Last updated October 13, 2026
I haven’t stayed here yet, so this guide uses Hilton’s property page, award prices and published guest reviews, with property details checked October 5, 2026.
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Umana Bali is Indonesia’s only LXR, with private-pool villas on a Bali clifftop. Award nights run from 90,000 to 130,000 points and rise in the dry high season.
Why Umana Bali matters for Hilton members
Umana Bali is the only LXR property in Indonesia and a rare way to put Hilton points and Diamond status toward a private-pool villa in Bali, where the famous clifftop resorts and villas sit outside any chain. If you want points currency and a true Bali villa, this is the property that gives you both.
The setting is the reason to choose it. The villas sit on a cliff in Ungasan on the southern Bukit Peninsula, with ocean views and the surf beaches of the south nearby, away from the crowds of Seminyak and Canggu.
The villas are the draw. Many come with a private pool and a clifftop or ocean view, so the stay reads as a private residence with the Indian Ocean below.
Umana’s villas price high on points, so plan a stay as a splurge for a large balance. Award nights run high and track the cash rate, so the reason to spend a Hilton balance here is the villa and a Bali resort you could not otherwise reach on points.
- Address
- Jl. Melasti Banjar Kelod, Ungasan, Bali 80364, Indonesia
- Rooms
- 72 clifftop villas in Ungasan on the Bukit Peninsula
- Brand
- LXR Hotels & Resorts
- Points per night
- 90,000 to 130,000 depending on season
- Cash rate
- $400 to $1,600 a night
- Best for
- Clifftop villas with private pools in Bali
History and architecture, briefly
Umana Bali opened as an LXR Hotels & Resorts property in Ungasan on the southern Bukit Peninsula of Bali, Indonesia. It has 72 villas spread across a clifftop site above the Indian Ocean.
The design leans contemporary and Balinese, with private-pool villas and ocean or garden views, and the layout puts the restaurants and spa to take in the cliff setting. The villas run from 1-bedroom to larger multi-bedroom layouts.
As an LXR property, Umana pairs its clifftop setting with the Hilton Honors program, so points and elite status travel with you to a Bali resort where the top villas take no chain currency.
The private-pool villas, the dining, and the spa are the draw.
Umana Bali rooms: book these, skip these
Accommodations at Umana Bali are villas, many with private pools and ocean or cliff views. The choice is mostly about size and view. The ocean-view, private-pool villas are the ones to chase. Book direct and ask for an ocean view at check-in.
Book
- An ocean-view villa with a private pool. These villas are the reason to come, with a private pool, a terrace, and a view over the Indian Ocean. Confirm an ocean-view, private-pool villa when you book Umana Bali.
- A larger multi-bedroom villa for a group. The bigger villas add bedrooms and living space, the best pick for a family or 2 couples and the best use of a Diamond suite upgrade if one clears.
- A clifftop-position villa for the view. A villa nearer the cliff edge gets the widest ocean view. Book direct and request a clifftop position for the best of the setting.
Skip
- Garden-view villas, if the ocean is the point. These keep the rate down but face the grounds. On an Umana stay where the cliff and ocean are the reason you came, it is worth paying up for an ocean view.
- A villa far down the site if stairs are a concern. The resort is built across a clifftop slope, so some villas involve steps or a buggy ride. Ask about the walk and request a more accessible villa if that matters.
- Third-party discount rates. They cancel your Honors earning, your Diamond benefits and your villa-type and view request in a single booking. Direct is worth the few dollars.
Dining at Umana Bali
Umana Bali keeps several restaurants and bars on the clifftop, which matters in Ungasan where other restaurants take a drive to reach. The range spans Italian and Mediterranean, all-day dining, and a beach house.
- Oliverra. The signature restaurant, with Italian and Mediterranean cooking and an ocean view. It is the destination meal at the resort and handles the Diamond food and beverage benefit.
- Commune and the Mer Lounge. The all-day venue and the lounge cover breakfast, lunch, and a relaxed dinner or a sunset drink, with the cliff and the ocean as the backdrop.
- Uma Beach House and Pad Bar. The Uma Beach House takes you down to the water for a day on the beach, and Pad Bar covers the late hours back at the resort.
Breakfast is included on many rates, and Diamond and Gold members get a daily food and beverage benefit toward Oliverra or the lounge on top of it. On a multi-night stay the benefit takes a real bite out of a dinner.
The Bukit Peninsula has a growing dining and beach-club scene, from Uluwatu to Jimbaran, a drive from the resort, so plan a night or 2 out and lean on the on-site restaurants for the rest.
Worth knowing: Oliverra is the destination dinner, Commune and the Mer Lounge cover the all-day hours, and the Uma Beach House covers a day on the water. Across a stay, that mix keeps you on the cliff when you want to be.
Hilton Honors strategy at Umana Bali
| Season | Cash rate | Award nights | Aspire cert value | What to book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet season (Nov to Mar) | $400 to $700 | 90,000 to 105,000 | $400 to $700 | Pay cash; rates are soft |
| Shoulder (Apr, Oct) | $550 to $900 | 100,000 to 120,000 | $550 to $900 | Cash or cert, your call |
| Dry high season (Jun to Sep) | $800 to $1,300+ | 115,000 to 130,000+ | $800 to $1,300+ | Use points or the Aspire night |
| Christmas and New Year | $1,600+ with minimums | often limited | limited | Book far ahead or move dates |
Cash rates by season
Cash rates at Umana Bali follow the Bali seasons: highest in the dry season from June to September and over the winter holidays, and lowest in the wet season. Bali rains in short bursts even in the wet season, so the low season is still workable.
- Wet season, November to March: roughly $400 to $700 a night, the softest stretch, with short tropical downpours between sunny stretches.
- Shoulder, April and October: roughly $550 to $900, with good weather and lighter crowds than the dry peak.
- Dry high season, June to September: $800 to $1,300 or more, the prime Bali months when the south fills and rates peak.
- Christmas and New Year: the holiday weeks push rates past $1,600 with multi-night minimums, so book those dates far ahead.
Award rates and Aspire/Surpass certificate value
Award nights at Umana Bali run roughly 90,000 to 130,000 points for a villa, climbing in the dry high season. At 0.5 cents a point, a 90,000-point night beats paying cash only when the room costs more than $450.
On a $550 wet-season night, paying 95,000 points is about 0.58 cents per point, a fair trade. On a $1,100 dry-season night, 125,000 points clears about 0.88 cents per point, a strong redemption and the best reason to spend a Hilton balance here.
- Wet-season nights: a toss-up. Cash is affordable on these dates. Check the points price and take it only above 0.5 cents per point.
- Shoulder dates: lean toward points if your balance is large, since the cash rate is high enough to make a redemption pay off.
- Dry high-season weeks: use points or the Aspire certificate. An $800 night against 115,000 points returns about 0.70 cents a point, above the 0.5 cent baseline.
Diamond benefits, specifically
Hilton Honors benefits apply at Umana Bali, including a daily food and beverage benefit for Diamond and Gold members that works at Oliverra and the other venues. Because many rates include breakfast, the benefit goes toward dinner or the beach.
Space-available upgrades at Umana tend to move you toward an ocean-view villa or a better clifftop position. Because it is a 72-villa resort, inventory is limited, so your odds are best in the wet season and slim in the dry peak.
There is no executive lounge, which is normal for a villa resort. The food and beverage benefit, the spa, the beach house, and the private pools are the substitute, and the included breakfast covers the morning.
Gold members get the same core benefits and free Wi-Fi, so the gap between Gold and Diamond is mostly upgrade odds toward an ocean-view villa, which matters at a resort where the cliff view is the point.
Per-stay value math
Here is the per-stay math for a typical 3-night Umana Bali booking in an entry villa on a shoulder-season week, paying cash as a Diamond member.
- 3 nights at roughly $700 each, so $2,100 before tax.
- Indonesian tax and service, typically around 21 percent combined, add about $440.
- Airport transfer from Ngurah Rai, if arranged, runs roughly $25 to $50 each way.
- Daily food and beverage benefit as a Diamond member offsets part of a dinner at Oliverra.
- All in, expect roughly $2,540 for 3 nights with taxes after the benefit, before flights, transfers, and food beyond it.
Best and worst months to book Umana Bali
Best months to book Umana Bali on cash are November through March, the wet season, when rates sit at their annual low. The rain comes in short bursts, so the villa and the private pool still work.
April and October are the comfortable middle, with good weather, lighter crowds, and rates around $550 to $900. Certificate value peaks on these dates.
Worst months for value are June through September, the dry high season, plus the winter holidays. Rates run $800 to $1,300 or more and the ocean-view villas go first, so book those dates far ahead or plan to use points.
If you want the best mix of weather and value, target April or October, the shoulder, when the dry season is starting or ending and rates have not peaked. A free night certificate on those dates replaces a $550 to $900 room rate.
Trade-offs
Bali takes a long flight to reach for most travelers, then a drive south to Ungasan, so build the travel time into the trip.
It is a premium villa resort, and Umana does not discount heavily. Even the wet season is expensive for Bali, and the dry high season runs among the highest-priced weeks of any Hilton property in the region.
It is a clifftop site, not a beachfront one. The villas sit above the ocean with a beach house down below, so reaching the sand means steps or a buggy, and the draw is the cliff view.
It is a 72-villa resort spread across a slope, so some villas involve steps or a buggy ride. The spa, the beach house, and the restaurants cover most needs, but do not expect a flat, walkable mega-resort.
The points value is real but high. Award nights run 90,000 to 130,000 points, so a redemption pays off mainly in the dry high season with a large Hilton balance.
Other LXR options if Umana Bali is sold out
- ROKU Kyoto. Another Asia-Pacific LXR if you want a design-led resort with Hilton points currency and you are open to a Kyoto hillside over a Bali cliff.
- Mango House Seychelles. An LXR beach resort with plunge-pool suites for travelers who want a different ocean, with the same Hilton currency.
- Other Hilton and Conrad resorts in Bali. If Umana is sold out in the dry season, a Hilton or Conrad elsewhere in Bali trades the clifftop villa for easier availability.
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FAQ
Where is Umana Bali?
It sits on a cliff in Ungasan on the southern Bukit Peninsula of Bali, Indonesia, above the Indian Ocean. The location is the quiet, dramatic south of the island, near the surf beaches of Uluwatu, a drive from the airport and from Seminyak and Ubud.
Do the villas at Umana Bali have private pools?
Many of the villas come with a private pool and an ocean or cliff view, which is the main draw. Confirm the private pool and the view when you book, since the categories vary.
What fees does Umana Bali charge beyond the villa rate?
Expect Indonesian tax and service, typically around 21 percent combined. Transfers cost extra if you arrange them. Wi-Fi is included for Hilton Honors members. Confirm the exact taxes and any fee when you book.
Is Umana Bali worth it for Hilton points?
In the dry high season, yes. When cash rates climb past $1,000 a night, a 125,000 point redemption clears near or above 0.8 cents per point, a strong use of a Hilton balance at a Bali villa resort you could not otherwise reach on points. In the wet season, the cash rate is reachable enough that paying cash often makes more sense.
When is the best time to book Umana Bali?
For the lowest cash rates, book the wet season from November to March and accept short tropical downpours. For the best mix of weather and value, target the April or October shoulder and use a free night certificate. Use points in the dry high season from June to September, when the cash rate is at its highest.
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