Positioned along the sacred Ayung River in Ubud's rice-terrace heartland, Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve combines five distinct ceremony landscapes — from a riverside terrace for 100 to an in-villa rite for 10 — with a package framework that includes live string musicians, professional photography, and non-legal celebrant services as standard. The venue can accommodate up to 100 guests for your wedding celebration.
Mandapa translates from Sanskrit as 'sacred pavilion' — an apt name for a Ritz-Carlton Reserve that feels less like a hotel than a private ceremonial complex set within Ubud's river landscape. The Ayung River runs through the estate's valley, its banks terraced with rice paddies that frame five distinct ceremony settings: a Temple Lawn, a riverside deck, a rice-terrace platform, an intimate pool-bar setting, and a private villa. Thirty-five suites and 25 pool villas complete the reserve, each positioned within the rolling hills and jungle that define Ubud's singular landscape.
Wedding packages at Mandapa are unusually inclusive from the outset — live string musicians, four hours of professional photography with two photographers, floral arrangements, and a non-legal celebrant are built in rather than added on. The culinary programme is exceptional: Kubu at Mandapa holds zero-waste philosophy at its core, sourcing locally and letting Ubud's seasonal abundance define the menu. The Ambar Ubud Bar on the cliff edge offers live jazz and Japanese fusion, while riverside fire blessing rituals and rice-field walks offer the kind of ceremonial depth that makes a Bali wedding feel genuinely of the place.
Enquire about Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve →What's includedWedding celebrant (non-legal), live musicians (violin, cello, keyboard), professional photography (4 hours, 2 photographers, 150+ edited photos), wedding decorations and floral arrangements, champagne toasts and welcome drinks; spa services and airport transfers included in Royal Wedding package
There are five settings: Temple Lawn (100 guests), Ayung Riverside (100 guests), Rice Terrace Deck (30 guests), Pool Bar or Library (30 guests each), and In-Villa (10 guests).
All packages include a non-legal wedding celebrant, live string musicians (violin, cello, keyboard), professional photography (4 hours, 2 photographers, 150+ edited photos), wedding decorations and florals, champagne toasts, and welcome drinks. The Royal Wedding package also includes spa services, airport transfers, and a three-bedroom pool villa (2 nights).
Mandapa has 35 suites and 25 private pool villas. Standard packages include a Reserve Suite or One Bedroom Pool Villa (2 nights); the Royal Wedding package includes a Three Bedroom Pool Villa.
The reserve offers river rituals and temple blessings, rice field guided walks, a Mandapa Camp for families, riverside fire blessing rituals, and the 'Disconnect to Reconnect' programme with indigenous healers.
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