This isn't a resort.
it’s our way of life.
The feeling.
We wake up with the rice fields.
We cook what grows around us.
We build with old wood.
We live simple.
Acala was born out of a simple vision: to live a meaningful, simple and sustainable life. We believe that healing our relationship with Mother Earth is where meaningful change begins. Acala became our home in the middle of nature. Mornings start with birds, food grows just a few steps from the kitchen, and time isn’t measured by how much gets done. Little by little, we built what felt right to us. Two wooden cabins made from reclaimed timber. A yoga shala. An organic garden that keeps teaching us patience. A small café serving simple, home-cooked food. And at the heart of it all, our own home – a recycled Javanese Joglo house.
The story.
It early 2020, we sketched a shared vision onto a piece of paper. A few months later, we simply began. We didn’t know exactly what we were doing, so for the first weeks, all we did was just dig the soil. Looking back, it’s hard to believe how much has grown since then. Acala wasn’t built by a team or according to a master plan. It grew slowly, just as the trees around it did. And it still does. Acala will never be a “finished place”. It’s a living one.
For those looking for something different.
Acala is our home, but it has also become a place for others. People come here to slow down. To breathe. To spend time in nature. To remember that life doesn’t always have to be busy. We’re Bobby and Charis, together with our children Mano and Nohea. We love welcoming people from all around the world – whether it’s for a coffee at our café, a few nights in one of our wooden cabins, or simply to experience a quieter way of living.
Living gently.
We never wanted nature to move for us. Instead, we tried to gently nest in to it and give nature the chance to unfold in many ways. Our cabins are built from reclaimed wood. Our home runs on solar energy. We grow our food organically, compost what we can and keep planting trees every year. We’re learning as we go. But every season leaves this little piece of land a little richer than we found it.