New Lounge of Maya Ubud Resort & Spa

As more and more needs emerge from the guests to stay longer in Maya Ubud Resort & Spa after their check-outs, Maya Ubud presents a newly created lounge that offers guests a comfortable air-conditioned area over looking the resort gardens and rice terraces and an outdoor seating area around a fountain area in which cozy enough to loosen up prior to the departure.

Whilst guests are staying, guests may enjoy reading some books, magazines, and newspaper that intently serve for Maya Ubud guests, as well as hearing music, or even playing games.

Tea, coffee, and cookies will be served in any convenience time. In the afternoon at 4 pm to 5 pm a special tea with assorted Balinese sweets will be also served as well. Feeling need more cuisine, in–room dining menu & bar service is available on request. Furthermore for more ease the bathroom facilities is also available which includes the changing area, showers, hairdryers, and fresh towel.

Maya Ubud is also aware the occasion of more late departure, so it makes the lounge available as late as possible until at 11 pm (open from 12 pm – check out time). All the above lounge services will be available for only US$ 15.00 net per person until 6.00 pm, while the departures after 6.00 pm, the additional charge of US $10 net per person will be applied.

Independent, Galungan, and Kuningan days in Bali

Galungan and Kuningan is one of the biggest days for the Balinese whose religion is Hinduism. Galungan is the day of the Dharma (Goodness) is winning over the Adharma (Badness). The days between Galungan and Kuningan are the celebration days filled with the heart of gratitude to Ida Sanghyang Widhi (highest divinity) for the grace that has been given to the human being to conquer the Adharma. Likewise, Kuningan is a symbol of prosperity. In this day, offering has been presented with the heart of gratitude to Ida Sanghyang Widhi for all kindness and love in providing human all natural resources. Penjor (long bamboo pole) is a symbol of this in where all natural resources are attached such as rice, corn, coconut, etc.

In this year, Galungan day fell in the day that was close to the Indonesian Independent day (Galungan and Kuningan lied on August 20 and August 30 whereas independent day was on 17 August). As we may see in the following pictures – taken from my cell phone during my way to Maya Ubud Resort & Spa – the decoration of Indonesian flag (red and white) and Penjor along the street.

Charity program "Yayasan Sosial Putra Putri Bangsa"

Maya Ubud Resort & Spa regularly plays a part for donation and participation in the charity program that has been established by “Yayasan Sosial Putra Putri Bangsa”.

“Yayasan Sosial Putra Putri Bangsa” is a non-profit organization which goals are to bring positive changes to the life of children in Bali, particularly for them in Northern Bali. Why is the Northern Bali ? Most of the tourism businesses are invested and fast growing only in the South of Bali, then the positive impacts mostly enjoyed by the Southern Balinese. Typically, the Northern Balinese still live in and under poverty line. As a consequence, Northern Bali is not well developed as the Southern Bali.

To make realize these goals, “Yayasan Sosial Putra Putri Bangsa” has established many events to gather contributions from the donators. As the charity dinner in 2007 was held at SIR (Selected Indonesian Restaurant) in Holland where the auction of the package of accommodation, tour, antique handicrafts, etc was performed. All benefit from this event would be planned to finance the construction of orphanage house in Jembrana, Bali.

The below pictures were taken from the last project report of “Yayasan Sosial Putra Putri Bangsa” that has been reported to Maya Ubud.

The project takes place in the high school (grades 7 - 9) of SMP PGRI Seraya Timur, Karangasem.

Seraya Timur is the Karangasem regency lies in the North East Cost of Bali Island. It’s located in hill of Amed, which is quite isolated and very dried out area. Direct public transports to the city of Karangasem are not available.

SMP PGRI Seraya Timur, Karangasem is the only high school available in Seraya Timur which is only additional class of the high school (SMP PGRI) in the city of Karangasem. The education is held in the afternoon as in the morning the teachers are also teaching in the high school (SMP PGRI) of the city of Karangasem.

The first physical condition was half finished building, no toilet facility, and the teacher room looked more like storage than the office is, as well as the desks and chairs for students were given with simple service by the high school (SMP PGRI) in the city of Karangasem from their broken stocks. Moreover, the book resource is very limited which is three text books for one class, with no other supporting facilities such as dictionary, reading books, map, etc.

Another issue is that the number of students in each class has been reduced almost 30% in each year. This caused by the several financial problems in which the education fee is no longer affordable for the parents who are mostly farmers and fishermen that depends much on the good whether.

Based on these needs, the project was consisting of finishing school building, building teacher office, building toilet, providing school facilities, and also includes granting scholarship.

To Do Today

During your stay at Maya Ubud, why don't you sample resort's leisure activities by joining daily complimentary To Do Today Program. Leisure team will take you to enjoy the natural surroundings of the resort. The To Do Today program starts from 07.30 - 08.30 for Yoga for beginner, and afternoon session of Nature walk, Introductory pilates or Meditation at 03.00 - 04.00pm.

I reccommend you to register yourself for joining the program one day earlier.

Resort Guide, Arif is taking guest for nature walk to maya ubud riverside garden.

Maya Ubud Leisure Team
Dewa Gede Winana, Komang Gina, Arif Usman and Wayan Murdiarta.