Small, classy, boutique hotel with very lovely staff

“My husband and 20 month year old have just returned from a lovely relaxing stay at Mathis retreat. We chose to be picked up and dropped back at the airport by the Mathis team as this meant our little one could travel in a baby seat (we didn’t lug one all the way to Bali).
The staff were very friendly and the hotel was great – I don’t think the pictures of the bungalows on this site do justice to the decor of the rooms – they were very large and tastefully decorated. The bath was so large that all three of us could fit.
Karine helped coordinate a few activities from the hotel- one day we went on a hike through the jungle, lunch with locals and a stop at a more friendly monkey park (Sangeh). Another time we went to Lake Bratten and looked at the wonderful rice terraces at Jatiluwih and tasted the local coffee overlooking other lakes. Karine also organised, on our behalf, a cycling tour of the local rice paddies and villages and ensured their was a baby sized helmet provided. The huge advantage of organising all of our activities through the hotel meant that we could use the hotel’s baby seat.
We ate at the restaurant (Terracotta) numerous times – breakfast is amazing – overlooking the rice paddies. Dinner was also beautiful – lights in the rice paddies and lanterns floating on the pool with delicious food. So good, we ended up doing a cooking course at the hotel for lunch one day.
The staff were wonderful, very helpful with our little one and friendly. Nothing seemed to be a problem. The pool has a large shallow section that is suitable for little ones and the hotel’s duck’s were also very popular with our child and others’ children.
Another tip: There is a great path through the rice paddies and small village streets from the hotel into Ubud – certainly worth doing the walk early one morning so you can catch the Udud local food markets.

Room Tip: The bungalows by the pool were great as the baby monitor was in range. We were in the pool relaxing...”