Bali, Indonesia

The Ridge Bali

Price per night from$489.60

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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (IDR7,700,000.00), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Wabi-sabi jungle villas

Setting

Sweet Bali highs

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Ubud is prime Eat, Pray, Love country, and you can indulge in all three at the Ridge Bali, a collection of five luxury villas overlooking the Sayan Ridge and deep Ayung River valley. Gorge on honey-sweet mangosteens and spicy Indonesian rendang curries, let the tiny Balinese temple in the resort grounds put you in contemplative mood, and resist (if you can) falling in love with those celestial sunset views from your private plunge pool.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

Five jungle villas, all with plunge pools and outdoor bath tubs.

Check–Out

Noon. Check-in is at 3pm. Guests can arrive early or depart late at no extra charge when there are no other outgoing or incoming guests for their villa.

More details

Rates include breakfast, which can be served in the Sayan Valley restaurant, in your room, or out by the pool on your private sun deck.

Also

Unfortunately, stepped villas and hillside terrain make this rural villa hotel unsuitable if you have mobility needs.

At the hotel

Free WiFi throughout. In rooms: air-conditioning, smart TV with Netflix, Marshall bluetooth speaker, Nespresso coffee machine, organic Indonesian Made Tea, minibar, fruit platter, yoga mat, custom-designed yukatas, beach bag, hats, bathrobes and Sensatia Botanicals bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Each and every one of these wabi-sabi-inspired villas comes with a plunge pool, outdoor bath tub and the kind of swoonsome sunsets – all fiery rambutan reds and radiant guava pinks – from which dreams (and fruit smoothies) are made. The Premier River View Villa is the best of all worlds, with oodles of extra space and uninterrupted views across the canopy to the broad Ayung River and soaring Sayan Ridge.

Poolside

The infinity pool at Sayan Valley restaurant is an ornamental beauty, but thankfully you can dip undisturbed at your villa's private plunge pool.

Spa

Calling on the Ridge's professional in-house therapists, you can book immersive spa experiences to enjoy at your villa, including the Ridge signature treatment: a combination of Balinese and deep tissue massages followed by a facial, and then a herbal bath.

Packing tips

It’s possible all you need to truly ‘find yourself’ in Ubud is a decent map or travel guide, but toting a well-thumbed copy of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love is practically a rite of passage here. You’ll also want a decent camera for filling your socials with humblebrag snaps of the book (and film) locations, among them colourful Ubud Art Market and the emerald Eden of the Tegalalang Rice Terraces.

Also

If your jungle-carpeted surroundings aren’t enough of a workout, the hotel partners with the Titi Batu Ubud Club, which has fitness studios, a state-of-the-art gym, squash courts and more.

Children

The Ridge Bali is a grown-up kinda place, so alas the kids will have to sit this one out.

Sustainability efforts

Much of the Ridge Bali was constructed using recycled teak, in an effort to keep villas as natural and sustainable as the jungle itself. Well, almost. Inside, glass water bottles, bamboo straws and organic bath products (in refillable containers, natch) are the order of the day, and kitchen ingredients arrive fresh from the farm at nearby Pajangan. The Ridge Bali also donates a portion of its profits to support local village schools.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

There are only 12 tables here, each with ringside seats for sunset cocktails and serene starlit dining.

Dress Code

Swimming costumes are permitted in the restaurant until 1pm, while the pool is open for post-breakfast laps. Keep it bright and breezy with cool linens and colourful kaftans at lunch and dinner.

Hotel restaurant

Perched on a sunny terrace right at the front of the property, Sayan Restaurant is an intimate space with just 12 tables, all overlooking the pool and Sayan Ridge. Expect lavish Indonesian breakfasts, light lunches and spectacular sunset dinners, all cooked using seasonal, locally sourced produce. Try the authentic signature rendang curry for the win. 

Hotel bar

The restaurant bar opens at 5pm, serving sundowners, aperitifs and fine wines until nine. Sip a refreshing signature Kaizen Spritz – pandan-infused Apérol and umeshu (Japanese plum liqueur) topped with prosecco and soda – and pair spicy bar snacks with a tropical Balinese red.

Last orders

The restaurant is open from 7am–9pm, which is also when bar service winds down.

Room service

Available 7am–10pm daily. Scan the QR code in your room for the menu, make your selection, message your order to the resident butlers and dishes will be whisked to your door.

Location

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Address
The Ridge Bali
Jl. Raya Sayan No.77 Sayan Kecamatan Ubud
Kabupaten Gianyar
80571
Indonesia

Just a couple of clicks west of Ubud in the tiny village of Sayan, the Ridge Bali’s elevated position high above the Ayung River valley affords views across tropical jungle terrain, and even as far as distant Mount Batukaru on a clear day.

Planes

I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport lies a little over an hour south of the Ridge Bali. You can pre-book transfers for up to six passengers in the hotel’s SUV. A one-way trip costs IDR850,000 (around $50).

Automobiles

Rental cars are available at the airport and can be useful if you want to explore a bit of the region. However, for trips in and out of Ubud, local cabs or a rented scooter should suffice (both options are affordable and plentiful). There’s free secure parking in front of the hotel.

Worth getting out of bed for

A trip to southern Bali is your cue to experience the sensory saturnalia that is Ubud’s daily Art Market (Pasar Seni Ubud). Peruse the kaleidoscopic cornucopia of local crafts before busting out your best haggling game then retreating to the relative sanctuary of nearby Ubud Palace, triumphantly clutching the brass Buddha statuette, macramé dream-catcher and batik elephant pants you always wanted.

Come over all Julia Roberts on a trip to the Tegalalang Rice Terraces, where cascading steps of emerald-green paddies look like something from – quite literally – a movie set. Or admire these lush ancient landscapes on a gentle stroll along the Campuhan Ridge. Don your regulation sun hat (courtesy of the hotel), and explore its relatively short length – around two kilometres of paved track surrounded by rice fields and viridescent vegetation – which is like tiptoeing along the spine of some great, slumbering green giant. You can also experience the valley in rather more high-octane ways, with 4x4 excursions, or white-water rafting through the majestic gorges, beneath a dense jungle canopy.

Soothe overstimulated senses back at the Ridge Bali, where Balinese massage, sunset yoga, and poolside stargazing are about as taxing as villa life gets.

Local restaurants

An easy five-minute walk from the Ridge Bali, the Sayan House fuses Japanese and Latin-American cuisine. Come for the king prawn jambalaya and isobe-age tempura squid, and stay for the signature snake-fruit arak cocktails and sunset valley views. Mozaic is the quintessential Ubud fine-dining experience, transforming sustainable Indonesian ingredients into finessed French plates. Try the tasting menus – a series of bite-size works of art that run the gamut from smoked baby bamboo to seared foie gras and red wine ice-cream.

Local cafés

There are countless ways to get your caffeine fix hereabouts. Try the Ubud Coffee Roastery for artisan Indonesian Arabica brews and freshly baked pastries with the Ubud in-crowd; sip your morning joe overlooking the rice paddies at Pukako, or shop for surf kit while you slurp at BGS.

Local bars

If Ubud’s bars know one thing, it’s how to take advantage of a spectacular sunset. Hit up the Cantina Rooftop for artisanal afternoon aperitifs accompanied by views of the Campuhan Ridge and ancient Pura Gunung Lebah Temple, then follow the red neon arrow to its after-dark Boliche bar, open Thursday, Friday and Saturday for late-night cocktails and live DJs. Mosey over to Jati, the Four Seasons’ teak-decked sunset bar, mere stumbling distance from the Ridge Bali, for stellar cocktails and cinematic valley views.

Reviews

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Anonymous review

By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from these superlative Sayan Ridge villas and unpacked the hard-won spoils of their trip to Ubud Art Market, a full account of their Balinese break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside the Ridge Bali in Ubud…

Walking through the bamboo tunnel that connects the outside world to the Ridge Bali’s inner sanctum is like entering an interdimensional portal. Guests leave the bustle of Ubud behind and find themselves immersed in a world of jungle greenery, attentive butlers, and refreshing jugs of lemon-infused coconut water. Villas follow the Japanese principles of wabi-sabi – all unfussy teak furnishings, custom-print yukatas, and layouts designed to maximise those sweet valley views. There’s discreet modern tech, too: wooden cubes bear QR codes for perusing room service menus and messaging the butler, and Bluetooth speakers allow you to replace the jungle soundtrack with one of your own choosing. But mostly, the Ridge Bali inspires distractions as old as time itself: watching the sun set slowly over the hills, bathing alfresco beneath the stars, and gorging on sweet tropical fruit until the juice runs down your chin.

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