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Banyan Tree opens its First Banyan Tree Escape in Bali, Indonesia 

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Banyan Tree Group announces the official opening of Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape, set in an off-the-beaten-track, untouched part of northern Ubud.

Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape
Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape

This brand extension symbolizes the Banyan Tree brand’s vision and commitment to creating immersive experiences combining deep nature and sustainable design. Pioneering a “no walls, no doors” concept throughout the property and in each of its 16 balés (villas), the adults-only Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape experience, is an invitation into a different way of being. 

Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape
Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape

At the resort’s heart are the Open Kitchen and Living Room, both open dining and lounge spaces created to evoke a sense of community. Here, guests are invited to learn how the resort reinvents the basics of food and drink through its unique zero-waste farm-to-table concept, local sourcing philosophy and heritage techniques. The menu concept, 70% of which is plant-based, is sourced locally within a one-hour drive from the property.

Riverside Jungle Pool - Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape
Riverside Jungle Pool – Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape

The Botanist Bar is centered around the use of local-grown natural ingredients and botanicals infused into its beverages, while Toja Spa celebrates the wellbeing traditions of Buahan village and its surrounding areas, with a unique “open” garden experience – certified by the award-winning Banyan Tree Spa Academy. 

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Botanist Bar - Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape
Botanist Bar – Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape

Situated in a quiet enclave surrounded by rice paddies and jungle, the site’s unique topography is next to the Ayung River and waterfall, including a sweeping view of the seven majestic peaks. The resort’s bales

Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape
Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape

are designed to blend spacious indoor-outdoor living areas with 180-degree panoramic views and sounds of nature through a bold taste of ‘The Naked Experience’ where only a thin veil separates guests from nature. 

Scattered on and off the property, secret Hideaway Spots draw on the element of being at one with nature, providing guests with a garden sanctuary for meditation, reading, or simply taking a moment to pause and unwind. 

Julie Nguyen
Julie Nguyen

Julie is the founder of SNAP TASTE and a driving force in global storytelling, innovation, and creative leadership. A respected member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, she also serves as a judge for the CES Innovation Awards (2024, 2025, and 2026), bringing her perspective to the intersections of business, culture, and breakthrough technologies.

Her immersive reporting has taken audiences behind the scenes of defining world moments, from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and Expo 2020 Dubai to CES, D23 Expo, and the Milano Monza Motor Show. Through her lens, global events become intimate, human stories.

An accomplished film critic and editorial voice, Julie has built a reputation for reviews that go beyond analysis, finding the heartbeat within the frame. Her work on National Geographic documentaries and other cinematic works speaks to audiences who believe that great storytelling has the power to shift perspectives and expand the world.

Beyond her media brand, Julie serves as Group Executive Director and Strategic Architect, and is the custodian of a growing global group that spans flagship art studios and international offices across Asia. She is the connective tissue between vision and execution, setting the standard for brand integrity, shaping the visual identity of every corporate entity under her stewardship, and guiding the curriculum of flagship art departments. She builds the kinds of teams and systems that turn ambitious ideas into something the world can actually see and feel.

At the heart of everything Julie does is a belief that art, technology, and culture are not separate conversations. She has spent her career proving they never were.

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