Aerial view of Fivelements Retreat among palm trees with Mount Batur in the distance, Bali

Fivelements Retreat Bali

Ubud, Mambal, Bali — Indonesia

Availability

Year-round

Per unit

19 suites · 2–4 guests

Region

Bali

Price range

$$

Price range

$$

Per unit

2–4 guests

Type

Wellness retreat

Private suite pool with bamboo bale and daybeds
Top-down drone view of Fivelements Retreat along the Ayung river
Bedroom under thatched roof opening onto the jungle
Garden walkway between bamboo suites with lotus pond
Bidadari Beauty Sanctuary watsu pool surrounded by bamboo pavilions
Suite exterior at dusk with hot tub and candle lanterns
Private suite pool at dusk overlooking the Ayung river
Private suite pool with blue tile and bamboo pavilion at dusk
Private suite pool at sunrise with parasol and daybeds
Treatment pavilion with wooden tables and red curtains
Outdoor bathroom with bamboo wall, stone shower and round mirror
Stone bathtub filled with bougainvillea petals
Four-poster canopy bedroom opening onto the jungle
Bedroom with canopy bed framed by bamboo walls
Sakti Dining Room bamboo structure reflected in the lotus pond
Restaurant interior at night with set tables and paper lanterns
Open-air dining terrace surrounded by palm trees
Footbridge crossing the lotus pond in the tropical garden
Yoga shala interior with meditator and coloured floor cushions

Fivelements Retreat Bali

Ubud, Mambal, Bali

Wellness retreat · $$

19 suites · Year-round

  • 0.5% of annual revenue directed to local causes
  • Plant-based core kitchen, 3,700 m² Garden of Peace built in 2022
  • Built from bamboo, rattan, local stone and reclaimed timber
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Why it's a Positive Escape

A plant-forward wellness retreat above the Ayung river, built from bamboo and reclaimed timber, laid out following Balinese sacred geometry.

Fivelements opened in 2010 on the Ayung river in Mambal, thirty minutes south of Ubud. Nineteen suites built from bamboo, rattan, local stone and reclaimed timber, laid out following Vastu (a Hindu system of sacred geometry). Public spaces have no air conditioning. Sycamore-wood ceiling fans move the air through most of the property.

The kitchen is plant-forward, with organic eggs and locally sourced fish as alternative protein sources.

Organic gardenZero-waste restaurantPlastic-freeReclaimed materialsSustainable architectureRainwater harvestingFarm-to-table kitchen

Sustainability in action

Community

  • 0.5% of annual revenue to local causes

    two humanitarian and one environmental project supported each year. Featured partner organisations include the Bali Children's Project (Balinese NGO since the 1990s, school sponsorships), the Narayan Seva Foundation (children's home in north Bali), Sole Family Bali (medical aid and education for 800+ families), and Glagah Linggah Kintamani (a 70 ha pine forest within Bali's UNESCO Geopark, feeding the Ayung river)

  • Garden surplus shared with neighbours

    50% of produce from the 3,700 m² Garden of Peace sold to surrounding communities

Energy

  • LED lighting: 95% reduction

    for the lighting energy budget, per the 2011 sustainability report

  • Peak load reduction: 42%

    from the 2011 baseline study

  • Sycamore-wood ceiling fans throughout

    mechanical cooling kept to the suites only

  • Guest-funded carbon offset programme

    optional contribution added at checkout, supporting local emissions-reduction projects chosen by the retreat

Food

  • Plant-based core menu

    organic eggs and locally sourced fish offered as additions or substitutes, plus raw honey from on-site stingless bee hives

  • Garden of Peace: 3,700 m², built 2022

    permaculture design and Subak irrigation, supplying the restaurant

  • Local farmer partnerships

    remaining produce from local farmers and surrounding villages

Materials & Construction

  • Bamboo, rattan, local stone, recycled timber, coconut wood

    Vastu (Hindu sacred geometry). About 20% of the property is kept as naturalized gardens.

Transparency

  • Tri Hita Karana Award

    Balinese certification by the Bali Greenery Foundation, recognising harmony with the divine, with nature, and between people. Fivelements holds four certificates of achievement

Travel mindfully

  • The most recent public sustainability report dates from 2011.

  • Public spaces have no AC and run on ceiling fans. The suites do have air conditioning. Use it sparingly to keep energy use low.

Photos · © Fivelements Retreat Bali

Last verified: May 2026

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