Aerial view of Samanvaya resort — thatched Joglo villas among rice terraces with Mount Agung, Sidemen valley, east Bali

Samanvaya

Sidemen, Bali — Indonesia

Availability

Year-round

Per unit

29 villas · 2–2 guests

Region

Bali

Price range

from $180/night

Price range

$$

Per unit

2 guests

Type

Boutique resort

Samudra villa bedroom — bamboo architecture with canopy bed and panoramic valley views
Wellness pool area with sun loungers and tropical vegetation at Samanvaya
Ananda Bath House hammam — carved wooden doors, stone walls, and soaking pool
Mulia Wellness Villa bedroom opening onto private infinity pool and river valley
Joglo villa bathroom with carved wooden pillars and traditional Balinese stone finishes
Ananda Spa sauna with panoramic window overlooking the Sidemen valley
Batari villa bedroom — full bamboo structure with canopy bed and rice field views
Mulia Wellness Villa bedroom — carved wooden headboard, Indonesian stone, and sliding doors to private pool
Rice Barn villa interior — reclaimed timber structure with traditional Balinese furnishings
Second infinity pool with Mount Agung in the background at Samanvaya Sidemen
Asri Dining interior — communal wooden table, hanging plants, and warm evening lighting
Outdoor dining table with cocktails overlooking Sidemen rice fields at dusk
Aerial view of a Wellness Villa with private pool surrounded by tropical garden
Top-down aerial view of infinity pool bordering Sidemen rice terraces

Samanvaya

Sidemen, Bali

from $180 / night

29 villas · Adults only · Year-round

  • Villas built around century-old traditional wooden houses salvaged from Java, using reclaimed timber
  • Support Sidemen programme (since 2021): 28,000+ kg of plastics collected, 5,000+ kg of rice distributed
  • No single-use plastics, all staff from local villages
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Why it's a Positive Escape

Villas built inside century-old Javanese wooden homes, in a rice field valley that most visitors to Bali never see.

Samanvaya sits in the Sidemen valley, an hour and a half east of Denpasar — rice terraces on every side, Mount Agung on the horizon, Hindu temples along the river.

The villas are built around authentic Javanese Joglos — traditional wooden houses, some over a century old, dismantled in Java and reassembled here by local craftsmen using reclaimed timbers and sustainable hardwoods from East Kalimantan. The newer Wellness Villas sit above the river, each with a private pool and valley views.

The resort runs a "Support Sidemen" programme, started in 2021 when Bali's borders closed and local livelihoods disappeared. What began as emergency relief became a permanent initiative: a plastics-for-rice exchange that has collected over 28,000 kg of recyclables and distributed more than 5,000 kg of rice to local families, plus school funding, vocational training, and volunteer healthcare visits. Staff are hired from Sidemen and neighbouring villages. There are no third-party environmental certifications — but the community work is documented with specific figures, which is more than most properties in Bali can show.

Reclaimed materialsSustainable architecturePlastic-freeOrganic gardenLocal staff

Sustainability in action

Community

  • Local employment including management positions

    staff drawn from Sidemen and neighbouring villages, with equal access to management roles; all construction done by local contractors

  • Support Sidemen — community initiative since 2021

    plastics-for-rice exchange (28,000+ kg recyclables collected, 5,000+ kg rice distributed); school supplies, uniforms, vocational training; volunteer dentist and vet services; flood relief

  • Connect with Sidemen guest programme

    guests can join English lessons, river cleanups, community gardening, and donate supplies directly

  • Kolektif & Co artisan boutique

    on-site shop selling handcrafted textiles, silk and linen by local Balinese artisans

Materials & Construction

  • Century-old Javanese Joglos

    authentic traditional wooden homes, some over 100 years old, dismantled in Java and reassembled on site by local craftsmen

  • Reclaimed timbers and sustainable hardwoods

    sourced from East Kalimantan; alang-alang thatched roofs; traditional Indonesian stone finishes

Waste

  • No single-use plastics

    eliminated across the entire property; eco-friendly cleaning supplies and refillable amenities

  • Filtered water stations

    complimentary filtered water with refill stations throughout the property — no plastic bottles

Food

  • On-site kitchen garden

    herbs, vegetables, and fruit grown on-site, supplying the three restaurants

  • Vegetarian and vegan menu options

    offered across dining venues to reduce environmental impact

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  • No third-party environmental certification — the resort's strengths are in community work and architectural heritage, not in measured environmental performance.

Photos · © Samanvaya

Last verified: April 2026

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