Sungai Tinggi Beach Villa is a stunning property designed as a spacious and comfortable family home by long-term Bali residents. The villa features a traditional Balinese compound layout, with a series of living and sleeping pavilions offering privacy and magnificent ocean views. The main house has four bedrooms (with a lounge convertible into a fifth bedroom), while a private two-bedroom Joglo is located beside the main building. The villa’s design showcases local materials such as exotic hardwood and terrazzo floors, coral-limestone walls, and vaulted alang-alang thatched roofs, complemented by a stunning collection of museum-quality art and artifacts.

The villa’s tropical gardens are a highlight, providing a picturesque setting for weddings. The landscaped grounds feature soft rolling lawns, fragrant frangipanis, and swaying coconut palms, surrounding an 18-meter infinity pool that seamlessly merges with the ocean vista. A circular deck offers prime sunset views, and a traditional thatched balé provides a relaxing retreat. Guests can also enjoy the shared tennis court, arrange for in-room massages, or relax in the impressive living pavilion.

The friendly staff takes pride in ensuring guests’ comfort, from preparing delicious Balinese meals to arranging sightseeing trips and shopping excursions. For those looking to explore beyond the villa, a car and driver can be arranged for a small fee.

The villa’s design maximizes its beachfront setting and ocean views, with a large open-sided living pavilion serving as the social hub. The master bedroom pavilion and a two-storey building with three guest bedrooms are positioned to take advantage of the views. A separate two-bedroom guesthouse offers privacy and features its own plunge pool. A chef’s kitchen and staff service area are located behind the main living areas, and a path leads to the full-size tennis court shared with a neighboring villa.

With its stunning setting, luxurious amenities, and attentive staff, Sungai Tinggi Beach Villa is perfect for families or groups of friends seeking a memorable Bali getaway.

BEDROOMS

Master suite – the Villa’s master suite is spectacular. Here, an exquisite collection of antiques and artefacts vie for attention with the ocean view beyond the private terrace. From behind the four-poster king-size bed, a Buddha statue casts its protective eyes over sleeping guests, while armchairs around a small round table provide a cosy spot for morning coffee. Hidden behind traditional carved doors is a dressing area. Equally impressive in size and décor is the garden bathroom, with open-air shower, twin washbasins and a circular terrazzo bathtub for two.

Main house guest bedrooms – Three guest bedrooms in the main house feature whitewashed four-poster king-size beds (convertible to twin), draped in mosquito netting and dressed with crisp white linen and batik cushions that contrast nicely against the Bengkirai wood floor.  The two downstairs rooms open onto the garden, while the upstairs bedroom opens onto a balcony shared with an adjacent lounge and panoramic ocean views.  Each comes with air conditioning and ceiling fans.  All three ensuite bathrooms are individually designed – one has a sunken terrazzo tub, another an alfresco shower, and the upstairs bathroom a shower looking out over rice-fields.

Optional extra bedroom – If extra space is required, a lounge next to the master suite can be converted to sleep another two guests (for a small additional charge).

The Villa has been designed to optimise its extraordinary beachfront setting and ocean views.  A large open-sided living pavilion fashioned after a traditional Balinese wantilan (village meeting hall) forms the villa’s social hub.  To the left is the master bedroom pavilion (where a lounge can double as an additional bedroom).  To the right, a two-storey building contains three guest bedrooms and across the gardens, privately positioned to face a small river and the ocean, is a delightful two-bedroom guesthouse with its own plunge pool. Set well back from the living and dining pavilions is a chef’s kitchen and staff service area.  In between, a path leads to the full-size tennis court (shared with a neighbouring villa).

Amongst the lush gardens is an 18-metre swimming pool and sundeck and a private coconut grove, complete with large tiled balé pavilion, that makes an idyllic wedding venue.

LIVING AREAS

Indoor living – The huge thatched wantilan-style living and dining pavilion is the Villa’s social hub.  Cooled by ceiling fans and sea breezes, this open-sided building accords guests spectacular views across the garden towards the ocean from a variety of seating areas set on cream terrazzo floors under a soaring two-tiered roof.  Huge sofas provide comfortable space for lounging.  A magnificent suar wood table seats 14 for formal dining, while a smaller breakfast table provides a more intimate space for four and the coconut-shell bar is the perfect setting for sundowners and cookery demonstrations. From the living pavilion a covered boardwalk leads to the villa’s kitchen – well equipped and beautifully decorated with a design palette of cream terrazzo and lime-washed teak.

Incorporated within the master bedroom pavilion is a handsomely furnished lounge (which can be converted to an extra bedroom for two with attached shower room if required) equipped with a TV artfully concealed in an antique Indonesian cabinet.

The second-floor lounge in the guest bedroom pavilion is blessed with panoramic ocean views.m Its wide windows can be flung open to catch the sea breeze or closed for air conditioned comfort, while rattan chairs and a huge daybed make this a comfortable retreat at any time of the day.

The spacious guesthouse living room provides comfortable seating facing a 42-inch TV, DVD player and music system. A two-seater bistro table makes an alternative breakfast venue for shy couples. Three walls of sliding glass doors open onto the guesthouse veranda and its uninterrupted beach, river and garden views. The veranda is furnished with rattan chairs, and extends to a delightful rivers-edge dining area with table for six.

Outdoor living – the Villa’s owners have lavished much love and attention into creating the villa’s lush landscaped gardens; fishponds with bubbling water features, fragrant frangipanis and tropical coconut palms all mix harmoniously with the surrounding natural environment.  From the living pavilion, manicured lawns of Japanese grass roll towards the beach, and the natural green-stone pool is perfect for refreshing dips.   Sun seekers will enjoy lounging on the poolside deck and the garden balé is just the spot for sea-breeze-cooled siestas.  As night falls, drinks and supper can be served at the poolside dining table under a canopy of stars.

Over in the guesthouse, a bamboo lounger, double sunbed and parasol are set before a plunge pool with seating and jacuzzi jets.

In the villa’s private coconut grove is a large event balé with guest washrooms, purpose-built to facilitate weddings and celebrations for up to 200 guests.  From the coconut grove a raised timber walkway meanders to the beach.