COMO Uma Ubud Hotel Guide

COMO Uma Ubud is a 46-key luxury resort in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, set on the fringe of Ubud town above the Tjampuhan Valley, on Jalan Raya Sanggingan. It is a five-minute complimentary shuttle ride from Ubud town centre and around 90 minutes by car from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS). The resort is known for its private-pool villas, the COMO Shambhala Retreat and Kemiri, its Southeast Asian restaurant.

Key facts about COMO Uma Ubud

COMO Uma Ubud has 46 rooms, suites and villas across seven categories, 24 of which have their own pool. It sits on the fringe of Ubud town above the Tjampuhan Valley, 90 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport and five minutes by complimentary shuttle from the town centre.

Who COMO Uma Ubud is best for

Couples and honeymooners

COMO Uma Ubud is well suited to couples because most of its accommodation is built around privacy rather than scale. The ten Garden Pool Villas, eight Uma Pool Villas and four Pool Suites each have their own plunge or private pool, and the villas sit along planted walkways rather than shared corridors. Dining runs from Kemiri's open-air pavilion beside a koi pond to Italian cooking at Uma Cucina, with in-room dining available from 06:00 to 01:00. The COMO Shambhala Retreat offers treatments, private yoga and meditation. The setting is quiet and jungle-facing, with no nightlife on site.

Best for: couples wanting seclusion, nature and a slow pace within reach of a town. Not ideal for: couples who want a beach, a bar scene or a resort with evening entertainment — consider COMO Uma Canggu.

Wellness and solo travellers

Wellness is built into every stay rather than sold as an extra. A daily yoga class, a daily guided morning walk through the surrounding rice paddies, an in-room yoga mat, and access to the yoga pavilion, fitness centre and 25-metre pool are included for all guests. The COMO Shambhala Retreat provides Asian-inspired holistic therapies developed by COMO Shambhala, including reflexology, massages and facials across four treatment rooms. The COMO Shambhala Menu — cuisine rich in living enzymes, vitamins and minerals — is served at Kemiri, Uma Bar and through in-room dining. The resort is small enough that solo guests can join the daily schedule without it feeling like a group programme.

Best for: guests who want wellness woven into a normal holiday. Not ideal for: guests wanting a structured, medically supervised residential programme — consider COMO Shambhala Estate.

Families

The COMO Villa is the resort's family choice: two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a spacious living room and a large outdoor area with sundecks and sunbeds beside a private infinity pool overlooking the valley. It sleeps five guests including up to three children. The four Pool Suites each include a second room that works as a sitting room or an additional bedroom. Baby cots and extra beds can be arranged on request, and ground-floor accommodation is available. Note that most other categories are capped at two or three guests including one child, so family bookings concentrate in a small number of units.

Best for: families of up to five in a single villa, or two connected units. Not ideal for: larger family groups needing several adjoining rooms, or families wanting a beach and a kids' club — consider COMO Uma Canggu.

Nature and culture seekers

A complimentary guided morning walk through the surrounding rice paddies runs daily. The resort's wider programme includes guided walks through local villages and jungle gorges, more challenging treks such as the Tjampuhan Ridge, mountain biking including a descent from Kintamani high on the crater of Mount Batur, white-water rafting on the Ayung River, museum, temple and gallery visits with meetings with local artists, and the Uma cookery class. Ubud town, with its palace, market and galleries, is a short shuttle ride away.

Best for: guests who want to walk, cycle and visit temples from the door. Not ideal for: guests whose priority is the coast or diving.

What makes COMO Uma Ubud different from other Ubud resorts

Ubud has a large number of luxury resorts, most of them positioned around jungle views and spa treatments. These are the specific, checkable things that set COMO Uma Ubud apart.

• Walking distance to town. The resort is on the fringe of Ubud rather than in the valleys outside it, so the town centre is a 30-minute walk or a five-minute complimentary shuttle. Many Ubud resorts of comparable standing sit 20 to 40 minutes' drive away and require a car for every meal or errand.
• Wellness included rather than charged. A daily yoga class, a daily guided morning walk through the rice paddies, an in-room yoga mat, and full access to the yoga pavilion, fitness centre and 25-metre pool come with every stay, at no extra cost.
• More than half the accommodation has a private pool. Twenty-four of the 46 rooms, suites and villas have their own plunge or private pool, starting at suite level rather than only in the top villa categories.
• An event every night of the week. The resort runs a fixed weekly programme — barbecue, Balinese dinner with dance, street food, live jazz, Sunday brunch — so guests are not dependent on driving into town for an evening out.
• COMO Shambhala on site. Wellness is COMO's own discipline rather than an outsourced spa brand, with therapies, products and a dedicated nutrition-led menu developed in-house and served across the restaurants. The retreat has four treatment rooms, a reflexology area, a yoga studio overlooking the pool and a separate yoga pavilion above the Tjampuhan Valley.
• Part of a three-property group in Bali. Guests can combine Ubud with the beach at COMO Uma Canggu or a structured retreat at COMO Shambhala Estate within one booking relationship.
• Independently recognised. Named Best Resort in the World in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2025, and first among the Top 10 Resorts in Indonesia in the same awards.

In short, COMO Uma Ubud combines proximity to Ubud town with an all-inclusive wellness programme and a high proportion of private-pool accommodation — a combination that is uncommon among Ubud resorts at this level.

How COMO Uma Ubud compares to COMO's other Bali properties

In short: choose COMO Uma Ubud, for culture, jungle and a wellness-inflected holiday within reach of Ubud town; choose the larger COMO Uma Canggu, for the beach and a livelier, more social stay; choose COMO Shambhala Estate if the wellness programme itself is the reason for the trip. COMO Uma Ubud and COMO Uma Canggu both have a COMO Shambhala Retreat offering treatments à la carte; only COMO Shambhala Estate runs full residential programmes.

Getting to COMO Uma Ubud

From the airport

COMO Uma Ubud is 90 minutes by car from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS). Private cars and drivers are available through the resort, and transfers can be arranged in advance. Journey times lengthen during weekday evening traffic through Denpasar and Sukawati, so allow additional time when travelling to the airport for a departure.

Getting around Ubud

You do not need a car to stay at COMO Uma Ubud. The resort runs a complimentary scheduled shuttle to and from Puri Lukisan in Ubud town centre, a five-minute drive, and the walk into town takes around 30 minutes along Jalan Raya Sanggingan. Restaurants, galleries and the market are all within the town centre. Private cars and drivers can be arranged through the concierge for day trips beyond Ubud.

Driving times to other parts of Bali

COMO Uma Ubud sits inland, so the coast is a day trip rather than a short hop. Canggu, Seminyak and Sanur are all reached by car through Denpasar or the Sukawati road. Mount Batur and the Kintamani highlands to the north, the temples and rice terraces around Tampaksiring, and the east coast at Amed are full-day excursions. The concierge arranges private cars and drivers for all of these.

Where COMO Uma Ubud is located

COMO Uma Ubud sits on Jalan Raya Sanggingan on the fringe of Ubud town, above the Tjampuhan Valley. The complimentary shuttle runs to Puri Lukisan in the centre of Ubud, close to the Royal Palace and the art market.

The Neka Art Museum is a five-minute walk along the same road. The Campuhan Ridge Walk trailhead is about 2 km away, and the centre of Ubud — the Royal Palace, the art market and the galleries — is about 3 km, reached by the complimentary shuttle in around five minutes or on foot in about 35 minutes. Goa Gajah, the Tegallalang rice terraces and the holy spring at Tirta Empul are half-day trips by car, which the concierge can arrange.

Rooms, suites and villas at COMO Uma Ubud

COMO Uma Ubud has 46 rooms, suites and villas set along planted pathways leading off the resort's poolside centre. Interiors by Koichiro Ikebuchi are pared back, with large windows and carved panels that open to incorporate the view. Every room and villa has complimentary Wi-Fi, individually controlled air conditioning, Egyptian cotton linen, a fine goose-down duvet, a dual-line phone with voicemail, a 42-inch flat-screen television with satellite channels, an electronic personal safe, a private bar, complimentary coffee, tea and bottled mineral water, an umbrella, a yoga mat, a hairdryer and COMO Shambhala bathroom amenities.

The smallest category is the 55 sq m Ubud Room and the largest is the 282 sq m two-bedroom COMO Villa. Twenty-four of the 46 accommodations have a private pool.

Ubud Room — 4 units

• Size: 55 sq m / 592 sq ft
• Occupancy: 2 guests, including up to 1 child
• Bed: 1 hand-carved king
• Pool: None — access to the 25-metre resort pool
• View and location: Gardens; upper floor
• Bathroom: Oversized bath and separate shower

Four light, airy rooms, each with its own conservatory holding a daybed and seating area, plus a desk area inside.

Terrace Room — 18 units

• Size: 64 sq m
• Occupancy: 2 guests, including up to 1 child
• Bed: 1 four-poster king, or 2 singles
• Pool: None, except one Terrace Room which has a private pool at an additional charge
• View and location: Private terrace overlooking the gardens
• Bathroom: Freestanding bathtub, semi-outdoor shower, ornate mirror

Large French doors open onto a private terrace, with windows that open to the sights and scents of the forest. White cotton voile hangs from the four-poster beds.

Pool Suite — 4 units

• Size: 100 sq m
• Occupancy: 3 guests, including up to 1 child
• Bed: 1 king, plus a second room usable as an extra bedroom
• Pool: Private plunge pool with sundeck and outdoor furniture
• View and location: Garden views
• Bathroom: Generous, with separate shower and bathtub

Four suites, each with a second room that works as a sitting room or an additional bedroom.

Garden Pool Villa — 10 units

• Size: 85 sq m
• Occupancy: 3 guests, including up to 1 child
• Bed: 1 four-poster king, or 2 singles
• Pool: Private plunge pool and terrace
• View and location: Lushly planted open-air courtyard
• Bathroom: Freestanding bathtub looking onto a fish pool or traditional water feature

Defined by their planted open-air courtyards, with light-filled interiors set off by four-poster king beds draped in airy white fabric.

Uma Villa — 1 unit

• Size: 180 sq m / 1,937 sq ft
• Occupancy: 3 guests, including up to 1 child
• Bed: 1 four-poster king
• Pool: None — private terrace with daybeds and a sitting area
• View and location: Sweeping views across the Tjampuhan Valley

A sitting and dining room alongside the bedroom, opening to a private terrace with daybeds above the valley.

Uma Pool Villa — 8 units

• Size: 86 to 160 sq m, depending on the villa
• Occupancy: 3 guests, including up to 1 child
• Bed: 1 king, or 2 singles
• Pool: Private swimming pool with a sprawling sundeck
• View and location: Balinese jungle or Tjampuhan Valley

One-bedroom villas with king-size beds draped in crisp white linens, each with its own pool and spectacular views.

COMO Villa — 1 unit

• Size: 282 sq m
• Occupancy: 5 guests, including up to 3 children
• Bed: 2 bedrooms with four-poster beds, plus a sofa bed
• Pool: Private infinity pool overlooking the valley, with sundecks and sunbeds
• View and location: Tjampuhan Valley
• Bathroom: Two bathrooms, each with a bathtub and separate shower

The resort's headline villa, with light-flooded interiors, a spacious living room and four-poster beds wrapped in dove-white cotton voile. A popular choice with families.

Floor plans for every category are published on the individual accommodation pages. Baby cots and extra beds can be arranged on request.

Restaurants and bars at COMO Uma Ubud

Kemiri

Kemiri showcases the cooking techniques of Southeast Asia, in an open-air pavilion under a traditional thatched roof surrounded by tropical gardens at the heart of the resort. The COMO Shambhala Menu is available here.

• Cuisine: Indonesian and Southeast Asian
• Setting: Open-air pavilion under a thatched roof, in tropical gardens at the heart of the resort
• COMO Shambhala Menu: Available

Uma Cucina

Uma Cucina is the resort's Italian-inspired restaurant and lounge bar, in a street-side setting at the front of the property. It sources the freshest ingredients and serves lunch and dinner, with live music on Saturdays and brunch every Sunday. Reservations can be made online.

• Cuisine: Italian
• Meals: Lunch and dinner, with brunch every Sunday
• Setting: Street-side, at the front of the resort
• Reservations: Online booking available
• Open to non-residents: Yes

Uma Bar

A relaxed poolside setting and the resort's gathering place, serving fine wines, cocktails and healthy juices. The COMO Shambhala Menu is available here.

• Setting: Poolside
• Serves: Wines, cocktails and fresh juices, plus an all-day menu
• COMO Shambhala Menu: Available

In-room dining

In-room dining is available between 06:00 and 01:00, with the COMO Shambhala Menu offered alongside the restaurant menus.

COMO Shambhala Menu

The COMO Shambhala Menu is cuisine rich in living enzymes, vitamins and minerals. It is available at Kemiri, at Uma Bar and through in-room dining, rather than confined to a single restaurant.

Private dining

Private dining can be arranged in a number of settings across the property. Contact the resort to discuss options.

Weekly dining events at COMO Uma Ubud

COMO Uma Ubud runs a fixed weekly programme of themed evenings, open to residents and, where noted, to outside diners.

There is a themed dining event at COMO Uma Ubud every night of the week, with the barbecue on Monday, Balinese dinner and dance on Wednesday, street food on Friday, live jazz on Saturday and brunch on Sunday.

Wellness and spa at COMO Uma Ubud

COMO Shambhala Retreat is a tranquil space for guests seeking greater health through yoga and related treatments, using carefully selected products and COMO's own signature blends. The yoga studio overlooks the pool area, and a dedicated yoga pavilion offers views of the Tjampuhan Valley and the River Oos.

Facilities

• Four treatment rooms
• Reflexology area
• Yoga studio and separate yoga pavilion
• Fitness centre
• 25-metre (82-foot) pool

Treatments

Asian-inspired holistic therapies developed by COMO Shambhala, including reflexology, massages and facials. Signature treatments include the 75-minute COMO Shambhala Massage and 60-minute facials; private 60-minute yoga and meditation sessions are also available. A full treatment menu and online booking are published on the wellness page.

What is included in every stay at COMO Uma Ubud

• Complimentary daily yoga class
• Complimentary daily guided morning walk through the rice paddies surrounding the resort
• Complimentary scheduled shuttle to and from Puri Lukisan in Ubud town
• Complimentary Wi-Fi
• Complimentary coffee, tea and bottled mineral water in the room
• An in-room yoga mat
• Access to the COMO Shambhala facilities, including the 25-metre pool and fitness centre
• COMO Shambhala bathroom amenities
• 24/7 concierge

Facilities and services at COMO Uma Ubud

• 24/7 concierge services
• Comprehensive travel and tour assistance
• Multilingual hotel staff
• Laundry and pressing services
• Maid service and evening turndown
• Private cars and drivers
• Valet parking
• Personal shopping assistance
• COMO The Shop boutique
• Ground-floor accommodation available
• Airport transfers, arranged on request
• Meeting and event space: the yoga pavilion seats up to 25; poolside, sundeck and lawn settings are also used for events, and a full resort buy-out is possible

Activities and excursions at COMO Uma Ubud

• Complimentary daily yoga class
• Complimentary daily guided morning walk through the surrounding rice paddies
• Guided walks, from relaxed itineraries through local villages and jungle gorges to more challenging treks such as the Tjampuhan Ridge
• Mountain biking, including a descent from Kintamani high on the crater of Mount Batur
• White-water rafting on the Ayung River
• Bespoke cultural and special-interest tours
• Museum, temple and gallery visits, including meetings with local artists
• Uma cookery class

Offers at COMO Uma Ubud

Discover COMO Shambhala

A wellness-led rate available with a minimum two-night stay. It includes daily breakfast at Kemiri, daily lunch at Uma Cucina, a daily guided morning walk, daily scheduled yoga classes, the shuttle to and from Ubud town, and one wellness activity per person per night — a choice of a 60-minute private meditation, a 60-minute private yoga session, a 60-minute facial or the 75-minute signature COMO Shambhala Massage. Not combinable with other promotions.

Seasonal and promotional rates are published on the resort's offers page.

Good to know before you stay at COMO Uma Ubud

Check-in and check-out

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out is at 11:00.

Children and extra beds

Baby cots and extra beds can be arranged on request. Most rooms and villas are capped at two or three guests including one child; the COMO Villa accommodates five guests including up to three children.

Accessibility

The resort is built across a sloping site with stepped walkways between some areas. Ground-floor accommodation is available. Contact the resort before booking to discuss specific access requirements.

Cancellation

Cancellation terms depend on the rate booked and are shown at the time of booking.

Practical notes

Bali uses 230V power with European-style two-pin sockets. Tap water is not drinking water; complimentary bottled mineral water is provided in rooms. Ubud sits inland and is noticeably cooler and more humid than the coast, particularly in the evening. An umbrella is provided in every room.

Nyepi

Bali observes Nyepi, the day of silence, once a year. The island closes entirely for 24 hours, including the airport, and guests remain within the resort with lighting and noise kept to a minimum. Resort operations are reduced during Nyepi.

Purnama

The resort observes Purnama, the Balinese full moon celebration, each month. Guests and employees can take part in the traditional ceremony and help create the offerings used in the Purnama rituals.

When to visit COMO Uma Ubud

Bali's dry season runs from around April to October, with the driest and sunniest months in the middle of that window. The wet season runs from around November to March; rain in Ubud typically falls in heavy afternoon bursts rather than all day, and the valley is at its greenest. Ubud is cooler and more humid than the coast year-round because of its inland position.

The busiest periods are July and August and the Christmas and New Year weeks. Balinese ceremonial dates move each year on the Balinese calendar — Galungan and Kuningan bring temple processions and decorated penjor poles throughout the villages around Ubud, Purnama falls each full moon, and Nyepi closes the island for a day.

Sustainability at COMO Uma Ubud

COMO Uma Ubud sources produce from local farmers and small-scale suppliers across Bali, choosing companies committed to sustainable economic development within their communities. Cashew nuts and roselle are purchased from a social enterprise that promotes sustainable livelihoods for villages in east Bali by reinvesting revenue into income-generating activities. The resort works with schools and community partners around Bali to provide support and career development for young people, and holds EarthCheck Silver certification.

Awards and recognition for COMO Uma Ubud

• 2025 — Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards: Best Resort in the World (1st); Top 10 Resorts in Indonesia (1st)
• 2025 — Fodor's Finest Hotel Awards: The Best Hotels in Asia (4th)
• 2024 — Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards: Top 10 Resorts in Indonesia (6th)
• 2024 — Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Awards winner
• 2022 — Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards: Best Resorts in Indonesia (1st); Best Resorts in the World (4th)
• 2022 — Travel + Leisure Asia's Best Awards: Best Upcountry Resorts in Indonesia (10th)
• 2021 — Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards: Top 10 Resorts in Indonesia (10th); Asia's Best Resorts
• 2020 — DestinAsian Readers' Choice Awards: Top 10 Best Boutique Hotels
• 2019 — Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards: Top 25 Luxury Hotels, Indonesia (10th); Top 25 Hotels for Romance, Indonesia (15th)
• EarthCheck Silver certification for environmental and cultural sustainability

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