Okawati Boutique Bungalows

酒店位置非常好，價格便宜，設定異常陳舊，可以説是優缺點分明，免費水兩瓶，再要水要花錢。花園的環境不錯。

Very friendly staff and pretty courtyard area. Rooms were nice with AC and fan option. Had a very comfortable stay. Pool was the perfect temperature to cool off. Great location with so many food and shopping options close by. Make sure you keep an eye out for the rabbits as they are very cute! Overall great stay and would come again!

This is our third stay in Ubud - the first was in 1980, and the second in 2010. Everything and nothing changes. Perhaps that’s why we fell for Ibu Okawati, our congenial and charming host, after which the accommodation is named. Okawati Boutique Bungalows was established in 1975. Perhaps it could be considered a bit dated in parts, but that’s what we found attractive. We requested a ground floor room with a double bed, and that’s exactly what we were given. Our stay was longer than most - 16 days, and we found the environment perfect to unwind. Okawati’s son runs the hotel next door, for folks who need modern surroundings - but we prefer here. There are 10 large rooms, so there is a maximum occupancy of 20 people; the garden and pool are never crowded. Although we live in sub-tropical Australia, we marvelled at the fresh fruit for breakfast, much tastier than our chilled Coles/Woolies variety. We watched Javan Munia (brown and white finches) flit from branch to branch whilst sipping strong Kopi C from our balcony. Not everyone’s thing I appreciate, but the garden and pool environment is relaxing. If you were really picky, some folk might find the mozzies at dusk to be a nuisance. But that’s everywhere in Ubud, and spray is easily available. Okawati herself is chatty, knowledgeable and always industrious. A model of how to age gracefully. She gave us the heads up about a cremation held in Ubud and a festival to acknowledge Saraswati, the God of Knowledge. That’s primarily what we come to Ubud for - observing Hindu customs, watching dancing and enjoying long walks near the rice padi. And chilling of course. Every day Okawati puts offerings outside your room and in the corners of the garden. Long may ancient customs remain as well as places like this.