#17 in Top 20 Hotels in Bali 2026 · ★★★★★
Element by Westin Bali Ubud
Sustainability-led, Westin's wellness programme, accessible price point.
Sustainability-led, Westin's wellness programme, accessible price point.
"The first Element hotel in Indonesia, a Green Globe-certified, Bonvoy-friendly value pick near central Ubud."
Why this rank: Element by Westin Bali Ubud opened in 2023 on Jl. Raya Andong, a short hop from central Ubud, as the first Element hotel in Indonesia and a sustainability-led member of Marriott's select-brand line. Its 151 eco-minded rooms and suites run from studios with kitchenettes to one-bedroom suites. The hotel is Green Globe certified, with a single-use-plastic-free push and a farm-to-table kitchen at the Andong Teras Restaurant, and it is the only Element worldwide with a full spa. The Andong position keeps the rice-field quiet within easy reach of the town's restaurants and galleries, and Marriott Bonvoy earning suits points-minded travellers. Best for an affordable, sustainability-minded Ubud stay rather than a deep destination-spa retreat.
Best room: A one-bedroom suite (skip the entry studios if you want more space)
"Sustainability-led, Westin's wellness programme, accessible price point."
Element by Westin Bali Ubud is Marriott's sustainability-led select brand, and this 2023 hotel on Jl. Raya Andong is its first in Indonesia. The setting keeps you close to central Ubud's restaurants, galleries and the Campuhan Ridge while holding on to the rice-field calm. Its 151 eco-minded rooms and suites run clean and contemporary, from studios with kitchenettes to one-bedroom suites, and the green credentials are real: Green Globe certification, a single-use-plastic-free push, and a farm-to-table kitchen at the Andong Teras Restaurant. It is also the only Element worldwide with a full spa, pairing Balinese treatments with the brand's wellness programme. Element is the right pick when Marriott Bonvoy value and a reliable, modern standard matter more than a boutique villa. Honest con: this is a smart, affordable hotel rather than a luxury resort or a destination-spa operation, and the rooms are compact, so anyone after COMO Shambhala-level wellness or private-pool villas should look higher up the list.
A one-bedroom suite for the extra space over the entry-level studios; ask for a quieter room set back from the road.
Central Ubud, with its restaurants and the Saraswati water temple, is a short ride or walk away; ask reception for the mapped running route, then book a spa slot before dinner at the farm-to-table Andong Teras.
Element by Westin Bali Ubud sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Bali 2026 list. It scored an aggregate 9.3/10 across the three editorial criteria, competitive against the field but, on the value-and-sustainability factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For alternatives around Ubud and elsewhere on the island, see the related lists below.
Once your dates are fixed, aim to reserve the room about three months out. Expect the best-positioned suites to go early; in the busy season the lead time is months, not weeks. Top-category rooms with private pools or terraces, the reason this hotel ranks here, are routinely the first gone.
Editorial · #17 on the Top 20 Hotels in Bali 2026 list
Element by Westin Bali Ubud's case for a Bali stay is a genuinely sustainable, contemporary base near central Ubud at a value rate. Opened in 2023 as the first Element hotel in Indonesia, it is Green Globe certified, with a single-use-plastic-free push and a farm-to-table kitchen at the Andong Teras Restaurant.
The 151 eco-minded rooms run from studios with kitchenettes to one-bedroom suites, clean-lined and modern rather than villa-grand.
It is the only Element worldwide with a full spa, pairing Balinese treatments with the brand's wellness programme. The Andong position, on Jl. Raya Andong, keeps the rice-field quiet within easy reach of the town's restaurants and galleries, and Marriott Bonvoy earning suits points-minded travellers. Best for an affordable, sustainability-minded Ubud stay rather than a luxury villa resort.
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