Westin Ubud Resort & Spa, Bali, Indonesia - LATEST Opening Date: March, 2018
Jun 28, 2014, 1:59 pm
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spg.com : THE WESTIN UBUD RESORT & SPA - OPENING DECEMBER 1, 2014
Jun 29, 2014, 7:21 pm
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Why bother posting dates? Seems they never pan out.
Jun 29, 2014, 8:07 pm
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Well, updated information is always a good thing.
Aug 19, 2014, 1:41 am
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Just went by the property a few days back. Crappy location, in my view, nothing within walking distance. Komaneka resorts are excellent if you want to be closer to things. I'm as loyal as they come, but I'm happy to ignore SPG whilst in Ubud. Ps - greetings from W Seminyak.
Oct 18, 2014, 8:28 pm
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After watching the opening dates being pushed back for the past two years, we finally gave up and came to Ubud, staying at the Viceroy. While at Nusa Dua, I asked one of the department managers at the St. Regis about all the delays at the Ubud Westin. He told me that there are litigation issues with some of the locals about the hotel destroying the countryside, and in his view, the Westin will never open. I know it is a rumor, but it can explain why almost nothing has happened with progress on this site over the past 2 years. Perhaps William or one of his colleagues has more information on the source of these delays. (Some very large new hotels in Nusa Dua were completed in far less time than this property has been under construction, so one cannot say construction does not happen quickly in Bali).
Jan 11, 2015, 10:37 am
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New opening date - June 1, 2016
Jan 12, 2015, 9:06 am
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Jan 12, 2015, 11:33 am
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Just went by the property a few days back. Crappy location, in my view, nothing within walking distance. Komaneka resorts are excellent if you want to be closer to things. I'm as loyal as they come, but I'm happy to ignore SPG whilst in Ubud. Ps - greetings from W Seminyak.
Jan 13, 2015, 2:24 am
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Frankly, Pemuteran is where we like to head to really get away from it all. We've stayed at some nicely remote places there. Great sunsets if you grab a private villa right on the beach. Each year Ubud is more and more built up. Candi Dasa is still reasonably sleepy, though not like it was in the 90s.
Good luck in your Balinese travel. Respectfully, Jamie
Jan 15, 2015, 12:28 pm
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I've never gotten this perspective - Why would someone go *off* the grid when they are used to hustle and bustle of city life? Seems like an extreme change.
Feb 19, 2016, 11:20 pm
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Website still says opening June 1, 2016.
That's less than 4-months from now. Will they make it?
If so, when will they start to take bookings?
That's less than 4-months from now. Will they make it?
If so, when will they start to take bookings?