Hanging Gardens of Bali

The Hanging Gardens of Bali is definely one of a "must see". The landscape of luxury hotels in the booming Bali is certainly very competitive but the Hanging gardens provides with that special touch which makes souvenirs great. The hotel stands in a small village close to Payangan, which is about 30 minutes drive from the crazy and busy center of Ubud. Nice and quiet retreat for those scared with finding traffic jams on their vacation spot. The location is absolutely superb, overlooking the ayung river and the jungle with its loads of exotic trees, birds, and monkeys. And it is true that the main double decked swiming pool, is certainly amongst one of the world most spectacular ones. It is certainly for this that people come here. But all the rest make them stay and wish they'd stay longer. The 2 bedrooms villas are all very spacious and the private pools are very convenient for observing the luxurious and living nature. Everything is in well condition and very well equipped. The terrain is certainly abrupt but the hotel is equipped with cable cars to make your up and down journeys more easier. The spa offers very nice treatments and breath taking facilities just above the river. All the spa rooms are opened on the beautiful nature. You can even choose to treat yourself by getting a wonderful massage on a tiny spot just by the river. A shower built straight from the rocks with a bamboo door is also available. Wonderful. Onix, the spa manager, will make everything possible to accomodate your needs. She really is a nice person. The restaurant, as mentioned on the other comments is undoubtly pricy for Bali. But the food is really good and you can taste some of the main classics from Bali cooked by passionated guys in the kitchen. A special thanks to Mudastra for sharing his knowledge and smile during our cooking class. The Hanging gardens is an independant brand that does't belong to the big names of luxury present in the region. Above all, what makes the Hanging gardens a fantastic pic is the kindness of the super friendly staff. Everyone will achieve his best to make feel you like home and even more like a member of the family. This is just GREAT and such a level of friendly service is unprecedented in spite of many luxury places visited so far. Lastly, if the Hanging garden is fro sure an exotic pearl, it has its gem in Heni, its reservation manager. She is the one to be kept here and certainly promoted. Beyond her very professional welcoming skills she is always present to make sure everything is perfect. She took so much good care of our daughter that she'll remember her stay for long. We have also been given many presents for our stay which made us feel unique. Thank you so much everyone for this wonderful stay.

A gorgeous hotel in the middle of the jungle where we stayed for 2 nights. It was the first place we stayed in Bali so a real luxurious treat. The pool was stunning but smaller than it looks. The spa was amazing, the staff were equally amazing and gave us a great first impression of the Balinese people. The rooms were also gorgeous offering a lovely private pool, the only problem was that they weren't very well lit so getting ready was always a bit of a challenge!! The food was incredible especially the breakfast which offered a delicious buffet and al a carte options too. Overall I enjoyed my stay there but 2 nights was enough as it was secluded and slightly lacked in atmosphere.

We stayed at HG for four nights staying in a panoramic pool villa. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend this beautiful hotel for its food, spa and spectacular views. It is very puzzling to read negative reviews about this hotel as it is truly a unique world class hotel. Sure there are some niggles with rooms and service but this is the middle of the jungle so you can't expect everything to be perfect! In fact nature lovers will really enjoy the peace and solitude of this resort. If you wish to stay in Ubud then this is very far away but we liked this as Ubud town is commercialised and full of traffic. Thank you to the very warm and hospitable staff for making our stay so memorable and so much fun!

The only amazing thing in this hotel is the pool view, people saying that this is a perfect hotel have no experience in luxury hotel I think, when you pay $700/night you expect wow wow, but not at all the room are full of different insect FULL, the excuse will be you are in the Jungle, well if your hotel is 5 stars you take care of those details. My wife has been bitten probably 10 times the whole night The hotel is really far from everything I am so happy we stayed here just 2 days. Let's clear thing this hotel is NOT IN UBUD, But 50min from it, meaning far from all the activity. The food is really over priced and when it come to the breakfast everything take so long I request a expression they took 30min to bring it and tell me sorry for the wait, again when you pay $700/ night you expect PLAZA ATHENE service and food the breakfast was so poor my crepe were completely burned out. No privacy in your villa every body can see you I was so chocked we want it some privacy in our pool but just forget about it. To finish the noise in the room is Horrible there is so much noise I didn't sleep the whole night. To resume nice picture at the pool that's all.

We sent two nights at the Hanging Gardens in Ubud. It was beyond expectations! Starting from the the room decor, to the exquisite food, the mesmerising view, the fantastic customer service, there was nothing to complain about. They offer complimentary breakfast and tea time. They have a great selection of fresh and healthy food. Overall a paradise hotel and we will definitely come back :-) THANK YOU Hanging Gardens!!!!