Ala's Green Lagoon

What a hidden gem in Ubud! I found this hotel on the internet after searching quite a bit. I saw the website and the pics do not do this place justice!! It is 10 times better than what you see online. The owner was such a nice and humourous native balinese man name Nyoman. I still cant believe what quality we got for such a cheap price. Our room was hugeeeeee and had a huge bathroom with a gorgeous marble tub! Its the one you see on his website. It was in a traditional balinese house and our room looked over the rice paddies. This is hands down the best guesthouse you will EVER find in Ubud. Price, hospitality, excellent quality of the rooms, I still can't believe how lucky we were to find it. It even comes with breakfast and the breakfast with the fresh smoothies they make are delicious! You have many choices to choose for the breakfast also! I loved this enchanting and charming place so much. It was well located, only a 10 min walk to Monkey forest road. There is a nice pool that is set higher than the rice paddies, we were lucky to be there when the paddies were fully grown and luxuriously green. It was so nice to take our breakfast there in the early morning and watch the sun shine over the fields and pool. The owner and his team were so nice. If you need a massage ask Nyoman because he has a friend who is MAGIC. He is not only a massage man. His 2 hour session was not only a massage he was like a healer. He just comes into your room and gets to work on you. I cant hear well in my right ear and no one there knew that. He felt it without even speaking to me. All he said was hello when he walked in and told me to like on my stomach. I also had been having backpain in my lower back and my shoulderblade. He found everything and fixed it. He is really magic. My boyfriend was in the room while I had my session and was so impressed with all the things the masseur had picked up on that he scheduled himself for a session the next day. Now if you are looking for the fall asleep petting type of massage this is not for you. The first session is a bit painful but relieveing in a way that you feel your body has gotten the help it needs. My second session was much better and I actually fell asleep. He got all of the 'blockage'out! My boyfriend couldn't even sit at the low asian tables because his legs couldnt cross. LOL after one session he was much more flexible and he could cross his legs 25 percent more than normal. Too bad he was too chicken to get a second and third session. He could have been sitting like a yogi by now. I highly recommend staying at Ala's Green Lagoon and getting his friend to come for a massage energy session. You will leave there feeling amazing and even if you just want to stay for a day or 2 try it. Simple things are sometimes the best surprises in life. I will definetly visit Ala's for a few days next time Im in Ubud.