we had a family villa with private pool. amazing view on the jungle, beautiful rooms with all possible care one can imagine. also an extremely quiet place. so to summarize, expensive but worth the money. also internet works well from there

My wife and I recently stayed at PW on the start of our Balinese holiday. It was our second visit, the first being about 5 years ago. We came back because we enjoyed our first time so much and wanted to repeat the special experience that we had then.

The things that we loved were generally still the same. The spectacular location, the beautiful private villas that cling to the cliff side looking over the river gorge. One enters the villas through a carved wooden door into a beautiful covered open air living area that leads enticingly onto gazebo and the infinity plunge pool that seems to float over the gorge.

Another set of doors lead into the bedroom, dressing room and bathroom areas, all beautifully appointed with indoor and outdoor showers, sunken bath. The bedroom has a spectacular tented 4 poster bed and sliding glass and louvered doors onto the terrace and pool areas.

However.....we left there feeling slightly sad and disappointed. It seemed that the whole place had become somewhat jaded. In the most part the staff are wonderful with a few exceptions who one felt needed a bit of a motivational boost. The bed was hard, the bathrobes were getting very tatty and needed replacing. We had to move villas because the air-conditioning didn't work - this was done efficiently and with suitable apology and the offer of a complimentary spa treatment, however it seemed that they had known that there was a problem in the first place. The outdoor cushions for the loungers and gazebo desperately needed changing with some very suspect stains on them !

Is PW still 5 star ? Not quite ! Bali has not faired well in tourism terms over the last few years and there is a great deal of competition. It would be very easy to let this wonderful place slip into complacent decay without some careful management and attention to detail. It won't take much and could so easily be restored to its former glory.

Just on another note, the Balinese authorities seem to want to make it increasingly difficult for tourists. Not only did they increase tax on alcohol by 500%, the queues at immigration seem to get longer and longer ! We used a VIP immigration and visa service. There are several available online and they charge about $35-$45 per person. We were whisked through in about ten minutes and straight to our waiting luggage. The remainder of our fellow passengers were left sweating and getting more and more agitated in the two queues - the first for your visa and the second for immigration, oh and a possible third for customs if you're shifty looking ! We were out of the airport and in our air conditioned transport within 20 minutes. Worth every cent !!

We treated ourselves to a stay here on the recommendation of a friend and we were not dissapointed. Our villa was set up on the side of the gorge overlooking the river and the view was spectacular. The room itself was very spacious and nicely decorated and it was great to have out own infinity pool! The bathroom was also lovely, particularly the sunken bath with a large window out over the river.

Our stay was very private, you barely notice that anyone else is there, and when you need something the staff are both efficient and friendly.

Its a bit different to anything else I have been to and all the better for it. Thoroughly recommended!

Puri Wulandari is an extraordinary resort set within in hills of Ubud. Located about 3kms away from Ubud town center, you get to experience the tranquility of the forest and mother nature. We had a room half way down the hill side and we were fortunate enough to have traveled in the low season so the resort was a bit of a ghost town which we didn't mind at all. In spite of that, if you need to get away and rejuvenate, this is the place for you. The villa we had was more than generous, the bedroom, outdoor living, & bathroom (includes outdoor shower and indoor bath tub overlooking the forest) are well separated. You can spend the whole day in the villa without leaving, the food was impeccable. We chose this resort based on the other reviews in Tripadvisor and it truly delivered.