My wife and I recently honeymooned at the Chedi and it was possibly the best experience we have ever shared. It came after months of renovating and wedding organising so we were truly in need of a break and to be honest we probably would have been happy with an un-cluttered room near a pool. What we got however was a truly relaxed and indulgent experience. The Chedi think of everything and do it with style. We had a pool villa for 5 days after being upgraded from a regular villa. The pool villa's are the same size as a small house and provide plenty of room to move as well as the privacy of your own pool - perfect for honeymooners! The staff are super-friendly and will do anything to help you enjoy your stay. The rooms are clean and wonderfully appointed. The grounds are spotless and spacious. The services are magnificent and mostly free. They included everything from yoga classes to free cocktails by the pool to free mini-bar being topped up regularly throughout the day. Your butler will clean your room regularly, sometimes twice a day, bring you fresh fruit and drinks, take care of your laundry for you, organise day trips, drive you into Ubud, bring meals or movies to your villa, basically anything your heart desires. We both had a wonderfully relaxing stay at the Chedi and could not recommend it more. We'll definately be going back and the sooner the better. On a separate note, with the exception of breakfast (which is included) we mostly ate in Ubud and not the Chedi restaurant. This was to experience the local cuisine as well as make some financial savings. Our favourite eating spot was "Mangga Madu", a small restaurant in the centre of Ubud. Delicious meals could be bought there for under 10,000 Rp or about AUD$1.20 and the service was very polite. The restaurant across the road which gives diners their own personal cabana in which to eat was also very impressive. The only restaurant that really disappointed was Mosaic. I've read reviews which claim that Mosaic is a culinary "must do" when in Bali. We would have to disagree. The food is good but not amazing. The service is also similar to every other eatery in Ubud. The menu however is degustation only, with or without wine and will set you back 500,000 Rp each for about 7 small courses, many of which included jelly and foam. The wine list has a good international selection but bottle prices average about 500,000 Rp also. Do yourself a favour and get a local driver to take you to Jimbaran for a seafood feast.

We were in a pool villa #9 over the Easter period. This is a good villa to hopefully snag, because it has the best view of the rice paddy fields. It is also a little further away from the other villas and in the corner of the rice paddy field so it has more privacy from other guests staying at the hotel. Absolutely no other guests can see you.

However, speaking of privacy...... This is a working paddy field. There are local workers tending to the field all day long and they do walk in front of your pool gate from time to time. They do not stop to talk or walk in on you, but you may get a shock if you try to go skinny dipping! You will also hear them making their 'crow' call to scare off other birds, and they will often pull a string connected to a rice filled can which makes a rattling noise, also to get rid of the birds. I found this very relaxing and enjoyable to watch. It gave the place such character!

The room was lovely but one thing to note is that there is only a sliding door between the bathroom and the bedroom and this sliding door has big slits through the wood so one can still see you quite clearly if you have not had a chance to put your clothes on after a shower! I usually like a bit more privacy when I have just had a shower so if you are like me, this is something to note.

The butler service was first class and every care was well attended to immediately. The laundry service was perfect, do not worry about those delicate items, they will be well taken care of.

The property itself is well laid out. There are golf cars if you get stuck in the rain like we did to ferry you around.

Take advantage of the afternoon tea, it is a lovely time of day to be lounging on those huge day beds, watching the paddy fields. However, we must advise you that we did not enjoy the room service lunch nor the dinner at the restaurant. The breakfast was fabulous though, so it is funny that we found the dinner so dire and overpriced. Perhaps we simply made the wrong choices off the menu.

For foodies, please advise your butler to make a reservation for you at the famous Mozaic restaurant. It truly is exceptional in every arena, from the food itself, to the service and the ambience. Highly recommended.

The Cafe Lotus is a lovely respite from those hideous motorcyles on the street and also makes for lovely photos by the lotus pond and temple. We also dined at Ary's Warung. I enjoyed my meal which was the veal, and the service was not bad except for a small glitch at the end when they brought to us the wrong bill (so make sure you check yours)

Overall, I can highly recommend the Chedi Club. Just superb. Come here if you want total peace and quiet. This is not a place for small, noisy children.

It has been about a year since our stay at the Chedi Club, but I thought I would throw in my two-cents here since it was definitely a hi-lite of our honeymoon in Bali. We spent 4 nights here after 5 nights at FS Jimbaran Bay. Our experience at the FS is what you would expect for paying the insane amounts of money per night - pretty terrific...however, it did feel a little corporate ("plastic" as one other poster said), and while you got personal and excellent service, given the size of the hotel, you did still feel like one of many guests cycling in and out.

The service we got at the Chedi felt more sincere, it was top-notch and we just enjoyed our experience at this hotel so much more. The prices are still not cheap, relative to other things in Bali, but you do get quite a lot of value - free breakfast, butler service, free laundry, free drinks (house liquor, but includes local beer), free internet. The breakfast menu was limited, so after 4 days there, we had pretty much tried everything. We did not dine there for dinner, but we did have lunch and room service (virtually the same menu). Food was very good and servers very friendly.

The grounds are very well kept, likewise our villa. We were told that the estate was designed by a respected Jakarta-based architect, and one of the villas on the ground is for his use, when he goes to Bali. We had one of the villas with the private pool (much bigger than the one we had at FS) and outside dining pavilion that looked out to the paddy fields. It was very posh. Large bedroom, closet/changing area, inside shower, outside bathtub. Bose speakers inside & out, so you can hook up your ipod and listen to music wherever. There was a DVD player which was nice to have (see below).

As an aside, we were in Ubud during Nyepi (Balinese New Year), which involves a day of silence. The entire island shuts down, as does the airport. Locals are not supposed to travel, use electricity or even really go outside of their homes. The hotel advised that we stay within the compound, but we were allowed to use electricity (though they asked that use be minimized). The DVD player was handy on this day since we were basically sequestered. The day before Nyepi, there is a colorful festival of "ogoh-ogoh" (paper mache monsters) that the locals parade down the street. It was quite a sight. The day of silence was nice too, it made us slow down and really relax.

A special mention of our butler, Arka, who was the nicest guy, and so attentive, but not obtrusive. He was also instrumental in getting us a smaller guest room after check-out time, where we could store our things and have a quick shower before our late flight back home. He was our go-to man for all our questions and needs (he even personally wrapped up some local wood carvings for us to carry home!) It was nice to have consistent interaction with one person the whole time we were there.

Without a doubt, I would return to this hotel if we ever go back to Bali.

after careful selection of the resorts in Bali, we chose Ubud as our first stop in Bali. Ubud has all the elements we need for this trip, quietness, relaxation. On top of all those, we also need a resort would truly indulge in and we chose Chedi Club.

ARRIVAL to BALI airport: there was a bit of chaos initially as the bell boy or driver did not hold up our names in the banner as most other staff did. it took us for a while to locate who works for chedi club and who would take us to chedi club. But as soon as we located the staff, everything went on smoothly.

Stepping into the car, we were offered an iced-cooled towel and water. It certainly cools you down and relax.

Check-in in Chedi Club. Butler welcomed us in the front gate. we then walked to the reception together whilist bags were taken care by some other staff. Unlike any other hotel-style reception, the check in in the reception is exclusive and of course, we were again offered cool tower and the very tasty welcome drinks. One thing to note: our butler did not explain clearly about the facilities and services offered but then we found out and got familiar very soon.



The Pool Villa: we cannot complain anything about this villa! the villa is a paradise for couples such as us. it has got a nice pook facing the padi field if you open the gate. well stocked mini bar, BINTAN and HENIKEN beers, oolong tea, coke, jucies. Snakcs are also avaliable in the room. In the pantry, there are camomile tea, coffee etc. Very comfortable mattress, open air tub( huge!) and bose speakers outdoor, indoor and in the bath area. we enjoyed every miniute in the villa!

Breakfast: top quality of food, attentive staff as they would always top up your drinks with genuie smile. In the restaurant, it is surrounded by padi field. So matter where you sit, you enjoy the breathtaking view anyway. As other memebers share, there are very few people in the resturant perhaps all guests could have their breakfast in the villa. The choice of the meals could be either in indonesian style or american style. For the indonesia styles, you could choose from NASI LEMAK, NASI GOREN or CONGEE. As for the american style, you could choose from pancakes, eggs, etc. But the menu stay the same thru out the week. So if you do stay long, the breakfast could be a bit boring. But i heard they would be replaced a new chef. so next time, there would be more choices during breakfast!

Butler: every memeber talks about how great is their butler, how attentive they are. So., I had a very high expectation and I got a bit disappointed somewhat. The first butler could not seem to speak English properly and at so many occassision, it resulted in miscommunication. And, I had to chase him up for something overdue for a long time. For example, laundary was not done until two days later. The adaptor , I needed to ask a few times before it was delivered to the room. Nevertheless, all of them are highly friendly.

Evening cocktail: fantastic! served with indian bread. with good selection of beers, wine and cocktail

Conclusion: very very very relaxing experience and great landscape. I would defintely come back sometime soon.