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An eco-conscious art village built from reclaimed antique Indonesian houses, with open-air yoga, a garden-to-table kitchen and a saltwater pool among lotus ponds and sculpture.
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Need To Know
- A village of restored antique Indonesian houses
- Each villa individually carved and furnished
- Open-air daily yoga; a garden-to-table restaurant
- A saltwater pool among lotus-pond gardens
- An on-site art centre with resident artists
- Closed for the 24 hours of Nyepi (March or April)
- Mixed-gender; suits couples, solo travellers and yoga guests
Check in - Check out
Check in from 14:00; check out before 12:00.
We Love
- Chill at the Saltwater Pool – A perfect place to unwind with stunning views of Bali’s lush greenery.
- The yoga — daily classes in an open-air bale among birdsong and palms, part of a long-standing reputation as one of Bali's established yoga addresses.
- The food — a garden-to-table kitchen drawing on organic produce grown on site, vegetables and herbs picked steps from the plate.
- The pool — a saltwater pool to unwind beside, set among lotus ponds, sculpture-lined paths and frangipani-scented gardens.
- The art — this is an art village in name and practice, with sculpture through the grounds and an on-site art centre hosting resident artists.
Key Features
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Location
Address
Jl. Subak Sari No.13, Canggu, Kuta Utara, Badung Regency, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Travel Info
Desa Seni is in Bali; the resort arranges private transfers, and the drive passes rice paddies and village lanes. See the location note below — the current address needs confirming against a possible relocation before this field is finalised.
Nearby Places
Finns Recreation Club
5min
Seminyak Square
15min
Last Updated: 2026-06-23
Expert Review
Origins
Desa Seni means "art village", and that is precisely what its founders built. Thomas Talucci and Howard Klein, after a decade immersed in Indonesian culture, set out to recreate an authentic Indonesian village rather than build a resort: they collected antique wooden houses from across the islands and restored each one by hand, assembling them into a single garden estate. The result celebrates Indonesian heritage and craft, with community and sustainability woven through.
The houses are the heart of it. Each villa is a restored antique — hand-carved timber, rich textiles, individual character — set among lotus ponds, sculpture-lined paths and frangipani gardens, so a stay feels like living inside a piece of Indonesian architectural history rather than a hotel room. An on-site art centre continues the theme, hosting resident artists; the name is earned, not decorative.
The rest is built for slow living. Desa Seni is one of Bali's longer-established yoga addresses, with daily classes in an open-air bale among birdsong and palms; a garden-to-table kitchen draws on organic produce grown on site, picked steps from the plate; and there is a saltwater pool, a spa and wellness therapies. It is mixed-gender and unstructured — you take from it what you want, whether that is a yoga-led week or simply a quiet, characterful base. Like every Bali property it closes for the 24 hours of Nyepi, the island's Day of Silence, usually in March or April.
Top Secret
Find the prayer pavilion. Tucked among the gardens is a tiny antique prayer bale, easy to walk past and often missed. Come by at sunrise and you may find staff placing the daily offerings, incense and birdsong in the air — one of those quiet, genuine moments of Balinese household ritual that the place does not advertise but simply lives.
The Review
Desa Seni is the most unusual of the eco-minded places we list in Bali, because it is not really a hotel at all: it is a village of antique Indonesian houses, collected from across the archipelago and rebuilt by hand into a single garden estate. Arriving feels like stepping into a living Balinese painting — joglo houses, lotus ponds, sculpture-lined paths, frangipani in the air.
Each villa is genuinely a restored antique, hand-carved and textile-rich, with a character no new build can fake. The draws are gentle: daily yoga in the open-air bale, a garden-to-table kitchen pulling from the organic plots, a saltwater pool to drift in, and an art centre that gives the "art village" name its meaning. It is one of Bali's longer-running yoga destinations, and the rhythm of the place settles you quickly. Service, by all accounts, is warm to the point of feeling like old friends.
Two honest notes. This is a wellness-and-yoga village rather than a full-service resort, so set expectations accordingly — the appeal is character, food and practice, not facilities. And there is a live question over its location: the property may have relocated, so confirm exactly where it now sits before booking. But for travellers who want to stay inside Indonesian craft and heritage, with yoga and organic food built in, Desa Seni is a singular and characterful choice.
