Pondok Panji Ubud

Pondok Panji was super responsive and helpful even before arrival. They answered all our questions via WhatsApp and hooked us up with airport transfer for a very reasonable price. The hotel itself is a pleasant three or four minute walk from the main road which makes it quiet and secluded. It has only about 12 rooms so it’s a very intimate feel. It’s owned, managed and maintained by an extended family whose compound is right next door. They will help you with anything you need. Next day laundry service for about $1 USD per kg. They also gave us great advice for exploring the island and set us up with a driver who took us all over. The pool looks small in photos but totally kept the three kids, ages 9 to 12, in our two families entertained for hours at a time. It’s kept immaculately clean, and is maybe 1.5 m deep and about 3x5 m area. The hotel is slightly on the edge of the main city of Ubud. In low traffic times the hotel was about a 20 minute Grab ride from the monkey forest, for example. But during high season and in mid afternoon the same ride could easily take an hour. However, there were different options for groceries, snacks, and a number of decent restaurants within a five or ten minute walk which the hotel staff recommended to us and which we really enjoyed. The beds were comfy and large. They said queen size but my guess is they were actually king. One of the 12 rooms has two twin beds if you can reserve it in time. The kitchen and dining area was a shared space but we had plenty of room for our breakfast things in the fridge and enjoyed making toast and eggs every morning. Coffee (kopi bali style) and sugar supplied by the hotel. This hotel was built in 2024, I believe, and they just expanded from 8 to 12 rooms very recently. It is really a hidden gem.

Host very nice , they clean every day , really nice pool