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In Brief
The best spas in Lovina are a handful of proper spas, with a long tail of small salons along the coast. They are where to spend an afternoon after a dawn boat or a waterfall trek, and there are few enough to choose between quickly.
For a full ritual with a view, book The Damai in the hills at Kayu Putih. Jaya Spa at Puri Bagus Lovina is the resort spa on the beach at Pemaron. RND Lovina Spa at Anturan is the day spa in town. For Ayurveda under a resident doctor, go to Zen Resort at Ume Anyar.
Gaia Oasis at Tejakula is the retreat on the quiet east coast. For a massage with no menu, ask your villa host for the village therapist they use, and for a soak, go to Banjar Hot Springs. Each spa below links to its own website, so you can check what it offers this week before you book.
North Bali Spas at a Glance
- Full ritual with a view: The Damai, Kayu Putih (hills above Lovina)
- Resort spa on the beach: Jaya Spa at Puri Bagus Lovina, Pemaron
- Ayurveda and retreats: Amaris Spa at Zen Resort Bali, Ume Anyar
- Day spa in Lovina: RND Lovina Spa, Anturan
- Retreat spas east along the coast: Gaia Oasis, Tejakula (mountain and beach)
- No menu, local hands: a village therapist, by recommendation
- Hot springs: Banjar (near Lovina) and Banyuwedang (near Menjangan)
- Prices and hours: on each spa's own site, where they are kept current
Three Balinese Treatments to Know Before You Book
These traditional treatments appear on many of the menus below. Each is described here in the spas' own words.
Petals on the water of an Ubud spa's flower bath, the classic end to a package. Photo: mckaysavage / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Boreh
What it is: A warming mask of rice powder, herbs, spices, roots and bark. Puri Bagus Lovina describes it as a traditional village remedy first used by Bali's rice farmers.
What it does: Warms the body and eases aching joints and muscles. Puri Bagus offers it especially for the cold and rainy months, after a spell in the steam room and before a massage.
Lulur
What it is: A Javanese body scrub. At The Damai the mandi lulur starts with a Balinese massage and a scrub of rice flour, turmeric and sandalwood. It ends in a tropical flower bath.
What it does: In The Damai's words, it will "smoothen and sweeten the skin."
Milk and flower baths
What they are: The soak that closes a longer ritual. Puri Bagus ends one of its packages with an herbal milk bath, and The Damai ends several of its rituals in a flower bath.
What they do: Close a treatment gently. They are an indulgence more than a therapy.
Five Spas, Each in Its Own Words
Each entry uses what the spa itself publishes, with its site, a map pin and, where the spa's own site links it, its Instagram feed.
The Damai
Setting: A small hillside resort at Kayu Putih, in the hills above Lovina, with the coast below. The spa is a large part of why people book it.
What they offer: "The oils and spa products are home made, based on traditional Balinese recipes," the resort says. Virgin organic coconut oil is produced for it in the village. The massages are "based on traditional Balinese techniques":
- shiatsu
- reflexology
- a four-hands massage with two therapists
- warm stone therapy
- the Damai Massage, its most complete, which combines shiatsu, Balinese massage, reflexology and energy transfer
The fullest ritual adds reflexology, a body spice rub, a flower bath and aromatherapy to its Taksu massage. There is a Javanese mandi lulur, a Balinese coffee scrub with a yoghurt body mask, and an aloe vera and hibiscus sunburn soother.
The menu also has a natural facial and pedicures. A scalp massage uses nuts, hibiscus and patchouli, and children can have a short, light massage. The resort also runs private yoga sessions and weekly complimentary yoga.
What to know: Hotel guests get one complimentary 60-minute treatment per booking, and the resort recommends reserving in advance. Non-guests should reserve too, and ask about transport up the hill when they do.
Contact: thedamai.com · Map
Best for: Couples, a celebration, anyone who wants the full ritual with a view.
Jaya Spa at Puri Bagus Lovina
Setting: Inside the Puri Bagus Lovina resort on the beach at Pemaron, just east of central Lovina.
What they offer: The resort calls Jaya Spa its "signature spa," focused on "holistic wellness and traditional Balinese healing techniques". Its signature treatment "draws on the type of massage used over the centuries in the Royal Balinese Palace". It starts with a "Bagus Lovina Sense" body massage. Then come Lovina herbal pouches of cucumber, lemongrass and coriander, used to apply a natural scrub. The menu also lists:
- a Traditional Lovina Body Massage
- a warm-stone massage
- a back and shoulder massage
- an after-sun treatment
- Jaya Traditional Healing, the boreh ritual for the rainy season
Longer packages open with a lemongrass and mineral sea-salt foot bath. They run through body wraps (cananga flower and aloe vera, or red sweet potato and corn), scrubs, an herbal milk bath and Gehwol foot care. Facials and hair cream baths, manicures and pedicures round out the menu.
What to know: Ask the resort about current prices and non-guest bookings before you go.
Contact: puribaguslovina.com/spa-wellness · Map
Best for: A resort spa without the hill drive, combined with a beach day.
Amaris Spa at Zen Resort Bali
Setting: A hillside resort in the village of Ume Anyar, near Seririt, west of Lovina.
What they offer: Ayurveda is the whole point. "A resident Ayurvedic doctor oversees every consultation, supported by over 15 Balinese spa therapists," the resort says. Treatment starts with a health evaluation and a reading of your constitution (your dosha).
The approach is "deliberately gentle and non-invasive", and Zen does not use intensive protocols such as Panchakarma. Treatments happen at Amaris Spa, where every signature therapy features a synchronised four-hand massage. Many of the oils are made on site.
Mornings start with Zen Chi, a 45-minute sunrise sequence of stretching, pranayama and meditation. The kitchen cooks from the resort's own farm and herb gardens, and meals can be adapted to your constitution on the doctor's guidance. The retreats are built around this care: rejuvenation, detox and purification, and stress release.
What to know: This is a retreat first and a spa second. If you want one massage, the day spa in Lovina is closer. If you want a week built around Ayurveda, Zen is built for that. Ask them directly whether they take day visitors for single treatments.
Contact: zenresortbali.com · Map
Best for: Ayurveda, yoga, a structured retreat.
RND Lovina Spa
Setting: A day spa on Jalan Seririt to Singaraja at Anturan, the village at the eastern end of Lovina. It is within reach of most hotels on that side of town.
What they offer: The massage list runs as follows.
- traditional Balinese massage "to relax the body and improve circulation"
- an essential-oil massage
- an herbal massage "with warm herbal compresses"
- a bamboo massage "using bamboo sticks"
- reflexology
- back, foot and shoulder massages
The packages pair a full body massage with a facial, a scrub, a foot massage, a manicure or pedicure, or ear candling. The longer rituals open with a foot bath and close with tea. They also list "safe and gentle treatments for children."
Contact: rndlovinaspa.com, which links to WhatsApp for bookings · Map
Best for: A dependable day spa on the Anturan side, families.
Gaia Oasis, Tejakula
Setting: A retreat on the coast east of Singaraja at Tejakula, "stretching from the top of a mountain to its footholds by the sea". It has two properties: Abasan, a mountain retreat, and Pantai, a beach resort.
What they offer: Spa treatments at the Pantai Wellness Centre or the Abasan Rainforest Spa. The menu runs to "South East Asian-, Indian- and Western-inspired beauty and health treatments," from an hour's treatment to a full day's package. Each property publishes its own spa menu on the resort's site.
What to know: It pairs naturally with a night on the east coast rather than a day trip from Lovina. Ask them about day visits.
Contact: gaia-oasis.com · Map
Best for: A quiet retreat on the eastern coast, combined with Tejakula village.
Salons and Home Spas Along the Strip
Lovina also has a string of small salons and home spas, mostly around Anturan, Kalibukbuk and Pemaron. They offer Balinese massage, facials, hair and nails at local prices. Few have websites of their own, so they are not named or ranked here. Your villa host will know which one is good this season.
Village Therapists
What it is: Balinese massage the way many families still get it, from a therapist working at home, with strong hands and no menu.
How to find one: Ask your villa host or long-term residents. Bring cash in small notes, expect little English, and go with the experience.
Two Hot Springs: Banjar Near Lovina, Banyuwedang Near Menjangan
Banjar Hot Springs (Air Panas Banjar)
The naga-spout pools at Air Panas Banjar. Photo: Eric Bajart / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Banjar's natural hot springs lie about 5 kilometres southwest of the Lovina coast, according to the Buleleng tourism office. They are signposted up the hill from the main road.
The complex has four main pool sections built in tiers around the spring, and the first has eight dragon spouts. Beside the restaurant above the central pool are changing rooms, lockers and a spa and massage facility of its own.
The springs have their own website. Go early, bring a towel, and pay the entry fee in cash at the gate. The full Banjar Hot Springs guide covers timing, the pools and the Buddhist monastery next door.
Best for: Sore legs after a waterfall day.
Banyuwedang Hot Springs
Banyuwedang's natural sulphur springs are at Batu Ampar in Pejarakan village, Gerokgak. They sit on the far northwest coast among the resorts that face Menjangan Island, and the Buleleng tourism office lists them.
The office describes water at a comfortable temperature for soaking, with seating areas around the pool among the trees. Combine it with a Menjangan Island day, and pay the fee at the gate.
Best for: A soak at the western end of a snorkelling or diving day.
Which Spa for Which Day
- The event of the trip: The Damai. Block the afternoon and stay for lunch with the view.
- A beach day with a massage in it: Puri Bagus.
- A week to reset: Zen Resort.
- A massage after the dolphin boat: RND Lovina Spa, a few minutes from central Lovina.
- Local hands, no menu: a village therapist, by recommendation, then return.
- After a waterfall day: Banjar Hot Springs, which has its own massage facility beside the pools.
A treatment-room still life at an Ubud spa: lemongrass, candlelight, hot stones. Photo: Jeong seolah / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Practical Notes: Book Direct and Message Ahead
- Message ahead, even for walk-ins. Good therapists at the day spas get booked, and a message in the morning saves the trip.
- Book direct. Each spa above has its own site.
- Mornings are quieter at the day spas and the hot springs.
- Ask for medium pressure first. Balinese massage can be strong, and it is easier to ask for more than to dial back.
- A tip is appreciated, not expected, and matters most to a therapist working on her own.
- What to expect: at resort and day spas, a short intake form, a sarong or disposable underwear, a private room, tea after. At a village therapist's, a mattress in a simple room and no form. At the springs, swimwear and changing rooms.
FAQ
What is the best spa in Lovina? For a full ritual with a view, The Damai at Kayu Putih. For a resort spa on the beach, Jaya Spa at Puri Bagus Lovina. For a day spa in town, RND Lovina Spa at Anturan. For Ayurveda, Zen Resort at Ume Anyar.
How much does a massage cost in Lovina? Rates change, so they are not printed here. The Damai and RND Lovina Spa show their current prices on their own sites, and Puri Bagus lists its treatments on its spa page. All are linked above. A village therapist usually charges far less than a resort spa.
Is there Ayurveda in north Bali? Yes. Zen Resort Bali at Ume Anyar runs Ayurvedic retreats under a resident Ayurvedic doctor, with more than 15 Balinese therapists, yoga, and a kitchen that adapts meals to your constitution.
Are there hot springs near Lovina? Banjar Hot Springs, about 5 kilometres southwest of the Lovina coast, has tiered pools with dragon spouts and its own massage facility. Banyuwedang, in the far northwest near Menjangan, is a smaller sulphur spring.
Do north Bali spas take walk-ins? The day spas generally do, but messaging ahead gets you a better time. The Damai and Zen are resorts and ask for reservations.
What should I wear for a Balinese massage? Resort and day spas give you disposable underwear or a sarong. Village therapists let you keep what you are comfortable in.
Sources
- The Damai, spa page (treatments, home-made oils, guest treatment policy, yoga), read September 2026 (in English)
- Puri Bagus Lovina, Spa & Wellness (Jaya Spa, treatments, boreh), read September 2026 (in English)
- Zen Resort Bali, Ayurveda (Ume Anyar, resident doctor, Amaris Spa, Zen Chi, retreats), read September 2026 (in English)
- RND Lovina Spa, website (address at Anturan, treatment list), read September 2026 (in English)
- Gaia Oasis, home page and spa page, read September 2026 (in English)
- Visit North Bali (Buleleng Tourism Office), Banjar Hot Spring and Banyuwedang Hot Spring, read September 2026 (in English)
For the wider picture of yoga, healers and retreats up here, see wellness in north Bali. For the springs in detail, read Banjar Hot Springs. For where to sleep between treatments, see the best villas in Lovina or Palm Living's villas for rent around Lovina.
