Ubud, Bali

Ubud is an excellent place for digital nomads. Accommodation is reasonably priced—a decent house or room can be found for under $1,000. Meals at local cafes cost between $10-20 per person.
There's an excellent coworking space called Outpost. It's open 24/7 with multiple internet channels—connectivity never let me down. They have both quiet and loud zones. I spent a month there and really enjoyed it. Monthly membership ranges from $150-200 depending on the package you choose.
The town of Ubud itself is just 3-4 streets, with surrounding villages beyond that.
The main attractions in this area are temples, rituals, and yoga centers. This gives the town a slightly ethereal, "spaced-out" vibe. I love this kind of atmosphere, so I felt right at home.
There's a huge expat community that's very easy to meet and connect with. During our month there, we made acquaintances and even friends.
There are plenty of gyms—I can recommend Titibatu, which isn't just a gym but also a space with saunas and two huge pools.
Ubud is very beautiful—you're living in the jungle with city comforts, plenty of cafes, tons of activities for any taste. However, there are downsides:

Traffic jams – The city wasn't designed for this volume of traffic, and the streets seem to have been designed for no clear purpose. If you don't know how to ride a motorbike on the shoulder, in oncoming lanes, and weave around cars, you'll have a hard time.
No walkability – There are no sidewalks or pedestrian paths here. This place is absolutely not designed for walking.
Dirty – Locals litter everywhere, and you often see them throwing trash into streams. Many beautiful spots have piles of garbage.

The whole city is a well made jungle flavored theme park. A well-designed area where even the inconveniences are intentional. If you are not a party monster I still recommend living here. It's heaven on earth. The downside is the road network infrastructure. I don't recommend planning a lot of moving schedule when living here. Drivers use Klaxons as a way to communicate on the one way road at night, so pick a your house that's set back from the road. I hope they build a good subway throughout the whole island of Bali.

Ubud is dead. I plan to stay here for a month starting today, but my heart is already breaking. The traffic is too much. The center of Ubud is always crowded with cars and motorcycles, not a very relaxing environment. It's a pity.

Spent 10 months here in 2019 (Nyuh Kuning) and another 10 mo in 2023 (Penestanan). Worked at Outpost, which had reliable internet and organized socials. Met some folks starting up a business or working remote. Around 3pm (or 9am Moscow time) the ambient language shifted to Russian. Before you come, learn to ride a scooter. Seriously. Noisy, dirty, chaotic, incredibly beautiful and kind people. Avoid staying next to a rice field during burning season.

Can’t recommend Ubud. It’s just the same overdeveloped and overpriced mentally isolated tourist trap that is Canggu, just a bit worse. If you have never been anywhere else, it might be okay for 2 weeks, but to any seasoned traveller it’s a the type of place you dread.

Great place for Digital Nomads :) Fast internet, many Co-working spaces and beautiful views around - rice fields, jungle, palms :) Oh, yeah! One of the best place in the World to work remotely!

Honestly, this is an awesome place to be if you're actually trying to get work done. It's a bit of an older vibe than Canggu, and there's certainly a big chunk of yogi's kicking around — but I liked it much better than Canggu and found it less pretentious. Plus, you can drive down there in 45mins whenever you want some beach or party vibes.

As others mentioned, there's some great coworking spaces, cheap warungs, some really nice spots to stay cheaply if you go just outside of the mad touristy areas like Hanoman/Monkey Forest/Penestan.

You're definitely going to want a scooter, and you'll learn quickly which roads to avoid at what times because the traffic can be pretty crazy — but that's true for Canggu as well.

It's green and lush, there's great food and a handful of good bars, lots of great pools and chillout spots, good yoga and gyms, and you're within 45mins ride of the beach, waterfalls, and jungles. Pretty damn good in my books.

Ubud is great for older nomads over 35 who are over the party scene. It has great amenities like coworking spaces (HUBUD and Outpost), a dope-ass gym (Titi Batu) and some of the best yoga studios in the world (Yoga Barn and Radiantly Alive). And that's not even mentioning the food, which is incredible. Cons: no Uber or metered taxis so getting around is a total pain and the wild dogs at night can be treacherous. Overall, I don't understand why it's slipped in the rankings bc it really is awesome.

I like it here better than Canggu. It's more walkable, more cheap warungs, more convenient. You could find all kinds of shop catering to different type of visitor, from cheap to luxurious. Not a party place if you're looking for it, which made it even more perfect. More female than male, great for dating.

Agree with the other comment. Full of weirdos and yogis.

This used to be the hotspot for digital nomads in Bali until 2016 when Canggu took over. It’s more deserted now and mostly filled with Chinese tourbuses, older Euro families and some yoga girls and yogi’s. Not as hip as it once was. Who knows when it will make a revival. I hope.