Nick Villa 2 Ubud

Nick Villa 2 is the most affordable entry into private pool living in Ubud, starting at $117 per night. Part of the Nick Villa collection in the Penestanan neighbourhood, it sits among the other individually designed one-bedroom retreats but carries a look entirely its own — bright white walls paired with warm honey-toned teak, patterned cement tiles in the kitchen, and a bathroom anchored by a freestanding soaking tub beneath a circular porthole window that frames nothing but tropical green. Where Villa 1 leans into polished cement and sculptural arches, and Villa 5 channels a Mediterranean palette, Villa 2 feels lighter and more contemporary, with clean surfaces that let the craftsmanship of its teak joinery and hand-laid tilework speak quietly.

The bedroom opens directly onto the pool through floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors. A teak four-poster bed is dressed in white muslin drapes that soften the room without closing it off, and a hand-knotted macramé wall hanging and round jute rug introduce texture against the otherwise minimal palette. There is a wall-mounted television, a teak wardrobe, and a small dining table for two positioned by the glass, so you can eat breakfast watching the morning light move across the water.

The bathroom is the villa’s most considered space. A sculptural freestanding bathtub sits beneath a circular porthole window that looks through banana palms and heliconia — a framed view of green that changes with the light. Sandstone tiles line the walls beneath a teak-panelled ceiling, a carved antique teak vanity holds a stone vessel basin, and the rain shower is set behind a frosted glass partition against a split-face stone feature wall with a recessed niche for toiletries. Biodegradable bamboo toothbrushes, refillable body wash, and a reed diffuser round out the details.

The living area flows between indoors and out beneath a peaked teak ceiling hung with woven rattan pendant lights in organic shapes. A teak-framed sofa faces an organic-shaped white stone coffee table, while the kitchen behind is fitted with a patterned cement tile backsplash in muted earth tones, grey marble countertops, teak cabinetry, a full-size refrigerator, gas hob, and floating teak shelves dressed with trailing plants. A timber slatted privacy screen separates the seating from the kitchen, and a water cooler sits ready in the corner. The pool terrace, reached through sliding doors from both the living area and bedroom, is a walled garden of banana palms, coconut palms, and heliconia surrounding a rectangular turquoise pool with a teak sun lounger on the timber deck.

Nick Villa 2 Ubud is the collection’s quiet achiever — a one-bedroom retreat that pairs a striking bathroom, a bedroom that opens onto its own pool, and a kitchen with more character than most at this level, all for the lowest nightly rate in the compound. For couples seeking a private pool villa in Bali’s cultural heartland without stretching the budget, it is difficult to beat.