Secret Hotels of Bali

Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, May, 2006 by Brian Keeley

Ubud

Ulun Ubud Resort & Spa

In an open-air workshop just to the west of Ubud, Bali's cultural capital, a young woodcarver is contemplating his latest work-a goddess slowly emerging from a twisted tree trunk. Satisfied at last, he marks the wood and begins carving again. The craftsman's boss is Gus Tu, son of a noted local woodcarver and owner of the Ulun Ubud, which sits next to the workshop. The artistic heritage is obvious as you meander down the paths and steep steps linking the hotel's 22 thatched cottages: Each nook and cranny holds a statue or a carving-a Hindu warrior here, a head of the Buddha there, and everywhere countless carved frogs, fish, shrimp, and crabs. The rooms are simple but comfortable, with bathrooms that could do with a little updating and wide...

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