The Samara

3.5 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Property grounds
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; Italian cuisine, garden views
Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Private Pool
Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Private Pool | Living room

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Spa
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pool
  • Room service

Explore the area

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Jalan Kajeng, Ubud, Bali, 80571
  • Place, Saraswati Temple
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Ubud Palace
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Ubud Traditional Art Market
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Denpasar (DPS-Ngurah Rai Intl.)
    ‪38 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 27 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Villa, 1 Bedroom, Private Pool

  • 110 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Private Pool

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 180 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

Deluxe Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Private Pool, Ground Floor

  • 180 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Super Deluxe Room

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Large Twin Beds

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The Samara Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 85 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 85 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 85 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 85 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 85 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Navid

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property! The staff here is unbeatable so helpful and always happy ! The restaurant is also fill of delicious food options ! Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quiet restful and pleasant views

We needed a place away from the tourist throngs of Ubud. Samara ticked all the boxes for us. Places to eat nearby and an excellent massage in the village 500 metres down the hill with good food
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Evergreen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay!!!! Staff was amazing - felt like you were staying out rural but walking distance to everything in Ubud
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

STEPHANIE

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location! Wonderful place to stay that is off the beaten path. Great accommodations and incredible staff! Loved our visit and would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was such a peaceful place to stay with beautiful surroundings.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very quiet. If you want a quiet scenic place this is for you.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The road to the property has a lot of garbage piled up …but when you get to the property it is impeccable clean and beautiful
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rafael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service Friendly and excellent staff Supper clean, and excellent food.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Shruthila

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room had views of rice paddy fields and has a rural outlook. Rooms are cleaned and beds made everyday. Good breakfast options. The staff are friendly and will help arrange transport to go into town or go on a private tour with own driver. Short walk into town with many dining options.
Stayed 13 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kaeli

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Samara is one of the most beautiful places that I have stayed. The views of the rice fields are so amazing and the pool is so clean and lovely. The staff are just beautiful, so accommodating, so helpful and so friendly! It’s about a 10min walk to get there from the Main Street but if you need the staff can drop you off and pick you up from the scooters. The room is cleaned daily, the breakfast is included and there is afternoon tea provided between 4-5pm. I will be looking forward to staying here again one day.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Katrina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Did not realise we had to get motorbikes in and out haha. This ended up being pretty fun and we only stayed for a short stay so didn’t have much luggage. The staff were so friendly and the experience was fun
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great ambience next to rice paddies. Wonderful staff. Walkable to centre of Ubud.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Lucinda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The position itself was beautiful, away from the busy Main Street. The staff were very accommodating in ferrying us to and from the Main Street on bikes. The villa was lovely but basic in amenities and a bit worn, ie mould on pool edges and borer eaten furniture. The two bedroom villa has an external staircase to upstairs which was tricky in the rain. We were disappointed that there was no restaurant or bar as advertised as were far from restaurants and they only offered Italian food delivery. Lovely position but not worth the $300 a night cost for these oversights.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sofiane

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful villa set in an idyllic setting. Wonderful staff who were accommodating and thoughtful. Thank you Rusma!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

ANNA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel and location was superb

Amazing location, tranquil beautiful scenery. Delightful breakfasts, wonderful staff and great service from Stefano and his wife Would highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Interesting stay at The Samara, Ubud

Suggest you get firmer mattresses for the rooms. It was nice waking up to see much greenery. It was for me, an almost death-defying ride on the motor bike through the narrow paths each time! They go really fast! We didn't know that that was the only way to get to your hotel. Suggest the hotel install container boxes at the back of the motorbikes for their staff to hold the luggage of their guests. This is to ensure their safety and will provide guests the assurance that their luggage will not fall off the bike during transportation. We totally enjoyed the serenity and beautiful surroundings, it is back to nature for us. My daughter like the quietness. It was overall a memorable stay for the three of us.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Home away from home

Greeted at The Samara by Stephano and his lovely team, you immediately feel at home. A 15 minute walk from the main road in Ubud, it's secluded from the traffic and noise in the serenity of the rice terraces. The distance to town is no issue because they provide a free bike shuttle to the Starbucks at the bottom Jalan Kajeng any time of day. You’re also provided with a phone to call the hotel and request a pick-up from the same spot (also 24 hours). My room was spotless and clean. The bathroom looked brand new and modern. The outdoor shower is perfect for the Ubud heat. The bed was very comfortable, the air-con flawless, no issues with Wi-Fi. Each room has a small balcony overlooking the pool, rice fields and immaculately kept gardens. The included breakfast was as good as any I’ve had at full-service restaurants in town. They even arranged a packed breakfast when I needed to leave at 2.30am for my Mount Batur trek! The kitchen is open for lunch and dinner, plus free refreshments at 4pm (which I sadly never got to attend as I was always exploring town). There’s really nothing not to love about this place, it was a joyous stay. You'll fall in love with what Stephano and his team have accomplished. You can tell the staff take pride in making your experience as relaxing as possible and before leaving you’ll feel like part of their family. Cannot recommend The Samara highly enough!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Penelope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019