When I first arrived to Ubud back in April 2025 I thought to myself, I do not get the hype. But after spending 4 days here and hearing my friend Laura had an amazing 2 weeks here. I thought: this might be the perfect place to spend some time, working, relaxing and learning. I came back and had the best time here. Whenever I stay somewhere longer I tend to meet lovely souls and have the best time.
When we were here in April we stayed at Mira family’s cottage. Which is very nice, it included breakfast, had a beautiful pool and was centrally located. Sharing with two people this was great (I was still with my friend). The owner was a funny men. It was very clean and the pool was amazing. The location was very central yet calm.
When I returned, I booked myself a little cabin to stay called Paradise Riverside Bungalows. Here I stayed for a whole month half July – half August. This place I created into my own sanctuary. The owner was lovely and helpful. The place was clean. A little bit outdated (as in some things broke but were fixed) , a bit of a strange cleaning men (where I had to put some boundaries) and the pool area was not super clean due to nature and many ants. I loved staying here, it became my home. The location for me was perfect, 5 min walk to some warungs and 30 min walk to the main center.
I returned again in the end of August to finish my time in Indonesia here. But I wanted a little bit more budget stay so I booked a place called: Tude Hostel Ubud. This place was also on the other end of the center.
Being in Ubud is like a personalized retreat: there are so many yoga classes, workshops and events happening every day. You can pick and choose.
My favorite things I did were sound healing, cacao ceremonies, oil making workshop, ecstatic dance. There are wonderful places for vegan and veggie food and good supermarkets and bakeries. I highlighted my absolute favorites.
Some places to recommend checking out for workshops and events:
❋ The Yoga Barn – famous place, but it is good. I did a workshop on scent here which was beautiful. A womb workshop and
❋ Alchemy yoga and meditation center – my favorite place! The dances are amazing, the kirtan on Sundays are amazing 10/10
❋ Intuitive Flow – for lovely yoga classes, mainly hosted by locals
❋ Heart Yoga – wonderful place, they host 3 cacao ceremonies per week and the ladies are super lovely and are from Bali
Some places to check out for food and drinks:
❋ Bubu Warung – local veggie dishes for 50k IDR
❋ Prima Warung Pure Vegetarian – nasi champur for 50k IDR
❋ Green Rabbit – veggie and non veg options
❋ Alchemy Bali – lovely place, they have nice teas and are very kind! Good vegan food
❋ Waroeng Bernadette – amazing local food with vegan and veggie options
❋ Plant Bistro – total vegan place, quite fancy, the food is ok
❋ Zest – vegan food, it was tasty but a little pricy
❋ The Elephant – lovely place with a beautiful view, food less good here but they have a lovely deal where you can get a pot of Chai tea (or another drink) and a cake for 65k IDR
❋ Moksa Ubud – amazing vegan food, especially the mushroom shoarma yum and the best service
❋ Yellow Flower Cafe – cute place with tasty food, veggie and vegan options and on Sundays they have a buffet
❋ Daily Baguette Ubud – for a fresh sourdough to take home
❋ Ubud Raw Chocolate & cacao – for pure cacao blocks and drinks
❋ Clear Cafe – lovely food veg and non-veg but small portions
❋ Sun Sun Warung – local food with veggie options
❋ Chontea Ubud Tea & Matcha House – you can do a matcha workshop here, which is VERY nice, it is a little pricey but it is worth it and so are the matchas (try with cashew milk)
❋ L’Osteria Pizza e Cucina Ubud – amazing pizza
❋ Flourish Cafe – gluten free – very good food and friendly people
❋ Sage – the best place for vegan food in Ubud in my opinion and get the Tempe tacos
❋ Blend Cafe Ubud – beautiful smoothie bowls
❋ Warung Jouse: amazing local food but with many vegan options
❋ Wulan Vegetarian Warung: amazing food and Wulan is so kind
Some things to do in or close by Ubud:
❋ Mahteh Ceramic workshops
❋ Waterfall visits
❋ Campuhan Ridge Walk
❋ Threads of Life: workshops
❋ Karsa Spa
❋ School of unified healing
❋ Setungku Ceramics Studio
miracles of the moon ☽ 