The Clove House & Plantation Spa Munduk

Clinging to a dramatic spur along the misty mountain ridge between Wanagiri and Munduk, The Clove House & Plantation Spa pays homage to the golden era of highland spice trading. The estate is surrounded by towering centenary clove trees, their glossy leaves releasing an intoxicating, piquant perfume whenever the afternoon rains brush through the canopy. Timber pavilions crafted from reclaimed ironwood and floor-to-ceiling glass hover boldly over a drop of emerald jungle, offering sweeping vistas that stretch past cloud-filled chasms all the way to the blue glimmer of the northern sea.

The wellness rituals here are deeply warming, formulated specifically to combat the crisp mountain chill that settles over the highlands each afternoon. Guests are wrapped in the estate’s signature Balinese Boreh—a velvety, heated paste ground by hand from dried clove blossoms, nutmeg, crushed cinnamon, and ginger. As this aromatic cocoon stimulates circulation and detoxifies weary muscles, therapists perform focused head and neck acupressure. The ritual culminates in a long soak inside a freestanding, hand-hammered copper tub filled with steaming floral infusion water, facing an endless sea of rolling white clouds that drift effortlessly through the valley below.