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Everyone needs a place to lay their weary head. For travelers visiting Ubud, The Samara is an excellent choice for rest and rejuvenation. Well-known for its romantic environment and proximity to great restaurants and attractions, The Samara makes it easy to enjoy the best of Ubud.
The Samara Hotel is a romantic hotel offering a flat screen TV, a minibar, and a refrigerator in the rooms, and it is easy to stay connected during your stay as free wifi is offered to guests.
The hotel features a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour check-in, and a concierge. Plus, guests can enjoy a pool and breakfast, which have made this a popular choice among travelers visiting Ubud. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.
Close to some of Ubud's most popular landmarks, such as Subak Juwuk Manis (Ubud Rice Field) (0.3 mi) and Ubud Kajeng Rice Fields Walk (0.3 mi), The Samara Hotel is a great destination for tourists.
Ubud has plenty of cafes. So when you’re here, be sure to check out popular spots like Folk Pool & Gardens, Clear Cafe, and Cafe Lotus, which are serving up some great dishes.
Looking to explore? Then look no further than Campuhan Ridge Walk (0.6 mi), which is a popular Ubud attraction – and it is conveniently located within walking distance of the hotel.
Whether you’re traveling for business, pleasure or both, The Samara is sure to make your visit to Ubud one worth remembering.
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HOTEL STYLE
Hidden Gem
Mid-range
Languages Spoken
English, French, Indonesian, Italian
Location
Jalan Kajeng, Ubud 80571 Indonesia
The Samara
505 reviews
Getting there
Good for walkers
Places to stay are graded on a 0-100 scale. The higher the grade, the easier it is for travelers to find restaurants and things to do within walking distance.
The staff our lovely and the hotel is very nice and secluded. Breakfast was included and was homely. Our room was made up basically every time we went out and came back which was highly appreciated.
Location is slightly away but they have a free shuttle and they give you a nice little small phone so you can give them a call when you need a ride back.
My only little gripe was that their deluxe rooms are on the ground floor which means that staff and other guests can look inside your room through the glass panel on the front door, but it wasn't a very big deal as its a small property.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Everything was great. The peaceful location minutes away from Ubud market, walkable or a quick scooter ride away (provided by the villa.) There is nothing like the views and sounds of the rice paddy fields at sunrise and dusk.
Pro tip: one of my favorite places to shop in Bali were the shops on the road leading up to the villas near Threads of Life (Ubud market was closed due to COVID-19 precautions.)
At the villa there were many choices for breakfast, with plenty of fresh fruits and pastries. The restaurant on site prepares Italian and Indonesian food. In the evenings I got room service and the meals were tasty and fresh.
Rooms and common area were stylish, clean, and well maintained. We felt like we were home there with the welcoming owners and staff. We liked it so much that we returned again after staying in Seminyak for two weeks.
Grazie di tutto e ci torneremo in futuro!
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Arriving at midnight and hopping on the back of a scooter for the short trip to Samara was a fun way to start our stay! With two older teenagers I booked the two bedroom villa, which was essentially a one bedroom villa on the ground floor and another one bedroom villa on top with a decent size pool overlooking the rice paddies. The villa lay-out exceeded our expectation allowing privacy for parents and teenagers! I loved that it was a small intimate resort, we only ever saw other guests at breakfast. Having stayed in other places around Ubud over the years, what is amazing about Samara is that you can walk to town in 15 or so minutes or be there on a scooter in 5 - no problems with "the traffic'! Having a phone to arrange pick-ups was so easy. Special mention to Menuh who was amazingly helpful from initial enquiry to when we left.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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We had a wonderful stay at The Samara! They picked us up from the airport which is nice as it is a 1 hour + ride (complimentary if you stay 3+ nights and book directly with them). The hotel is only accessible by foot or motor bike. The walk from the hotel to town is about 10-15 minutes. Overall the rooms were very nice, we liked the outdoor shower and the pool. The pool was wonderful, every time we used it we were the only guests at the pool! The staff are all very nice. We did the Mount Batur sunrise trek and arrived after breakfast, but they still let us have breakfast in the restaurant. They also made us a breakfast box the day we left. Overall it was nice to stay a few minutes out of Ubud and enjoy nature and the rice fields.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Family of 4 returning for 1st time since covid(3 yrs). Dealt directly with Rusma for booking and communication was faultless. Cannot recommend this piece of paradise highly enough. Stayed in 2 bedroom pool villa which we found wonderful due to privacy,peacefulness and outlook to rice fields. The best part of Samara Villas is the staff. So helpful and nothing is a drama. My young girls loved the motorbike trips into and out of the main Ubud area. Please,if you want quietness in a beautiful surround but close to hustle and bustle......look into this accommadation.
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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Excellent place to stay in a beautiful location amongst the rice paddies outside of Ubud. Staff are really friendly and helpful and the accommodation were comfortable and clean. Couldn’t have asked for anything better! They even drive us down to the main part of town on the back of their motorcycle whenever we needed to go.
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Not accessible by car so motorcycle is the only way to arrive unless you want to walk about 500...
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We stayed here for 3 nights in October. WOW, what an amazing little find. Set amongst the rice fields. Surrounded by fields and a short walk down the hill if you choose to. The hotel provide scooter transport and pick up to the bottom if you wish. We used this option many times. It is a small hotel and so quiet (except night one when the Royals had a huge wedding party, not the hotels fault). Rusma was amazing, as were all the staff. She always went out of her way to help when needed. I stupidly left my diamond band sitting on top of the safe (insert eye roll), I called her on whatsapp and she got the staff to go in a close the wardrobe door and told them not to clean the room until we returned to retrieve the ring. Given the pandemic there were obviously some faults, like the bed wasnt great and the toilet seat was moving (we never bothered to complain) I think they have fared well. If we had not booked and paid to go to Kuta we would of stayed here instead!! We absolutely will stay here again. LOVE LOVE LOVED it.
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Date of stay: October 2022
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Room Tip:most rooms had a rice field view
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What a fabulous stay. Our room was amazing with the pool right out the front of it. Felt like our own private pool. Very comfy bed and the bathroom etc was neat and tidy. All staff were so friendly and keen to offer help with anything. Free afternoon tea was a bonus. Brekky was delicious. Location amazing. Only a 10 minute walk into town or complimentary bike ride in. Also a good amount of great Warungs in the area.Would definitely recommend
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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First let me start with the pros: 1. The location is beautiful, quiet and picturesque. It is a nice escape from the busyness and noise of the Ubud centre. The downside of this is that you have to get on the back of a scooter or hike a long hill. Cars do not have access. 2. The staff are warm and welcoming. That's just how the Balinese people are and you can expect that everywhere throughout Bali.
Now, if you assume that many hotels can offer the above experience, The Samara has some work to do to compete with the other hotels with 5* reviews. Here are some of our observations:
1. The standard rooms are small and the windows face the main access path, so you can't really relax privately without closing the blinds/curtains. The room needs some mosquito/bug control (even just a mosquito net above the bed) and there are no bedside tables. 2. The rooms have not been well kept. There was black mould laced throughout the curtains and on the walls (see photos). 3. The bed was so uncomfortable that we tossed and turned and had sore bodies in the morning. The bed creaked loudly and was the same quality as a sofa bed. 4. The breakfasts were the worst we experienced in Bali comparing to several other hotels and several cheap restaurants. The only good part was the cut fruit and fruit juices. The omelettes were plain. The "pancakes" were slimy and rubbery crepes. The coffee came full of grounds floating in it. The toast was served cold and the pastries were stale.
The Samara has so much potential. I just want to ensure your expectations are as realistic as possible before staying here.
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Date of stay: September 2017
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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We stayed at the Samara for the first couple of days in 2012, we were returning from lombok having spent christmas and new year there and had a couple of nights scheduled before the return flight home, after staying at the samara we only wished we could have scheduled to stay there longer.
When you look at the brochures of Bali - and you see amazing green lush interior shots of the island marketed as the 'island of paradise' and you tell your travel agent - ''I want to go there!!'' pointing excitedly at the brochure. So you get your long haul flight out to tropical Indonesia. When you arrive at the busy airport and get to Kuta (the main tourist area with crowded beach) you ask each other - where's paradise gone??
The problem you face is that you only have 2 weeks holiday to ''find paradise'' right? You don’t have months to backpack round south east Asia and all the time in the world to find ''your paradise''.
Sure if you base yourself in the busy tourist area in the south of the island you can book an excursion or take a day trip to take you to ''back to Bali'' and for one day in your special holiday so you can ''find paradise'' and you will take a transport up to the volcano and see the islands amazing interior only for the rest of your holiday to be spent within the isolating boundary of your 5* resort.
The perfect solution to the paradox? I’ll make a suggestion, you can escape to paradise and stay in 5* comfort at the samara in Ubud.
Should you seek a peaceful escape in the very best of bali's nature then look no further, this place is fantastic, great value for money and i only wish i could have stayed longer.
The genuine Italian food on offer is delicious (Stefano is from Lugano and is Swiss/Italian) and his wife Udi (the boss) are a great young husband and wife team who's energy and love for this relativley new project shines through, the hotel is literally built in the middle of a rice field, talk about an eco hotel.
Due to the location you need to use the hotels friendly helpful staff to transport you and your luggage from the entry point of the street of Jalan Kejing up to the top of the hill where the hotels sits in the peaceful location amongst the paddy fields, this is a small price to pay to escape the busy traffic of Ubud ( a culture tourist magnet full of arts and crafts shops and a monkey forest to boot )
If my experience is anything to go by then you will be given the warmest welcome and from a proprietor who's knows how to take care of her guests, nothing is too much trouble and complementary afternoon tea will be served by a delightful small team of staff who smiles will gently ease away your western hardened weary-ness leaving you to absorb ''slowly slowly'' the countryside of Bali's truly peaceful vibe. One of my favourite passtimes was watching the dragonflies and butterflies whilst remaining submerged in the swimming pool.
Having travelled to great extent through south east Asia in my youth - I can honestly say the newly created samara villas are a hidden delight that more people should discover for themselves, the only downside is when I decide to re-book my holiday here - you will be staying in my room - Fully booked !
Wonderfull.
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Date of stay: January 2012
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Choose a lower room looking directly out on to the paddy fields
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Hi! It is a great pleasure to know that you wish to come back!
You can park your car at our parking area on Jalan Kajeng about 400m from The Samara, in front of Ubud Sari Health resort. If you use Google Maps, please use "BaliRoadBike" as destination address as that corresponds to our parking area.
Please note that the best rates are on our website.
Thank you and see you again soon!
Dear 549lynett,
Thank you for your question.
The villa is a standalone, on two floors with one bedroom and one bathroom on each floor, and it has a 270° degrees view over the fields, basically all around.
For any other question please do not hesitate to ask.
Best regards,
Stefano Facchini
Dear Mr_Ice_Al, Thank you for your question.
There is many restaurant options within walking distance, without mentioning our on-site restaurant.
The dining options go from one of the top rated restaurants in Bali, Luxe Cafe 200 meters away, from local eateries and mid range restaurants all within 600 meters from The Samara.
Several spa options are available nearby, with the closest being about 200 meters away. Also, you can have massages in the privacy of your room if you don't want to leave the premises.
Overall, we are very centrally located and you have everything within reach!
For the best rates don't forget to book direct on our website.
We are looking forward to welcoming you soon!
Best regards,
Stefano
Guest Relations Manager
Dear Igtgootp,
Thank you for your question.
All rooms at The Samara have view, but some less than others.
Some have full view, some only partial.
Book early, drop us an email, and we'll make sure you get a room with great view!
Looking forward to welcoming you soon.
Best regards,
Stefano
Dear Isabelita, Thank you for your message here.
Our email address is on the homepage, at the bottom of the page, together with our phone numbers.
Anyway we can confirm we have received an email from you with your inquiry.
We will reply to you as soon as possible.
Thank you!
There are more places to choose from in the Ubud area.
PRICE RANGE
$69 - $118 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
the samara hotel ubud
LOCATION
IndonesiaBaliGianyar RegencyUbud
NUMBER OF ROOMS
8
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