We stayed at The Samaya for 4 nights in February. Congratulations to Mr Wayan and every member of his wonderful staff. Wow! The architecture and design of these villas has to be seen to be believed. The villas are spotless with every conceivable luxury one could ever dream of. Private pool, gazebo, fabulously comfortable bed - and as for the bathroom. A girl could spend all day in there and never get bored. Have you ever had a spa bath with a built in light show? Just incredible. But it is the little touches that make The Samaya so special. The picnic hamper delivery of breakfast to the villa. The absolute and total privacy. The daily newspaper with your name printed on the masthead. The complimentary and ever so English afternoon tea. The punctual and reliable shuttle into Ubud and most of all, the sweetness and friendliness of the always smiling and happy staff. We loved it and will certainly return. Highly recommended.

We would like to thank everyone there for our fabulous stay! The staff was super friendly and they did everything to make us feel special. We stayed there for 3 nights in January celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary and had an unforgettable time. It is a very beautiful resort with lovely villas in spectacular setting. The villas are beautiful and have a very good size private swimming pool. The food is excellent – great breakfast and exquisite menus for dinner. Our romantic dinner was exceptional. The spa is awesome and private Yoga lessons were the best I had in Bali! I wish we had more time.
Taking all together we loved the Samaya and fore sure we will be going back again in the future

In July 2011 I stayed with my wife for three days in the Samaya. We spend a week in Bali and decided to split our stay into four days at the sea and three days inland. It was not that our stay at the sea had not been enjoyable, quite the opposite, it was the Samaya's incredible unobtrusive way of providing services to an absolute perfection, that made us aware that our considerations were wrong and we better would have stayed the entire week at the Samaya. Everything, from the booking until our departure had been organized in a perfect way. Unhesitatingly, the Samaya offered us transport from our previous Hotel. The driver turned out to be a knowledgable guide and upon our wish, he offered and organized a stop at a batik craftwork manufacture, not to compare with the usual tourist shops. At our arrival at afternoon, we have been taken on a tour through the Samaya. The location is simply impeccable, of an almost surreal beauty. Our villa was perched at the hillside with a view on the rice paddy terraces. The villas are kept in modern style, the reception building has been designed in Baushaus style, located in an infinite artificial water basin. The entire Hotel precinct was designed carefully consistent with its surrounding environment.
There is a very nice Spa, a Gym and two restaurants, offering breakfast and dinner at two different locations, needless to mention, both offering a spectacular view. Food was excellent, the Nasi Goreng the best I have ever eaten and none of the restaurants downtown come close to the quality and taste of the food of the Samaya restaurant.
There would be so much more, worth to be mentioned: the lovely afternoon tea, the mountain bike excursions, hiking, and much more, gladly all already cherished by my numerous predecessors in this hotel review section. I would like however dedicate my last word to the staff.
We have been treated unforgettable nicely, the place has such positive vibes, which to a good extend is owed to the lovely staff. Everybody works with a convincing passion, commitment and pride for the Samaya destination, recognizable not just obeying the companies values but positively transmitted by the management.
My deepest respect for what Mr. Wayan Suambara the Hotel Manager has achieved. I can truly recommend this destination and can't wait to come back soon.

Stayed 4 nights in this "tucked away" resort on the side of a hill behind a village and the Ayung River in Ubud. Villa 105 is 2nd tier down the hill however has a view across the river to the rice paddies on the other side. We could not fault the quality on anything there and it lived up to and was higher than we expected. This was our first trip to Bali and we only wanted to relax and unwind, read, swim and chill out. This is the place for that. There are around 20 villas and so the attention by staff is high. Breakfast and afternoon tea was first class as was the room service.

The Swept Away restaurant was first class as well. The free shuttle service to Ubud in the resort cars was brilliant as you could get driven into Ubud at any time and simply ring organise a time to be picked up. This was wonderful and pleasant and easy to access. This is not the place to go if you want to interact heavily with other guests and party and also there is not much around (outside) the resort for you to see in a touristy type of way. This is the resort to go to if you seek privacy and relaxation.