Name: Kubu Carik
Address: Banjar Kuhum Ababi,Banjar Kuhum, Karangasem, Karangasem, Karangasem, 80852, Indonesia
Rating: 10

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Very special and superb place for relax. The views are outstanding. Staffs are veery helpful and polite. Special thanks to Kadek. One of the best Soto Ayam i have ever taste. You’ve got everything you need , AC , hot water views relax and homemade food. I will be back for longer stay. Thanks!! 

This is special place!!

This hidden gem is located on a beautiful jungle hill and surrounded by rice fields. Despite its remote location, the facilities are excellent and the view is nothing less than stunning. The staff was super friendly and cooked us up dinner in the restaurant, eventhough we arrived well after closing time. This is an amazing place to come back to and relax after exploring the surrounding temples and waterfalls. We will definitly be coming back and I could not recommand it more.

Must visit for everyone traveling around Bali

I love this place. This place is gorgeous. It's away from chaos and the staff is great! I want to see these views every morning! The landscape is so beautiful. The plants are well taken care of. The food is good. The location is reachable by car. It's not too far from some of the temples you will want to see.

I would love to honeymoon here!

It is an amazing place to stay. You sleep in a very nice bungalow and wherever you want to relax, at the pool, at the nice veranda or your balcony you have an amazing view over the rice fields. 

The breakfast and family dinners were super good with homemade jam and bread. The best bread we had in Bali so far.

Claudia and Kadek are super nice hosts. Claudia took us around one day and even gave us a lift to our next destination. Also the cooking class with Kadek was super nice and we cooked a tasty Indonesian dinner together.

Kubu Carik is located in a small village far away from all the touristic spots. We enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere there and the walk trough the rice fields. 

We would definitely come back to this outstanding place. 

Amazing View and super nice Hosts 

The staff were incredibly rude. Also, there are three threatening feral dogs prowling around and I didn't feel safe. 

This was all bad enough but after leaving I noticed that $200 US were missing from my bag and I am pursuing action against the establishment with Agoda. 

I strongly recommend that you not stay here.

Rude staff, scary dogs and stolen money

First of all if the issues i list below didn't happen i would of given this a higher rating however...

We booked this accommodation direct via their facebook page. I was in contact with Claudia and she confirmed our one nights stay here. 

When we arrived in the evening we parked our car walked down the many steps into the compound where we walked to the restaurant where we were met with a surprised face. The manager or maybe coowner it was Claudia's husband didn't expect us one bit. He said sorry we weren't expecting anyone tonight (even though Claudia later messaged me saying she informed her husband we were arriving, obviously some communication issue). Anyway we had to wait a bit for them to clean the room. We were already tired after a long day so that was a bit annoying. Also the wifi was not very good it kept working and then not working. When we finally got into the room, i noticed the brick floor before you enter the bathroom was covered in water probably when they were cleaning it. The pillows were damp when we touched them (and it is not the humidity we went to many different guesthouses and hotels in Bali and never had this issue). Two of the wall lamps were not working so the room was quite dim. Anyway we addressed this to the manager and he said he will have a look at it tomorrow (even though we were checking out in the morning) so i messaged Claudia and she responded telling me that she told her husband to get new pillows and look at the lights but the guy came back after looking at the room and said he can't do anything now and that he will check tomorrow. He said this twice as i messaged Claudia what he told me. Anyway i was like that's fine, i didn't want to keep hassling Claudia. Lucky we turned on the aircon the whole time as that actually helped dry the pillow cases. 
The shower was pretty good but it took a while (maybe a few minutes) before any hot water came out. The breakfast was ok...the bread was rock hard, lots of jam offerings, pancake was a bit too floury. 
The swimming pool was not clean in comparison to all the other accommodation we stayed at where the water looks fresh and clean. There were insects floating at the top of it and the floor of the pool looked slimy. 
I will however give excellent ratings for the view. Great views over the rice fields just north of Amlapura. Each of the two rooms have a balcony overlooking them. 

I think if everything was organised from the start it would of been a more enjoyable stay.

Great view but disorganisation on arrival which dampered the experience

This is place is definitely unique and amazing. Worth to do a detour to for staying few days. We stayed 2 nights and we don't have enough superlative to describe it. 

Kubu carik is a beautiful property which has only 2 rooms. The hosts are very friendly. The room is well decorated and have a private balcony with a ( gorgeous) view on the rice fields. No hotel or tourist around. 
 
You could relax on the pool or have an active day. We did many things: climbing the 1007 stairs temple, hiking through the rice field to reach the water temple ( bring your swim suit), getting Indonesian cooking class and visiting the local market.
 You can also rent a motorcycle to go to they sea (30min) to dive or snorkel in amed. 

Amazing place for relaxing or not 

We were there as a couple + our two young kids.

Claudia and Kadek are great and caring hosts, it was so relaxing to be in their hands!

Their place is amazing, perfectly integrated with the nature all around, with great views across the rice fields, a beautiful garden full of flowers, trees and many things Kadek will use in his cooking.
There are just two rooms for guests (each with own balcony and private space) so it feels very personal and "cosy".
There is a nice pool as well as shown in the photos.
There are several dogs, numerous cats, birds, for animal lovers such as us (and our kids) this is paradise.

Kadek's cooking is really excellent.

It's a bit remote but this is why you come here. And there are many things to do in the area : Tirta Gangga temple (you can walk there from the house through the rice fields), walk to Pura Lepuyang in the mountains, cooking lesson (including trip to the market) with Kadek, day at the beach/ snorkeling in Amed area or Pasir Putih, Taman Ujung, numerous walks to do, Gunung Agung, Besakih is also within reach, or just relaxing by looking at the rice fields from the pool or your bed/ balcony... and far fewer tourists in the area than in most of Bali (from what we have seen).

Thank you Claudia and Kadek for this wonderful stay and for keeping the place as it is!

Great family stay

KUBU CARIK

Kubu Carik is a hidden authentic oasis with a luscious & very colorful tropical garden, which grants one this amazing view on the rice fields in the valley bellow. All together this will give you that real oriental experience of living in the midst of that enchanting deep soul soothing ááááááhhh-awesome Balinese nature. The house, lodges, kitchen-terrace & relaxing place are built the traditional way with alang alang roofs & wonderful wooden carved pillars. Architectural everything is built in different levels in height, which creates the feeling of being in this most wonderful 3D outdoor theatre where tropical butterflies during daytime and fireflies at night floating around your head. As the icing on the cake, Kadek & Claudia will be the hosts that will make your stay at Kubu Carik absolutely unforgettable. 

Haute Cuisine Kadek is a ‘must have’ experience of the authentic Balinese kitchen, which I nowhere else on this planet tasted before. Kadek is a descendant of different generations authentic Balinese cooks. With great modesty he will serve you the most delicious Michelin star worthy Balinese dishes, which I only tasted in Kubu Carik. Man!!!  When this guys cooks, even the sun starts smiling from ear to ear like a Balinese and with the first bite entering your mouth, angles will be dancing on your tongue in total ecstasy ‘Tari Kebyar Terompong’. One word: WOW!!!!!! 

His great knowledge about the local flora whether being eatable, medical or toxic marveled me and made me aware of how the western “civilization” lost its touch with Mother Nature. Also unforgettable was our trip to Bukit Lempuyang at the creek of dawn when Kadek guided us up the 1800 steps to the top along the 8 temples where I respectfully witnessed how Kadek brought offerings to his gods with much devotion. Never ever will I forget our 8 day stay at Kubu Carik which gave me & my wife this non western real Balinese experience which will be carved in our hearts for the rest of our lives. Thanks Kadek & Claudia!! May your little paradise never loose its beauty and heartwarming charms. 

(I shot all pictures in and around Kubu Carik & Bukit Lempuyang)

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