21 Best Luxury Hotels in Bali 2026: 5-Star Resorts & Prices

Bvlgari sets the benchmark for Bali luxury from a 160 m limestone cliff in Uluwatu: 59 villas and mansions over 8.4 hectares, each with a private pool and butler service, in a blend of Balinese craft and Italian design.

A private beach and beachside restaurant, reserved for in-house guests, are reached only by the resort's inclined elevator. Dine at Il Ristorante – Niko Romito, unwind at The Bvlgari Spa or book a session at the new Bvlgari Tennis Clvb.

A 90-hectare clifftop estate above Jimbaran Bay has AYANA Resort Bali at its heart, with AYANA Villas, AYANA Segara and RIMBA sharing the grounds. Guests have the run of the whole estate: a combined 14 pools and beaches, plus 30 restaurants and bars.

The famous Rock Bar sits on the rocks below the cliffs, and Kubu Beach is the estate's private beach area. We'd pick AYANA for families and groups who want everything in one place.

On the white sand of Nusa Dua, The St. Regis has 124 suites, villas and residences; the villas and residences open straight onto the beach, and Lagoon Villas sit on a saltwater lagoon.

Every stay comes with the brand's 24-hour St. Regis Butler Service. Among its six restaurants and bars are Kayuputi, Dulang for Balinese food and The St. Regis Bar, home of the Bali Mary; there's also the Iridium Spa.

Every guest at Mandapa gets a dedicated patih (butler), and its 35 suites and 25 private pool villas sit on the banks of the Ayung River outside Ubud. It holds Three MICHELIN Keys and is ranked No. 61 on The World's 50 Best Hotels 51–100 list.

Dine at Kubu in bamboo cocoons by the river, have a drink at Ambar Ubud Bar, or book Dining Beyond for a private meal. The Mandapa Camp kids' club makes it work for families, too.

At this all-villa resort on a hillside over Jimbaran Bay, every one of the 147 villas has its own pool, from one-bedroom pool villas to the Imperial Three-Bedroom Pool Villa with a 68-square-metre pool.

The bay is calm and family-friendly, and the resort has four restaurants, the TELU cocktail bar and a strong programme of Balinese arts and culture.

Bill Bensley designed Capella as a luxury tented camp in the rainforest north of Ubud: just 22 one-bedroom tents and one two-bedroom Lodge, each with its own private pool.

Book a table at Mads Lange or Api Jiwa, then end the evening around the Camp Fire. Only 23 keys put Capella among the most exclusive stays on the island.

Family-owned and family-run since 2005, Viceroy sits above the Petanu valley near Ubud with 40 private pool villas, every one with a heated pool and valley views. It holds One MICHELIN Key.

Apéritif, its degustation restaurant, serves one of Ubud's great meals; there's also CasCades, the Pinstripe Bar, Akoya Spa and a private helipad.

Clifftop Alila Villas Uluwatu is known for its sleek, contemporary design and pool villas looking straight out over the Indian Ocean.

Its cliff-edge pool and sunset cabana are Uluwatu icons, and there's butler service, a spa and a yoga studio. The Alila brand now belongs to Hyatt.

Arrive across a suspension bridge into the treetops: Four Seasons Sayan's lotus-pond roof and rice-bowl architecture float above the Ayung River valley, with 18 suites and 42 riverside pool villas below.

It holds One MICHELIN Key and a Forbes Five-Star rating. The Sacred River Spa ranks among Ubud's best.

Formerly Jumana Bali Ungasan, this clifftop resort reopened in November 2023 as Hilton's first LXR in Southeast Asia. All 72 villas, from 403 square metres, have a private infinity pool and an outdoor hot tub.

Terraced above Melasti Beach, it has direct beach access and its own Uma Beach House, five restaurants and bars, Lohma Spa and a kids' club.

Just eight villas (17 bedrooms in all) on the Uluwatu cliffs make The Edge one of Bali's most private stays. Its glass-edged sky pool juts out over the ocean.

Dinner is underground at The Cave, by Chef Ryan Clift, or at oneeighty°; afterwards, try the 'walk-on-water' ocean-view spa. Every villa comes with a private butler and buggy.

Japan's Hoshino Resorts brought its HOSHINOYA brand to the Pakerisan valley, about 6 km east of Ubud: 30 villas line a long, canal-like pool that winds through the property.

Breakfast is served in gazebos suspended over the jungle, and the resort was named in Condé Nast Traveler's Triple Crown 2026. A free shuttle runs to Ubud.

A clifftop all-inclusive on a quiet stretch of Nusa Dua, Samabe has 81 suites and villas on 8 hectares, with private beach access below.

All-inclusive here covers meals, non-alcoholic drinks around the clock, cocktails, beer, wine and local spirits from 11 AM to midnight, and a minibar restocked daily. Add four restaurants and bars and a spa, and it's an easy, no-surprises luxury stay.

Raffles opened in 2021 on a hillside above Jimbaran Bay: just 32 villas, each 375 square metres or more with its own pool and garden, cascading down to a private beach.

Every villa has butler service; Rumari serves a contemporary Southeast Asian menu by Chef Gaetan Biesuz, and the spa has two couples' suites. Raffles has a 4.9 Google rating.

Built like an open-air theatre on the Nusa Dua cliffs, The Apurva Kempinski has 465 rooms, suites and villas, a 60-metre pool and a sweeping central staircase down to the beach.

Alongside Koral, Bali's first aquarium restaurant, there are Izakaya by Oku, Bai Yun, L'Atelier by Cyril Kongo and Reef Beach Club. The resort has a 4.8 Google rating (from almost 17,000 reviews).

Spread across a clifftop and beach in Nusa Dua, The Ritz-Carlton has only suites and villas: 313 of them, from 100 square metres. It has five places to eat, including Bejana for Indonesian food by Petty Elliott, The Beach Grill and Senses.

There's a marine-inspired spa with hydrotherapy, a glass-lit beachfront chapel, Ritz Kids and a Missoni Resort Club.

A three-tiered pool faces the sunset at The Legian, Seminyak's classic beachfront luxury hotel: an all-suite property on Seminyak Beach.

Rates include breakfast, afternoon tea and the minibar. Its villa sister, The Club by The Legian, is next door, and The Legian itself scores 9.6 on Booking.com.

Aman opened Amandari, its second resort, in 1989, and it remains one of Bali's most admired: 30 thatched pavilions and villas by architect Peter Muller, set above the Ayung gorge in Ubud.

Its rice-terrace-shaped infinity pool, looking over the river valley, is one of the most photographed in Bali.

In the highlands north of Ubud, Buahan follows a 'No Walls, No Doors' philosophy: open-air pool bales in the jungle, for adults only.

It holds Two MICHELIN Keys and was named in Condé Nast Traveler's Triple Crown 2026. Rates include breakfast and dinner from the Open Kitchen.

Formerly COMO Uma Canggu, this beachfront resort at Echo Beach has 119 rooms and suites around a long lagoon pool, some with direct pool access.

The surf shack gets a modern take at COMO Beach Club, and COMO Shambhala wellness covers the spa and yoga. We'd call COMO the polished choice in Canggu.

The famous Potato Head Beach Club anchors Desa Potato Head, a zero-waste 'creative village' on the beach in Seminyak. Stay in OMA House (designed with OMA) or AM House (with Andra Matin), in rooms from studios to suites.

There's an infinity pool, spa, art and music all year, and the beach club is right on your doorstep.