Villa Mana

Villa Mana is an exceptional seven-bedroom holiday villa located in Canggu, south-west Bali, offering fabulous rice-field and mountain views and attentive service from a skilled chef and experienced team of staff. The villa’s revolutionary architecture and interior design embraces space and exudes style, with floors of smooth poured concrete and walls crafted from a combination of glass, stone and wood. With 3.7-metre high ceilings, a sexy black décor, rooftop accommodation, water features, hanging gardens, custom designed furnishings and state-of-the-art technology, the property is vast, unique, and undeniably chic.

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 – the sheer amount of living space is peerless, and completely in keeping with the villa’s magnificent 180-degree rice-field panorama.

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 plushly upholstered sofas scattered across the black concrete floors bring boho-chic to the minimalist interiors. 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 venue.

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 kilometres away.

VILLA LAYOUT

The entrance to Villa Mana bridges a wading pool fed by a wall of cascading water, and opens into a massive T-shaped living area that flows through the centre of the villa, then spreads across its full width and wraps around the swimming pool in front.

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 spacious bedroom suites and an office/TV room open onto an enormous terrace with large pergola.

From the pool deck, broad wooden ‘amphitheatre-style’ steps lead down to a large flat lawn edged by rice terraces.

LIVING AREAS

Villa Mana is a party-giver’s dream. The huge open-plan living area spilling seamlessly onto the expanse of pool terrace provides masses of space for formal or casual gatherings. 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 creating a stage for theatrical culinary feats.

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.

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 groaning 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, amphitheatre-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 and set up for football with goalposts in place.

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. Five are furnished with king-size beds, while on the ground floor, opposite the games room/home cinema, is a twin bedded room. All have large ensuite bathrooms with twin basins of polished concrete and statement bathtubs big enough for two. An additional bunk bedroom with a full bathroom shared with the entertainment area is available for four kids.

Master bedrooms
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.

Guest bedrooms
Next to the ground-floor master bedroom, lie two ensuite guest bedrooms, each with sliding glass doors that lead onto the rear garden. On the opposite side of the villa’s ground floor, and opening onto the pool terrace, is a twin-bedded room, slightly smaller than the other five and with a bathroom lying just across the passageway, conveniently placed opposite the entertainment room and beside the kids’ bunk room.

Bunk bedroom
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.

DINING

Good food, effortlessly provided and gracefully served, is key to a relaxing and rewarding holiday experience. The personal chef at Villa Mana is at your service to prepare daily breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The villa offers a simple suggestion menu of delicious home-style meals featuring Asian and international dishes to cater to all tastes. Favourite dishes include beef rendang, spicy fish in banana leaf, gado-gado, and barbecued lobster. The chef is also more than happy to discuss individual food preferences and customise meals to accommodate any special dietary requirements.

Groceries and beverages are charged at cost price which is subject to service and tax at the prevailing rate. Guests will be requested to provide grocery money in advance to cover all in-villa food and drink, and the staff will do the shopping and keep the receipts for reference. You are welcome to accompany the staff for a unique Asia market-shopping experience.

STAFF

One of the greatest advantages of staying in a villa is the personalised service provided by dedicated staff. Villa Mana’s staff have been professionally trained and will do their utmost to please with their warm and friendly Balinese hospitality.

Villa Manager
Villa Mana’s full-time manager is responsible for the overall operation of the villa, including staffing and guest satisfaction. He will coordinate your requirements with the chef and other staff, and help with special requests, big and small. When not on site, he is available by phone around the clock.

Chef
The villa’s skilled private chef and his assistant will happily prepare simple Western, Asian, and children’s dishes, as well as discuss special requests and dietary requirements.

Butlers
Butlers are on hand to serve meals snacks and beverages throughout the day.

Housekeepers
Housekeepers take care of daily cleaning and tidying of the villa.

Security Guards
Professionally trained guards provide night-time security.

Gardeners & Pool Attendant
The gardens and pools are tended to daily by a discreet team who will work around guests’ schedules.

FAMILIES

The family friendly advantages of a villa holiday are many, including access to your own private facilities and the freedom to use them whenever you want. Knowing that the kids can run around happily, independently and safely, without you having to worry about other guests, is a real plus – and one that means parents are certain to have a more relaxed holiday too.

Villa Mana is great for families, with a four-bedded bunk bedroom that is a hit with children and young adults alike. Kids will love splashing in the wading pool at the entrance and playing with the pool toys and inflatables in the shallow part of the main pool. The large lower lawn is perfect for kicking a ball around, though toddlers may need to be supervised. And for rainy days (or respite from the midday sun), the villa is well-equipped with children’s DVDs, games, and books in the large air-conditioned entertainment room, which also has an PlayStation and pool table.

The friendly staff at Villa Mana will make children feel as welcome as adults, and having these willing helpers on hand gives guests plenty of flexibility and freedom to do their own exploring beyond the estate. (Full-time babysitting incurs a small extra charge.)

Although the equipped kitchen allows you to prepare meals for fussy eaters or babies with ease, staff will happily to do this for you – just talk through your requirements and meal schedules with the villa manager or chef and they will take care of the rest.

WEDDINGS

With its stunning rice-field and mountain views and its large flat lawn, Villa Mana makes an ideal wedding villa. The rooftop terrace can be transformed into an alfresco dining or bar area and guests can be royally welcomed in the villa’s main living room before proceeding outside for a magical ceremony in a picture-postcard Bali setting.

As there is no covered event space, the villa is better suited for events held during the driest months (April to September) and can cater for up to 200 guests for cocktails or 100 seated guests.

This chic, modern villa, with its hanging gardens, water features, expansive terraces and 180-degree rice-field outlook is an undeniably perfect choice for a Bali wedding.