Nirwa Ubud Homestay, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
I am a bit
of a fan of Tripadvisor so yes, I check out the ratings and reviews there. I
also find the B&B lodgings more interesting because they usually are bigger than transient homes or homestays but
smaller than hotels. I am particularly glad about my finds on that site when I
went on a solo trip to Vietnam and Cambodia. But
that’s another story.
So our Grab Taxi was only able to drop us off at the parking lot by the main road, because he would not be able to go to the narrower roads to the rice fields but he nicely offered to call the property.
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| Beautiful fan room |
So I checked on the site and found the top searches in Ubud and Nirwa Ubud Homestay is somewhere there. Very affordable too and “near” the town center. I was not familiar with Ubud at all so I did not know what to expect.
Fortunately, Nirwa Ubud Homestay is yes, close to the center, walking distance, but it’s going
inside rice fields so the walk at night is dark, but with the view of nature by daytime. And I guess that is the charm
of Ubud – the hotels and restaurants in the middle of rice fields.
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| Narrow roads for bikes and pedestrian only |
So our Grab Taxi was only able to drop us off at the parking lot by the main road, because he would not be able to go to the narrower roads to the rice fields but he nicely offered to call the property.
Pro tip: if you are not availing the hotel’s
vehicle transfer, book Grab from the application. A lot of people outside the
airport will offer you “Grab taxis” showing a Grab app on their phones, but what for? Just book it through your own
mobile app. More tips here.
Two men in
motorcycles came by to pick us up. For free.
We passed by an artist's studio at one corner.
When we
reached the place, we were given a beautiful
fan room, much like the one on their website, with a seating area in
front. It is secluded in a garden with a quaint restaurant where the free
breakfast would be served. The property is fronting a rice field but because it
is walled, only the higher floors have the view.
Our host Madde
mentioned he has another property further down the rice fields with a pool and
we could go there for a dip, for free.
After the small chat, I realized I was given a fan room so asked Madde to check
my booking for three nights in an air conditioned room (I booked through Booking.com). He
was apologetic to say that our first night would be in the fan room and would be
transferred after. Or, move to his other property with the pool, but all rooms
there are fan rooms. I asked if it gets hot at night and he said “only one room
left, all rooms booked, no one complain” so I guess it means “no”.
I said if
it’s okay, we’d check the place before deciding. So off we went. And WOW.
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