Bale

A bale is the open Balinese pavilion you see scattered across luxury resorts in Indonesia, usually four wooden posts holding up a steeply pitched thatched roof, with raised wooden platforms instead of walls. It's where you get your massage with the breeze coming through, where breakfast arrives floating above a rice paddy, where you read after a swim. The smartest hotels (Como Uma, Capella Ubud, Bambu Indah) use bale as their signature signature spot, pre-dinner cocktails, sunset yoga, a private dining nook overlooking the valley. Think of it as an outdoor room that pretends not to be one.