Plataran Borobudur Resort and Spa

As even the interior of Bali increasingly fills with hotels and resorts of every possible description, travelers are turning to Java for their Indonesian forest fix. And central Java’s got attractions of its own, like the 9th-century Buddhist temple at Borobodur. This is the temple that looms in the background of Plataran Borobodur Resort & Spa, an all-villa hotel in the island’s central Menoreh Hills.

The villas themselves are based on traditional Indonesian construction, though they take more than a few cues from the contemporary luxury-villa idiom as well. Spaces are generous, furnishings are luxe, and every one comes with either a plunge pool or a proper swimming pool, as well as an outdoor terrace and a bathroom with both rain shower and bathtub. Safe to say there isn’t a subpar room in the house.

It just about goes without saying that a hotel like Plataran Borobodur comes with a first-rate spa, as well as a pool, a gym, and a yoga pavilion. Patio Venue is the restaurant with views of the Borobodur temple, while the open-air Stupa serves Indonesian fare under the night sky, and the Kastil is an indoor European-style dining room with its own butler service.