Lost Lindenberg
Luxury retreat on the lava-black beach
11/05/2025 Reading time: 2 Minutes
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Individualists and temporary dropouts
Individualists and temporary dropouts
It takes my driver almost five hours to drive the 77 km from the airport in chronically congested Denpasar to Lost Lindenberg on the deserted, lava-black beach of Pekutatan, a small village in the west of the island. And, I'll say it right away: this resort, which is actually more of a retreat or luxury hippie commune, is worth every traffic jam and every death-defying overtaking maneuver!
Provided you don't define luxury in terms of star categories and are prepared to broaden your travel horizons. This starts with the truly "dazzling" reception. Instead of the usual Balinese wooden gate, a meter-long and brightly colored light installation points the way inside the Lost Lindenberg. It was created by German artist Tobias Rehberger, a friend of hotelier Denise Omucra, who also runs four hotels of her boutique hotel group in Frankfurt. The path continues through dense jungle greenery until you finally stand in front of four mighty tree houses, each of which houses two suites. During my visit, a star chef and her architect husband from Tokyo, Belgium's best wine merchant couple, a New York fashion photographer and a handful of other fascinating personalities reside here. You can meet them in the evening for a gin & tonic around the campfire and then for a sharing plates dinner at a long wooden table. Incidentally, it should only be mentioned in passing that the cooking on site is exclusively vegan - all of the dishes are so creative and delicious that no one will be overcome by a craving for meat.
What else does a typical day at Lost Lindenberg look like? Waking up with a view
over the treetops to the sea, a long walk on the beach, warm banana bread and coconut
coconut milk yoghurt for breakfast, followed by a treatment in the spa or an (included) surf lesson, chatting and splashing around by the pool, then it's "eat, sleep, repeat" again. And all this in perhaps the most decelerated luxury hotel in the world.
Test highlights
First attempts on the surfboard and candlelight dinners with exciting people from all over the world
Provided you don't define luxury in terms of star categories and are prepared to broaden your travel horizons. This starts with the truly "dazzling" reception. Instead of the usual Balinese wooden gate, a meter-long and brightly colored light installation points the way inside the Lost Lindenberg. It was created by German artist Tobias Rehberger, a friend of hotelier Denise Omucra, who also runs four hotels of her boutique hotel group in Frankfurt. The path continues through dense jungle greenery until you finally stand in front of four mighty tree houses, each of which houses two suites. During my visit, a star chef and her architect husband from Tokyo, Belgium's best wine merchant couple, a New York fashion photographer and a handful of other fascinating personalities reside here. You can meet them in the evening for a gin & tonic around the campfire and then for a sharing plates dinner at a long wooden table. Incidentally, it should only be mentioned in passing that the cooking on site is exclusively vegan - all of the dishes are so creative and delicious that no one will be overcome by a craving for meat.
What else does a typical day at Lost Lindenberg look like? Waking up with a view
over the treetops to the sea, a long walk on the beach, warm banana bread and coconut
coconut milk yoghurt for breakfast, followed by a treatment in the spa or an (included) surf lesson, chatting and splashing around by the pool, then it's "eat, sleep, repeat" again. And all this in perhaps the most decelerated luxury hotel in the world.
Test highlights
First attempts on the surfboard and candlelight dinners with exciting people from all over the world
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