{"id":29868,"date":"2026-02-20T06:07:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=29868"},"modified":"2026-02-20T06:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:07:51","slug":"amazing-detox-at-balis-5-star-desa-potato-head-resort-from-both-wellness-and-bali-belly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=29868","title":{"rendered":"Amazing detox at Bali\u2019s 5-star Desa Potato Head resort, from both wellness and Bali belly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">I have never been a yoga, meditation or sound-bowl-therapy type of person, but suddenly here I was in Bali, a popular Indonesian island that I did not know much about other than its glorious beaches and an over-saturation of foreign-owned \u201cmatcha Pilates\u201d studios.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">I arrived at <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Desa Potato Head<\/span> in the Seminyak area with eager curiosity to check out the five-star beach club and resort to which I had been invited. Designed to be a sustainable, creative village open to all, the resort has been placed on the World\u2019s 50 Best Hotels awards list since 2023 and even won the list\u2019s 2025 Eco Hotel Award for its sustainability efforts. Its homey, biophilic architecture decorated with the works of local artisans all seemed very promising as I stepped out of the car.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Located on Petitenget Beach, Desa Potato Head is a 226-room hotel that hosts six bar and restaurant outlets and the world-renowned Potato Head Beach Club.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Its wellness platform features consultations, workshops and meditative workshops. On-site facilities include the Desa Spa and a 24-hour fitness centre, which provides tailored fitness needs for both adults and children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An Oceanfront Studio at Desa Potato Head. Photo: Desa Potato Head\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/02\/04\/bb5379f2-92a6-4df5-8447-bacb09e84176_ed18453d.jpg\" title=\"An Oceanfront Studio at Desa Potato Head. Photo: Desa Potato Head\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">An Oceanfront Studio at Desa Potato Head. Photo: Desa Potato Head<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">I was lucky enough to stay in an Oceanfront Studio, a 72-square-metre (775 sq ft) room with a super-king-size bed, bathtub and various amenities, such as a do-it-yourself cocktail bar with various house-infused spirits and aromatic bitters waiting to be tasted. Featuring cosy wooden interiors and stunning ocean views, Oceanfront Studios cost an average of HK$4,260 (US$545) per night, with the resort\u2019s other suites and sanctuaries ranging from HK$1,800 to HK$8,700 per night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/travel-leisure\/article\/3342345\/amazing-detox-balis-5-star-desa-potato-head-resort-both-wellness-and-bali-belly?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have never been a yoga, meditation or sound-bowl-therapy type of person, but suddenly here I was in Bali, a popular Indonesian island that I&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4840],"tags":[14114,3925,5326,5681,2735,16002,16001,8612,5409,6579],"class_list":["post-29868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-globetrotting","tag-5star","tag-amazing","tag-bali","tag-balis","tag-belly","tag-desa","tag-detox","tag-potato","tag-resort","tag-wellness","wpcat-4840-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}