7 treatments
Sukma Spa
Four treatment pavilions above the rice terraces, working with the lulur, boreh and jamu recipes of the Javanese courts. Every treatment begins with a frangipani foot bath.
Crescent Infinity Pool
A 40-metre pool of black terrazzo that runs out towards Borobudur, heated to 28°C. Open 6:00 – 21:00, with towels, loungers and cold towels brought to you.
Jamu Bar & Steam Rooms
Two herbal steam rooms scented with pandan and lemongrass, and a bar where jamu tonics are ground fresh each morning. Open 9:00 – 21:00.
Yoga Bale
An open-sided teak pavilion above the rice terraces. Sunrise yoga daily at 6:30, meditation at dusk, private classes on request.
Fitness Studio
Cardio and weights, a TRX frame and mats, with a personal trainer on request. Open 24 hours with your room key.
The treatment list
Treatments
Prices exclude PPN.
Javanese Lulur Ritual
The bridal ritual of the Central Javanese courts: a full-body massage, a scrub of rice, turmeric and sandalwood, a yoghurt wrap and a frangipani flower bath, ending with a cup of ginger tea.
Rp 2.850.000120 minutes
Pijat Jawa Massage
Traditional Javanese massage with long, rhythmic strokes and firm thumb pressure, using warmed candlenut and coconut oil to ease the muscles after a day at the temples.
Rp 2.150.00090 minutes
Boreh Volcanic Spice Wrap
A warming paste of clove, ginger, rice and volcanic clay from the slopes of Merapi, applied after a short massage and wrapped in banana leaf to draw out stiffness.
Rp 1.950.00075 minutes
Sunrise Temple Recovery
Feet, calves and back, worked with reflexology and a cooling balm of lemongrass and mint — booked by most guests after the dawn climb at Borobudur.
Rp 1.450.00060 minutes
Royal Kemben Bridal Ritual
Three hours for a bride on the eve of her wedding: steam with pandan, a lulur scrub, a hair ritual with candlenut oil, a facial of mangosteen and rose, and a jasmine bath.
Rp 4.950.000180 minutes
Couples' Pavilion Journey
Side by side in the double pavilion: a frangipani foot bath, Pijat Jawa massage, boreh wrap and a shared flower bath overlooking the rice terraces, with jamu and fruit.
Rp 6.900.000150 minutes
Mangosteen & Rose Facial
A brightening facial built on mangosteen rind, rice water and rose, with a face, neck and scalp massage.
Rp 1.650.00060 minutes
Arranged for you
Experiences
4 hours, from 04:00
Sunrise at Borobudur
A guide walks you into Borobudur in the dark, before the gates open to day visitors, to watch the sun rise over Merapi from the upper terraces. Breakfast on the way back in a village joglo.
FromRp 1.850.000
Half day
Merapi jeep and lava trail
A 4x4 up the slopes of Mount Merapi through villages rebuilt after the 2010 eruption, to the lava fields and a bunker beneath the summit, with a geologist guide.
FromRp 2.750.000
Full day
Batik and silver in Kotagede
A morning drawing your own batik with a master in Yogyakarta, lunch in the old silver quarter of Kotagede and an afternoon at a family silversmith's workbench.
FromRp 3.250.000
3 hours
Cycling the Kedu Plain
Village roads on vintage bicycles, past rice paddies, tofu makers and potters' yards, stopping at Mendut and Pawon temples.
FromRp 950.000
3 hours
Javanese cooking class
Market in the morning with the Pendopo chef, then a class in the resort's kitchen garden: sambals, opor and klepon, eaten at lunch.
FromRp 1.350.000
Evening
Classical dance at Prambanan
The Ramayana ballet on the open-air stage at Prambanan, with dinner beforehand and the temple lit behind the dancers. Dry season only.
FromRp 2.450.000