In Reply to: Can't decide on accommodation in Ubud posted by gillb on Tuesday, 31. August 2010 at 11:08 Bali Time:
& are happy with a fan cooled room I would highly recommend Hibiscus Cottages.It is a small family run place with just a few rooms & the family live within the complex & will serve you breakfast on your terrace.If you want basic yet clean with no TV,fridge,air conditioner or pool but a nice room with a decent clean bathroom - this place would be wonderful.It is set overlooking the rice fields but is still well less than a 10 minute walk from central Ubud.
Be very careful if you go there that local touts or drivers don't try to steer you elsewhere.To find the place you head down Jalan Bisma which runs parallel to Monkey Forest Road.A short drive in you turn right on a dirt track into the rice fields just after Buana Spa.
Gill,if you want to stay at a cheapie,I don't think you will do much better than this.We have looked at a lot of places in Ubud over the years & we think that this place takes the cake for being very cheap but close to town at the same time.I expect it would be no more than $25- $30 Aust by now including breakfast.
Juba anne if you & the lad are still looking I also think you would be happy here as well but you may need to check that they have rooms with single beds.