Kadewa Retreat Ubud — Hotel in Pulau Bali

As a solo traveller seeking stillness and reflection, my stay at Kadewa felt like a soft exhale. Tucked about 20 minutes from the centre of Ubud, this small, intimate resort offered a quiet refuge from the pace of the world.||Accommodation|The yurt-style room with its peaked roof created a sense of natural elegance. I loved the canopy bed with flowing curtains that felt cocoon-like and safe. The bathroom—open and beautifully designed behind the bedhead—was both functional and serene, with two sinks, glass-separated shower and toilet, and practical shelving. The small outdoor sitting area and bath added a sacred touch of nature. Everything was immaculately clean and curated with environmental sensitivity, including the option to forgo daily room servicing.||Service|The staff were truly gracious—sweet, soft-spoken, and always doing their best with gentle presence. While a slight language barrier was present at times, their warmth always came through with sincerity.||Comfort & Experience|There were a few things that impacted my comfort. The air conditioning was inconsistent throughout my stay, even after mentioning it several times. For future guests, especially in Bali’s heat, more reliable AC would make a real difference.||Breakfast was simple and clean, but I did find myself wishing that cappuccinos or lattes were included as part of the morning offering, especially since breakfast comes with the stay. Balinese-style coffee is charming, but many solo travellers and tourists do look forward to their usual coffee rituals.||Atmosphere|While the resort itself is non-smoking, there were moments by the pool when cigarette smoke drifted in from nearby construction. I understand this is beyond the staff’s control, but it did affect the peaceful ambience, especially during meals.||Some suggestions: the music played near the pool began before 7:30 a.m. While soft, it can wake light sleepers. Given the beautiful natural sounds of birds and the stillness in the early morning, waiting until 9 a.m. to play music would allow guests to begin their day in nature’s rhythm.| Just below the infinity pool and dining area, there’s a path that looks like it’s still under construction. It’s currently quite littered with rubbish. I’m not sure if it’s officially part of the hotel grounds, but a simple daily clean-up would go a long way in reflecting the care and beauty present in the rest of the space. It would really elevate the overall feeling of harmony with the natural environment.|| Final Reflections|As a solo woman kadewa gave me the space to rest & reflect. With just a few thoughtful shifts—particularly around cooling, coffee offerings, and sound—the experience could be even more nourishing.||Thank you to the kind staff and the gentle spirit of this place. It’s a sweet, sacred stop for anyone needing pause and peace. Oh p.s..the floating pool bean bag is...

When we first showed up and tried to walk into the reception room, they immediately shut the door on us and wouldn't let us in, probably because there were like several employees or friends chillin on the ground hitting their vape pens lol

The place is super nice but the main reason I wanted to leave a review is because of the CONSTANT SMOKE FROM BURNING TRASH. Unless the owners of the place can somehow work something out with all of the neighbors and get them to agree to stop burning trash, I could never recommend this place. Sitting on the balcony that overlooks the jungle and river is beautiful, but the experience is completely overshadowed by the awful smell and site of toxic smoke that's constantly engulfing the entire area. Anytime we were outside of the room, we were breathing burning trash. It was a pretty awful experience and I feel bad for all of the employees that must deal with this on a daily basis. I know it's fairly common for a third world, but it's not ok to expect $200/night USD for a room and then surround it with burning trash, no matter how beautiful the location or grounds are, or how good the food or service is. There's a ton of construction in the area, but it only takes on small trash fire upwind that's burning 16hrs a day to completely ruin the vibe.

I'd give this place an easy four if not five stars if the air...

A wonderful, peaceful retreat with well equipped, clean and modern rooms and kind, helpful local staff.

The location is a bit rural and the access road is in poor condition, but the area is beautiful and tranquil. We rented a scooter through the hotel for 100k a day which was helpful as the area (as with a lot of Ubud) does not allow Grab/ Gojek to operate pick up.

The room had good, strong Aircon. I would recommend keeping doors shut though as there are a lot of bugs (with it being pretty much in the jungle).

The hotel does a good job of spraying to deter the worst of the bugs around the pool but there were a lot of ants on the seating bar facing out of the restaurant to the jungle.

The main issue we had was with breakfast - the choice felt quite limited after a few days (we stayed a week) and you have to order the day before. We also received a phone call to our room at 9am if we hadn't yet showed up to breakfast (which ran until 10.30). On our first day we had been travelling and slept poorly, so a 9am wake up from a loud phone ringing was not ideal when we had set our alarms for 9.30am anyway.

Advice to the hotel would be that you should set your breakfast times and if guests miss those times, they can pay for food from the...