Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan

The Rooftop Lotus Pond is quoted at 50 for a ceremony, 40 standing for cocktails and 20 for a seated dinner. Larger dinners move to the riverside terraces, but this remains a small-format property: plan for a list under 80 rather than over it.

The circular infinity-edge pond that forms the roof of the resort, reached across a teak footbridge from the road. It is the ceremony space and the resort’s signature image, with the Ayung valley falling away on every side of it.

A lot, and most of it is stairs. The resort is built down the side of a river gorge, so the walk between the lobby level, the villas and the riverfront is steep. Buggies cover part of it; tell older guests before they book, not on arrival.

Four Seasons publishes package inclusions rather than prices at Sayan. On our estimate a 50-guest weekend with rooms, catering and production lands in the USD 60,000 to 130,000 band. Confirm the room-night minimum attached to the Lotus Pond for your date.

Ubud town centre is about 10 minutes east. Ngurah Rai International (DPS) is roughly 90 minutes south, 40 km, and the drive is slow through Denpasar at any hour. Most couples give guests an arrival night in Ubud before the first event.

Ubud sits inland and higher than the coast, so it is cooler, greener and rains more than Uluwatu even in dry months. A covered wet-weather option is not optional here.