Stayed in an Ubud Chalet which was a bit of a let down. The room was very basic with worn down carpet and no balcony or terrace. The bathroom partially made up for it with a gorgeous stone bathtub and outdoor shower. The resort grounds have lots of nice touches and the place really is stunning - even more so at night. The breakfast buffet was tasty and fresh and there is a nice pool area. It is a fair distance from the Ubud centre and unless you plan to eat at the resort everyday, you do need to make use of the free shuttle service. It runs something like 6 times a day. We did walk on one occasion and it took about half an hour. Otherwise, there are plenty of people in the town centre who are ready and willing to drive you around. Staff are friendly and helpful. Overall, would recommend, but maybe try a room other than the Ubud Chalet.

Kamandalu is one of the rare hotels whereby the actual place actually looks as good or in certain circumstances, even better than what you see on the hotel website. The view of the rice terrace is absolutely breathtaking. The chalet room is quite big and it had a huge bathroom with a sunken bath tub which had a great view of the private backyard.

Overall we had a great experience at the hotel and we will definitely staying at Kamandalu again in the future. That being said, there are a few things that they can improve on to make things better. For one, the free WiFi signal is quite weak, not just in the chalet but also in public areas such as the restaurant and the pool. Secondly, the hotel had a free scheduled shuttle service to nearby Ubud town but it is not frequent enough especially during lunch and dinner times. In the evening, it leaves at 5pm and the next and last trip is at 9pm.

We stayed in early Feb which is considered off peak season so there were not many guests. This meant that we had the pool mostly to ourselves most of the time and there was never a big crowd at the restaurant during breakfast. All the staff from reception to the gardeners are warm and friendly at all times.

Kamandalu has a rare sense about it. Calm, quiet, silent, energizing......it's very much Bali. Alive in ways that we are not accustomed too.

Our room was FAR beyond expected. Huge, great canopied bed...but the best was our own backyard!! With a covered outdoor daybed! Pure heaven. I honestly would have been just as happy sleeping outside as in. Truly that spectacular.

The food was great, the service was better. They made a very cute cake for my girlfriend's birthday. Truly, genuinely kind people who connect with you. The Happy Hour was a blast! ;)

As fantastic as every element was being at the hotel, the excursions were even better. A magnificent bike ride through the race paddies. A private balinese music lesson. And two visits to one of the most spectacular spiritual healers I've ever conceived. It was seriously straight out of the movies.

Our driver, Dewa, is now our friend.

This is an exceptional resort that deserves your time and consideration.

Beautiful doesn't begin to describe this place. Villas are situated in well thought out locations all over the complex. You can't get a sense of the size of this place as it's like a small intimate village with little streets leading to individual villas. Ours was by a ravine and had its own entry, courtyard, suite of rooms, back garden, spa pool, day bed and was enormous inside.

The price was amazing and we loved our stay. The dining room has sensational views from every window and I thought I was back in colonial times.

Set in rice fields, there is a frequent courtesy bus to town and back, about a 6 minute trip or you can take a taxi if you don't want to wait for the bus, a very cheap ride. Will definitely stay there again.