Sunrise canoe on the lake
Glide across glass-still water as the mist lifts.
This page is your guide to everything you'll see, feel, and experience when you arrive — from the suites you'll call home to the moments that stay with you long after you leave.
Scroll DownNo noise, no rush — just the wind, the forest, and the sky above.
Telaga rests about 1,200 m above sea level on the shore of a misty crater lake in Bedugul. Mornings are cool, afternoons are soft, and evenings call for a sweater by the fire — all just 90 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport.
At Telaga, every suite is designed to disappear into nature while offering a world of comfort within.
Sleep beneath the canopy with nothing but glass between you and the Milky Way.
Hosted by people who were born between this lake and these hills. Each moment is small in number and unhurried by design.
Glide across glass-still water as the mist lifts.
A slow, guided walk to breathe with the ancient forest.
Read the southern sky from our dark-sky meadow.
Harvest from our garden, then cook it with the chef.
Through clove and coffee hills to a hidden cascade.
Ancestral massage, warm stones and frangipani oil.
Village legends, shared around the fire.
Our menus follow the seasons of the retreat's own garden and the farms of the Bedugul highlands — strawberries, lake fish, wild ferns and heritage rice, cooked over wood and served by candlelight on the shore.
Rituals rooted in Balinese healing traditions, practised in an open pavilion where the only soundtrack is birdsong and the lake.
Boreh herbal scrubs, warm stones and frangipani oils.
Gentle flow on the lake deck as the mist burns away.
Mineral-warm water under tree ferns, best at dusk.
Misty mornings, long dinners and skies so dark you can see the Milky Way's shadow on the water.
“We came for two nights and stayed for five. Waking to mist on the lake felt like the world had paused just for us.”
“The glass house at night is unreal. We fell asleep counting shooting stars and woke up inside a cloud.”
“Every meal tasted like the garden it came from. The strawberries alone are worth the drive up the mountain.”
“Quiet in the best possible way. The forest walk and the healing ritual reset something in me.”
“Powered by the sun, surrounded by forest, and still impossibly luxurious. This is how a retreat should feel.”
Thoughtful packages for the slow traveller, the newly married and the deeply tired.
Three nights by the lake; the third one is on us.
A private stargazing dinner, floating breakfast and a couples ritual.
Daily sunrise yoga, two healing rituals and a hot spring soak.
Telaga is roughly 90 minutes by car from Ngurah Rai International Airport. Our team can arrange a private transfer that meets you at arrivals — just share your flight details when you book.
Check-in is from 3 pm and check-out is until 12 noon. Early arrivals are welcome to rest at the lake lounge while your suite is prepared.
Yes. Families are best suited to the Forest Villa, which sleeps up to four. Please let us know ages in advance so we can prepare beds and gentle activities.
The dry months, roughly April to October, bring the clearest skies, and the Milky Way's bright core is highest from May to August. Moonless nights are the most spectacular.
Layers. Days are mild, but it gets cold at night up here — bring a warm sweater, a light rain jacket and comfortable shoes for forest trails.
Flexible rates can be cancelled free of charge up to 14 days before arrival. Special offers may carry different terms, shown clearly before you confirm.