Review: Alila Villas Uluwatu

Our Verdict

The Alila Villas Uluwatu offers luxurious accommodations, a picturesque pool with a great view of the Indian Ocean and five-star white-glove service. This review is based off of our personal stay in September of 2019. We were not compensated for this review, and these thoughts and opinions are based off of our personal stay.

And don’t forget, if you are planning to stay at the Alila Villas Uluwatu, book through Hyatt Privé to take advantage of exclusive complimentary extras like a $100 USD hotel credit, daily breakfast and a welcome amenity. To request Hyatt Privé rates, just visit liveluxetravelco.com/hyatt-prive.

If you are looking for an ultra luxurious, yet eco-friendly stay in Bali, then the Alila Villas Uluwatu is just what you are looking for. Not to mention that all of the Alila Resorts in Bali are now part of of Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and World of Hyatt.

The Alila Villas Uluwatu are perched on-top of a cliff that overlooks the Indian Ocean, making for an incredible setting at this luxury resort.

Alila Villas Uluwatu

The Alila Villas Uluwatu is not the newest resort in Bali, as it opened about 10 years ago. But let us tell you from our first hand experience, the resort is in excellent condition and you will probably think that it is brand-new. The common areas and the villas both have been extremely well maintained.

The Ailia Villas Uluwatu is committed to sustainability and you can definitely tell that while you are on property. From the filtered water in glass bottles in your room to the sustainable gardens located on property and the use of recyclable materials, the Alila Villas Uluwatu is going above and beyond to be committed to sustainability.

The whole experience of this 5-star resort including the service and staff, the food, the accommodations and the amenities, you will feel extremely spoiled and if you’re like us, you won’t want to leave.

Our Villa

During our stay at the Alila Villas Uluwatu, we stayed in a 1 bedroom pool villa. The resort is built on a hillside, so the lobby, pool and restaurant are located on the lowest level while the villas are located up several terraces, which create incredible views from all of the villas.

Let’s just talk about how big these 1 bedroom pool villas are. They are just over 3,000 square feet counting the outdoor living space. Yes, you read that right. This is probably bigger that some people’s homes.

The rooms have everything you could possibly need to have an incredible and relaxing vacation. The villas feature an outdoor private pool and cabana, an outdoor shower, an indoor walk-in shower and a jetted bathtub.

The style of the villas is extremely modern with a lot of clean lines and an open concept. But they also feature a lot of warm touches with the use of fabrics and wood materials making it feel cozy and inviting. The villas also have large glass sliding doors that when opened up disappear into the walls and allow you to bring the outside in.

One of our favorite things about staying at Alila hotels is the Alila Living bath products. These natural, organic range of therapeutic skin care products are designed for both ‘him and her’. These bath products are some of our favorite because they are free from parabens, sodium laurel sulphate, petrochemicals, synthetic substances and artificial colors or fragrances.

AMENITIES

When you are in Bali, you might be looking for a beach. The Alila Villas Uluwatu is perched upon a cliff, so the beach is about 650 stair steps down a cliff. But if you aren’t looking for a beach, the infinity edge pool offers incredible views of the Indian Ocean and the perfect oasis to relax.

We did decided to hike down to the beach one morning instead of working out. And let us be the first to tell you, it’s quite a workout. Going down wasn’t too bad. But our legs were pretty shaky by the time we got back to the top.

There is of course staff at the pool to help you get setup with chairs, a cabana, take food and drink orders or anything else should you need.

After we got situated in our chairs at the pool, about 10 mins later a staff member brought over what appeared to be a picnic basket with cold bottled water, sun tan oil, sunscreen and facial mist. It was definitely a nice touch!

Spa Alila is located right next to Warung restaurant and you should definitely plan on booking at least one treatment during your stay. Spa services are more affordable in Bali, not to mention the estheticians provide excellent service.

The spa is setup quite a bit differently than your normal spa with treatment rooms. They are multiple spa villas and your services are performed inside your own villa that is equipped with a treatment room, restroom, shower and changing area.

DINING

The hardest part about staying at the Alila Villas Uluwatu was deciding where to dine between the two restaurants they have on property, The Warung serves Balinese food and CIRE serves East-Asian food. Both restaurants had incredible food. And the nice thing is that you can order off of both menus at either restaurant.

During our stay we enjoyed breakfast everyday at CIRE. CIRE mixes it up when it comes to your typical hotel or resort breakfast. Breakfast is served tapas style with a menu that changes daily. This was nice because you can try many different things and experience many different cuisines and flavors.

Also during our stay we were able to enjoy lunch at CIRE which offers an incredible view of the pool and ocean.

One of the best dinners we had while staying at the Alila Villas Uluwatu was at Warung. Warung is one of the best Balinese restaurants in Bali. There weren’t many people staying at the Alia during our stay, but Warung was extremely busy each night as locals and guests from nearby resorts came to dine here.

SERVICE

Be prepared to be completely spoiled here! The staff is incredible and makes you feel like you are at your own home. Each villa is assigned a butler upon check-in who attends to your every wish until you leave. Our butler, Ruben, was incredible! We ordered iced coffee one afternoon through room service and Ruben was the one to bring it to us. Needless to say, your butler is there to take care of anything and everything you might need during your stay.

It was also incredible how they knew when we weren’t in the room. Never once during our stay did we return to our villa being serviced.

OVERALL IMPRESSION

The Alila Villas Uluwatu is an eco-friendly zero-waste luxury resort located in one of the most picturesque places in Bali. While there aren’t a lack of luxury accommodations in Bali and especially in the Uluwatu area, there isn’t anything quite like the sense of being you get while staying at the Alila Villas Uluwatu.

The only down-side to the Alila Villas Uluwatu is perhaps the location as it is pretty isolated without much around it. There is a nearby beach club, but otherwise you’re pretty limited unless you do a day trip off property.

EXTRA PERKS

And don’t forget, when you book the Alila Villas Uluwautu with Live Luxe Travel Co., through their Hyatt Privé partnership, you’ll receive a $100 hotel credit to use on dining, daily breakfast for two and a welcome amenity.