Best 5 Bali Resorts for Your Next Vacation in 2025

Bali resorts has this funny magic. You land, the air is warm and kinda hug-like, and you instantly go, this is why everyone keep coming back.” It’s not just temples or beaches; it’s the resorts that make you feel like you accidentally booked a small kingdom.

There are so many places, though, it gets confusing fast. So we narrowed it down to five Bali resorts that really deliver in 2025—romance, family time, cliff drama, jungle zen, the whole lot. I kept this super practical (room names, what to actually do there, and a pro tip at each place), but still chatty and a bit messy because hey, we’re human and we type fast sometimes.

AYANA Resort & Spa, Jimbaran

If Bali resorts were celebs, AYANA is the A-lister. It’s basically a mini city on a cliff: ocean panoramas, private beach, spas, and the famous Rock Bar where sunsets go to retire gloriously.

Price range: ~US$350–$600 per night (more for the fancy villas).

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Best room to book for the wow view: Ocean Front Cliff Villa (ultimate splurge). If you’re dialing it back a notch, the AYANA Ocean View Suite still gives that endless-blue feeling.

The experience (5 things you’ll actually feel/do):

• Rock Bar sunsets that look CGI until your drink sweats on the table.
• Private pool villa mornings with floating breakfast—you will take too many photos, and it’s fine.
• Spa on the Rocks where waves thump under the treatment villa. It’s a little dramatic and we love it.
• Kubu Beach (private) for quieter swims and soft sand naps.
• So many restaurants (seriously, like a small town). Sushi one night, Balinese the next, steakhouse the night after. No “where should we eat?” arguments.

Tip to get the best out of AYANA: Book at least one night in a villa even if the rest are in a regular room. That one villa day is the memory you’ll brag about for, like, years.

Why choose AYANA: You want everything in one place—romance, family-friendly pools, food variety, spa drama, and the “we never had to leave the resort” ease. Also, it just feels… iconic.

Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan, Ubud

Welcome to the jungle the peaceful kind. Four Seasons Sayan is hidden in Ubud’s green folds with a lotus-pond entrance that makes everyone whisper “wow” without meaning too.

Price range: ~US$500–$900 per night.

Best room to book for the view/sound: Riverfront One-Bedroom Villa. The Ayung River is your nightly white noise machine, except cooler.

The experience (5 things you’ll actually feel/do):

• Jungle pool hovering over the valley; cloudy afternoons here are a vibe.
• Morning yoga at the Dharma Shanti Bale—bamboo, birds, breath, done.
• Balinese cooking class that tastes better because you picked herbs from the garden.
• Ayung river rafting right from the property—soft adventure, big smiles.
• Lotus-pond arrival you’ll remember forever (and yes, your photos will flex).

Tip to get the best out of Sayan: Ask for a villa with direct river outlook. At night, with the lamps on and the river murmuring, it’s ridiculously romantic (even if you’re here “just friends,” oops).

Why choose Four Seasons Sayan: You’re here for calm, craft, and culture. You want to exhale, connect with nature, and still have 5-star everything without the crowds doing cannonballs nearby.

The St. Regis Bali Resort, Nusa Dua

St. Regis is beachfront royalty. Think powdery sand, quiet lagoon water, and service that somehow remembers your coffee order before you do.

Price range: ~US$600–$1,000+ per night.

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Best room to book for the “am I a movie star?” feeling: Strand Villa. It’s right on the beach, with a private pool and your own garden gazebo. The dream is real (and yes, the butler too).

The experience (5 things you’ll actually feel/do):

• Direct beach access from your villa—barefoot mornings are mandatory.
• Butler magic (unpacking, pressing, tiny details you didn’t know mattered).
• Sunday Brunch that locals and expats rave about (come hungry, leave delighted & kinda sleepy).
• Lazy-river-style lagoons to drift around when you can’t decide between beach or pool.
• Private candlelit dinner on the sand, with the ocean doing the soundtrack thing.

Tip to get the best out of St. Regis: Even if you’re not a brunch person, book the Sunday Brunch. Don’t overthink. Just do it. (You’ll thank me later, or blame me for the food coma.)

Why choose St. Regis: You want sophisticated, seamless beachfront luxury with ultra-personal service. Families and honeymooners both thrive here because everything just… works.

Hanging Gardens of Bali, Ubud

This is the one with that pool. The double-tier infinity pool hanging over the rainforest is Insta-legend, but in person it’s even better: the jungle is louder, the water is softer, and time slows down weirdly.

Price range: ~US$400–$700 per night.

Best room to book for the photo-that-broke-the-group-chat: Panoramic Pool Villa. You get sweeping valley views and your own private plunge that stares straight into green infinity.

The experience (5 things you’ll actually feel/do):

• Iconic twin-level pool sessions—sunrise swims beat sunset crowds (shhh).
• Canopy-wrapped villas where geckos gossip and you kinda love it.
• Ayung valley views that change color through the day like a slow mood ring.
• Spa with jungle soundtrack (no playlists, just nature being nature).
• Candlelit dinners on floating decks—it’s romantic in a “who gave us permission to be this soft?” way.

Tip to get the best out of Hanging Gardens: Book a sunrise breakfast by the main pool. Cooler temps, emptier decks, better light—your photos will look unreasonably cinematic.

Why choose Hanging Gardens: You want peak fairytale jungle and privacy, with a resort that’s small enough to feel intimate but big enough to pamper. Honeymooners, this one screams your names (nicely).

Alila Villas Uluwatu

Minimalist, sculptural, and sitting on the wild Uluwatu cliffs like it owns the sky. Alila Uluwatu is design-lover heaven—clean lines, floating cabanas, and sunsets that behave like they’re on contract.

Price range: ~US$500–$800 per night.

Best room to book for the pure horizon: One-Bedroom Pool Villa. It’s all angles, air, and ocean—with an infinity pool that kinda melts into the Indian Ocean. Chef’s kiss.

The experience (5 things you’ll actually feel/do):

• Cliff-edge cabanas where the world is just wind + waves + you two.
• Private villa pool days with that “we’re in a magazine” energy.
• Sunsets that slap (pardon my French, but they do).
• Sustainable bones, luxury skin—eco-minded architecture without losing comfort.
• Fine dining perched over the sea, every bite tastes a little salt-kissed.

Tip to get the best out of Alila Uluwatu: Check the moon phase. New moon = stars like glitter; full moon = the ocean glows. Either way, plan at least one late-night pool sit with the lights off and the sky doing its thing.

Why choose Alila Uluwatu: You love modern design, crave privacy, and want the most dramatic cliff theater in Bali as your daily wallpaper. Proposal energy? Very high. (No pressure. But also… maybe pressure.)

Final Thoughts

In Bali, the Bali resorts it’s not just where you stay—it’s which room you choose. A garden-view room and an oceanfront villa can feel like two totally different trips in the exact same hotel.

If you’re flying all this way, tossing a little extra at the right room (Ocean Front Cliff Villa at AYANA, Riverfront Villa at Four Seasons Sayan, Strand Villa at St. Regis, Panoramic Pool Villa at Hanging Gardens, or the One-Bedroom Pool Villa at Alila Uluwatu) pays you back in memories that don’t fade.

Also, don’t over-schedule. Give yourself slow mornings, long pool hours, and the freedom to change your mind when Bali’s weather—or your mood—does. You’ll do the beaches, the temples, the cafes. But it’s these resorts—the light in your villa at 6am, the hush of the Ayung at midnight, the cliff winds before sunset—that’ll sneak into your heart and set up camp.

So yes, book the flight. Pick your kingdom. And let Bali do that thing it does where everything feels a little softer, a little kinder, and a little more like the life you meant to live all along.