Hotels near Ubud Monkey Forest

Everything was fine

We stayed for 2 nights, and had the best time - it was in a great location, and the hotel offered complimentary transport to various restaurants/cafes we had booked. Although this was often just a 5 min trip down the road, it was incredibly helpful as some of these places would have been difficult to find otherwise! The staff were very friendly, and knew all the places we wanted to go without looking up maps etc. The room itself was amazing - with a large private pool - the best place to relax!

I booked at Ala's last minute, and was pleasantly surprised at this little gem... I arrived in the evening, and was guided through a series of little footpaths through the rice paddies to Ala's, where I found a little oasis yucked away overlooking the rice paddies. You are only a very short walk from the main street in Ubud, so in a great location, but all the noise and bustle of the main strip is completely blocked out, and you only hear the chorus of frogs in the rice paddies (at night) and the roosters during the day. The room was very clean and with a traditional Balinese feel, no A/C, but a fan is all you need... and I was surprised that despite open windows all day/night, the only visitor I had was an inquisitive gecko. It looked exactly as it was shown in the professional photos. The pool was just big enough for a quick dip to cool off, was very clean and definitely a great place to just hang out by and read a book. The breakfasts were delicious... the green pancake and the banana taco are heaven! For anyone that gives a bad review for Ala's, you should remember that you're only paying 40USD a night, so of course you're not going to have all the high end finishes that you get at a five star hotel, but if you expect those, then you should go book in at a 5 star hotel! Great value for money.

We enjoyed our stay at the Garden View cottages, lovely gardens, helpful friendly staff wonderful atmosphere, traditional lodgings a pleasurable stay.

I found the staff to be pleasant and helpful if at times some where difficult to understand. The breakfast was not up to standard, the hot food was often cold and some of it not fresh. The kitchen in the evening was not available due to the few guests at the beginning of our stay but that improved as more guest arrived. We ate out most of the time. Our room was supposed to be a double bedroom but the bed was made up of 2 single mattresses on a double bed which we found uncomfortable. The mattresses kept moving. We didn't ask to be moved because we liked the view from our balcony looking out at the pool. I did mention it to one of the staff when we were leaving. .

This is a wonderful hotel, set in lovely gardens with a nice swimming pool. Rooms are very nice and staff pleasant and helpful. Ideally situated for Monkey Forest and nice restaurants. Would definitely stay there again if I were lucky enough to be back in Bali.