Suarti Boutique Village

I had been looking forward to this visit. The hotel is charming. The villas are just as they appear in the pictures. Bed is comfortable. The bathroom is just about ok. There were some issues with water during our stay. They would run out of water every evening and we had to call the reception. Also there are plumbing issues all over Bali, specially Ubud. The room sizes are just ok. With all that space, they could have built bigger rooms. The pool side had a lovely deck, but with heavy rains, could not sit out there. Our villa overlooked rice fields. They had Indonesian and American breakfast options and we opted for American/continental and were happy with it. The bar made nice drinks and we enjoyed that in the evening. Since we had heavy rains during our stay, we spent more time at the hotel than envisaged. Yes, it is a little outside Ubud but for me it was fine. You do need a vehicle to get into the city. But Ubud is a day city and everything closes by 8. Even restaurants close down early. You can use their shuttle to get into the city and get a taxi back from the city. Their massage spa is absolutely wonderful. We had massage everyday. The only downside for us was the depth of the pool with our villa, with no proper steps to get in. 5 feet deep with a single step. So if you don't know swimming and just want to relax in the pool, this is not for you. and without proper steps, you have to rely on your muscle strength to come out of the pool. which was very difficult for me. There is a beautiful wood craft shop right outside the hotel. better than what city stores have. There is an ATM also around the corner and nice temple about 250 mts from the hotel. Their jewelry store with beautiful jewelry designed by Madam Suarti, is amazing. I wish I could have purchased more from there but being on vacation my budget was limited.