CP Lounge is the reason Ubud has a late night at all. When the rice field restaurants dim, this is the room that keeps a band on stage past midnight.
The venue runs along Monkey Forest Road, the spine of central Ubud, a short walk from the Sacred Monkey Forest itself. CP stands for Crown Place, and the lounge is owned by a member of the Ubud royal family, which explains how it holds a 3am licence in a town that mostly closes early. It works as three rooms in one, an open air lounge by a pool, a restaurant set against a rice paddy, and a dance club at the back.
Who loves it: travellers who want music and a dance floor in a yoga town, groups looking for one address that runs late, and anyone who treats Ubud nights as more than an early dinner. Who does not: drinkers after a quiet cocktail or a refined list. For the wider picture, our Bali bar guide maps how Ubud's nights compare with Seminyak and Canggu.
The layout earns its space. The front lounge and pool deck handle the early hours and the food, the rice paddy view softens the room at dusk, and the back club holds the volume once the night turns. The kitchen runs a wide menu of tapas, grilled steaks, pizza and pasta across Mediterranean, western and local dishes, which makes an easy base before the music starts.
On the drinks, this is a beer and cocktail room rather than a craft destination, so keep it simple. A cold Bintang or a rum highball carries the night better than anything fussy, and the happy hour earlier in the evening is the value window worth catching. Reviewers consistently rate the cocktails among the better pours on Monkey Forest Road, though the draw here is the stage, not the shaker. Skip the late kitchen orders once the club fills, when service slows behind the dance floor.
The rhythm is the whole point. Live bands take the stage around 8:45pm, then DJs carry the room indoors until 3am, the latest finish in central Ubud. CP Lounge holds a 4.1 Google rating, with the recurring praise landing on the live music and the late hours, and the recurring gripe landing on uneven service and dress code enforcement on busy nights. For more rooms with a stage, our Bali live music guide is the place to start.
Regulars are consistent on two things. The band nights beat the DJ nights for atmosphere, and arriving before the 8:45pm set means a better seat and a calmer bar. Reviewers note the pool deck as the spot to claim early before the back room takes over, and that the rice paddy setting makes the early evening feel a world away from the late club it becomes. The mixed Mediterranean and local menu means a group can settle in for a full meal before the music, which is rare for a late night room in Ubud. For a quieter Ubud drink first, the cocktail work at Night Rooster in Ubud makes the natural warm up.
Best time to go: arrive by 8:30pm on a live band night to catch the full set with a seat, or earlier for the happy hour and a paddy side dinner. Avoid late weekend arrivals in beachwear, when the door tightens its dress code. Pair it with dinner at Naughty Nuri's in Ubud or a dessert flight at Room4Dessert in Ubud.
Sources: CP Lounge official site (2026); The Bali Guideline listing; BaliSpirit Ubud nightlife guide; Tripadvisor reviews; Google reviews.
