Ubud Hotels is a town in central Bali, Indonesia, considered the arts and culture center of the island. Ubud has a population of about 8,000 people, but it is becoming difficult to distinguish the town itself from the villages that once surrounded it. Ubud gets it name from the balinese word ubad (medicine).
Ubud Location:
Ubud is located 12 miles NE of Kuta, in the district of Gianyar. Driving from Kuta it will take you between 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes to reach Ubud Bali villas.
HOTEL UBUD BALI
Hotel Ubud The main street is Jalan Raya Ubud, which runs east-west through the center of town. Two long roads, Jalan Monkey Forest and Jalan Hanoman, extend south from Raya Ubud. Puri Saren Agung is a large palace located at the intersection of Monkey Forest and Raya Ubud roads. The home of Tjokorde Gede Agung Sukawati (1910-1978), the last "king" of Ubud, his descendants currently live there and dance performances are held in its courtyard. It was also one of Ubud's first hotels, dating back to the 1930s.
Ubud Geography:
Ubud sits centrally among a group of villages. Padang Tegal and Nyuhkuning are to the south, Peliatan and Kutuh are to the east, Campuhan, Penestenan and Sayan are to the west and Sanggingan and Kedewatan are to the NW. Ubud also has a number of rivers flowing through it including the Wos Timur and the Wos Barat.
While Ubud villas seems to outsiders like one small town, it is in fact 14 villages, each run by its own banjar (the land-owning married men's association; in effect the local government). It's clear that Ubud has been growing rapidly and some central parts are coping less well with the influx of tourists than in previous years (although the drop in visitors following 9/11 and the Kuta bombings slowed development). That said, most developments are sympathetic to the zeitgeist, if not designed specifically in the style of Balinese architecture. Growth is continuing due to the popularity of the Ubud area, but there are still terraced rice fields along the rivers and regular, quiet village life carries on relatively undisturbed just a stone's throw away. However, the encroachment of hotel rooms onto paddyfields near Monkey Forest is noticeable, and some industrial areas are beginning to resemble the uglier parts of Kuta.
Downtown Ubud
slopes from north to south and is quite easy navigate. Notable landmarks include Monkey Forest in the SW corner, the Ubud Palace on Jl. Raya Ubud and the Art Market, also on Jl. Raya Ubud Ubud Hotels.