The Samara Villas & Restaurant

Rui Oliveira

a month ago

We liked everything with the Samara Villas. Rooms, restaurant, pool, surroundings, everything adds up to a great stay. The staff went above and beyond to make us feel at home and to have the best stay in Ubud. The Samara restaurant serves both Italian and Balinese dishes; the food is great and price correct. The Samara Villas are not "downtown" Ubud but about a 20min walk. If you prefer not to walk the hotel promptly provides you scooter rides to and from the city center. It was a lot of fun! And... you'll be given a mobile phone to allow direct contact with the hotel staff at any time!

Andy Lee

8 months ago

Lovely place! They do free motorbike rides to and from town whenever you want The place is lovely and very clean. The staff are amazing. Very helpful and very friendly. The rooms were very nice and cleaned everyday. The restaurant is very nice and fairly priced, we ate there most days. It's such a peaceful and tranquil place. Definitely worth a stay Oh and there's free afternoon tea and breakfast! My favourite breakfast so far!

Mohammad Javed Khan

6 months ago

Idyllic and tranquil place to stay. Nestled among the beautiful green rice farms and dense trees, this place is perfect for those on romantic vacations, and families with kids. Service was very prompt and staff is highly courteous and helpful. The only down side it's that the last 400 metres access to the property it's not motorable, and must be either walked, or covered on bikes. The staff however, are highly efficient and quick to pick up and drop, within minutes of a call.

Andre V

9 months ago

Senseless but pretty. Let's start with "pretty" - it's located in the midst of rice fields, the furniture is clean and well maintained, the outside shower is fun to use. There is plenty of beautiful vegetation outside. Now the "senseless" - the room we got, unit 1, had huge windows, except they are facing the main walkway to the lobby. Both the staff as well as all of the occupants of the rooms pass in front of it. So you feel like a fish in a bowl with everyone looking in. The only solution is to draw the curtains, which of course dims the room and defeats the purpose of being able to see the pretty vegetation outside. On a different note, they do serve excellent breakfast and the seating area is perfectly located to observe the rice fields. By the way, the villas are located away from the main roads where taxis can get to. There are motorcycles that drive by but the path is not wide enough for cars. This, of course, is part of the whole point of coming here - it's much quieter. But do keep in mind that you'd have to haul your luggage up the hill, which may be just fine if you have a backpack, but less so if you have a suitcase.

Lacey Aschbrenner

a year ago

To start, the area is top notch. You feel like you're in a private secluded area among the rice paddies which is very nice, but you're also only a short walk away from the bustling city in one direction, or even more nature and seclusion if you walk the other way. The staff at Samara was always smiling and so helpful. My husband and I were celebrating our honeymoon, and they had the most gorgeous welcome for us in our room when we arrived! The included breakfast each morning was delicious, and super generous! I learned after a few days that I only needed to order a few of the courses that were offered. Everything was absolutely wonderful.