The Onion Collective

We spent 5 days here as a family of three. We contacted the staff prior to staying here to check if we could take a room as a couple with a young daughter as the occupancy of each room is set at 2 max. They were more than happy to accommodate us. We were welcomed with a lovely blessing which was a cute touch to relax you into Ubud life! We took the bungalow which was cosy, with a large bathroom with lots of storage for clothes, a small kitchen and table and chairs. All the rooms are decorated uniquely and the place has a real quirky vibe about it. The rooms are clean but I would recommend the manager thinks about deep cleaning the mosquito nets regularly, the one above our bed was covered in bugs on the top, bit apart from that everything was really clean. It is in a really good location just off one of the main streets but really quiet at night. There are lots of local restaurants on the same street and somewhere on the corner that does same day laundry. There is also a pool in the centre of the place which our daughter loved. All the staff are really lovely and friendly, creating a really family vibe about it. I don’t know if some staff were new as sometimes they didn’t know answers to somethings ie the website advertises they know a short cut to yoga barn but no one knew this. It was no biggie I found it ok but worth making sure staff are aware, as we booked this place to be close to the yoga barn specifically. The breakfast menu has lots of options and we liked not having to be up at the crack of dawn to catch the service!

The only let down for us was that it advertises itself as a co working space, and whilst there are plenty of places to work, the WiFi was pretty terrible unless in the restaurant, which isn’t great for making calls or working in the evenings when our daughter was in bed, we hoped to work from the kitchen table. Again no biggie but worth considering if this is your main consideration for your stay. If we were just on holiday it would have been the perfect base for Ubud and we would absolutely return as it was great value for money!

Breakfast was amazing. Location was excellent. Staff was very nice. Room was cozy.

The shared toilet / shower was not very clean. I saw many bugs in the shower everyday. I understand it’s the rainy season, but I don’t think the staff tried to get rid of bugs at all

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The rooms are very old and don’t feel great in real. The towels given to us very smelly too. There are bugs everywhere and The toilet door would make a loud sound when open or closed. They even sprayed commercial mosquito killer at 6am outside which made the whole room smoky and stuffy. Me and my partner couldn’t stay inside as it was dangerous and poisonous.

room designe, pool

cockroach in the room

Incredible free breakfast (with lattes included!). Yummy alcoholic drinks also. Staff is SO KIND and wonderful. Felt like family during my time there. Always so welcoming and helpful. Great musicians every night!

I stayed in the cottage. I am sensitive to bugs/animals, and I found the cottage to be full of them - I used the mosquito net 100% each night in December. It definitely has an outdoorsy feeling and I heard the lizard sounds and maybe other animal sounds in the roof/ceiling each night. This made it less comfortable and felt more like camping, with the net as my tent. (Take this with a grain of salt, very sensitive to bugs) I also found this room to be too dark for my personal taste, even though it has windows that can be opened. Other things that threw off the experience: when I first arrived, the sheets were not very clean and I asked them to change the sheets and they did so very quickly. The noise from the nightly music never bothered me. I thought it was great to come home to! But the walls are thin and you can hear other animals outside (very loud frog in the pond after rain!) but that’s just part of the nature experience :)

the staff were amazing. always so friendly, always smiling, always wanting to help. the room is great value for money. double bed, great working air con. close to the monkey forest, lots of amazing restaurants in the area. beautiful yoga studio right across the road. beautiful pool area.

If you want to make your own breakfasts the kitchen is a bit grim. It does not have many utensils or pots/pans and doesn't have new or clean sponges etc. I burnt myself a few times by using what I could. the main centre is a 30 mins walk which is not an issue the location is awesome but just to be aware of.

Great location, small but comfortable room, access to a kitchen, lovely pool and staff.

The bedding was only a fleece blanket, it suits fine but it’s always nice to have an actual sheet / quilt.

Artist-vibe place in the heart of Ubud with amazing staff, good food, almost every day music and great value for money private rooms :)

Smaller things could be improved and renewed e.g. in the bathroom