Murni's Villas, Ubud, Bali - Villa 1  

Description from the owner

15-20 minutes outside Ubud are Murni's Villas.

Murni, the owner of Murni's Warung, the famous restaurant, lives in one and offers the others to guests. Villa 1 has two bedrooms, a living room and veranda. It has an electronic safe, TVs with international channels and DVD players and WiFi. The 50-metre saltwater infinity pool is always inviting.

Murni's Villas have 33 stone carvings of Buddha. There are also shrines, rice barns and enough tropical plants to make it a wonderful garden.

Western, Asian, Balinese dishes, comfortable transportation and tours throughout the island are available.

Murni's Villas are also an eas...y and inexpensive place to have your wedding and honeymoon.

Villa 1

US$250 per night

US$125 per night for 7 nights or more

US$99 per night for 30 nights or more, and

US$24,950 for a year.

plus 5% service

If you would like to book any tours, courses or activities (such as cooking classes, a session with the medicine man from Eat, Pray, Love, white water rafting, elephant safari park trip with a ride on an elephant, bicycle drive through the villages, bird walks, snorkeling or scuba diving or a boat trip to a deserted island), we'll be happy to do this for you.

We have a very experienced yoga teacher who can give yoga and meditation classes and a well-known tarot reader who will give personal readings.

We can also arrange for one of our outstanding masseurs (or masseuse) to come to your room and you are very welcome to visit our new spa Tamarind Spa at Murni’s Houses.

Trip Advisor’s Attractions in Ubud, based on guests’ experiences and reviews, lists Tamarind Spa at Murni’s Houses as one of the top attractions.

We have written 2 books on Bali and Ubud.

Secrets of Bali, Fresh Light on the Morning of the World by Jonathan Copeland with Ni Wayan Murni was published in 2010 and is in its second print run.

Roy Thompson, Bali Times, wrote that "Secrets of Bali is the best book about the island written and published since 1990..."

Michael Clugston, South China Morning Post, wrote "This book will definitely go with me on my next trip to Bali."

Murni's Very Personal Guide to Ubud by Ni Wayan Murni and photographs by Jonathan Copeland was published in October 2011 and is available as an ebook.

Stephanie Brookes, Travel Writer wrote “This is all you need to experience the best of Ubud written by Murni, a legendary local insider and cultural expert.”

Just ask if you would like either book.Read more

Additional Location Information

On the way from Ubud to the famous volcano Mount Batur and Lake Batur

Additional notes from owner

Villa 1

US$250 per night
US$125 per night for 7 nights or more
US$99 per night for 30 nights or more, and
US$24,950 for a year.

plus 5% service

What Past Guests Are Saying

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• Bali Thrive Retreat
  Queensland, Australia

  Amazing!!

  Left on 10/28/2012 for a stay in October 2012
  
  

  We stayed at the Villas for one night as we could not get accommodation at the hotel in Ubud that we had booked into for 6 nights following.
  
  We had the best night's sleep and woke up to the spectacular backdrop of Balinese jungle dropping off to rice paddies below with mist rising off them. The Villas have beautiful gardens with a gorgeous infinity pool.
  The staff were attentive but unobtrusive and made the whole experience wonderful.
  
  I wish I had known how gorgeous it is there as I would have booked for longer. I would love to take my family back and stay, but it would also be a great place for couples, a group or wedding.

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  Response from Murni - 11/10/2012

  

  Murni

  Owner

  It was a pleasure having you stay with us and I'm delighted that you enjoyed it so much. It would be very nice to see your family next time. Murni

• Jon & Kat
  UK

  More than just a holiday...

  Left on 07/05/2012 for a stay in July 2012
  
  

  Over the last three years, we have stayed at Murni's Villas with family and friends four times, and each time it just seems to get better.
  
  Obviously, the lovely villa itself, the gorgeous surroundings of the gardens and the view of the valley, the infinity pool, and the fantastic food and service from Made and all the staff, are a big part of why we keep returning.
  
  But more than that, we feel that staying at Murni's has allowed us to experience a side of the island that is perhaps less accessible to the typical visitor to Bali. Whether this has been discussing wildlife with Su Made in Murni's Warung after an informative birding walk, a chat with Murni herself (accompanied with a durian personally selected from her garden), learning traditional Balinese dance on the balcony of the villa, or being invited to local temple ceremonies by the friends we have made here, we simply feel that we have had more than just a holiday.
  
  We cannot recommend it highly enough.

  

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  Response from Murni - 07/13/2012

  

  Murni

  Owner

  Thank you for the perfect review. It's always a pleasure when you show up and stay. I'm delighted that you enjoy it so much and just keep returning. Hope to see you again soon. Murni

• tedgreen
  28970

  Good times at Murni's

  Left on 02/07/2012 for a stay in January 2012
  
  

  My wife and I stayed at Murni’s Villas for the first half of our week in Bali. We stayed in a beautiful, spacious house with a very tropical feel and with a veranda that has a commanding view over terraced rice patties. We were served great Indonesian meals (one of my favorite cuisines, I admit) on our veranda by polite, eager-to-please young women. The grounds are beautiful and full of strange, exotic statues and odd buildings. There is an infinity swimming pool (I think they are called) which my wife and I swam in every day.
  
  The only drawback is that we were a bit isolated and Murni and Jonathan happened to be in Bangkok. We would have loved to hear about Ubud and Bali direct from them, though they do have a book they wrote together about Bali, and that is available. This is a great place for honeymooners, overworked professionals and anyone else who needs to depressurize from the stress and tensions of daily life. We could get cars and drivers to take us anywhere we needed, to the volcano, to Ubud town, to beaches, to wherever.
  
  Having visited and checked out Murni’s Houses in Ubud, just off the main shopping street, we decided to spend the last 3 nights of our pre-paid week in town where we could walk to museums, shops of every type, dance performances, Hindu temples, restaurants, etc . Murni’s was nice enough to let us change our plan without any extra expense. The house that was available was a 2-bedroom, once again very spacious and lavishly decorated, a beautiful bathroom (half inside, half outside) full of plants, and a big front porch. The Tamarind Spa across the way was splendid. My wife Suzie’s 3-hour spa session started with a rose petal foot bath, then a 75-minute massage, an exfoliation, and yogurt rub down. She comments: “After showering off, I stepped into a round bathtub of hot water floating with rose petals. I wish I had asked my husband to take a photo. I didn’t want to leave the bath, so my gentle, quiet attendant let me have my facial while in the bath. All the time there was delightful Balinese music playing.”
  
  Back to me: We plan to go back to Ubud and we might well once again divide our time between the villa and one of the houses in town. It was a perfect vacation. We are drawn more to mountains and to local culture than we are to beaches, which tend to all be pretty much the same.

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  Response from Murni - 02/16/2012

  

  Murni

  Owner

  Thank you very much for such a detailed and glowing review of the Villas, Houses and Spa. I'm delighted that you and your wife enjoyed everything so much and that it was the perfect vacation.
  
  It's a pity we missed each other - I hope that next time we'll be able to spend some time together.
  
  Murni

• David
  Portola Valley

  Your own beautiful home in Ubud

  Left on 11/18/2011 for a stay in October 2011
  
  

  Murni's villas are an exceptionally beautiful, peaceful and friendly place where one can completely relax and enjoy the best of Balinese hospitality.
  
  Murni and the staff are attentive to the guest's every need, from quiet relaxation to ambitious tours of the area. The villas are located in a beautiful setting that captures the essence of Ubud and Bali, perched above rice terraces with beautiful views.
  
  Meals are available should you wish to dine at the villa, and they are carefully prepared and cheerfully served by the staff.
  
  Staying at Murni's is a very special experience that balances the best of the peace of the Ubud countryside and the amenities of Ubud
  
  

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  Response from Murni - 11/19/2011

  

  Murni

  Owner

  Thank you very much for such a good review. It's especially pleasing and rewarding when guests, like you, return. I'm very happy that you like staying with us an had a good time and look forward to welcoming you again.
  
  Murni

• iwona
  london

  my stay in murni's villa

  Left on 09/12/2011 for a stay in August 2011
  
  

  Fantastic place very clean. swimming pool is absolutely beautifull. The most kind people working there. Highly recomended

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  Recommended for: Travelers, Friends, Groups, Tourists, Families w teenagers, Romantic, Luxury, Families w children, Rugged, Singles

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  Response from Murni - 09/12/2011

  

  Murni

  Owner

  Iwona,
  
  Thank you for a great review. I'm very happy that you enjoyed your stay at Murni's Villas and can highly recommend it..
  
  You mentioned that you plan to come back and stay again next year and we're looking forward to seeing you. Thank you also for your note on the Facebook page for Murni's Villas..
  
  Best wishes
  Murni

• Andrew Charles
  Canggu, Bali

  Amazingly tranquil and extremely comfortable

  Left on 08/25/2011 for a stay in August 2008
  
  

  It is quite some time since I stayed at Murni's Villas although I have sometimes made short visits and not stayed overnight.
  The luxurious accommodation is on a par with many other butfar more expensive villas but what impressed me the most were the personal attention from Ibu Murni and her staff and the stunning location. The villas are just a short drive north of Ubud but the climate is far cooler and the air is so fresh.I was there to work on editing a book and I can't think of a nicer environment in which to really focus and concentrate.
  I mustn't forget to mention the food as this was simple but of outstanding quality.
  Overall; this is great place for rest and relaxation.

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  Response from Murni - 08/25/2011

  

  Murni

  Owner

  Andrew
  
  Thank you very much for such a wonderful review. It is very kind of you to write this and I am delighted that you enjoyed your far too short stay with us.
  
  I hope that you can make it all the way up here again soon.
  
  Murni

• Judith Homa
  Mornington Peninsula

  Tranquil and picturesque without feeling isolated

  Left on 08/14/2011 for a stay in August 2011
  
  

  It is not often that your accommodation is much more amazing than you expected.. From the moment I arrived at Murni's I knew that I would have a great holiday.I was made welcome by the staff and as soon as I entered Villa 1 I felt at home.
  The decor is amazing,so spacious,and full of beautiful Balinese artifacts and traditional Balinese style ceilings and doors.
  The menu is extensive and the food very good, along with excellent service from Made and her assistants.

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  Response from Murni - 08/14/2011

  

  Murni

  Owner

  Judith
  
  Thank you for such a great review. I'm very happy that you had a good time and like Murni's Villas and our staff..
  
  Murni