After staying in beach town Seminyak for a week, we headed to Ubud for some cooler mountain air and spend a few days in a green, lush environment. The Viceroy is draped on a hillside above a Balinese river on the edge of Ubud, which is about a 45 minute drive from Seminyak and about an hour from the airport. (By the way, there’s a helipad for those in a rush with too much money.)
Upon arrival at the Viceroy Bali we were greeted with almost Hawaiian leis, made of Frangipani flowers, as soon as we entered the lobby. The Viceroy is full of these personal touches that underline that it’s a small, intimate family owned resort, not to be confused with other hotels with the Viceroy name. We were driven to one of the 25 private villas in a golf cart and in the blink of an eye, ran through the large living room to take a splash in the private plunge pool before even fully unpacking
It was immediately clear what the enormous appeal of Ubud, and the Viceroy in particular, is: because as we took in the breathtaking scenery from our infinity pool, we realized that as we looked up and down the valley, we could not see any person, or in fact, any structure or object created by men! Even though it was the middle of the day it was quiet, all we could hear were some crickets and a distant frog.
Every morning we couldn’t wait to see what Belgian master chef Nick had created for breakfast. Nick is not a lazy man, because the breakfast menu he served at his Cascades Restaurant was enormous. We loved the fact that we didn’t have to shuffle along buffet tables, but could just sit casually at our table overlooking the valley and enjoy the friendly waiting staff bringing the lovely selections to us.
We tried many lunch selections and had wonderful dinners during our stay at the Viceroy. Even if you don’t end up staying at the Viceroy, I highly recommend having a meal at Cascades when you’re in Ubud.
Another highlight I should mention is the Lembah Spa. It is situated on the edge of the mountain, overlooking the wide valley from a serene corner of the resort. We enjoyed a lovely couples massage for over 90 minutes and just like Cascades, I think you can’t go wrong picking the Lembah spa for a treatment when you are in Ubud.
LOCATION // The Viceroy Ubud
x Merel
This is amazing! Such a peaceful place with gorgeous views 🙂
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Amazing pics! 🙂
And thank you for your sweet comment!
XX,
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Your photos are always so amazing! I am dreaming of a vacation right now!
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Wow, your pictures look absolutely stunning! Bali is definitely on my list of dream vacations 🙂
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IT looks so amazing there!! I want to go
xo
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Wow, The place looks so tranquil and the food looks great.
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Awesome place to visit. Yummy food, relaxing environment, I love it!
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Wow Bali is really stunning. Seems like a dream destination.
BEAUTETUDE
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Oh my god! I would love to be there right now! Looks magical!
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The scenery is so beautiful.
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Hi Merel,
as I told you with my comment on your last post this hotel is one of my absolute favorite dream places on earth and I really hope to get there once in my life. It looks like a place of freedom and happiness and I love such places very much. I traveled a lot in my life but this would be a highlight out of all I think so. Thank you so much for sharing such beautiful and stunning pics with us :-*
Happy Wednesday, my friend!
Jasmin
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Amazing travel pictures, thanks for sharing!
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Your blog is a wonderland, such a beautiful places!
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Wow what a beautiful and wonderful place! Gemma x
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This is making me want to get in a plane and get there immediately! SO INCREDIBLE!
x Emily
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You have such a lovely blog, Merel! Bali looks sooo beautiful. I will have to visit one day! I love your attention to detail in the shots too! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
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Looks like such an amazing trip!
XO
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I’m speechless! This place is stunning and gorgeous! I can’t get enough of the last view. And the Buddha looks so peaceful. It must have been an unbelievable trip!
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The pictures are breathtaking and the food looks amazing! The scenery is so beautiful and looks like you had a wonderful trip.
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I wish I could escape to this beautiful location. The food looks so delicious; what a delight!
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You always take such gorgeous pictures that give me the worst case of wanderlust! That infinity pool is something out of my dreams!!
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Lovely pictures, looks incredible! Xx
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This place looks surreal! Makes me want to book my tickets to Bali!
xx,
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It looks like Paradise, the pictures are breathtaking and the food looks delicious!
xo
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WOW This is beyond stunning! It’s breathtaking. You make me escape with your pictures. I definitely need to plan a trip to Indonesia!
Have a great weekend!
xo,
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That place looks amazing and I can imagine the scent of the frangipani! thanks for sharing such fantastic photos! I really like this post!
xo Yvonne
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This place look so OM and relaxing! x
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Wow, seems to be wonderful there and what a beautiful red maxi dress!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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wow! these photos are gorgeous!!
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Wow this part of Bali looks wonderful as well, it’s cool about the Helipad! Definitely need to try it the next time I am going there, the place look so serene and beautiful. x Hope you are having tons of fun there
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Oh my,such a breathtakingly ,beautiful place.Lovely pictures that just make me want to travel.
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I love Bali. The Paradise.
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I’m ready to pack my bags and stay at the viceroy hotel! The photos are breath taking and the food looks like heaven =o)
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You are blessed! Can we swap lives? I would love to vacation at any of these mini paradises 🙂
xx Yasmin
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This looks amazing, great shots!!
Love,
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omg this is seriously amazing. Bali is my dream
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