Set in a beautiful rural area of rice fields and jungle-clad river valleys in Tabanan, this splendid four-bedroom villa occupies an expansive two-hectare estate flowing down a terraced hillside in southwest Bali in Canggu, within pristine Balinese gardens. The Arsana Estate offers the perfect setting for a large family and group retreats, weddings, and events as it blends an exceptional location with outstanding facilities and an exceptional team of the villa staff. The Arsana Estate is a completely self-contained villa, giving guests no real need to venture out at all, but a visit to the nearby village – one of the prettiest in Bali – and experience a true example of Balinese community and village life should not be missed.
Arsana means “flow” in Sanskrit, and the villa’s name describes not only the way The Arsana Estate’s individual rooms and pavilions cascade down the hill into the nearby valley but also the Sungi River that winds along its lower border. Water features abound at The Arsana Estate, where ponds, water walls, waterfalls, and an 18m x 8m pool with a separate children’s section will refresh, relax, and delight the villa’s guests. The villa also has its own tennis court and a very large green area for children. The villa’s sleek, modern structures, with their ironwood shingle roofs and abundance of glass, reflect the ambiance of the location and the purity of the natural environment, while the interiors are characterized by a bold use of color and luxurious furnishings. The villa also has a cinema room and a games room, complete with a pool table.
The villa’s four-bedroom suites, housed in three stand-alone pavilions, include a spectacular multi-roomed master pavilion and an eight-bedded children’s slumber room, spread leisurely across the terraces of the estate. Fully outfitted for families, each room has a separate day bed area suitable to sleep with children. with an abundance of children’s toys, plus games and activities for adults too, this stunning sanctuary with its team of personal butlers, housekeepers, and chefs, offers guests nothing but pleasure and relaxation.
In the master suite, warmed by a red-hued Persian carpet, rests a king-size bed dressed in fine cotton bed linen. Antique lacquerware cabinets and Chinese pottery sit comfortably alongside contemporary art, lamps, and leather chairs. Elaborately carved Balinese double doors open onto a small sitting room where an upholstered sofa is set before a 50-inch screen with satellite channels and Apple TV. Behind the bedhead, flanked by triple-door wardrobes, an opening leads into the bathroom where the twin-basin marble vanity, walk-in rain shower, and WC enclosure all look onto a private courtyard pond with a water feature and Buddha statue.
This suite has a connecting door to the children’s bunk room.
Both guest suites occupy their own self-contained pavilions, with panoramic treetop views from their private terraces. Each has a bedroom – one set up as a king, one with twin beds – and separate alcove rooms filled with deeply cushioned daybeds and 43-inch TV screens with Apple TVs. The daybed areas can be converted into children’s sleeping areas. Beyond the extensive dressing areas are bathrooms with walk-in rain showers – and in the twin suite, a bathtub – looking onto courtyards with lotus ponds.
The children’s room has the capacity to sleep eight children in considerable style and comfort. Built into the length of a bright orange wall-grey toned striped wall are three sets of bunk beds screened by curtains. Resting on a pair of contemporary black and white carpets are two twin beds that can also be configured as a king. There’s a 65-inch TV screen and Apple TV to keep the kids amused indoors, and beyond the private terrace is a football pitch and trampoline.
A brightly tiled bathroom is accessed from the dressing room, where there’s also a connecting door to the master suite.
Step across a lotus pond flanked by massive verdigris copper planters into the magnificent open-plan living pavilion lined with bi-fold glass doors and windows. Within this immense space – the social heart of the estate, designed for easy entertaining on a lavish scale – supremely comfortable sofas, oversized armchairs, and daybeds form multiple seating areas that flow around an alfresco sun terrace with fire bowls rising from the pond. A five-meter dining table, inset with stone and surrounded by 16 armchairs, commands center stage in one wing. Alongside is a guest kitchen, where eight woven-leather bar stools are set before a marble-topped island counter with butler’s sink and under-counter fridge; behind, a wall of latticed teakwood conceals the wine fridge, fridge-freezer, and hi-tech central electronic controls. (The professionally equipped service kitchen is tucked away out of sight).
To one side of the living pavilion is an air-conditioned home cinema. A bank of modular seating and ottomans faces a massive 85-inch TV screen and a 135-inch retractable projector screen – perfect for watching satellite TV channels or Apple TV movies; there’s a video library and surround-sound Sonos system and, for the kids, PS4.
Also off the living pavilion is an air-conditioned games room, dominated by a full-size pool table set before a gilded triptych of bamboo stands. A pair of lacquer-ware cupboards house a welcome collection of board games and puzzles to keep all ages entertained.
Down a few steps from the living pavilion is a delightful alfresco breakfast pergola with a table for 10 set before a signature wall of Palimanan stone carved panels, where guests may enjoy their morning coffee and croissants under a canopy of white Thunbergia flowers.
Flanking the 18-meter pool, and overlooking the river snaking below, is an open-sided living pavilion with a comfortable seating area and table for 10 set before a handsome tree-of-life relief carved from Palimanan stone. This fan-cooled area provides a shady retreat from the heat and an alternative to the cushioned loungers resting under parasols on the two Indian stone sun decks.
On either side of the water wall cascading down from the living pavilion above are two large annexes – one fitted as a service bar area, the other as a massage space.
Just below the pool and overlooking the river is a large cushioned balé. A second balé rises on Sunset Hill at the highest part of the two-hectare estate.
Within the Arsana Estate is a Benkirai-wood pavilion that houses a dedicated gym /yoga room. Here, resting on the burnished coconut-wood floor is state-of-the-art fitness equipment – a Concept2 rowing machine, Life Fitness treadmill, and pulley weights system. A wall of glass leads onto an ironwood deck looking down onto the river ravine.
Elsewhere in the two-hectare estate is a full-size hard-surface tennis court.
Rate | Low Season | Shoulder Season | High Season | Peak Season |
4 Bedrooms | 710 | 790 | 900 | 1350 |
*Rates are subject to 15,5 percent government tax & service charge. All prices and season periods are subject to change without prior notice.
Season | Low Season | Shoulder Season | High Season | Peak Season |
2023 | 06 Jan – 19 Jan 30 Jan – 31 Mar 17 Apr – 27 Apr 02 May – 08 Jun 22 Oct – 14 Dec |
20 Jan – 29 Jan 01 Apr – 06 Apr 11 Apr – 16 Apr 28 Apr – 01 May 09 Jun – 22 Jun 27 Aug – 21 Oct |
07 Apr – 10 Apr 23 Jun – 26 Aug 15 Dec – 25 Dec |
26 Dec – 06 Jan 2024 |