Enfolded by the spectacular natural amphitheatre of the Menoreh Hills in central Java, Amanjiwo overlooks the ancient Buddhist site of Borobudur, offering a serene, luxurious base for visits to the ruins at sunrise and sunset time. Its foca…

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This stylish boutique resort and spa is our favourite pied-a-terre in Ubud, Bali’s culture capital. It nestles unobtrusively on the outskirts of town, entirely surrounded by rice fields and coconut trees, along the banks of a winding river.…

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Set on a working coffee plantation in the hills outside Yogyakarta, this heavenly heritage hotel re-captures the romance of the colonial era, with authentic Dutch-Indonesian villas dotted around 25 acres of manicured grounds. Eight volcanoe…

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Built in ` as the residence of a wealthy batik merchant, this is a wonderfully atmospheric haven on the edge of the former royal capital. Lovers of Art Deco style will adore its beautifully preserved interiors, which have been painstakingly…

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On the banks of the slow-moving Sekonyer River in Kalimantan, the Rimba is a superbly sited ecolodge, offering a unique springboard from which to explore the wonders of the nearby Tanjung Puting National Park. It’s only reachable by boat: y…

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Another one of our favourites in Bali’s traditional cultural enclave, Kayumanis nestles amid groves of cinnamon trees, and offers luxurious accommodation in suave private villas, each with its own pool, sundeck, tropical garden and private…

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Soak up the balmy tropical breezes of Bali’s east coast at this boho-boutique hotel in Candi Dasa. Set amid lawned grounds dotted with coconut palms, with sacred Gunung Agung volcano in the background, the property faces the ocean, with dir…

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Mount Agung provides the spellbinding backdrop for this graceful resort overlooking the Lombok Straits in eastern Bali. Swathed in frangipani and bougainvillea, its freestanding alang-alang villas rise in thatched ranks up the hillside, aff…

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The venerable Oberoi on Seminyak Beack was one of the first five-star resorts to be built in Bali, and its grand style, standards of service and impressive attention to detail still set the benchmark in this buzzing resort on the island’s s…

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Situated due south across the Savu Sea from Komodo, Sumba is among Indonesia’s least developed islands. The coast is wild, wave-lashed and great for surfing, particularly around this isolated resort, which sits next to its own spectacular b…

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Not many Indonesians, let alone foreigners, could tell you where the Karimunjawa Archipelago is, and that’s just how the Kura Kura Resort would like to keep it. Occupying a pristine stretch of ocean between Java and Borneo, the scattering o…

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If you’re one of the few people who have heard of the Raja Ampat islands you’ll know they’re among Asia’s best kept secrets – a pristine tropical paradise on the far-flung eastern fringe of Indonesia, where there are no roads, but miles of…

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