There are not enough words that can explain how wonderful The Samaya is, it’s a paradise of its own, and from the minute that the driver picked us up to the time we drove out of the gates was better than anything I have ever experienced. All of the team members are friendly and go above and beyond each time.
Back to the review, we asked Samaya to send a drive to pick us up from our villa in Seminyak. He arrived right on time and it was a very comfortable trip up to Ubud with a fixed rate amount, the staff was waiting for us when we arrived and knew who we were before we even walked in the door! , check in was a very simple process and then we were taken for a tour around the amazing resort to be introduced to the hotel, facilities and surrounding areas, we loved the little carts they used to help guests get around the resort! It is very spread out and on quite a steep hill, so it was lovely to be able to
call them when we wanted to head up to the reception, the staff around the grounds always stopped with whatever they were doing and said hello to us. We stayed in one of the riverside villas (#208). The décor was tasteful, room was large, bathroom was stunning and very large, separate toilet, separate shower, and Jacuzzi/hot tub with bath salts and bath oil. On the outside we had our own pool that was about 1.8 meter deep all around. Also, we had a beautiful cabana next to the pool to lounge in.
Breakfast is complimentary daily, you may choose to have it in your villa but we chose to enjoy it at The Scene restaurant, breakfast served starting at 7 and until the last guest has finished eating – great for the sleep in :) and you can order as much as you want, also they provided a personalized mini newspaper daily to read while enjoying it! The view over the valley is stunning and we loved sitting out there every day. The Afternoon Tea is complimentary daily at “Swept Away” which was a perfect treat with gorgeous and different food each day and enjoyable while sitting down by the river. (worth leaving the perfection of the villa for) and we also had dinner twice at Swept Away which was excellent and all of the food was prepared for us was of the highest quality and left us wanting more, it’s really fantastic and the staff was super friendly.
As for the Spa, we had a “couples” treatment plan in a beautiful room near the riverside. To be honest, I don’t have much experience with massages and spas, but I enjoyed the treatment and I know that my wife enjoyed it even more. They used a lot of natural ingredients/original products for the treatments.
The staff was not only professional and methodically excellent, but they were also very friendly. They made sure we were extremely comfortable at all times and very relaxed (I almost fell asleep several times)
Moreover, the resort offers a free shuttle service to Ubud city center which is about 20-30 minutes away, this was very convenient for us as all we had to do was specify drop off/pick up times and locations and the shuttle would always be there waiting for us.
Overall, we had an extremely pleasant stay at the Samaya Ubud and hope to return in the future. The service and attitudes of the staff really made our stay special, I would like to that this resort is the perfect place for people looking for a place to kick back, relax and just have a good time. It is a bit far from the main street with local spas, shopping, bars and cafes. They are all reachable by shuttle but if visiting those is your main goal, it may be better to stay somewhere closer to central Ubud, for us, who came with the goal of having a relaxing, slow paced honeymoon, it ended up being the perfect choice.
Hats off to Wayan Suambara our Hotel Manager, Gede Udiyana our Resort Service Manger and their respective staff members.
Again special thanks to the hotel manager for his personal service and attention. We can’t wait to visit again next year!