Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape
A Banyan Tree Escape in the highlands of Payangan – open-sided bale villas with private pools over the Ayung valley.
Banyan Tree · Ubud & the Highlands · Bali
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the Escape sits in the highlands of Payangan north of Ubud, its open-sided bale villas – no walls, no doors – hanging with their private pools over the Ayung valley – and the house is listed at exactly the tier it holds.
- In the highlands of Payangan, north of Ubud; a Banyan Tree Escape.
- Open-sided bale villas with private pools over the Ayung valley.
- Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection; holds four-star standing.
The neighborhood
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan · Ubud & the Highlands — © Four SeasonsUbud & the Highlands
The Ayung river valley and the highlands, with the houses set into the landscape rather than on it. Sayan and Kedewatan sit above the gorge, Payangan and Keliki in the rainforest to the north, with the rice terraces and the temples of Ubud.
- The center of Ubud, thirty minutes by car.
- The Tegallalang rice terraces, twenty minutes by car.
- The airport at Denpasar, two hours by car.
“A Banyan Tree Escape in the highlands of Payangan – open-sided bale villas with private pools over the Ayung valley.”
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