The Four Seasons Sayan has one of the most famous hotel arrivals in Asia: you walk across a circular rooftop lotus pond and descend into the resort rather than arriving at a lobby. It’s a moment that lands instantly with adults and children alike — and it sets the tone for everything that follows. The property sits in the Ayung River gorge in Sayan, in a setting of such natural drama that every villa and suite faces jungle and river views that feel genuinely untamed. For families, the specifics matter. The Pici Pici kids club — meaning ‘little snail’ in Balinese — runs complimentary programs for ages 4–12: cultural experiences, creative games, active sports, and garden activities at the resort’s vegetable garden. Children under 4 dine free when accompanied by a parent. Children 5–12 receive half-price meals at all restaurants. Children’s menus are available throughout. The concierge team arranges off-site activities for the whole family. This is Four Seasons doing family properly — not as an afterthought. The river raft transfer connecting Four Seasons Sayan to Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay is one of the most memorable family experiences available in Bali — a multi-hour easy river adventure through the Ayung gorge. Only available if you’re staying at both properties. Worth planning around if you’re doing a split stay on the island.
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Our Take
Who'll Love it Most
Baby & Toddlers
PRIMARY SCHOOL
TEENS
ADULTS & COUPLES
Where you'll sleep
Suite — Ayung River or Garden View
Spacious · River or garden views · Private terrace · Connecting: available
River view suites deliver the Ayung gorge setting the resort is built around — worth the upgrade.
Spacious suites with private terraces and river or garden views. Connecting rooms available. Check Booking.com for current sizing, occupancy and configurations.
Villa — River or Forest View
Private plunge pool · River or forest views · Connecting: available · Sleeps up to 4
Private plunge pool villas with river gorge views — the natural family configuration at Four Seasons Sayan.
Private plunge pool villas with river or forest views. Connecting available. Check Booking.com for current configurations and pricing.
Two-Bedroom Villa
Two bedrooms · Private pool · Sleeps family of four · River or forest views
Two-bedroom layout — everyone in one villa, private pool, the gorge all around.
Two-bedroom villa with private pool and river or forest views. The most complete family configuration at Four Seasons Sayan. Check Booking.com for current pricing and availability.
The RunDown
Kids Sorted
Pici Pici kids club, complimentary
Pici Pici kids club (meaning 'little snail' in Balinese) for ages 4–12, complimentary. Cultural experiences, creative games, active sports, vegetable garden visits. Under-4s welcome with parent or babysitter. Babysitting available.
Kids Dine
Under 4 free, 5–12 half price
Children under 4 dine free at all restaurants when accompanied by a parent. Children 5–12 receive 50% off at all restaurants. Children's menus available throughout. One of the most generous children's dining programmes of any resort in Ubud.
The Main Event
Lotus pond arrival & river gorge
The circular rooftop lotus pond arrival is one of the most famous hotel entrances in Asia. The Ayung River gorge setting is genuinely extraordinary. Every villa and suite faces into jungle and river views. The setting alone justifies the price.
Feed the Crew
Sayan House and Riverside Café
Multiple venues including Sayan House and Riverside Café with gorge views. Food quality is consistently exceptional. Children's menus throughout. Under-4s eat free, 5–12 at half price across all venues.
The River Raft
Ayung River to Jimbaran
The river raft transfer to Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay is one of Bali’s most memorable family experiences — an easy journey through the Ayung gorge. Available only to guests staying at both properties. Ask when booking.
Beyond the Gates
Ubud's best nearby
Ubud Palace, Monkey Forest, Tegalalang Rice Terraces and Ubud's best restaurants all within easy reach. Concierge arranges off-site cultural experiences for families. Around 1.5 hrs to airport.
BOOK THE Four Seasons Resort Bali
With love from Ubud
About Ubud
Culture, jungle and a spiritual hum. A completely different side of Bali worth every winding road.
Ubud is unlike anywhere else in Bali — or anywhere else in the world, for that matter. Inland, elevated and surrounded by jungle and rice terraces, it operates at a completely different frequency to the beach resorts on the coast. If Seminyak is the glamour and Nusa Dua is the resort, Ubud is the soul.
The hotels here are some of the most extraordinary on the island — perched above river gorges, hidden in jungle, designed to make you feel like you’ve genuinely escaped. FourSeasons Sayan, Capella Ubud, COMO Uma Ubud — these are bucket list properties that justify the extra distance from the airport without question.
What Ubud offers is culture, wellness, creativity, and a connection to the real Bali that’s increasingly hard to find elsewhere on the island. The temples, the rice terraces, thetraditional dance performances, the morning mist over the jungle — it gets under your skin ina way that a beach holiday simply doesn’t.
For families it works best as part of a split stay — a few nights in Ubud to balance out the beach resort experience. Kids who have done Ubud tend to talk about it long after the waterslide has been forgotten.