#15 in Top 20 Hotels in Bali 2026 · ★★★★★
Padma Resort Ubud
Cliff-edge infinity pool, family-friendly wellness, for couples and groups together.
Cliff-edge infinity pool, family-friendly wellness, for couples and groups together.
"Padma Hotels' jungle-ridge family resort above the Ayung valley, built around an 89-metre infinity pool."
Why this rank, Padma Resort Ubud sits on a steep Payangan ridge above the Ayung River valley, about 25 minutes north of central Ubud. It runs 149 rooms and villas, and its headline feature is an 89-metre heated infinity pool, one of the longest hotel pools in Bali, aimed straight at the jungle canyon. Run by the Indonesian operator Padma Hotels, it works at full family-resort scale rather than boutique scale: a children's club, multiple restaurants (Padma Brasserie, The Restaurant and the Pool Bar) and a Balinese-tradition spa. The ridge position delivers the jungle setting the Nusa Dua family resorts cannot, but the honest trade-off is logistics: a real drive to Ubud town and a steep, step-heavy site served by shuttle buggies, with more families and groups around than at a quiet adults' retreat. Best for couples and families who want jungle Ubud with full resort amenities rather than intimate seclusion.
Best room: Premium Club Pool Suite, one-bedroom, private pool
"Cliff-edge infinity pool, family-friendly wellness, for couples and groups together."
Padma Resort Ubud is one of the largest and most family-friendly properties on this list. The hotel sits on a cliff edge in Payangan, about twelve kilometres north of central Ubud, with one of the most-photographed jungle-cliff infinity pools in Bali: the 89-metre pool runs the length of the property and aims directly into the canyon. Its 149 rooms and villas are distributed across multiple buildings on the steep site. The resort runs a large spa with multiple treatment rooms and yoga shalas, and a family-focused wellness programme, including children's and teen activities, that few other hotels on this list match. Padma is the right pick for a multi-generational trip where a real wellness programme has to coexist with a children's club and a buffet breakfast. The honest trade-off is that this is a busy resort on a steep, shuttle-served hillside a genuine drive from Ubud town, not a quiet adults' hideaway.
Premier Pool Suite (private plunge pool) or Family Suite for the multi-generational option.
The 89-metre pool is the asset, swim laps at 6am for empty water. Book the Mahogany Spa couples' Balinese massage for the day-two afternoon. The Bali kids' yoga programme runs daily for ages 8-15.
Padma Resort Ubud sits at #15 within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Bali 2026 list. It scored an aggregate 9.3/10 across the three editorial criteria, earning its place on resort amenities and the headline pool rather than on intimacy or seclusion. For nearby Ubud-area alternatives, see Komaneka at Bisma and Bambu Indah below; the full list and Bali city guide are linked under Read next.
Once your dates are fixed, aim to reserve the room about three months out. Rooms with the coveted orientation are claimed first, while popular-month availability runs out months in advance. The plunge-pool and terrace suites, the categories that justify this ranking, tend to sell out before anything else.
Editorial · #15 on the Top 20 Hotels in Bali 2026 list
Padma Resort Ubud's case for a Bali stay is full family-resort scale combined with the 89-metre infinity pool. The Padma Hotels property sits on a steep Payangan ridge above the Ayung River valley.
It runs 149 rooms and villas across the property, the pool suites and family suites being the categories worth requesting.
The 89-metre heated infinity pool is one of the longest hotel pools in Bali and the resort's signature, aimed straight into the jungle canyon. A large spa, yoga shalas, multiple restaurants and a children's club let it operate at a scale the smaller Ubud boutiques cannot, and the ridge setting gives it the jungle backdrop that the Nusa Dua family resorts lack. The honest trade-off is that it is busy, steep and a real drive from Ubud town, better for amenity-rich family trips than for quiet seclusion. Best for couples and families who want jungle Ubud with full resort facilities.
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