First time Bali trip, solo traveler 34 y/o M (Ubud&Uluwatu)
Hello everyone! First time Bali traveler here. I’m arriving LATE December 12 at 11:55 pm (gonna pay for an extra night Dec 12 so room is ready when I arrive from airport). So far I have 4 days in Ubud Dec 13-17 and 4 days in Uluwatu Dec 17-21. Currently at Viceroy in Ubud and Umana in Uluwatu.
Ubud:
I plan on doing some exploring activities such as seeing Cretya, rice terraces, waterfalls, temple, jungle ATV. I realized Viceroy is a little out there and kind of far from town. Now I’m not revolving being around town my entire stay in Ubud, but when I am done with my activities or in between activities, I don’t want to just sit in my room or at the hotel. I want to be able to kill time and explore what’s near me, check out a bar/cafe/shop/restaurant. So I’ve been looking at these locations near town, still very nice, and even cheaper than viceroy. So far I’ve looked into these and these seem like great options except Komaneka Monkey Forest has no gym :/ open to more suggestions!
Bisma Eight
Komaneka Monkey forest
Uluwatu:
For Uluwatu, I’m staying at Umana through the Amex fine resort and hotels. I got a partial ocean view villa and I’m looking forward to the luxury with amenities etc. at least this one time. I like the fact there’s beach access as well. That’s what I really was aiming for here was a spot that sits on a cliff top that overlooks the ocean with beach access.
I see that there’s some beach clubs around there, and savaya isn’t too far but it’s also far from Ulu Cliff House, Uluwatu Temple, and Il Salotto because I’m also looking to experience some of the music aspect and see the temple. Really open to suggestions for Uluwatu that are close to some of these spots. I have no idea where the “main town” is from Umana. Thank you all so much in advance 🙏🏼