The Samara

The Samara was absolutely an amazing place to stay. You're served with an amazing welcome drink at check in and provided with a map and a phone for their shuttle service. The rooms were great and well stocked with toiletries and even a complimentary fruit basket. The location was A+ You're in the middle of rice paddies so far away from the busy streets of Ubud, but they also provide you with a phone for shuttle service to and from the hotel so you're only minutes from the action. The breakfasts were very large with lots of options. Get. A. Massage. It was an in room service and so relaxing! I would definitely reccomend this place!

Check in perfect. The room itself was great however our toilet seat wasn’t secure. We mentioned this but it took a reminder to be repaired and over 5 days. The pool area needs the decking replaced, loose planks. The sunbeds are also in need of repair. I fell through one but luckily no harm done. It never got repaired during our stay. Towels on the sunbeds need replacing as they are stained. The owners are great along with the staff. Breakfast was good. No access by car to this place but they will collect you by moped. 15 min walk into town which is a lovely walk. Good location. This could be a superb place it just needs some TLC.

Great little hotel about a 20min walk outside of town. The villas are all nicely done ans comfortable. We sometimes had a few “friends” in our outdoor shower - large geckos on the roof and a cat - but all harmless and fun to see! The pool and view of the surrounding rice paddies is amazing - and the staff is extremely friendly and helpful. They give you a phone to call if you need a ride back from town but the walk isn’t too bad - just a little hot in the day time and the occasional bat if you are coming back at night. Breakfast is really good too. We loved our stay and would have stayed longer if we could!

The Samara, Ubud was exactly what we needed after a hectic two weeks traveling around Asia. We arrived at night and were amazed when we were able to see the setting when we woke up the next morning. It is absolutely stunning, and what an amazing location. Amid the rice paddies, with no noise other than the sound of the occasional duck in the fields. The staff were extremely accommodating, and every afternoon came around to guests to see if they would like a complimentary hot beverage. Transport to an from this oasis is on the back of a scooter which is provided by the Samara. They will collect you from a pick up point at any time of the day, and drop you off in town. This is part of the charm of the Samara...no cars or noisy traffic. Would certainly recommend this place if you are after a relaxing stay in Ubud.

Staff are very helpful and go out of their way to assist in any way they can. Beautiful pool and view over the rice fields. I went with a friend and an extra bed was made available but very uncomfortable. Ideal for couples.

Good value hotel away from the bustling tourist Mecca.

This small hotel is situated 400m from the end of Jalan Kajeng and the hotel provides a motorbike transfer for luggage and occupants. It can also be reached on foot. The motorbikes are available to provide an foc transfer to Ubud situated one km away but also very walkable. Very quiet location, the only disturbance coming from inconsiderate occupants. Very cooperative, friendly staff who will do everything within their power to help solve a problem or provide information. Excellent breakfast. Afternoon tea/coffee provided foc if required. Fully equipped rooms.

Our stay at the Samara was the highlight of our 9 days in Bali. We stayed in Ubud the whole trip and did the first part 'in town' and the second part out in the rice fields/ village at The Samara. So glad we chose the Samara as it was so beautiful and relaxing, whilst only being a 10minute walk back to town or a 2 minute free scooter ride. The area around the hotel is stunningly beautiful and walking through the surrounding village is very interesting with lots to see. The staff at the Samara were amazing and made our stay comfortable and enjoyable. The food at the restaurant was very good, we tried the breakfast lunch and dinner - all very fresh and tasty. The wonderful cooks even made some off-the-menu dinners for our kids. The driver used by the Samara (named Ray) was truly amazing. He was very helpful, spoke very fluent English, knew lots about everything we wanted to know! We did a couple of day tours with him as well as the airport transfer, with our baby and toddler in the car and felt very safe. Absolutely recommend this hotel for anyone travelling in Bali.

We stayed at The Samara last year and came back for another 5-night stay. The Samara itself is ideally located just north of Ubud's main street (Jl Raya Ubud) surrounded by rice fields. There are only 6 rooms (three sets of 2 adjoining rooms)which makes it a good experience in terms of getting to know the friendly staff. The rooms are fairly small, with not much room for your bags/cases. The bathroom is a good size with an outdoor (walled) shower. The air conditioner struggled to keep the room cool - we had it set on 17 degrees (Celsius)all the time whereas we would normally set the temperature to 23-25 degrees. The bed was quite springy - you could feel the coils - but we slept okay. We were in room 4 which got the morning sun so the room was light early each morning. Rooms 1, 3, 5 should get less early morning light. Nice choice for breakfast, good wi-fi and a reasonably sized swimming pool are good features. For me - I'd say 4.5 out of 5 overall.

Having not been in Bali for 20yrs or so & stayingbin Seminyak for first time. I enjoyed staying at The Haven hotel. Its a little further from the heart of Seminyak but notjings really that far i guess. It was value for money, very clean, staff lovely & very accomodating & breakfast nice. Id recommend to a ftiend.