Quiet villa and resort roads run along the Ayung River valley west of Ubud, with some of the town's best-known restaurants on Jalan Raya Sanggingan.
Sayan and Kedewatan run along the Ayung River valley, and the crowds thin out fast on their villa and resort roads. Couples and people staying for months rent villas here, and ten minutes to the centre of Ubud can stretch to thirty at peak.
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan and Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, both sit above the river, and rafting trips run on the Ayung below. The Sayan House has sunset over the treetops.
Sayan · Four Seasons spa with private spa villas
Four Seasons Sayan's spa, rated Four-Star by Forbes Travel Guide and rebuilt in 2024 around seven private spa villas, a sauna villa and a sound healing room.
Kedewatan · Ritz-Carlton Reserve spa with Balinese healers
A Forbes Four-Star spa at Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, where the menu goes past massage to sessions led by local Balinese healers.
Singakerta · martial arts gym for jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and boxing
A martial arts gym teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the gi, Muay Thai, boxing and capoeira, with every discipline open to all levels.
Sayan · indoor padel, tennis and gym club
A racket and fitness club with three indoor padel courts built to World Padel Tour standard, two covered ITF tennis courts and an air-conditioned gym.
Singakerta · padel academy with indoor courts, a gym and recovery
Four indoor panoramic courts and Spanish coaches, among them former Premier Padel players ranked 60th and 96th in the world, with the gym, pool, sauna and ice bath included in a court booking.
Sayan · covered padel club above the Ayung valley
Three roofed panoramic courts on Jalan Raya Sayan that look over the Ayung River valley, with a pro shop and a café.
Sanggingan · dessert tasting menu
Will Goldfarb, formerly of El Bulli and Tetsuya's, serves a tasting menu built around dessert in a garden compound, with cocktail, natural wine or spirit-free pairings.
Kedewatan · riverside tasting menu at Mandapa
Tasting menus by the Ayung River at Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, where nine of the 52 seats are in private bamboo cocoons by the water.
No. Kedewatan is minutes from the centre by scooter or car, though it isn't walkable, and ten minutes can stretch to thirty at peak.
Mozaic and Room4Dessert on Jalan Raya Sanggingan, Kubu at Mandapa above the river, and The Sayan House for sunset.
MindSeat rents a height-adjustable desk at $50 a month, an ergonomic chair at $70, a 32-inch 4K screen at $160, or all of it in The Best package at $345. We deliver and set up the same day, and move it free once a month when you change villas.
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