Arsa Home Stay & Spa — Hotel in Pulau Bali

Arsa is in the heart of Ubud but fairly quiet. The few rooms are clean and spacious, although the bathroom could use a little update. There are some ants in the room at times but nothing to be bothered about. However, for similar prices, many other guesthouses also offer breakfast, while here it's an additional 20 rupee and not particularly attractive. But what bother me the most was the host, Bagus: he would have a fairly annoyed look on his face every time I chose not to book touristic services (car services, tours, etc.) through him or with him. And he was never as cheap or as flexible. Finally, on the third day there, for no apparent reason my room did not get done, my hot water for the tea did not get replaced nor my cup or my tea-bags. And on the day I was supposed to leave, my room got readied for the new guests while I still had my bag in it, before check-out time. I was upset to say the least. So long for Balinese hospitality! The place is nice and quiet but not the oasis of peace and inclusion that...

We stumbled upon Arsa homestay when our pre booked accommodation in Ubud fell through - and we're so glad it did!||We were welcomed into the home with a warm greeting and a pot of tea. We had our own building to stay in, the architecture of which was beautiful, with ornate carved wooden doors leading into our room and a beautiful marble paved verandah to sit on.||The homestay is located in central Ubud, very close to a selection of restutants, bars and the famous monkey forest.||The included breakfast was the best we had during our entire stay in Bali. There was a wide selection from which we chose banana pancakes that were freshly cooked for us and served with a huge platter of our chosen fruit and tea and coffee.||The wifi connection was very fast.||We were sorry we had only planned to stay in Ubud for one night because we wished we could have stayed here again! Can't reccommend...

This place was fantastic. Run by two brothers and their family, I had a large, super clean private room in their complex where they lived. In Bali, often families live in a walled complex (I think they called them "compounds") and each family has their own small house and there is also a little temple. The gardens,, temple, and attitude of the owners created a real serenity and great vibe to the place.||||The breakfast was great including a nice healthy smoothie brought to your private porch. ||||Their email communication was great, they offered a competitively priced private airport pickup service which I used as I landed at 1am. It was so nice to have him waiting at the airport with a sign with my name on it, and took me straight to the home stay, let me in the room directly, and let me deal with checking in the next morning. Too easy!||||I would definitely...