Villa Mana

MAGNIFICENT RICE-FIELD PANORAMA IN CANGGU…

This is a great location for families wanting to explore the hip scene of Canggu, visit Seminyak and make some day trips whilst also having a deluxe Villa retreat experience. This Villa always leaves guests wanting more! With the option to rent exclusively as a 5 or 7 bedroom private holiday home.

The Villa is located slightly inland, on the extension of the main street of Batubolong. By car or scooter you can be amongst cafes, shopping and nightlife with ease.

One of the delights of staying at Villa Mana is exploring the traditional villages in the area and dipping into local rural and religious life.  Six bicycles are available for guests to use, providing a healthy way to visit the black-sand beach and famed surf breaks just three kilometers away. The Villa staff also love to show guests the local market and surrounding temples.

Villa Mana is super-sized. Its generous proportions are obvious from the moment you cross the shallow pool marking its zen-serene entrance.  Soaring ceilings, walls of glass opening onto expansive terraces, multiple media rooms and rice-field panoramic views.

Uncompromisingly modern, with clean lines, contemporary furnishings and a strong colour scheme, Villa Mana makes abundant use of local natural materials, with striking walls of rough river stone, woven rattan and tropical woods.  Brightly coloured kilim rugs and upholstered sofas scattered across the black concrete floors bring boho-chic to the minimalist interiors. The Villa strikes the right balance of comfort and style, it is casual and cool and extremely relaxing. This is indoor-outdoor living at its best, focused on the 17-metre infinity pool and ‘football-pitch’ garden below.  Luxury extras like Bose sound systems, iPod docks in every room and bathtubs big enough for two raise the bar on villa living.

With seven large bedroom suites and seemingly acres of multi-level open and enclosed living areas, Villa Mana is perfect for extended families or groups of friends who love holidaying together yet appreciate having their own breathing space and the support of full-time staff, including resident cook to take care of all meals.  With its large lawn, rooftop terrace and glorious rice-field outlook, the villa is also an idyllic wedding or corporate retreat venue.

Accommodation is arranged over two storeys: on the ground floor, a corridor off the living area leads to three bedroom suites on one side and a twin bedroom, bunk bedroom, shared bathroom, home cinema room, manager’s office, and open plan kitchen on the other.  On the upper floor two more extremely spacious bedroom suites and an office/TV room open onto an enormous terrace with large pergola.

BEDROOMS

Villa Mana’s seven, very spacious, air-conditioned bedrooms feature high ceilings, walls of padded silk, polished-concrete floors, rattan and wood furniture, and glass sliding doors leading to the gardens or terrace.  All have large ensuite bathrooms with twin basins of polished concrete and statement bathtubs big enough for two.

Five are furnished with king-size beds, while on the ground floor is a twin bedded room next door to the bunk room.

Ideally located opposite the entertainment room, this bedroom offers two sets of designer bunks, easily accommodating up to four kids. A full bathroom lies right across the hall, servicing both rooms. The bunk bedroom opens directly onto the poolside deck, providing instant access to the outdoors, and along with it, a sense of freedom.

Two of Villa Mana’s master bedrooms are positioned at opposite ends of the upper floor for optimal privacy.  These huge rooms are accessed through Japanese-style sliding screen doors, their beds positioned towards a wall of glass doors opening onto the roof terrace.  Artfully concealed behind padded silk panels are the ensuite bathrooms, with walk-in rain showers and Japanese-influenced suar wood bathtubs overlooking the roof garden.

Opening onto the pool terrace below is the third master bedroom, its elongated ensuite bathroom features a two-storey river-stone wall towering towards the sky.

Next to the ground-floor master bedroom, lie two ensuite guest bedrooms, each with sliding glass doors that lead onto the rear garden. The three bedrooms together create a nice family zone.

LIVING

The huge open-plan living area spills seamlessly onto the expanse of pool terrace provides masses of space for formal or casual gatherings or for kids to run and play.  For candlelit dinners, a substantial teak dining table seats 12 guests in comfort.  Tucked around the corner on the poolside terrace is a breakfast table with benches also seating 12.  Separated from the living area by a river-rock wall is the well-stocked kitchen with its long island bar.

There’s further entertainment space upstairs on the enormous roof terrace:  a third dining table for 12, plenty of sun loungers and, within a slatted-roof pergola, a series of super-sized mattresses for reclining in the shade. This makes for an excellent parents retreat!

On this same level you can escape from the sun into the comfortably furnished air-conditioned TV room/study – there’s a jumbo beanbag for serious sprawlers.  But the main entertainment hub is on the ground floor – a large air-conditioned room furnished with an over-sized sofas and equipped with TV, DVD player, PlayStation, pool table, and shelves with books, games and toys.

Outside, sun loungers and daybeds surround the deck of the 17-metre swimming pool and a double hammock is slung from an ancient frangipani tree – one of five that shade the sundeck.  Grand, amphitheater-style wooden steps beyond the pool lead past a comfy half-moon-shaped pergola tucked into the terrace slope, down to a large flat lawn bordered by rice fields.

There are several areas for relaxing and lounging and the Villa was made for large groups to both come together as a group, and to enjoy privacy as needed.

We love Villa Mana for a Canggu Villa that is close enough to the action, sunsets and restaurants, yet a genuine haven to return to.