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Mandapa Spa at Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Ubud

other · 2026-04-24

Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Ubud, Bali, has made it to Vogue's 2023 Global Spa Guide, listing it among the world’s top 100 spas. Opened in 2015 by the Ayung River, this resort boasts six treatment rooms, a relaxation area, saunas, a vitality pool, a yoga studio, and a fitness center. Visitors can enjoy massages, facials, and unique therapies, including sessions with local blind healer Ibu Ketut Mursi, who incorporates bells and crystals in her energy work. The Disconnect to Reconnect program features free daily activities like yoga and gong baths. They also work with NGO Sungai Watch for river cleanups and support local community projects, while dining can be enjoyed at the zero-waste restaurant, Kubu.

Key facts

  • Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, is located in Ubud, Bali, along the Ayung River.
  • The resort opened in 2015 as the third Ritz-Carlton Reserve property.
  • The spa has six treatment rooms, half for couples, plus a relaxation lounge, saunas, a vitality pool, a yoga studio, and a fitness center.
  • Local blind healer Ibu Ketut Mursi offers energy reading with bells and crystals and prana kombi massage.
  • The Disconnect to Reconnect program includes complimentary daily activities like yoga, watsu, incense making, chakra balancing, gong baths, and sleep therapy.
  • The property partners with NGO Sungai Watch for river cleanups and Soap for Hope for soap recycling.
  • Guests can visit Pura Gunung Kawi Sebatu temple for melukat purification rituals via a vintage Volkswagen.
  • Kubu restaurant is a zero-waste concept sourcing ingredients within 100 km of the hotel.

Entities

Artists

  • Ibu Ketut Mursi

Institutions

  • Vogue
  • Ritz-Carlton Reserve
  • Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
  • Sungai Watch
  • Soap for Hope
  • Kubu

Locations

  • Ubud
  • Bali
  • Indonesia
  • Ayung River
  • Pura Gunung Kawi Sebatu
  • Jl. Raya Kedewatan, Kedewatan, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia

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