Balinese sarongs, reusable water bottles and tablets.
Also
Unfortunately, the hotel is not accessible.
Children
Desa Hay is better suited to couples, so leave the kids at home. Children are only permitted when the hotel is booked for exclusive use.
Sustainability efforts
Conscious and sustainable travel is at the core of Desa Hay. Socially, the hotel employs local staff and supports the education of local children through a scholarship fund. They host workshops, events and training to pass their knowledge forward and provide local developers with the skills to operate more sustainably. The hotel employs a circular infrastructure when it comes to food; all restaurant ingredients are sourced locally and any waste is managed through a composting scheme. All of this contributes to the maintenance of the hotel’s biodiversity, which includes 48 different kinds of plants and green space that totals up to 40 per cent of the resort. In rooms, you’ll find all kinds of recyclable and reusable amenities from the obvious (refillable water bottles) to the down right inventive (slippers made of mendong and coconut husks). What you won’t find are single-use plastics and what’s more, the majority of energy used is generated from the solar panels that line the entrance. The list goes on; LED light bulbs, recharge wells – the effects of which are measured and published annually to ensure continuous improvement.