Villa Tamarind I

The main pavilion holds open-plan living, dining and kitchen, opening straight to the garden and pool. A relaxed lounge with a double sofa bed, two armchairs, a pair of coffee tables and a 42-inch smart TV; a dining table for six; and a full kitchen with two-burner gas stove and extractor, fridge-freezer, microwave, toaster, kettle, water dispenser, and complete cookware, crockery, cutlery and utensils.

There is also a bathroom off the living area — vanity basin, walk-in shower, and toilet with bidet spray — which matters when the sofa bed is in use.

The bedroom pavilion sits across the pool, with a covered porch running in front of both rooms, bean-bag seating and a side table.

Tamarind I sleeps up to eight, and it is worth understanding how, so the villa fits your group.

Bedroom One — a king bed, bedside tables with pendant lighting, dressing table, accent chair, wardrobe storage with safe, and an ensuite with vanity, walk-in shower and bidet-spray toilet. Garden and pool views. Air-conditioned. Sleeps two.

Bedroom Two — two queen beds, dressing table, accent chair, wardrobe storage with safe, and its own ensuite of the same standard. Garden and pool views. Air-conditioned. Sleeps up to four.

The living area — a double sofa bed sleeping up to two, using the living-area bathroom.

So six guests sleep in two private, air-conditioned ensuite bedrooms, with room for two more on the sofa bed in the living pavilion. Hotel-quality linens and towels throughout; air conditioning in both bedrooms and the living pavilion.

A private swimming pool of roughly seven metres by three, framed by tropical planting, with a timber deck, two cushioned sun loungers and a hand-fringed Balinese parasol. An outdoor shower for cooling off after a swim.

Green, private surroundings at the calm end of a no-through lane, with private parking for up to two cars.

As with all our villas, this one lives open to the Balinese tropics, and the tropics live back — geckos on the walls, considered good fortune here, butterflies through the garden, the occasional ant in the humid months. Roosters and local temple ceremonies are a wonderful part of village life and can sometimes be heard too. We treat the villa professionally every four weeks, and both bedrooms close and seal completely.

Tumbuk Bayuh is a peaceful, semi-rural pocket just north of Canggu — open rice fields, quiet lanes and a relaxed local rhythm. A welcome step back from the busier streets, while staying an easy ride from the cafés, beach clubs, padel courts and surf.

Seseh and Pererenan beaches are around fifteen minutes by scooter, Batu Bolong and Echo Beach roughly twenty. Pererenan and Canggu's cafés, bakeries and restaurants are ten to fifteen minutes, as are the gyms, yoga studios and padel courts around Berawa and Pererenan. Supermarkets and pharmacies are a short ride. Tanah Lot is an easy fifteen-minute run for sunset, and the airport forty-five minutes to an hour depending on traffic.

Mornings here are for slow walks past the paddies. The traffic is light and the days unhurried — calm without isolation, and a favourite for longer stays and families.

All times are approximate and by scooter — Bali's traffic shifts through the day.

Two wheels are the way here. Our own Nusa Havens fleet can be delivered to the gate before you arrive, including licence-free electric vehicles that need no motorcycle permit — worth knowing if you are travelling with children and would rather not ride.

Grab and Gojek run reliably throughout, and a private driver or chauffeured car can be arranged for airport transfers, temple trips or a day further afield.

The surrounding roads are quiet residential lanes with little through traffic, so arrivals and departures are calm. Private on-site parking for up to two cars.

Check-in from 4:00 PM, check-out by 11:00 AM. Self check-in available, with full details sent before arrival. A valid passport is required for guests aged 18 and over — standard for villa stays in Bali.

Your Villa Hostess welcomes every guest personally. For arrivals after 9:00 PM a small late-welcome fee applies, so she can stay and greet you properly however late your journey.

The pool. It is unfenced and ungated, not heated, and directly accessible from the living areas. Children must be supervised at all times, particularly under-12s and anyone who is not a confident swimmer — please never leave them near the water unattended, even briefly. There is no lifeguard. We ask that the entrance gates are kept closed. A cot and high chair are available on request with notice.

Private leisure stays only — no events or parties, in respect of our neighbours. Smoking in the garden and pool area only. No security deposit is required; we simply ask that you treat the villa with the care we put into preparing it.

Bali is developing quickly, and building work happens across the island. We chose this calm corner of Tumbuk Bayuh for its peace and protect it as far as we can, but we do not control the land around us. Should nearby noise arise, message your Villa Hostess and we will do what we can.