It was the first house on the property which we lovingly restored before starting the Minangkabau project. Nestled alongside the fresh-water river that flows year-round, the Villa is the gateway to the ‘campuhan,’ the place where ‘the river meets the sea.’  The house was built in the Balinese style with high ceilings and sacred Balinese proportions. The walls are of local stone, the floor is marble, the doors are hand-carved, and a roof is composed of layered “ylang-ylang” grass grown locally.

It has a king-sized bed and a bathroom with bathtub and outdoor shower.  It’s spacious decks wrap the villa on three sides so sun and shade are available options all day.  Close to the front gate and the living room/dining room house, this is a lovely, truly Balinese alternative to the Minangkabau villas that sit beside it.

The Villa was designed to merge seamlessly with this spectacular environment. Built of re-cycled 30- foot long ironwood electrical poles, local, lava stone and grass, we have focused the magic of East Bali into a peaceful, oceanside oasis  that weaves the luxury of the west with the spiritual beauty and simplicity of “Bali Asli,” the true Bali.

90 minutes away from the surf tourism and retail-frenzy of Kuta, Legian, Seminyak and Ubud, East Bali remains the heart of the undiluted Balinese culture where real villages, real fishermen, and real artisans live and work in harmony. This is a heavily spiritual part of the island full of temples, holy caves, and wrapped banyan trees. For those who have experienced it, in the stunning natural perfection of East Bali,  one does feel the touch of the higher powers.