Cendana Resort & Spa

I stayed in 5 different hotels in Ubud and this one was my favourite. It is an older, traditional style hotel with lovely gardens and overlooks the rice fields. There are 2 swimming pools, with plenty of loungers. There is a restaurant and spa on-site. I did not use the spa, so can't comment. The location is so perfect, right on Monkey Forest Road, but once you are inside the property, you don't hear the noise from the road. The pool at the bottom of the property overlooks rice fields. I stayed in room 321 which overlooks the first pool. The room was quite dark but this meant it was nice and cool during the day. The towels and bedding were clean and fresh-smelling. There are signs in the room that you can put up if you want the staff to change the towels and/or bedding. They are trying to be eco-concious and I think it's great. There was mosquito plug-in plus tablets provided - very convenient. The water pressure in the shower was not great. They provided hand towels, whch is something that most hotels don't seem to do and I was very appreciative of that. The WiFi was good. Beautiful, friendly staff. We had a troop of monkeys visit us one morning; which was a bit unnerving but they ventured off quite quickly. Now the big thing: the NOISE from the club next door. While I was aware that there might be noise, based on previoius reviews, I honestly did not think it would be as loud as it was. It sounded as if the DJ was standing outside my door. The first night I was awake until 2am, and the next 2 nights, probably till about 1am. Having said that, I stayed in the very first block, which I think gets the most noise. I think if you stayed down towards the bottom, it might be less. But even so, I still rate this hotel as my best one - despite the noise.