Down a winding alleyway, just off a lively road in a sleepy suburban beach neighborhood in Legian, Bali, a new tropical oasis has been unveiled. The towering, undulating exterior bears the former budget hotel’s new logo, expertly blocks off the street sounds beyond, and invites guests to have a closer look into the exclusive enclave that is centered around tranquillity and wellness. As the second installment in the family-owned Lloyd’s Inn brand, Lloyd’s Inn Bali, designed by Singapore firm FARM, expands and refines the hotel’s philosophy through an intricate, sensorial journey that encourages guests to become one with nature.

“We wanted to keep the concept of minimalism and brand tones from Lloyd’s Inn Singapore, but incorporate Balinese elements into the property,” says Joan Chang, director and cofounder of Lloyd’s Inn. The immersive experience begins just beyond its reception area, where the main building steps back to reveal the intimate, pebble-clad Opeum restaurant (helmed by chef Sharon Gonzago) with cocoon-like pods and towering trees reaching up to a curving, floating skybridge. Done in brushed concrete, it links the hotel’s guestrooms and public spaces—the pool, lounge, bistro, and the Canopy Spa, Bali’s first sky spa—all located on the upper levels.

“The solution of staggering the sky gardens and using curvature to allow daylight into all the rooms created a tiered landscape feature, which frames the view from the ground level toward the sky,” says Tiah Nan Chyuan, cofounder of FARM. “On the ground floor, we added different layers of landscape from shrubs and trees to hanging ferns to create a surreal and serene hidden garden for guests to enjoy.”
Similar to the Singapore property, each of the 101 guestrooms, as well as the public spaces, integrate aspects of the surrounding landscape into its curated interiors. Using local materials like lava stones to form the walls and Sukabumi tiles that line the open-air pool, FARM’s design approach forges a deep connection with the hotel’s tropical location through indoor-outdoor spaces that create mindful, purposeful, and effortless experiences.

To that end, a monochromatic palette is dotted with light, warm oak furnishings and seamless arching walls and passageways that recall the skybridge. “We were conscious about not creating big singular spaces, but setting up a more layered and decentralized organization,” adds Nan Chyuan. “We believe such a circulation creates a more journey-based experience with possibilities for discoveries.”