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Hotel Tjampuhan & Spa

Resort in Ubud, Bali.

Hotel Tjampuhan & Spa is a heritage hotel in Ubud, a royal guest house since 1928 built where two sacred rivers meet, with Balinese-style rooms in tropical gardens, a natural spring-fed pool and a riverside grotto spa with hot and cold spring-water baths.

Highlights

  • Welcoming guests since 1928 as a royal guest house, it is described as the first hotel in the Ubud artist colony and one of the oldest hotels in Bali.
  • 67 Balinese-style rooms with carved masonry and private terraces, some looking over the forest and river valley.
  • Room types include the former residence of the German painter Walter Spies, which is preserved on the property.
  • Two outdoor pools set in tropical gardens, one of them a natural spring-fed pool.
  • The spa sits in a cave-like grotto by the river, with carved stonework, hot and cold spring-water baths, a sauna and a steam room.
  • Built at Campuhan where two sacred rivers meet, a short distance from the sights of central Ubud.

At a glance

  • Rooms from about $80 a night
  • Rooms, suites and villas: 67
  • Restaurants: 1
  • Pools: 2
  • Size: Medium

Setting and views

Jungle View, Walk to Town

Luxury

Spa, Sauna

What guests say

What guests like

  • Peaceful, historic hotel on a jungle river valley (Mentioned in 218 reviews · 154 recent)
  • Warm, welcoming and helpful staff (Mentioned in 157 reviews · 120 recent)
  • Walking distance to central Ubud (Mentioned in 106 reviews · 71 recent)
  • Tasty breakfast with a valley view (Mentioned in 93 reviews · 65 recent)
  • Spacious rooms with Balinese character (Mentioned in 70 reviews · 55 recent)
  • Beautiful riverside spa grotto (Mentioned in 65 reviews · 45 recent)

What could be better

  • Rooms and bathrooms can be dated and worn (Mentioned in 53 reviews · 28 recent)
  • Steep paths, many stairs and no lift (Mentioned in 37 reviews · 24 recent)
  • Rooms can be damp or musty (Mentioned in 23 reviews · 19 recent)
  • Housekeeping can be careless (Mentioned in 24 reviews · 19 recent)
  • Traffic noise near the road; poor soundproofing (Mentioned in 17 reviews · 13 recent)
  • Breakfast choice can be limited (Mentioned in 21 reviews · 12 recent)
  • Insects and small animals can get indoors (Mentioned in 15 reviews · 6 recent)

What's changed recently

Complaints in earlier reviews that recent guests (since 2 October 2025) say are fixed.

  • Rooms refurbished in stages; worn ones less common (Before: 25 complaints · Recent: 5 reviews say it's better, 30 complaints)

From 305 guest reviews on Trip.com, Agoda and Booking.com, September 2023 – October 2026. Recent means since 2 October 2025 (218 reviews). Summarised 2 October 2026.

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Prices are approximate starting rates; the price for your dates and room is on the booking site.