Pejeng Kangin, Indonesia

HOSHINOYA Bali

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The takeaway

Choose this 30-villa Ubud retreat for a pool-linked Balinese-Japanese design and a jungle-valley setting away from the town center.

About the hotel

In Pejeng Kangin, east of Ubud, HOSHINOYA Bali occupies a jungle valley edged by terraced rice fields and the Pakerisan River. Its 30 villas are arranged around long, canal-like pools, with a separate gazebo projecting toward the forested valley. The design draws on traditional Balinese architecture and craft while incorporating Japanese elements. This is a small, stay-focused resort whose setting and pool-centered layout make the grounds—not a town-center address—the main part of the experience.

Choose it if

You want your villa to open onto a long, river-like pool rather than a conventional hotel courtyard.
You prefer a jungle-and-rice-field setting and are happy to stay outside Ubud’s center; the hotel offers a daily shuttle to downtown.
You’re interested in architecture that combines Balinese craft and Japanese design.

Skip it if

You want to be based in central Ubud: this property is in Pejeng Kangin, outside the center, and relies on transport for town visits.

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