Villa Puriartha Ubud

Booked for 11 nights but left after one and moved to Tegal Sari nearby. I felt misled by the reviews which mentioned beautiful breakfasts (they offer no food at all) and lots of reviews on *********** that gave it a 10 score and I question whether they were authentic. Many are clustered around the same days. This is a small place with a small pool and only two not so clean looking deck chairs. It is on the main road and lacked atmosphere. If I wanted light in my room I had to open the curtains but then everyone walking past could see in. Walking to the rooms you go down a lane that is a bit depressing with a disused fountain and in need of some garden care. My bedroom room was ok and looked like in the picture (bed was comfortable) but room had a high window with mesh and mosquitos came in and heard noise from the adjoining property through it. I didn't feel like I was on a relaxing holiday at this property. It had no atmosphere and for A$110 a night with no food, it was expensive. When I left and went to another place I looked at a variety of places and for less than that budget I could get really nice hotels with breakfast and pretty pools to hang out at (eg Tegal Sari, Honeymoon etc).

We booked Villa Puriartha at the last minute due to changes in our travel plans. The hotel and our room (Deluxe Double Room) were both fairly basic, however, it was all clean and everything worked fine. You are required to request room cleaning and towel swapping as a move to be more environmentally friendly which was good to see. We did not eat in the hotel so I cannot comment on this. There are many restaurants on the road around the hotel as well as a pharmacy and Circle K nearby which was good. The staff are very friendly and were helpful in assisting the booking of different activities in Ubud. To get into the main centre of Ubud you can either walk down Jl. Monkey Forest, however, if you are not a fan of the monkeys, I would suggest walking along Jl. Hanoman towards Ubud Palace.