Best Hotels in
Bali

Tented luxury in the jungle canopy. Bill Bensley designed each tent as a theatrical set piece — clawfoot bathtubs, campaign furniture, and private plunge pools perched above the Wos River. The most imaginative hotel in Southeast Asia.

• Ultra-luxury
• Design
• Ubud

A beachfront mega-resort that somehow doesn't feel corporate. The infinity pool is one of Asia's largest, the beach is pristine, and the all-day dining has more variety than most food courts. Families will never want to leave.

• Beach
• Families
• All-inclusive

The hotel arm of Bali's most famous beach club. Desso Potato Head is an architectural marvel — Kengo Kuma's wooden lattice rising from a working rice paddy. Suites are spacious and design-forward, and the beach club access is the real draw.

• Beach club
• Design
• Seminyak

Clifftop minimalism by WOHA architects. Cantilevered villas with private pools overlook the Indian Ocean from 100 metres up. The three-tier infinity pool defies gravity, and the spa treatments happen in open-air pavilions with ocean wind.

• Cliffside
• Ultra-luxury
• Couples

John and Cynthia Hardy's eco-compound of reclaimed Javanese bridal houses. No TVs, bamboo everything, a natural swimming pool, and an ethos that puts sustainability first without sacrificing comfort. The most soulful hotel in Bali.

• Eco-luxury
• Couples
• Ubud

A brutalist-tropical hotel that single-handedly defined Canggu's aesthetic. Raw concrete meets tropical hardwoods, the pool is a gathering place for the surf-creative crowd, and the restaurant serves some of Bali's best modern Australian food.

• Design
• Surf culture
• Canggu

A reborn heritage hotel with art deco touches, directly on Kuta Beach. Yes, Kuta gets a bad rap — but this hotel has a private beach entrance, a palm-shaded pool, and room rates that make beachfront Bali genuinely affordable.

• Budget
• Beach
• Kuta

You arrive by crossing a bridge over the treetops into a lotus-pond roof. Below, thatched villas cascade down the Ayung River valley. The spa is one of the world's best, and the cooking class using ingredients from the hotel's garden is transcendent.

• Spa
• Ultra-luxury
• Ubud

The grande dame of Seminyak, recently refreshed. Every suite faces the Indian Ocean, the three-tier pool is one of Bali's best sunset perches, and the location puts you walking distance from Seminyak's best restaurants and boutiques.

• Sunset views
• Couples
• Seminyak

A Balinese-owned resort on Ubud's trendiest street. The valley-view infinity pool, the morning yoga sessions, and the traditional Balinese cooking classes make this the perfect mid-range Ubud choice. Authenticity without the backpacker vibe.

• Yoga
• Valley views
• Ubud