Sri Aksata Ubud Resort

“A lovely, quiet retreat”

Sri Aksata Ubud Resort is located right in the middle of restaurants and shops. The rooms are large, clean, well appointed, and comfy. The window and door shutters provide a village hut feel. Staff are excellent. The food is delicious. The resort is well off the busy Monkey Forest road, so it is qu… more

Sri Aksata Ubud Resort is located right in the middle of restaurants and shops. The rooms are large, clean, well appointed, and comfy. The window and door shutters provide a village hut feel. Staff are excellent. The food is delicious. The resort is well off the busy Monkey Forest road, so it is quiet and feels secluded. There is a large rice paddy in the grounds. The swimming pools are great. Monkeys visit daily. Ducks are herded in the rice paddy.

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“Affordable place set back from the road in a central location.”

Have stayed before and liked that it was on the main monkey forest road but set back from the road with rice patties in the middle. Room was great, breakfast was really nice. Walk out and plenty of places to eat a short walk away. Very affordable and would recommend the rooms close to the main pool… more

Have stayed before and liked that it was on the main monkey forest road but set back from the road with rice patties in the middle. Room was great, breakfast was really nice. Walk out and plenty of places to eat a short walk away. Very affordable and would recommend the rooms close to the main pool and rice fields.

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“Great location and views”

Location is great - there's good restaurants just outside (Watercress just next door and Three Monkeys a few doors down), shops left and right, and easy walk to either the Monkey Forest or up to the market. We had a little noise from the live music in a bar across the road but I'm a light sleeper a… more

Location is great - there's good restaurants just outside (Watercress just next door and Three Monkeys a few doors down), shops left and right, and easy walk to either the Monkey Forest or up to the market. We had a little noise from the live music in a bar across the road but I'm a light sleeper and it didn't disturb me. While Sri Aksata does not have the facilities, service or room finishings that put it in the higher quality range, it does have decent rooms in the best location for the money. Also the more expensive rooms are set in the rice paddies, so they are not closed in like some more upmarket places, and they have views which is not something that's usually easy or cheap to get in central Ubud. Front desk service has improved since last time we stayed here. We got a family room and it had lots of space including a large western facing verandah with a clothes dryer and two seats and a table, a separate east facing verandah and an upstairs area with two queen sized beds, windows and a separate airconditioning unit. The room had large windows on either side, and thick curtains on all the windows - it would be good to have some sheer ones too so light comes in but you still have a bit of privacy. The main bed was kingsized and had a mosquito net. There was cupboard and a small fridge plus a TV although we didn't use it. There are lovely views to both the little gorge behind the hotel and up to Agung, and also across the rice paddies which happened to be full and lush this time. It was good to see the lovely old guy who manages the ducks is still there (we called him Pak Bebek). We mainly use the pool at the back and it was nice and cool and usually only had a few people there. There is a Danamon bank machine out the front - while it only dispenses RP1,500,000 per transaction, it doesn't have any charges so it only costs time to do a few transactions at once. It's not perfect but these following things are not major and very tolerable for the price: Written contact is non-existent - I wanted an upstairs room so I contacted them after booking to ask if I could have one. I got no reply so I cancelled and booked a family room as I knew both of those were upstairs. It would have freed up that room for a family if someone had been able to help me. I also got a few dodgy-looking messages after booking through booking.com, asking me to confirm my booking via a link. I contacted SA through booking.com and also via external email to ask if these were legit but didn't receive any reply so I just ignored those messages. I had no problems checking in so if they were legit, they weren't needed. Bathrooms need a deep clean. They are cleaned daily but there was a buildup of mould in the shower and bath area that could have easily been removed after a soak with a bit of bleach. Air conditioning did struggle a little in the large family room against the heat coming in through the windows (even though we kept the curtains closed when we were out to keep it cooler) and the high roof. Family rooms could do with a lounge out on the verandah rather than seats. Family rooms are not suitable for smaller children as the upstairs area does not have railings that would keep them them from falling through. Monkeys come through most days. They made quite a mess next door as the people left food out on the balcony, and I could see them trying to open the room doors to get in, presumably after more food. The staff are aware and move them along but can't stop them totally. Wifi is still rubbish. The hotel often seems to have tour groups staying for a single night - no problem with that but the buses they travel in often take up the little parking area and it can be hard for other transport to pull in. Traffic can be bad sometimes but that's central Ubud.

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“Well located traditional Ubud hotel ”

Stayed 2 nights in 1 upstairs and one downstairs room, both overlooking the rice field. Well located hotel within easy walking distance of palace, monkey forest, many shops and restaurants. Very quiet given central location and seems bit of an oasis from the crowds with picturesque rice field. Ho… more

Stayed 2 nights in 1 upstairs and one downstairs room, both overlooking the rice field. Well located hotel within easy walking distance of palace, monkey forest, many shops and restaurants. Very quiet given central location and seems bit of an oasis from the crowds with picturesque rice field. Hotel is showing its age a little but rooms and beds good size with nice balconies. Didn't get time to try pools but one looked good. Had dinner once at hotel which was good - best gado gado I've had in Indonesia. Buffet breakfast choice limited especially for vegetarian. Staff very friendly.

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