Amandari Reviews

peace&love

In Ubud, it is on the mountainside. The hotel is great and the service is very good. The hotel has a car to take you to Ubud town. After checking out, it also took us to another hotel for free, which took more than an hour. There were just too many small mollusks. The food was also good and the price was moderate.

As an Aman fan, I officially started my global Aman tour after my retirement. The first stop was this 35-year-old Aman (opened in 1989), the second Aman in the world. Needless to say, the service is of the same high standard as always, and the rooms and dining are also very Balinese. I especially experienced the airport drop-off service, which was far beyond expectations. If you want to ask why, you will know after you experience it for yourself...haha

As a resort hotel, it is quite satisfactory and not bad, but if it is a hotel under Aman, it will have a false name. The public area is too small, and the activities provided are too few. Everything is relatively mediocre, far inferior to amankila in Bali , amanjiwo in Yogyakarta, if you go to Bali, you should live in amankila

The harmony of light, water and nature was wonderful.

Eating breakfast in front of slowly dispersing clouds is the best experience of this trip. It may be that the hotel is relatively old, the toilets are not temperature sensitive smart toilets, and the facilities are average; the environment is good, open the balcony to enjoy a lush canyon privately; the service is the biggest failure in this trip, and the most anticipated local experience activities have been repeatedly communicated It was only three times that the choice of chargeable items was provided, and during the whole check-in process, I didn't realize the intention at all, only a professional fake smile. As a whole, it is an experience that is not as good as 2,000 yuan in domestic intercontinental, and it is not recommended.

Great location and comfortable space. I will use it again next time.

We just came back from our holiday and Amandari is a beautiful place we were so happy there. Everyone was so nice and attentive especially DewaAyu from the restaurant. We look forward to her wonderful smile everyday and she always was so helpful and understanding. We will miss DewaAyu and everyone dearly and hopefully we will meet again one day. Amandari was one of the best places we have ever stayed and we will cherish those special moments forever.

Visited Amandari in March 2024 with my husband and had the most splendid stay. The hotel and the rooms are absolutely stunning and I love the small touches throughout the room and property. The food was great and each meal was better than the last. I absolutely loved the signature Aman cocktails they had to offer. Love the shuttle service from the hotel to the Ubud market, makes it really convenient to step out. The location of the property is really stunning with the view of the valley and convenience to Ubud market, other sightseeing spots. We took the tours to Bali bird and reptile park, some temples and waterfalls, etc. through Aman and were extremely happy with the guides. Mega who was our guide was so sweet and informative and really went out of the way to ensure we had an amazing experience. Also definitely recommend the spa, one of the best massages I have had. Siwi was my therapist and was amazing! Michel (GM) is so delightful to meet and always a pleasure to talk to! All the staff were so sweet and helpful and would go above and beyond to ensure our needs are met, including at the reception when it came to organising our tours or the restaurants to cater to our food requirements. Will most definitely be back!

To start with, I have never stayed at a hotel where manager visibility was this excellent. Always someone greeting you. Even the GM himself was around throughout our stay. Accessible and not stuck in some back office with ”more important stuff”. Kudos! Amandari is a beautiful little hotel nestled in tropical surroundings peeking over a valley to the Ayung river. Spacious and lofty villas, perhaps somewhat dated and here and there even poorly maintained. As far as an Aman goes I wouldn’t write it down as amazing. Unfortunately. As I mentioned - a beautiful little resort with a proper gym which was appreciated. However this space didn’t feel looked after and sanitized. Adjacent to their small spa, I believe it is the spa staff that are responsible looking after the wellness centers wellbeing. Once I arrived to find them sitting on the floor with their mobile phones yet the gym being cluttered with empty water bottles and towels - ”If you got time to lean - you got time to clean”! As far as treatments go, they were nice but didn’t live up to the ”journeys” the Spa menu mentions. Filling in the paper work, cold towel and a welcome drink and rushed to the massage bed before even having had one sip of the drink that was presented 1 minute earlier is not what I expected. Especially not when paying 30 times more than the local massage joint down the road (which was as good if not better) is simply not worth it at the Amandari Spa. Beautiful infinity pool. The pool not being small I felt the sundeck area to be. It took one family with one child and one ball for me to wish for a quiet adult only space or a pool villa. No guests nor staff asked the family to lower their voices. Not wanting to be a betty downer several couples left. Ourselves included. Upon asking front desk if they by any chance had one empty pool villa for us to use in peace during the afternoon we were very happy to be accomodated. Sadly the initiative did not come from staff. Don’t get me wrong, staff at Amandari are very friendly and eager but somewhat mechanic in their approach sometimes even forgetting basic things such as removing dishes, forgetting to ask if one wishes something else etc. Minor yet major things. Another example which kind of rang my alarm bell was upon check-in when we were whisked to our villa, the sweet lady from front desk showing us the ammenities pointing out that six bottles of water was included per day. Ok, fine. But that kind of ”information” belongs to a Holiday inn and not at a hotel of this calibre. Of course the information was incorrect but first impressions last… The complimentary car service to Downtown Ubud is a winner. Cars were equipped with snacks and water bottles. Though at several occasions one bottle was opened and not replenished, or boiling hot when a car had been parked. These details matter and I hope they matter to Amandari as well. As for the car service do note that a destination another 1-2 km away from the actual Ubud cent

I visited their bar for afternoon tea, unfortunately their beverages choice is not what I expected to be. However since they offered to move to their restaurant for more selection of menu and better view. And I am no regreting at all spend my evening here, the foods is spectacular especially the quinoa salad, and I don't even know why even their welcome bread is amazing. I personally wouldn't couldn't shouldn't talked about the scenery, come see for youself.

We learned that Amandari turns 35 this year. It does not show. Everything is in impeccable condition. What a super smart choice Aman made when it decided to build this Balinese village-like retreat at the top of the Ayung river canyon. Other luxury brand resorts have opened in the vicinity, but their locations just cannot match the beauty of that particular spot. Guests enjoy a fantastic view across the canyon, for example from the beautiful and large infinity pool or the open air restaurant above. The suites are in fact houses offering generous open spaces, double amenities, outside bathtubs, separate (partly upstairs) bedrooms and terraces. Housekeeping is miraculous; whenever you return to the house, everything has been refreshed, a “signature” Aman feature. Daily breakfast was included in our rate (I believe it is always so). We opted all the time for the most delicious Indonesian specialties plus some healthy yogurt and granola kind of delights, also with a local touch. If you prefer Western style breakfast, many choices are available, too. We dined out once (which was nice), but preferred to stay “at home” all other evenings and indulge in the restaurant’s offerings of local delicacies including a suckling pig barbecue and a Nusantara style dinner. Every afternoon, complimentary tea and sweet and savoury Indonesian snacks are served in the open air bar area. The service staff are extremely attentive, friendly and helpful, responding to every wish you may have. The same is true for tour arrangements (we loved the water temple, but recommend to select the rice terraces well - the ones we visited had been turned into an adventure park; Amandari’s own paddies are small, but very beautiful) and the shuttle services to Ubud town and back. Make sure not to miss the SPA treatments. We had one described as deploying local flavours and techniques meant to help you relax and reinvigorate. It totally lived up to the description. Which leads me to a more general remark: Aman external communication is a lot about peace and the Aman family and so on. As far as we can tell from our Aman experiences in India, Thailand and Indonesia, it is real, also for Amandari. From the General Manager (Michel Bachmann) to any service staff, the drivers, the bar man (serving at Amandari for more than 30 years) or the pool attendants, everyone makes you feel welcome in a unique, very natural way. They make you wish to come back. But then, there are so many other places to explore, and life is short.

The Aman hotel was one of the most beautiful places my wife and I have ever visited. They anticipated every need, and executed with perfection. The grounds are beautiful Restaurant is excellent The setting was romantic and special It is almost impossible to describe how beautiful our cottage was

A charming hotel in the center of Bali. We stayed there with 2 kids and really felt in a special place. The design of the rooms is perfect, with an authentic style. You can see in a second that you are not in any other random resort. You can tell that people care in this place. They care about peace, style, food, everything... The management was very thoughtful.