Ubud Guest Houses

... two cars we were off on the road again.  We arrived in Ubud and where taken to our rooms which were so cute! These guest houses were very basic, but nice and clean (which is all that matters really) Bee and Rob had a beautiful view from their room ...

... , and coming back to your guest house at night. My place I found thru travel blogs and thru my favorite trip advisor, there are 4 guest houses owned by the same , mine is closest to town, is the smallest, and the cheapest. I got even luckier when I ...

... or near Monkey Forest Road so I told him not to worry. I walked down Monkey Forest Road but it turns out there aren't many hotels/guest houses down there and the ones that are are pretty expensive. So I had to sheepishly walk back up to the shop and found ...

... for some more pig.....it really is too nice for words.  We spent the evening back on our veranda playing backgammon. The Guest houses or Home Stays are in very traditional styles, most are little bungalows like ours with rooms out the back for the ...

... everywhere. More yummy breakfasts! This time it was a lovely fresh fruit salad and sweet eggy bread. Si and I checked out a few more guest houses, just encase we could get somewhere cheaper – which we did – so we checked out of our place, and ...

... 8217;s coast, give them a bit of commision! The next day we went for a long walk around Ubud, it is a rice growing area with lots of traditional houses. People live in small family communities, houses behind walls laid out in certain ways, the entrance is ...

... of the walk was the unbelievably green rice fields that seem to cover every available portion of land that isn't covered by houses. The picture do not do justice to the vibrant colors and tranquil ruralness (is that a word?) of this landscape. Our ...

... the compound and to the back, where two rooms sat next to a small garden. A reed curtain separated the guest rooms from the family houses, where kids played, chickens squawked, and life apparently proceeded apace with or without guests. Jackpot. Our quiet ...

... the afternoon.  Odeck had been collecting Southeast Asian structures for some time, including traditional Indonesian homes and rice houses.  They had a fantastic outdoor dining room and rice house for lounging next to their pool.  The ...

... my wall last night in my hotel.  Good thing I think they are cute.  So, speaking of hotels.  In Ubud, they are called guest houses, and they are literally the guest houses of families that live here.  Each family here kind of owns a ...

... as it's so easy to meet people in hostels. In Asia though, you stay not in hostels and dorms, but in bungalows/losmen/guest houses/family homestays and private rooms. Luckily, I had spotted another traveller (the Lonely Planet always a giveaway) in the ...

... small side road with blossoming trees and flowers spilling over the terrocotta adobe brick walls of family temples and guest houses. Talking with the owner about how the Hindu religion culture is followed by his family. ............................ ...

... was released and the streets and roads were packed. It still remains a pretty town with lovely people though. All of the guest houses look like temples in themselves and some overlook the padi feilds. Once checked in, we wandered around town and found a ...

... , now in the pitch dark, we drove for hours in land, and finally pulled up in the slightly eerie town about 10pm.  Several guest houses were locked up for the night and the only hotel that showed signs of life was out of our price-range.  We ...

... at my hotel that in Bali, they believe in living with nature, and the surrounding here are so amazing, that alot of the guest houses and hotels have open bathrooms and some places have roofs and open wall, so expect to see some small creatures like ant, ...

... Ubud at what I thought was 10.30pm – except Bali is an hour ahead of Java so it was actually 11.30am and the guest houses recommended in Lonely Planet were either already full or bereft of staff. I ended up catching a ride on the back of a ...