Maya Ubud Resort & Spa
Ubud, Bali
Location
Ubud (Petanu valley)
The resort spreads across ten hectares in Ubud, between the Petanu River valley to the east and the Peliatan rice terraces to the west. Central Ubud — the market, palace and galleries — is a twenty-five-minute stroll or a free shuttle away. This is jungle and river, the culture-and-wellness leg of a Bali trip, with no beach.
Transfer
An Ubud transfer
Fly into Ngurah Rai International (DPS), about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 up to Ubud. The resort runs a free shuttle into the centre, a twenty-five-minute stroll away, for the market, palace and galleries.
Villas
108 suites & villas
A hundred and eight suites and villas across ten hectares — forty-eight suites in the main building, including three-storey Forest Suites, and sixty villas through the grounds, many with a private plunge pool and jacuzzi. They run from valley-view Forest Suites to garden and Heavenly pool villas over the valley and two duplex two-bedroom villas.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, wellness travellers and families who want jungle Bali with a celebrated riverside spa and a forest trail — a warm, characterful Ubud base, an easy stroll from the centre.
Board Basis
B&B
Booked on bed and breakfast. Mayasari, the River Cafe and the Tree Bar cover all-day international and Balinese with traditional dance, poolside riverside dining and an open-air pavilion bar, so half-board and dine-around are easy.
About the Resort
An accessible Ubud jungle stay
Maya Ubud is the established, much-loved heart of jungle Bali — ten hectares of Balinese-village-style resort strung between the Petanu River valley on one side and the Peliatan rice terraces on the other. The signature is the Spa at Maya, a cluster of thatched pavilions that overhang the rushing Petanu, treatment rooms open to the sound of the water; a private forest trail runs along the river for an easy stroll or a steeper hike; and a hundred and eight suites and villas spread through the grounds, many with a private plunge pool, some perched to wake you to monkeys in the valley. Days fill with rice-paddy walks that meet local farmers, Balinese cooking classes and a spice-garden tour, morning yoga and floating breakfasts, and traditional-dance evenings at Mayasari. Central Ubud — the market, palace and galleries — is a twenty-five-minute stroll or a free shuttle away. There is no beach; this is the culture-and-wellness leg of a Bali holiday, and a genuinely warm one for couples, wellness travellers and families.
Accommodation
Suites & villas
A hundred and eight suites and villas across ten hectares — forty-eight suites in the main building, including three-storey Forest Suites with valley or rice-terrace balconies, and sixty villas through the grounds, many with a private plunge pool and a jacuzzi. They run from Forest Suites to garden pool villas, Heavenly pool villas over the valley, and two duplex two-bedroom villas.
Entry
Superior / Deluxe Forest Suite
Sleeps two to three. A Forest Suite with a balcony, with a valley or rice-terrace view — the entry into the resort.
BalconyValley view
Villa
Garden Pool Villa
Sleeps two. A garden pool villa with a private plunge pool, set in its own greenery.
Plunge poolGarden view
Heavenly
Heavenly Pool Villa
Sleeps two. A Heavenly pool villa with a private plunge pool over the valley — wake to monkeys in the trees.
Plunge poolValley view
Apex
Two-Bedroom Duplex Villa
Sleeps four. A two-bedroom duplex villa with valley views — one of just two, the signature address.
Two levelsValley view
Food & Drink
Dining
Three places to eat, all with the valley in view. Mayasari runs all-day international and Balinese with forest-valley views, themed evenings and traditional dance; the River Cafe sits informally by the Petanu at the pool; and the Tree Bar, an open-air pavilion above the valley, serves Mediterranean-leaning plates with free afternoon tea and cocktails.
All-day
Mayasari
All-day international and Balinese with forest-valley views, themed evenings and traditional dance.
Café
River Café
Informal poolside dining on the banks of the Petanu River.
Bar
Tree Bar
An open-air pavilion above the valley for Mediterranean-leaning plates, free afternoon tea and cocktails.
Wellbeing
Spa at Maya
The Spa at Maya is among Ubud's best-loved — thatched pavilions that overhang the rushing Petanu, single and double treatment rooms open over the water, with floral baths. Two infinity pools, one by the main building and one beside the spa, and a private forest trail along the river complete the wellness.
Riverside pavilions
Riverside thatched pavilions over the rushing Petanu, with floral baths — the signature Spa at Maya.
Two infinity pools
Two infinity pools — a Forest Pool by the main building and a Riverside Pool by the spa.
Forest trail
A private forest trail along the Petanu, with easy and steeper paths.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Wellness and Ubud culture, the easy way. Take a treatment over the river at the Spa at Maya, walk the private forest trail, join a rice-paddy walk to meet local farmers, take a cooking class and a spice-garden tour, and start the morning with yoga and a floating breakfast.
Riverside Spa at Maya
Treatments in pavilions over the rushing Petanu at the Spa at Maya.
Private forest trail
The resort's private forest trail along the river, easy or steeper.
Rice-paddy walks
Rice-paddy walks that meet local farmers in the fields.
Cooking classes
Balinese cooking classes and an organic spice- and herb-garden tour.
Morning yoga
Morning yoga and floating breakfasts above the valley.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 1 hour to 1h15 from DPS
About 1 hour to 1 hour 15 by road from Ngurah Rai International (DPS).
In the valley
Between river & rice terraces
Between the Petanu River valley and the Peliatan rice terraces in Ubud, a 25-minute stroll from the centre.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Maya Ubud Resort & Spa. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast.
Setting
- A jungle-and-river resort with no beach — the riverside spa and pool are reached by lift and stairs down the valley, worth noting for less-mobile guests.
Families
- Couples, wellness travellers and families, with weddings in the valley setting.
Getting there
- About 1 hour to 1 hour 15 by road from Ngurah Rai International (DPS); central Ubud is a 25-minute stroll or free shuttle.
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